I'm trying to lose weight but I love eating at night. As long as I count cals, can I eat at night?

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DearNeptune
DearNeptune Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I love late-night snacks. I've had people tell me I shouldn't eat at night, yet I've heard others say it doesn't matter.
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    Stay in a deficit. Eat when you want.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    As long as I count cals, can I eat at night?

    Yes
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,273 Member
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    Yep. Lots of people keep some calories saved from the day to have at night when they really want them.
  • joseserpas1788
    joseserpas1788 Posts: 11 Member
    edited March 2016
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    You can eat twinkies all day as long as you're in a defecit
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    Yep
  • latincoffee
    latincoffee Posts: 187 Member
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    joseserpas1788 wrote: »
    You can eat twinkies all day as long as you're in a defecit
    Twinkies? lol

  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    You need to do more than just count the calories, you need to ensure the cals that you count have you in a deficit, as a deficit is required to lose weight.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    As long as you stay within your calories, then no it doesn't matter when you eat.
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
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    Time of day doesn't matter. :smile:
  • sball1990
    sball1990 Posts: 1 Member
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    Generally speaking no, as long as you're in a calorie deficit you still will lose weight. If you wanted to concentrate on body composition re: lose fat gain muscle aka not be 'skinny fat' you need to look at your macronutrients.
  • CalorieCountChocula
    CalorieCountChocula Posts: 239 Member
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    Question: are you a Gremlin?
  • chubbyswagger
    chubbyswagger Posts: 6 Member
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    Nopes. I do IF (18:6) and have my biggest meal at dinner. As long as you stay in a calorie deficit, you'll lose weight.
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
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    Well over half of my calories are consumed within two hours of bedtime. Doesn't matter.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
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    257_Lag wrote: »
    Well over half of my calories are consumed within two hours of bedtime. Doesn't matter.

    This for me too. Ive lost 72#.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
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    I love snacking at night so I eat lighter throughout the day to accommodate that. Didn't stop me from losing weight.
  • Be_Lively
    Be_Lively Posts: 145 Member
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    I literally eat all of my calories at night.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    latincoffee wrote: »
    joseserpas1788 wrote: »
    You can eat twinkies all day as long as you're in a defecit
    Twinkies? lol

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/
  • geneticsteacher
    geneticsteacher Posts: 623 Member
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    nosajjao wrote: »
    When you go to bed with undigested food in your stomach your body has to digest it while you sleep. Your body has to expend energy and water content in order to process food, rather than heal and regenerate like the normal sleeping process does. So depending on the load, you'll wake up still tired because your body spend all night digesting instead of resting.

    This is not true. It is fine to eat at night.

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