Habit Design4 MIN READ
Level 4
Closed Kitchen Cutoff
Pick a nightly cutoff time and treat it like a meeting.
Late-night eating is where a lot of accidental calories hide. A simple cutoff time (with an allowed ‘planned snack’ if needed) reduces the chaotic end-of-day grazing.
Execution Tips
- ⊕Set a time you can actually keep 80% of nights.
- ⊕Brush teeth and make tea as your ‘done eating’ cue.
- ⊕If you’re genuinely hungry, have a planned protein-forward snack.
Cautions
- ⊗If rigid cutoffs trigger binge/restrict cycles, avoid this and focus on regular meals.
Quick Summary
Complexity
Low to Medium
Time to results
Immediate
Unethical Level
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