When's the best time to eat?????

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  • piggysmalls333
    piggysmalls333 Posts: 450 Member
    At the end of the day, if you are under your calories, you will lose weight regardless.. but in my experience (have lost nearly 60lbs now and am married to a bodybuilder and surrounded with trainer/fitness friends) they all have recommended to eat light at night. This has brought FASTER results for me. You don't have to do it, and I am not responding to any more of these because the debate just gets so heated, just trying to help and sharing my experience.
  • AngelbabyJC
    AngelbabyJC Posts: 27 Member
    piggysmalls333 wrote: »
    At the end of the day, if you are under your calories, you will lose weight regardless.. but in my experience (have lost nearly 60lbs now and am married to a bodybuilder and surrounded with trainer/fitness friends) they all have recommended to eat light at night. This has brought FASTER results for me. You don't have to do it, and I am not responding to any more of these because the debate just gets so heated, just trying to help and sharing my experience.

    Thank you for sharing, I ate late last night and wished I ate a little earlier than the time I did......im thinking eating less at night may be best for me...... I wish I had friends near by who are trainers :D you're so lucky lol
  • srecupid
    srecupid Posts: 660 Member
    When hungry
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    It's really really simple: Calories for weight management. Macros, meal timing, calorie counting, etc, all the other stuff that you hear about, for calorie management. It's process vs method, or why vs how.
  • Dawn1996r
    Dawn1996r Posts: 9 Member
    I personally believe time frames are irrelevant. I'd be starving if I couldn't eat after 8pm, as I'm often up all throughout the night with my 8 week old daughter. As long as you're eating the right things, there isn't a right time.
  • AlphaCajun
    AlphaCajun Posts: 290 Member
    When you're hungry.. lol
  • BinaryFu
    BinaryFu Posts: 240 Member
    Okay, here's the deal:

    Everyone prior to this pretty much has it right: You eat less than you burn, you lose weight. PERIOD.

    CICO works.

    However, here's a gem of wisdom I've learned for myself...whatever you do, stay as constant as you can.

    If you *always* eat just before bed, then keep doing so as long as you're eating less than you burn.

    But, if you *don't* normally eat just before bed and then one night you do? You will magically gain weight the next morning if you get up and weigh at your regular time.

    Wait, what?

    It's magic! (No, it's not)

    It's called food weight. See, your body needs an amount of time to process the foods you eat...so for example, if you have a late night P-A-R-T-Y! and you pass out at 3am after having had lots of yummy food and drink (but not over your calorie goal) you might be a little shocked and depressed when you wake up for work at 6am, shower, brush your teeth and hit the scales at 7am only to see that you've just GAINED a pound.

    WHAT THE WHAT?

    Relax...if you didn't eat anything at all for a few hours more (like your normal resting time before you get up and weigh) you'd see the weight go down. Why? Because the food's had time to be processed.

    That's why they tell you to weigh yourself around the same time every day - your weight fluctuates all day long. (In fact, mine is geared to always show my very *worst* weight anytime I have to go to the doctor's office.)

    Anyhow, in all things - be consistent. Eat when you normally eat, sleep when you normally sleep, weigh when you normally weigh and you'll have excellent and accurate results.

    Vary the program, don't panic when the numbers vary too. It's just your body still working on that cheeseburger you had at midnight because you figured you could count half the calories on today's chart and the other half on tomorrow's chart! :smile:

    Cheers!
  • MelodieKindree
    MelodieKindree Posts: 8 Member
    I get my two boys fed and changed then it's my turn as soon as possible. I usually have herbal tea as a no cal "snack" lunch at noon. More herbal tea, with a snack (usually a low cal protein bar) supper no later than six. Only water after this time and metamusil at bed time
  • walker1world
    walker1world Posts: 259 Member
    Hello Miss,

    I hope you are having a good morning. I noticed your post and I am wondering what are your goals?
  • the_new_mark_2017
    the_new_mark_2017 Posts: 149 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »

    Eat like you always have. Eat whenever you are hungry or graze all day.. Doesn't matter... And if you want to eat after 8:00 go a head.

    I have to say I don't really agree with this "Eat like you always have" is the reason why I am here. :)
  • Kingvjackson
    Kingvjackson Posts: 17 Member
    Search up intermittent Fasting and also of course stay under your calorie goal not over. See if it works for you.
  • megomerrett
    megomerrett Posts: 442 Member
    Doesn't matter. As long as it works for you then eat your meals when it's convenient. I eat breakfast and tea with my kids who are 4, 7 and 9 so it's earlier than some people do but for me, it's got to fit family life. I get snacky fidgets in the evening so I'll either save up calories for something then or I'll just have a cup of tea.
  • trollerskates
    trollerskates Posts: 87 Member
    I wait to start eating so i cant fit as much calories in but still have full meals

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