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    Night Time Eating

    Posts: 59 Member
    edited December 2024 in Challenges
    The hardest thing for me is to stop eating before bedtime. I always have the majority of my calories right before I go to sleep. Today I will try not to eat 4 hours before bedtime. Time to overcome, this bad habit.

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    • Posts: 12,294 Member
      If that doesn't work well for you, you can always save your cals and eat them closer to bedtime
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Night time, hunger is setting in. Need to stay strong not to eat. Falling asleep will be difficult.
    • Posts: 244 Member
      Why don't you join us on the Say NO to Late Night Snacking Challenge ?
    • Posts: 12,294 Member
      There is nothing wrong with eating late at night. total calories is what matters, not when you eat them. If you have trouble sleeping on an empty stomach, save some calories for end of the night.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      edited June 2018
      I struggle with this too. I'm awake from 630am with my baby, then work till 2am. Its hard not to have a snack before bed as I would have had my dinner at 6pm. But I don't want to get in the habit of it. My stomach just wants it so bad haha
    • Posts: 59 Member
      I made it through the first night wasnt easy. Lets go for day 2.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Day 2 completed without eating at night
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I struggle with this too @GROMstrong. Keep Going!
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Wow just got home from gym, and the hunger is setting in strong. Is it that im really hungry or just used to eating at night. Got to fight the urge.
    • Posts: 32,344 Member
      edited June 2018
      Surf the urge. Ride the wave.

      First, recognize that you're having a craving.

      Settle into accepting that, "OK, I'm going to be having a craving here for a little while," "I don't need to push it away; I don't need to do anything but follow the urge surfing procedure.

      A really bad craving might last half an hour but they always pass.

      "Cravings are like waves," "They rise up, and they fall back down. What you're going to do is just ride through that wave."

      The more times you do this, the more confidence you build.

      http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-one-simple-thing-urge-surfing-1012-20161010-story.html

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    • Posts: 32,344 Member
      edited June 2018
      9ce73a7ad9a226592e7d9c1cf0c1dfed.jpg. Ride your wave. Do the full tilt boogie, Gromstrong.interesting-history-of-surfing-facts.jpg.
    • Posts: 11,118 Member
      I've always eaten most of my calories late at night. It hasn't stopped me from successful, long-term maintenance. As long as you stay within your calorie goals, you should be fine.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Almost finish drinking camomile tea, will go to sleep not eating. Dont want to waist all the working out I did today. Just finished 13 straight days at the gym ( last 3 days twice a day). Goodnight, thanks for support.
    • Posts: 345 Member
      I have the majority of my calories after dinner as well
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Made it to day 3 without eating at night.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Seems like today will be no issue for me grabbing any food at night. Even though i would like something sweet.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Completed day 4 without eating. Im feeling good to start this Friday.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Not eating at night, makes breakfast taste so good.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Made it a other night without eating. Monday weight in should be positive. Happy Fathers Day !
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Happy Monday, made through Sunday night without eating. 7 in a row without eating. My Monday weigh is today, hopefully the scale shows my persistence.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Wow, I overestimated my calorie count. I still have 900 calories but its night time. I should not eat. Its going to take will power today. Going be a challange.
    • Posts: 12,294 Member
      GROMstrong wrote: »
      Wow, I overestimated my calorie count. I still have 900 calories but its night time. I should not eat. Its going to take will power today. Going be a challange.

      Why would you not eat if you have the calories left?

      Meal timing is irrelevant for weight loss. What matters is total cals for the day, not when you eat them
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Intermittent fasting yesterday, I did not eat at night. Feeling good in the morning. Im down 8 lbs from last week. Long way to go.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      I failed last night, I ate at night. Also, had way to much food at night. Feeling sluggish today. Have to hit restart button.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      GOAL - NO Night Time Eating (at least 4 hrs before bedtime), for July.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Made it 3 days in a row. No eating at night, feeling great, losing weight.
    • Posts: 15 Member
      Well done for your determination more than anything else. Try to change your patterns in the day so that you eat what you are meant to in the daytime.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      Its Friday night, going to sleep without eating at night. Day 5.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      working out and eating right makes it easier to stay away from night time eating. Also, helps when the scale shows your losing weight.
    • Posts: 210 Member
      This is exactly my problem. I will try to surf the urge tonight!
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