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Laying down after eating?

jeandinco
jeandinco Posts: 32 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Can this make my belly fat?

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  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    Nope
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I think it slows digestion so maybe not fat but bloated. I haven't really researched it much though.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited July 2016
  • STEVE142142
    STEVE142142 Posts: 867 Member
    No. The only thing that will make your belly fat is eating more calories than your body Burns.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I eat 800+ kcals within an hour before going to bed, most nights. Doesn't appear to be causing me any issues.
  • markrgeary1
    markrgeary1 Posts: 853 Member
    Yes it can if you eat too much.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I eat a lot before I sit/lie down at the end of the night. My belly looks huge. It's food volume though, not fat. Looks normal again in the morning.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    No. Look at all the replies in your other post; the only thing that makes your belly fat is eating more than you burn.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Yes. And it will make you bald.



    https://youtu.be/ADkLBtSGKMo
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I eat a lot before I sit/lie down at the end of the night. My belly looks huge. It's food volume though, not fat. Looks normal again in the morning.

    Same.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I eat a lot before I sit/lie down at the end of the night. My belly looks huge. It's food volume though, not fat. Looks normal again in the morning.

    Same.

    I have different recipes (lower volume/higher fat) if it's Friday night and I need to get into a dress instead of lying down lol
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    markrgeary1 wrote: »
    Yes it can if you eat too much.

    To clarify: Yes you can if you go over your maintenance calories every day.

    If you're eating within your calories, nope. Sometimes I eat the majority of my calories 1-2 hours before bed.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    That's a wives tale and ridiculous

    If you eat more then you burn then you'll gain fat.
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