October's "No Late Night Snacking" Challenge

Veronica320
Veronica320 Posts: 139
edited September 20 in Motivation and Support
Last month's challenge was so successful:smile: .......we should keep this up. New members welcome! Late-night snacking has always been an issue for me but last month's challenge (started by the brilliant Dewdrop) turned out to be an excellent way for me and others to stay on track (and hold ourselves accountable:grumble: ) Just pick your cutoff time and stick to it. Post your accomplishments, goals, and yes....sometimes slip ups.

My cutoff time is 8PM. I'm going to shoot for 1 SMALL snack after dinner (providing my calories allow it). I really don't want to eat right before I go to bed.

Good Luck Everyone. Hope to see you around!
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  • conmonja
    conmonja Posts: 28
    I am picking 7;30. Means I will have to eat dinner earlier.
  • MrsBlaze
    MrsBlaze Posts: 52
    Mine will be 8 pm too! This should be interesting!!!:laugh:
  • Etta
    Etta Posts: 75 Member
    I have so much trouble with this so I'm in! I stay up late sometimes so I'll set my time for 9:30pm.

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  • projectMOH
    projectMOH Posts: 20 Member
    I'm in and I'm cutting myself off at 8 PM. We'll see how this goes!!
  • momeof2
    momeof2 Posts: 5
    I am in my cut of is 8:00 PM also. Good luck everyone!
  • corisan
    corisan Posts: 11 Member
    8:00 pm, I'm in and I need this. Thanks!
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    Welcome everyone! This is going to be a great month if we all stick to this.

    Well, October started out pretty good for me. I stayed up a little too late watching all my shows (this usually happens on Thursdays:laugh: ). So I ended up having dinner a bit late last night and decided not to have a snack at all.

    Here's a tip I read on another post: Brush your teeth after dinner (or if you feel like snacking). Everything tastes like crap after brushing.
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    So how did everyone do over the weekend? I think I did pretty well. I ate quite a bit of pizza on Saturday night but on the plus side, we had been working outside for 9 hrs. I was freakin' starving and it was easy. I hope you're all doing well with your goals:flowerforyou: Looking forward to hearing from you.
  • Yvonnewantstoloseweight
    Yvonnewantstoloseweight Posts: 18
    7:30 pm for me. Thats my weakness. I love to eat the left overs from dinner. But I wont make any left overs this time around. And cereal and other goodies. I just have to stop eating after 7:30! :laugh:
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    There's this guy at work.....and he has a giant candy jar that he fills every Monday. His office is right next to mine and this jar is taunting me all day long:explode: So yesterday, I walk through his office and notice that not only has the jar been replenished.....but it's been filled with mini Snickers, Butterfingers, 3 Musketeers, Peanut Butter Cups, etc:love: I wanted to just dump it all into my purse and flee the building on a massive sugar high! Needless to say, I had my share of chocolate goodness yesterday:laugh: How is everyone else doing?
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    I'm happy to join in :smile: . I only realized when I went to bed last night, that it was a good night :happy: .

    My cut-off will be 8 p.m. on regular days and 9 p.m. on days I work out late and have calories left.

    Glad to see there's a bunch of us this month as well. Good luck, everyone :flowerforyou:
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    2 nights down :drinker: . Are you girls counting, or just trying to be good and only report in when you fail?
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    I've been pretty good. There's been no snacking after my cutoff time and I haven't gone over my calories in quite a while. I haven't exercised in a long time (just can't seem to find the motivation:grumble: ) but I've been making healthy food choices and staying on the wagon.
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    I've been making healthy food choices and staying on the wagon.

    Excelent, Veronica! That feels so good, doesn't it?
    Try excercising too, though. Jogging, walking, riding a bike, dancing at home, some crunches - it'll make you feel more energized.

    Good luck further and stay as motivated as you are now --I'm so happy to be in the same group with you! :flowerforyou: It's inspiring :smile: .
  • cravune
    cravune Posts: 28 Member
    glad i spotted this, I am the same when it comes to snacking, im going for 7:30, managed it last night so il be here (hopefully) for rest of the month
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    glad i spotted this, I am the same when it comes to snacking, im going for 7:30, managed it last night so il be here (hopefully) for rest of the month

    Hey, I'm glad too. :wink: The more, the marrier, this is one of my principles :smile: .
    I hope you'll be here for the rest of the month, too, because it's all about trying hard and motivating people, even if we fail at times. O/w, if this weren't an issue, we wouldn't be here, right? :wink:
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Failed. I should've tried harder, but I chose to jog last night and was hungry afterwards. :ohwell:
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    I was bad too:mad: I ate a giant cinnibun but then chose to walk around for about 2 hrs. The sad thing is.....I don't even like them that much, but I had a major sweet tooth and it was there. I'm going to be good this weekend though. We work at the "Forest of Fear" every weekend in October for Halloween. So I'll be getting plenty of exercise in (5hrs per night!) Have a great weekend everybody:flowerforyou:
  • cravune
    cravune Posts: 28 Member
    Think I failed, il put it to the board!!!

    I went to bed early last night after early start, didnt eat after 7:30 and was asleep by 9, however woke up at 2.30am and had a feast (approx 1200 cals)

    However got up and did 20 mile bike (1750 cals) at 7 am
  • str0wberry
    str0wberry Posts: 2
    I too will shoot for 8 pm.

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  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    How did everyone do over the weekend? I think I did pretty well overall. I did have pizza but I made sure that I had plenty of calories left. Since it's getting colder outside, it seems like my urge to snack is getting stronger. I've been craving hot chocolate with mini-marshmellows:smile:
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    I didn't plan my meals right, so I wasn't good enough on Saturday (though I went to bed late and by that I did in fact stop eating at least 3hrs before hitting the pillow :smile: ).
    Last night was good. I did not eat past 8 p.m. Well, I was too full. However, I also was in my calories range. :happy:

    Veronica, well done! :flowerforyou: You sure live up to the role (of leading this group :wink: ) I hope Stephanie joins us. How's everyone else doing?
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Think I failed, il put it to the board!!!

    I went to bed early last night after early start, didnt eat after 7:30 and was asleep by 9, however woke up at 2.30am and had a feast (approx 1200 cals)

    However got up and did 20 mile bike (1750 cals) at 7 am

    Wo:noway: ow, lots of biking! :flowerforyou: I'd say it's all well when it ends well :wink: . Keep working on it :flowerforyou: , you sure are a determined guy!

    Haha, I had to edit "determined lady", cos you're the daddy to this lovely child in your profile photo, aren't ya? :wink:
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    I went over my carbs yesterday but I still consider yesterday a success since I avoided that late night chocolate calling. I just sucked down a couple glasses of water, brushed my teeth and headed off to bed shortly after.

    Side note: I saw Stephanie on the September thread the other day and invited her over to this one. Hopefully we'll see her around soon!
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    Hi -
    I finally found the group and I'm going to try again. Happy to see you're still here dewdrop. :smile:
    I surfaced only briefly in Sept. and I probably won't be on much for Oct and Nov. (travel plans), but I have to get back to this. It really made a difference last winter/spring. Thank you always dewdrop for starting this!:flowerforyou:
    Thanks also to Veronica320 for keeping it moving forward.:flowerforyou:
    My cut-off will still be 9:30 pm. and tonight will be my Day 1. How is everyone else doing?
    Zaza
  • nolachick
    nolachick Posts: 3,278 Member
    hey everyone? Can I join?

    This is my 4th wk on MFP and I have made it a point to stop eating at around 8. but on wkends thats harder. So I'll set my time for 8pm and 9pm on wkends (i stay up way later).:smile:
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    Welcome aboard:smile: ! Weekends are the toughest for me too (or really crappy days at work:mad: ). But this thread really helps me hold myself accountable. I hate having to report in that I've been naughty. Good luck. We can do this!
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    Hi-
    I almost blew it. I made dessert tonight for my hard-working husband so I had some too. I'm pretty sure I had the last bite before my 9:30 cut-off. I'm out of the kitchen now til tomorrow!
    Good night and good luck!
    Zaza
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Zaza, it's so so good to see you here. Now I really have to behave, cos you' re watching, and I don't like to dissapoint old friends :wink: .

    I had to eat past my cut-off yesterday, cos I was sick all day and ate very little. But I still was under my calories, so yday counts :smile: .

    Welcome, nola, and good luck to you too :flowerforyou: .
  • Veronica320
    Veronica320 Posts: 139
    We have a wedding reception to attend tonight and I have no idea what kind of food to be expecting or how it's prepared:ohwell: . Hopefully there will be a few healthy options there for me to choose from. My plan is to avoid desserts all together (we'll see how that goes over). Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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