Eating before going to sleep

Christine_72

shadows2424 wrote: »

@pie_eyes
It doesn't sound stupid. It's a nice gesture. Maybe you could go to a local church and talk to them to see of they have a feeding the homeless program.

I agree. It's a wonderful gesture.
We need more people like you in the world

lithezebra

I like not eating at night because it's easy for me, it's good for my teeth, it cuts down on my snacking, and it ends up being a 16 hour period of fasting that I do almost every day. My point of view isn't so much that it's bad to eat right before sleeping, as that it's good to have a period of time, whatever it may be, that you don't eat. It could just as easily be not eating until late in the day.

meganjcallaghan

I generally save at least a third of my calories for the day (somewhere around 1000) to use between 9 and midnight because that's when I get snacky. Still managed to lose 173 pounds with no problem.

JeremyL86

I try to hit all my macronutrients by midnight... after midnight they refresh. Eating carbs protein fats all anytime of the day. It does not matter. Your body will measure food by 7 14 21 not 1 2 3. So hit your macros and everything else will fall into place.

ereck44

I am pretty sure that it is a myth. Plus I work the off-shifts and it would screw me up if I had an actual cut-off for when I can eat or not eat. Example, I woke up today at 8 p.m. If my cut-off was 7 p.m., when would I eat? I have had success using the midnight to midnight rule, 42 pounds since joining mfp and 54 total since working on losing weight.

paradi3s

I started having midnight snacks as a way to reach my calorie goals in case I skip a meal. I either lose or maintain, depending on the amount of calories I took that day.

Basically, it's calories in calories out and what your body says. If it wants to eat dinner at 10PM, why not! So long as it fits into your calorie goal. But of course, it might do something with digestion if you keep eating before you sleep or go to bed hungry. But I'm not sure about that, so don't trust me on that lol.

Scamd83

Just to reiterate would I presume everyone else has said, it doesn't matter. And if you're anything like me, having some low-GI carbs before bed can even help you sleep (ever eaten a decent amount of carbs and then felt sleepy?). The body never stops burning energy so you never need to avoid feeding it at a specific time. It'd be like refusing to put petrol in your car because you aren't going to be driving anywhere for the rest of the day.

starryphoenix

Well, I stop eating after 9:30 and go to bed after midnight. I don't know about you, but I definitely sleep better.