Not eating after 3pm..

snikok
snikok Posts: 15 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
Guys, i'm 96kg 183cm 26yo male, trying to loose some weight and i use the folowing technics:

i eat 5 times a day, but my last meal is at 3pm.. and then i just shut my mouth till the next day. I consume small portions of nutritous food from 7.30 till 3pm (around 1200 calories a day). I also try to do cardio three to six days a week, that helps me burn another 400-500 calories per workout. After the workout i drink a protein shake (at 6.30pm). So far i'm lossing 1.5kg per week. I'm on my third week right now.

What do u guys think about that kind of diet?
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  • snikok
    snikok Posts: 15 Member
    well, trying to loose weight asap.. how much is enough?
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I think I would die. There's no way I could not eat after 3:00 (even though you are, by having the protein shake). It's been proven that meal timing has no effect on weight loss. But, if it works for you, go for it. If you find yourself struggling after awhile, change it up.

    I personally don't eat until about 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. Lunch around 1:00. Snack around 3:00. Dinner around 8:00 (due to kid's sports). I find this works well for me.

    Good luck!
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    This plus you say you don't eat after 3 PM but have a protein shake at 6:30? that's eating ;) Though meal timing is totally irrelevant to weight loss. Doesn't matter what time you eat
  • amfmmama
    amfmmama Posts: 1,420 Member
    so on the days you work out, you do eat after 3? I think I would starve !!! LOL I can't imagine you can keep up that momentum (1.5 kg a week, that's over 3 pounds, if I am not mistaking) on that amount of calories....
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    This plus you say you don't eat after 3 PM but have a protein shake at 6:30? that's eating ;) Though meal timing is totally irrelevant to weight loss. Doesn't matter what time you eat

    this.

    plus eating 1200 cals is ridiculously low
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    wow...I eat more than you do...and I am old and a woman.

    eat more food. Timing of eating is irrelevant for weight loss...eat at least 1500 a day (I would eat more if I were you as you risk losing muscle mass) when you want it...
  • amfmmama
    amfmmama Posts: 1,420 Member
    why... I just don't get the no eating after 3 pm... I have never heard of that.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited April 2016
    Meal timing has no effect on weight loss, other than it may help you (or make it harder) to stick with your calorie deficit (which is what creates weight loss). I hope that protein shake is in addition to your food, and more than 300 calories, or else you are undereating; or underestimating intake (also not good, but better than undereating). You can also eat anything you want to lose weight, as long as have a sustained calorie deficit. A large deficit is difficult to sustain and is not healthy; you will be hungry and prone to cheating, and you will lose muscle mass as well as fat.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    No food after 3? Everyday? And only 1200 Cal a day and doing cardio 6 days a week? You'll probably crash pretty soon

    he eats after 3 PM though as he says he drinks a protein shake at 6:30
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    The things people do to lose weight!!! :(
  • emmaprocopiou
    emmaprocopiou Posts: 246 Member
    Calories are far too low. I get eating within a window of time , but I personally couldn't do it your way, I'm an evening muncher.
    Eat more calories especially as you are working out a lot. You will lose lean muscle mass and burn your body out.
    This is not sustainable nor healthy and you will not like the end result.

    Good luck op on your journey but listen to those that have been there done that,
    It's not a race.
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
    This sounds very sucky. I need more food, and to eat right up until bedtime. Good luck!
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    If I stopped eating at 3pm I would go to bed in hangry tears every night.
    If that works for you then that's great, but there's no reason to have a cut off time for your meals and eating so little you'll probably crash and burn eventually.
  • ReaderGirl3
    ReaderGirl3 Posts: 868 Member
    Meal timing has no effect on weight loss, other than it may help you (or make it harder) to stick with your calorie deficit (which is what creates weight loss). I hope that protein shake is in addition to your food, and more than 300 calories, or else you are undereating; or underestimating intake (also not good, but better than undereating). You can also eat anything you want to lose weight, as long as have a sustained calorie deficit. A large deficit is difficult to sustain and is not healthy; you will be hungry and prone to cheating, and you will lose muscle mass as well as fat.

    This.
  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,130 Member
    I would agree that you need to eat more. Fuel your body and your workouts. Add strength training. This is about being a healthier, fitter version of you, so keep your plan one that you can sustain for life. 1200 calories is not sustainable for me, much less an active male.

    Remember that it's not a race!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,985 Member
    Unsustainable and likely to REGAIN weight once you up your calories.
    Restricting your body to extreme IS NOT a smart way to lose weight. Your body will react by dropping your metabolic rate to a crawl within a few weeks.

    1% of body weight for loss a week is fine. Use MFP correctly and you'll lose weight fine.

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  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    This is recipe for disaster. There's no reason to eat so little. A lot of nutritionists actually suggest losing at as high of a deficit as possible and testing your limits in order to have continued success. Especially if you are working out, you should be eating more. Your body needs food to fuel itself and so that you have prolonged energy instead of feeling drained all the time. Have you considered incorporating lifting into your work out routine? Building muscles helps burn more calories overall and throughout the day.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    amfmmama wrote: »
    why... I just don't get the no eating after 3 pm... I have never heard of that.

    @amfmmama it is a form of IF or Intermittent Fasting. Timing can be a huge factor to enhance weight loss for most all that try it.
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    On that few calories you are probably losing way too much muscle mass. I am a 150lb, 5'7" female and when I am losing I do so on 1800cal/day. Keep your muscle! Calculate your projected loss at 1lb/week and eat what the app tells you to. Log acurately, and adjust every two weeks if needed. I like to do some form of IF as well for the same reason, it keeps my calories in check. But I still eat enough to fuel my body. Don't crash and burn. Do this the smart way.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    amfmmama wrote: »
    why... I just don't get the no eating after 3 pm... I have never heard of that.

    @amfmmama it is a form of IF or Intermittent Fasting. Timing can be a huge factor to enhance weight loss for most all that try it.

    IF is a form of calorie counting...timing has no impact on the actual weight loss. Not saying it's not an impact on the person mentally/emotionally but that's it.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    snikok wrote: »
    Guys, i'm 96kg 183cm 26yo male, trying to loose some weight and i use the folowing technics:

    i eat 5 times a day, but my last meal is at 3pm.. and then i just shut my mouth till the next day. I consume small portions of nutritous food from 7.30 till 3pm (around 1200 calories a day). I also try to do cardio three to six days a week, that helps me burn another 400-500 calories per workout. After the workout i drink a protein shake (at 6.30pm). So far i'm lossing 1.5kg per week. I'm on my third week right now.

    What do u guys think about that kind of diet?

    Converting from metric for others who are interested:

    26 yo male
    212 pounds
    6' tall
    Losing 3.3 pounds per week.
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