Is it bad to eat late at night?

ilovejesus2911
ilovejesus2911 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Say I have a really busy day and cannot eat all my calories before 9 p.m. Is it bad to eat later at night even if I haven't consumed all my calories, or is it ok? I've read that you shouldn't eat after 7 p.m. for example. Thoughts?

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  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    It's fine. :)
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,109 Member
    If it doesn't bother you sleep-wise or digestion-wise, it's fine.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    If it doesn't interfere with your sleep, or cause heartburn for you, there is no problem with eating as late as you want. I often will eat right up until bed, sometimes in bed, still losing weight. No problem.
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    Only if you're a gremlin and it's after midnight.
  • spiffychick85
    spiffychick85 Posts: 311 Member
    Your body doesn't tell time...it's fine!
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Please avoid drinking apple cider vinegar after 7ever. It will turn to fat. :/

    FIFY
  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I often will eat right up until bed, sometimes in bed, still losing weight. No problem.

    Hahahahahahaha me too
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited April 2017
    Anyway, no OP, there isn't a problem eating after 7 for most people. Some may have issues sleeping on a full stomach such as GERD, and some may have a tendency to binge at night. Once a week I eat dinner around 10 PM, go to bed an hour later, and have no issues.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    If we eat dinner at 6.30 pm, do we suddenly gain weight when daylight savings starts and the clocks move forward an hour?

    If we fly west in a plane, do we suddenly gain weight because we're eating in a different, later time zone?

    No. No, the time doesn't affect how you burn energy. The body burns energy 24/7.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,479 Member
    As others have said, the only reason to not eat late is if it disturbs your sleep. I tend to eat late because I work late and still want to cook a nice meal when I get home.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Only if it's after 11.59pm, your good any time before that
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    oh sure
  • heiliskrimsli
    heiliskrimsli Posts: 735 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    If it doesn't interfere with your sleep, or cause heartburn for you, there is no problem with eating as late as you want. I often will eat right up until bed, sometimes in bed, still losing weight. No problem.

    You don't brush your teeth between finishing eating and going to sleep?
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