Day 14 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
Task: To stop eating after 10p and only drink water after 10p.
Reason for Task: Okay, so this challenge may not seem like a challenge to most people, but it certainly is to me. Why… you might ask? Well, I’ve been an habitual night owl all of my adult life and guess what’s easy to do when you’re up at night? Eat and drink, of course. As a mom, I tend to find my time of peace and tranquility at night time. Night time is when I unwind from a day of doing for everyone else and finally take a minute or two or several hours to place all the attention on me. Unfortunately, stuffing my face tends to add into this equation. What to do?
Now, I haven’t exhausted the researching of all sources out there discussing the effects of late night eating and drinking, but I will tell you that the calories I tend to consume at night are not the most nutrient-packed. Let’s call it what it is. Snacking on chips, crackers, and assorted sweets and drinking lemonade and 100% fruit juice far exceeds my snacking on fruits and veggies and drinking water. So, in my particular situation, eating late is not in my best health interest. The time to make a change in my late night eating and drinking routine has come to a head and I think I’m finally up for the challenge.
Duration of Task: Today is the first day of this task and it will occur daily on a continuous basis.
Outcome: I picked the arbitrary time of 10p; because in knowing my schedule, it’s possible to have dinner later than the popular 6p hour on most nights. However, it’s safe to say that I would have eaten well before the 10p hour. So, in order to prevent sleeping on a bunch of calories packed with sugar and carbs, I’m choosing to cut them off early with hopes of avoiding their staying power, perhaps, before laying my head on my bed. I haven’t gotten to 10p just yet, but I will be successful in accomplishing the challenge for today. However, I can’t say that I’m totally going to ace this assignment every day. Life happens, so I may have to build some flexibility into this one from time to time.
Quote for the Day (mine): The older I get, the wiser I should become; and my lifestyle changes should reflect such wisdom.
Have a blessed day tomorrow. I’ll see you for Day 15 on Sunday.
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