thoughts on foot cutoff after 7 PM?

theseus82

EDIT: ugh. I meant "food cutoff after 7 PM. I already know I'm going to get teased about the typo "foot cutoff." It is a rather amusing typo, after all!

My brother has had a lot of success eating as he pleases until 7 PM, when he restricts food for the rest of the day.

I _do not_ intend to copy the tactic. I calorie count and watch what I eat all day, but I've had some success in the last week by not eating anything after 7 PM. I get in my last meal before or around the 7 PM. I've found that building on this habit has completely eliminated late night snacking (when temptation to eat bad food crept in).

I'm also sleeping way better lately and *staying* asleep throughout the night.

Has anyone else tried this strategy? How is it working for you? If you don't restrict food after 7 PM, does this sound like something you want to try? Or is the late night eating not really a problem for you?

I'm just asking if others are trying this strategy. I'm sharing that it is working very well for me. If you don't agree, that's fine. But let's please be respectful and supportive if you want to post here. I've seen a lot of posts "go nuclear" lately.

ladynocturne

It doesn't matter when you eat. If it helps you keep within your calorie goal for the day, then go for it.

Also in because of foot cutoff ^

Nease269

So sorry, but I am glad there is a typo in your topic. :bigsmile:

LearnFromTheRed

Ah, is THIS what I should have been doing all this time? How much can I expect to lose? What if I do both feet?

Rays_Wife

This tactic can only last one day. Two, tops.

magerum

I would starve to death. I eat 2/3 of my food after 7pm (I get up at 4:30 am to put this in context). I eat 1/2 my food within an hour of bed. It's a measure of control for me. Meal timing is irrelevant to weight control. I prefer to sleep with a full stomach, it's a preference.

cxdyer

My brother has had a lot of success eating as he pleases until 7 PM, when he restricts food for the rest of the day.

I _do not_ intend to copy the tactic. I calorie count and watch what I eat all day, but I've had some success in the last week by not eating anything after 7 PM. I get in my last meal before or around the 7 PM. I've found that building on this habit has completely eliminated late night snacking (when temptation to eat bad food crept in).

I'm also sleeping way better lately and *staying* asleep throughout the night.

Has anyone else tried this strategy? How is it working for you? If you don't restrict food after 7 PM, does this sound like something you want to try? Or is the late night eating not really a problem for you?

I'm just asking if others are trying this strategy. I'm sharing that it is working very well for me. If you don't agree, that's fine. But let's please be respectful and supportive if you want to post here. I've seen a lot of posts "go nuclear" lately.

Because I wake up at 5:30am, I go to bed early which means I cannot eat late either. I try not to eat past 6:30pm. For me, even if I stay below my calorie count I will gain weight when I eat late. Probably because I'm not exercising, I will take some responsibility in that. But thats just what works for me.

Live4theLift

I eat when i please, i never had a problem with late night eating but i have been known to eat dinner at 9pm. Your body does not care and i think its more psychological than anything. Its kinda like a placebo affect. Just know that that was my opinion i hav no clinical evidence to support my theory

GauchoMark

physically, it will not affect your weight loss or make you fat to eat after 7pm. However, if you drink after midnight you might become a gremlin!

Psychologically, it helps some people. Some people sleep better. Some people do better using "eating windows" based on time.

Whatever.
Me personally - I eat the MAJORITY of my calories before bed.

_noob_

Epic thread title batman

wfp76

I would not cut off foot, regaurdless of the time.

noon1200

Cutting off your foot will probably drop you about ten pounds but it's not a good long term strategy.

I used to do a similar rule; I found the benefit was that it encouraged me to plan better for dinner and not to snack. However, I don't see any need for such a guideline now that I'm doing what actually works ie counting calories in everything eaten and keeping under what MFP gives as a target.

odusgolp

Best typo of the day, dude.

knityoupants

For me, it's midnight. But where I live, people don't arrive home from work until around 7, and because tea time is observed, dinner is small and usually after 9 PM. I used to have a midnight cutoff rule, and I could really use starting that back up, just because it cut out late-night snacking. It also accounts for the fact that I work at a bar and some of my dinners are very, very late at night.

I guess my point is as long as you realize it's not even remotely biological, it's something that works well for a lot of people depending on their lifestyle.

Followingsea

It doesn't matter when you eat. Also in because of foot cutoff ^

lol, yup, I came in expecting a very different post.

I have a delayed schedule & often haven't even left the office yet at 7 pm, so this wouldn't work for me, haha.

Late night snacking isn't a big deal for me but dinner is usually my biggest meal so it's not much of an issue. A couple tricks people have found helpful is: limiting snacking to health food (carrots, celery, an apple). If you find you're hungry for some cheese and crackers but not very hungry for a carrot -- you're not actually hungry. Or, you could just schedule those snacks into your meal plan for the day, and then you don't have to worry about going over your daily allotment.

fluffymaggie3

My sister-in law is a trainer. She has a degree in nutrition as well. She has been helping make changes to get my health back on tract. He advice to me was do not eat after 7pm. Also she suggested no carbs past 3pm. Now all of this is easier said than done !! I am battling sugar addiction, and that is what I want to concur first !! Keep me posted as to your success !!

ryry_

I have found it a great way to lose 5-10 pounds before a big weigh in! Cardio kind of sucks now though.

Gee_24

I get up at 6am for work. I'll have a shreddies in the morning and am usually not hungry till 4pm when I have a small meal. ( lunch I guess? )

My boyfriend gets home after 8 and we can have dinner any time between 9pm and 11:30pm.

I'm still losing despite usually have my daily sweet after 7pm also. Last night I had a butterscotch Angel Delight at about 10pm. Mmmmm.

cmcollins001

Limb removal time is irrelevant to weight loss. The loss of the limb will decrease overall weight no matter what time of the day or night you remove it.

However, it is a bit drastic.

As far as food...I haven't seen any indication that food timing makes any difference in weight loss. Not in myself or those on my friends list.

billsica

nilleah

This tactic can only last one day. Two, tops.

hahaha