Eating after 6?
VejasB
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Hey guys, I have just strated my calorie diet and was wondering if its okay to eat after 6 or 7 or even 9pm if u are under your calorie limit. For ex I consumed 1142 calories per day, but burned 1255 
while exericising. So is it okay if I eat after 6pm, or should i stay away from food for the rest of the evening?
while exericising. So is it okay if I eat after 6pm, or should i stay away from food for the rest of the evening?
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Why? What happens to food you eat at 6:01pm? What happens at daylight savings - does you body get confused?
(it makes no difference, eat when you like)6 -
Meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss. You could eat all of your calories at 11pm while laying in bed and as long as your calorie intake is appropriate you'll reach your goal. You don't magically gain fat/weight if you eat past a certain time. The same thing goes for breakfast, you don't have to eat breakfast to lose weight your metabolism doesn't need a jump start in the morning.7
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I eat after 6 all the time and it has made no difference with my weight loss. Just eat when it is right for you.2
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Dude, you have at least 1500 calories left to consume. It doesn't matter if you eat up to 11:59pm. Timing of meals doesn't matter.
Don't have an EXTREME calorie deficit. It will lower your metabolic rate to a crawl.
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Also, you're not eating enough. The "remaining" number should be close to zero. You should eat another 1800 calories.5
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I have no idea where people get some of these ideas from. Weird enough that eating not long before bed is seen as somehow bad, but 6 pm for a cutoff? Seriously?2
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I have no idea where people get some of these ideas from. Weird enough that eating not long before bed is seen as somehow bad, but 6 pm for a cutoff? Seriously?
Yep. For the longest time I believed that it was worse for you to eat after 6 because my mother's doctor told her that in the 90s.4 -
Eat as late as you want as long as the food does not interfere with your sleeping.
Some food suggestions for any time of day or night:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foodsI'm posting this list with the intention of creating something that people can link to when someone is having a hard time reaching their calorie goal. I hope that other users will add more ideas in the comments.
Calorie dense foods can be your best friend when you're trying to eat more. These are foods that pack a lot of calories into just a small amount, so they boost your calories quickly without putting a lot of extra food in your stomach. This is a generic list and it's definitely not comprehensive, but anything here can be included in a balanced diet (as long as there are no allergies, medical conditions, obviously):
avocado
cheese
full fat dairy
Greek yogurt
ice cream
peanut butter (or other nut butters)
dark chocolate
less lean cuts of meat (including beef, pork, sausage, etc.)
seeds (chia, flax, sunflower, etc.)
nuts
olive oil
coconut oil
butter
beans and lentils
protein shakes, bars, and smoothies
hummus
beef jerky
cornbread
tuna
full calorie condiments
full calorie sauces & dressings
sour cream
guacamole
whole grain pasta
rice
bacon
whole eggs
quinoa
fruit and fruit juices
pretzels
bananas
scones
muffins (bran, blueberry, banana nut, etc.)
potatoes (sweet, red, gold, purple, white, etc.)
dried fruit (raisins, apricots, plums, dates, etc.)
granola
coconut
salmon
edamame
olives
honey
molasses
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ent3rsandman wrote: »I have no idea where people get some of these ideas from. Weird enough that eating not long before bed is seen as somehow bad, but 6 pm for a cutoff? Seriously?
Yep. For the longest time I believed that it was worse for you to eat after 6 because my mother's doctor told her that in the 90s.
I bet he got that from a Readers' Digest dating from the 1980s, that was still in his waiting room for some reason.5 -
6 pm (or 7 pm or 9 pm) in which time zone?
When DST comes and goes do you have to adjust your eating or is it 6 pm for half the year and 5 pm for the other half of the year?
What about when you travel? All of a sudden you have to wrap up your eating by 2 pm local time ... ???
I don't even arrive home from work till 6 pm ... you'd better believe there's eating after 6 pm! I call it "dinner" and it usually happens about 7:30 or 8 pm.
Then there are the evening snacks which can take me right up till 1 am, shortly before I go to bed.1 -
ent3rsandman wrote: »I have no idea where people get some of these ideas from. Weird enough that eating not long before bed is seen as somehow bad, but 6 pm for a cutoff? Seriously?
Yep. For the longest time I believed that it was worse for you to eat after 6 because my mother's doctor told her that in the 90s.
I bet he got that from a Readers' Digest dating from the 1980s, that was still in his waiting room for some reason.
That's the best lol1 -
6 pm (or 7 pm or 9 pm) in which time zone?
When DST comes and goes do you have to adjust your eating or is it 6 pm for half the year and 5 pm for the other half of the year?
What about when you travel? All of a sudden you have to wrap up your eating by 2 pm local time ... ???
I don't even arrive home from work till 6 pm ... you'd better believe there's eating after 6 pm! I call it "dinner" and it usually happens about 7:30 or 8 pm.
Then there are the evening snacks which can take me right up till 1 am, shortly before I go to bed.
Better not move to Spain or Portugal either. They usually have dinner at 10pm or later there.1 -
I eat most of my calories between 5 and 9pm. It doesn't matter when you eat.0
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I remember this was a popular train of thought yeeearrrs ago.
The basis was people are more sedentary in the evenings so don't have a chance to burn off as many calories.
The other thing was that the metabolism slows way down while we are sleeping so doesn't operate/burn off the calories as efficiently.
Please dont shoot the messenger
It's just something that i remember hearing about back in the day, so i assume it's been regurgitated every now and then over the years. 3 -
I'd be more concerned with what appears to be a misconception of how this site, actually any diet, works.
You do more, you eat more.
You do less, you eat less.
Don't eat for the day like you did nothing extra and were only a bump on a log all day long, with over 14K steps you aren't sedentary - or eventually your body will force on you some pretty awful workouts and a sick body that will match your eating level.
No one gets a good body from that kind of response.
You obviously did more today - at least attempt to reach your goal (why it's called a goal afterall) so your body doesn't rebel on you.3 -
I have no idea where people get some of these ideas from. Weird enough that eating not long before bed is seen as somehow bad, but 6 pm for a cutoff? Seriously?
Magazines, dieting tips etc. Oh that and all the threads started on here over the years promoting no eating after 4pm, or 6pm, or 7pm. or 12am. Different threads depending on what was widely believed on here at the time by outside sources. Because it used to be widely believed on this site quite awhile back.. same as starvation mode.
There's always something ppl read or hear about and get convinced it's true. Like non-caloric food... how cool is that when you burn more than the food because of... well, chewing! Like celery, that's always used as an example. Or fruit, you do know that's a free food right?
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The only reason why you wouldn't want to eat past a certain time is if it gave you issues such as acid reflux, restlessness or bloated feelings that made it difficult to sleep.0
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Christine_72 wrote: »I remember this was a popular train of thought yeeearrrs ago.
The basis was people are more sedentary in the evenings so don't have a chance to burn off as many calories.
The other thing was that the metabolism slows way down while we are sleeping so doesn't operate/burn off the calories as efficiently.
Please dont shoot the messenger It's just something that i remember hearing about back in the day, so i assume it's been regurgitated every now and then over the years.
@Christine_72
I remember that.. there were any number of threads on here as well at various times where ppl would check in when they stopped eating at a certain time. It all depended on the time the OP of thread & members in it had agreed upon.0 -
Also, just a cautionary note: 1255 kcal is a pretty large calorie burn. You're a young man so it is certainly possible, but that amount of effort is something like 2 hours of continuous running, or 3 hours of football practice or backpacking. I see you've got 7.5 miles of walking, which is probably half or more of that 1255, but some of that is going to be built in to your base activity level.
Be sure you're estimating your exercise properly.
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For weight loss, it does not matter. Most days I don't get home until after 6pm.
If eating too close to bedtime gives you heartburn or otherwise disrupts your sleep, then you might need to be aware of the timing of your last meal/snack. But that's not about weight loss.0 -
I've eaten at 10pm and later and nothing bad has happened .
When eat, not important.
How much you eat, important.0 -
Just seems like to me that an additional 1255 calories for 14000 steps seems like a lot. I guess i don't understand this yet and i rarely trust it so i am always afraid to eat exercise calories.0
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Tomk652015 wrote: »Just seems like to me that an additional 1255 calories for 14000 steps seems like a lot. I guess i don't understand this yet and i rarely trust it so i am always afraid to eat exercise calories.
I am 55, 5'8", 150 lbs, in maintenance, have a Fitbit Charge 2, and have MFP set at Sedentary. The last time I got 13,750 steps, I earned 1200 extra Calories as my Fitbit Calorie adjustment. I always eat back 100% of my earned Calories. I ate back 90% of them when I was losing a few pounds and had no problem netting 1700 Cals per day to lose those pounds. I do use a food scale to weigh all solids, measuring cups and spoons to measure liquids, and verify all food items I log through outside web sources and Nutrition Facts labels. I trust that my Calorie Intake is pretty accurate, and I trust my Calories Out is pretty accurate using the Fitbit.
Edited to add: My Diary is open and goes back four years. Feel free to browse it.0 -
men are so lucky i only burn 1000-1100 extra for 25kish step days and thats days i walk 3-4 hours
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Dude, you have at least 1500 calories left to consume. It doesn't matter if you eat up to 11:59pm. Timing of meals doesn't matter.
Don't have an EXTREME calorie deficit. It will lower your metabolic rate to a crawl.
An extreme deficit is certainly never a good idea, but I think you've greatly exaggerated the effect.
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Tomk652015 wrote: »Just seems like to me that an additional 1255 calories for 14000 steps seems like a lot. I guess i don't understand this yet and i rarely trust it so i am always afraid to eat exercise calories.
It's a learning process, to be sure. And we are all a bit different, some more than others. You just have to do a bit of experimenting to find what works best for you.0 -
I have no idea where people get some of these ideas from. Weird enough that eating not long before bed is seen as somehow bad, but 6 pm for a cutoff? Seriously?
Here's where they get it from.
LOTS of people (I am one of them) have a much harder time controlling consumption of snacks at night. I am absolutely one of those people. If I don't go to the gym, or even if I do, once I am home I tend to sit at the computer and check email, or whatever, and instantly my mind goes to grabbing a handful of something. I am at the office until 6-6:30 most nights, and I consume the great majority, if not all, of my calories by the time I leave, or certainly by the time I get in the gym. So FOR ME, putting a rule in place of no eating after 7 or 8pm, is a very successful way for me to control my snack-munching habit and keep my calories in line with what they should be. And that method has been used and published by many folks, over and over, for many years. Unfortunately it usually does not get accompanied with a full explanation and then you have people like the OP that think it is just a timing thing.
So yes. Seriously. 1
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