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‘Stop Eating After 7pm’ Challenge

We polished off our supper with time to spare on Thursday evening.
Good night all. Sleep well.
 
4.15pm
 
Met the challenge by a whisker on Friday evening. Kitchen closed at 7.00 pm.
Night night all. Sleep well.
 
4.15pm
 
We polished off our supper with time to spare on Saturday evening.
Good night all. Sleep well.
 
4.05pm
 
Rose to the challenge once again on Sunday evening; kitchen closed before 7.00 pm.
Good night all. Sleep well.
 
5.15pm
 
4.15pm
 
MissMuffett said:
Who will join me?

I intend to do this for the rest of January- 10 days and hopefully I’ll have broken the habit by then and carry on.

I‘m not hungry, I suspect I’m bored and it’s becoming a habit. So I thought if there were a few of us that struggle with this it would be good to record our successes and make suggestions on how we coped.

@LivingLightly?
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I can totally understand where you're coming from. As a youngster I lived with a bully of a father who, if you didn't empty your plate, would scream at you inches from your face threatening to thrash you. And he frequently did thrash me. He would cut thick very thick slices of white bread spread liberally with butter and covered with sugar. Hot milk poured over this and he would then insist that I had to eat a large bowlful before bed so that I didn't wake up hungry during the night. 70 years later, and old enough to know better, I actually go hunting through the cupboards for something to eat starting around eight o' clock.
I've been watching YouTube videos about TRE and I have very recently, less than a week, started to try to cut the habit and try to not eat after eight for at least 14 hours. Eating, for me, certainly is just a very bad habit. It's comforting and, having lost my husband of 37 years and my twin brother in nine months, and subsequently having to move out and sell my home, I am living with enormous stress having now been diagnosed with breast cancer last month.
In truth I am not really hungry. I think I feel happier when I'm eating. I do enjoy food but I'm at a loss on how to control this. Maybe an honest record of how we've manage to stop eating in the evening could benefit me? Count me in, please! I've always said that it's up to me to fix me and I think this might be helpful.
 
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MissMuffett said:
Who will join me?

I intend to do this for the rest of January- 10 days and hopefully I’ll have broken the habit by then and carry on.

I‘m not hungry, I suspect I’m bored and it’s becoming a habit. So I thought if there were a few of us that struggle with this it would be good to record our successes and make suggestions on how we coped.

@LivingLightly?
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For me I think its more than that, I have a crave to eat and whilst I have had a sufficient tea still feel I need more but really going to try and give this ago
 
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