When to stop?

tburgardt

Do you stop eating dinner when your satisfied or when your full? I eat a plate of dinner (around 5:30) within my calories and carb, we'll try to at least. I'm usually satisfied with that 1 plate. When I go to bed (around 10pm) I feel like I'm starving.
I can't go to bed earlier because as soon as the older kids go to bed the newborn wakes up.

kami3006

I sleep better with food on my stomach so I prelog 250-300 calories to eat before bed every day. I am usually hungry about nine regardless of my supper.

born_of_fire74

I pre-log as well and plan for the snacks I can have between dinner and bedtime. The last thing I eat is usually a piece of cheese shortly before going to bed.

callsitlikeiseeit

i preplan and pre log my food each day. so ... i eat what ive logged for dinner.

sometimes less, if im not hungry.

snickerscharlie

Another one who saves some of my calories for an evening snack.

Lounmoun

I save 100-300 calories for a snack. I would probably have it at 8 or 9 if I had dinner at 5 pm.

try2again

I would be gnawing my own arm off with dinner at 5:30 and nothing else before bed, even if that dinner was fairly substantial. If possible, you might want to consider shifting dinnertime to a little bit later, but if not, definitely save calories for an evening snack.

Edited to add: You may also want to consider if your weekly weight loss goal is appropriate for you and giving you enough calories in general to work with. We all want the weight gone yesterday, but slow & sustainable generally leads to better adherence in the long run.

pierinifitness

I’m in discipline mode and an IF practitioner. My goal is to end my feeding window at 5:00 pm and I’m done for the day. Sometimes it’s later such as last evening when I was done at 6:15 pm.

My brain and gut “obey” but sometimes they chatter. I tell them to shut up and go to bed.

It took practice to get to where I’m at but now, honestly, it’s pretty easy. Not drinking adult beverages helps, I’m sure.

tburgardt

try2again wrote: »

I would be gnawing my own arm off with dinner at 5:30 and nothing else before bed, even if that dinner was fairly substantial. If possible, you might want to consider shifting dinnertime to a little bit later, but if not, definitely save calories for an evening snack.

Edited to add: You may also want to consider if your weekly weight loss goal is appropriate for you and giving you enough calories in general to work with. We all want the weight gone yesterday, but slow & sustainable generally leads to better adherence in the long run.

I can not change the time we eat. My kids go to bed at 7 for school. They usually take an hour to eat.

susan_spearns

Definitely stop eating when you are beginning to feel satisfied. It takes your brain 15 minutes to get the message that you’re full and you can imagine how many additional (and unnecessary) calories a person can consume in that amount of time.

Different macros for a bed snack work better/worse for different people so you may want to play around with the combo. Some people find they get a better sleep with more carbs, or sleep longer with more protein, etc. Something like Greek yogurt with a little bit of granola is one of my go-tos. The protein helps sustain hunger throughout the night and the carbs may contribute to my quick fall to sleep.

lthames0810

I am trying to avoid snacking by following the eating patterns I remember from childhood. We were well fed but never fat.

In my old age, I appreciate how wise my mother was back in the day. I don't remember if we were forbidden to root around in the fridge or pantry for snacks, but it seems it just wasn't done. We occasionally had a small dessert like fruit after supper, then the kitchen was closed for the day. Any time we would claim to be hungry outside of mealtimes, she knew we were just bored and offered to "give us something to do" which we quckly declined.

I'll admit this is difficult for me to do now that bad habits have been well established in the decades since then. I'm trying to think "what would mama say?"

zeejane03

I usually eat supper (which is a smaller meal, my lunch is my biggest meal of the day), between 5-6pm and then I'm done for the night, except for a cup of weak coffee at 7pm. I've learned that for me, night time eating was a habit and not due to actual hunger. When I eat at night I'm also more prone to be loose with serving sizes and food choices, so it just works better for me to avoid it all together.

pierinifitness

Shave a couple hundred dinner calories for a final snack, closer to bedtime, to tame your hunger beast.

quiksylver296

I push breakfast back as long as possible. Then I save those unused calories for dessert right before bed, every night.

Francl27

Your calorie goal might just be too low. It needs to be sustainable.

Panini911

Francl27 wrote: »

Your calorie goal might just be too low. It needs to be sustainable.

This could be a real possibility.

But for me, i stop eating when i am done my planned portion/meal but I plan out a snack before bed. anywhere from 100-200 calories depending how the rest of the day went. I pre-log my day and review in the evening to correct and adjust.

Runaroundafieldx2

Just eat something else before bed