Is it best to eat your biggest meal at midnight?
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jemhh
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Thought I'd wrap up the ongoing series about meal timing so here goes.
Should I eat my biggest meal at midnight since if I eat at 12:00 a.m. I will have all the way until 11:59 p.m. to burn the calories?
Should I eat my biggest meal at midnight since if I eat at 12:00 a.m. I will have all the way until 11:59 p.m. to burn the calories?
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You'll have even more time to burn those calories if you fly through time zones ;-)7
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MsAmandaNJ wrote: »You'll have even more time to burn those calories if you fly through time zones ;-)
So that's how Santa gets away with eating so many cookies on Christmas Eve.8 -
It works for him!MsAmandaNJ wrote: »You'll have even more time to burn those calories if you fly through time zones ;-)
So that's how Santa gets away with eating so many cookies on Christmas Eve.
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But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!7
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I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?11
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12:07 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the optimal meal time, regardless of your location/time zone. Eat all meals then.3
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quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.6 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.6 -
Start at 11:58 and eat until 12:02. Remember, your body has a clock inside of it which automatically resets at midnight and zeroes everything out, so only half of the calories will count for today. And since you started eating right before midnight, your body won't count half those calories for the next day. Winning!
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quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.
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MsAmandaNJ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.
I tried to find an image of a coke bed and this is all I could get.
Start at 11:58 and eat until 12:02. Remember, your body has a clock inside of it which automatically resets at midnight and zeroes everything out, so only half of the calories will count for today. And since you started eating right before midnight, your body won't count half those calories for the next day. Winning!
This makes me think of Gremlins for some reason.4 -
MsAmandaNJ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.
I tried to find an image of a coke bed and this is all I could get.Start at 11:58 and eat until 12:02. Remember, your body has a clock inside of it which automatically resets at midnight and zeroes everything out, so only half of the calories will count for today. And since you started eating right before midnight, your body won't count half those calories for the next day. Winning!
This makes me think of Gremlins for some reason.
That made me think of this: Coke Cane (I'm all about bad puns today)
Sorry for the big image.
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MsAmandaNJ wrote: »You'll have even more time to burn those calories if you fly through time zones ;-)
So that's how Santa gets away with eating so many cookies on Christmas Eve.
Absolutely, but you will need a flying reindeer team. Good luck, OP. You can do it!0 -
MsAmandaNJ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.
I tried to find an image of a coke bed and this is all I could get.Start at 11:58 and eat until 12:02. Remember, your body has a clock inside of it which automatically resets at midnight and zeroes everything out, so only half of the calories will count for today. And since you started eating right before midnight, your body won't count half those calories for the next day. Winning!
This makes me think of Gremlins for some reason.
That made me think of this: Coke Cane (I'm all about bad puns today)
Sorry for the big image.
Love it.1 -
Yes. Gremlins burn 3 times as many calories as mogwai.4
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It depends. Will you be eating any processed food?0
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MsAmandaNJ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.
I tried to find an image of a coke bed and this is all I could get.Start at 11:58 and eat until 12:02. Remember, your body has a clock inside of it which automatically resets at midnight and zeroes everything out, so only half of the calories will count for today. And since you started eating right before midnight, your body won't count half those calories for the next day. Winning!
This makes me think of Gremlins for some reason.
I bet if you looked up coke den you would have had more interesting search results.
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Since I'm asleep at midnight most nights, I'd probably end up choking to death if I ate then2
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MsAmandaNJ wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »But you have to eat every one of those calories after the clock hits 12:00, and before it hits 12:01. You have 60 seconds! GO!!!
Challenging but doable. Have been practicing with Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter ice cream.I don't think we have enough information. Will you be consuming diet soda with this meal?
Artificial sweeteners made me fat. I only eat clean sweeteners now, like honey. Mmm, bee vomit.
Now I'm really worried about you. The sugar in honey has been shown to be just as addictive as cocaine. And you can't sleep on cocaine.
I tried to find an image of a coke bed and this is all I could get.Start at 11:58 and eat until 12:02. Remember, your body has a clock inside of it which automatically resets at midnight and zeroes everything out, so only half of the calories will count for today. And since you started eating right before midnight, your body won't count half those calories for the next day. Winning!
This makes me think of Gremlins for some reason.
That made me think of this: Coke Cane (I'm all about bad puns today)
Sorry for the big image.
It wasn't until I scrolled all the way that I "got it". Totally awesome!1
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