Eating after 6:00pm
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Karri_Bryant wrote: »Does anyone have an opinion about eating dinner after 6:00pm.
I set down with a nutritionist at the end of February. I have taken off 63 pounds but in recent I am slowing down on the weight loss. I have gone back over my notes and I keep re-reading where she says to eat before 6:00pm and if I can't then I should just eat a protein bar and count that as my dinner. If I did this I would never eat dinner, most evenings I am just getting dinner started by 6:00pm. Even food prepping and crock-pot cooking, with my work schedule we can't get dinner consumed before 6:pm.
Eating after 6 pm is fine. It's 6:54 pm right now and dinner should be on the table about 7 pm. That's OK. Sometimes it can be as late as 7:30 or 8 pm. That's fine too!
There's nothing magical about 6 pm.1 -
I lost 125 lbs eating dinner as late as midnight. Sometimes I eat lunch after 6 pm. This rule is nonsense and has nothing to do with weight loss.
The main thing is to eat in a way which helps you to make appropriate choices. If eating too early tempts you to snack later, eat later. If eating too late makes you feel starving by the time you get around to eating, and as a result you consume too many calories, or if you are tired and have less willpower late in the day, eat earlier.3 -
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So start eating tilapia to thin the skin, live on protein powder and preworkout, never eat a bad carb after 6, except if you need it for one of 6 small meals to stroke the metabolic fire.15 -
I do try not to eat after 7pm, but that's really because I find it hard to stop snacking, so I'm better off eliminating it altogether.5
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I pre-log and plan for a snack before bed. it's weighed and logged correctly to fit within my daily calorie allowance. can be smaller or bigger based on what i ate that day/how much exercise I did. Has not impacted my weight loss because it's about total calories in VS out
do you use a food scale? slow down in rate of loss is normal and good (you have less to lose) but if it slows down too much and you can still safely lose faster, it could be that there are errors in calculating calories in. Sometimes the estimates that worked when we had lots to lose and lots of wiggle room don't work anymore with less to lose. So we need to double check everything (weighin all foods, and double checking entries used)
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1
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Meal timing has nothing to do with weight loss. In fact, the notion of even naming meals is silly. I mean what is lunch? What is dinner? What is a snack? These are simply names given by society in order to try tell people when to eat. Breakfast is still breakfast whether its eaten at 8am or 1pm. Just eat when hungry and track calories. Oh and fire your nutritionist3
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I've given up on this and just eat if I'm hungry. I don't think our metabolism slows down much at that time, and if you exercise and put in the work, your metabolism etc might be different anyhow. This is hard enough, give yourself a break sometimes0
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I actually eat the majority of my calories after 6pm. I eat light during the day. I can't stand sleeping on an empty stomach so it's worked for me.4
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I try not to eat after midnight, or I turn into a gremlin.9
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My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.31
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My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.
ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep9 -
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Love Bro Science guy!1 -
My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.
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My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.
This doesn't apply to everyone. If you're having digestive issues then sure...if not, it doesn't apply. I eat dinner most nights around 8:30 and go to bed around 9:30 and have been doing so for decades without issue.7 -
deannalfisher wrote: »My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.
ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep
I don’t know about all that stuff, but a protein snack at bedtime helps me sleep thru the night. Does that count? Bro science?
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corinasue1143 wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.
ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep
I don’t know about all that stuff, but a protein snack at bedtime helps me sleep thru the night. Does that count? Bro science?
I would say that you're preference doesn't have to have a scientific basis as you've made no health claim. I also fall asleep better with food in my stomach. I think it's just a comfort thing.0 -
corinasue1143 wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.
ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep
I don’t know about all that stuff, but a protein snack at bedtime helps me sleep thru the night. Does that count? Bro science?
Also, for diabetics, a small snack high in fats such as an ounce of cheese right before bed can reduce “dawn effect” - high fasting blood glucose caused by elevated stress hormones first thing in the morning.1 -
Karri_Bryant wrote: »Does anyone have an opinion about eating dinner after 6:00pm.
I set down with a nutritionist at the end of February. I have taken off 63 pounds but in recent I am slowing down on the weight loss. I have gone back over my notes and I keep re-reading where she says to eat before 6:00pm and if I can't then I should just eat a protein bar and count that as my dinner. If I did this I would never eat dinner, most evenings I am just getting dinner started by 6:00pm. Even food prepping and crock-pot cooking, with my work schedule we can't get dinner consumed before 6:pm.
Ask your nutritionist what happens if you ever travel outside your time zone. Are you supposed to not eat after 6 pm in your home time or where you're going?
Will you turn into a murderous green monster if you eat after 6 pm, like in Gremlins?5 -
I eat the vast majority of my calories at dinner, which is always after 6:00. I lost weight that way and have maintained the loss for years still eating that way.
Meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss....spread out your calories in any way that works for you. Some people get heartburn if they eat too soon before going to bed, but that's a different issue.3
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