If you’ve ever watched The MVMT Podcast, you’ve probably heard me say this before:
One thing I really need to work on is stopping my nighttime snacking.
And I want to talk about it, not because I’ve solved it, but because I haven’t.
Here’s why it matters to me.
When I snack before bed, my sleep isn’t great.
My heart rate is usually a few beats higher overnight, and that affects how rested I feel the next day. I wake up feeling a little heavier, a little groggier, and a little less sharp.
But if I’m being honest, the bigger issue isn’t the sleep metrics.
It’s what I’m eating.
I’m not grabbing vegetables.
I’m not fueling for training.
I’m not eating because I’m hungry.
I’m standing in the kitchen eating crackers, cheese, peanut butter, whatever happens to be easy and within arm’s reach.
It’s not intentional.
It’s not thoughtful.
It’s just a habit that’s slowly formed over the past few years.
And here’s the part I really want to be clear about:
I know this is something I struggle with.
I’m actively trying to fix it.
And yet… I still snack before bed. A lot.
Because I’m not perfect.
But this is the important part.
Just because I haven’t fixed it yet doesn’t mean I’ve given up on it.
I don’t say “screw it” and abandon the goal entirely.
I don’t pretend it doesn’t matter.
I don’t stop caring just because it’s hard.
I keep trying.
Some nights I do great.
Some nights I don’t.
And then the next day, I try again.
I wanted to share this because I think sometimes, especially as a guy who owns a gym and lives in the fitness world, there’s an assumption that my nutrition and training are dialed in all the time.
They’re not.
I still have habits I’m working on.
I still catch myself doing things I know don’t serve me.
I still have gaps between what I know and what I do.
And that doesn’t make me a fraud.
It makes me human.
The goal isn’t perfection.
The goal is awareness, effort, and consistency over time.
Progress isn’t never messing up.
Progress is refusing to quit on yourself when you do.
If you’re working on something right now and it feels frustratingly slow, you’re not broken.
If you know better but don’t always do better yet, you’re not failing.
You’re in it.
And sometimes, that’s exactly where growth actually happens.
-Isaac Morgado
Owner
MVMT Strength