Do you stop eating after a certain time?

seltzermint555

It is rare for me to eat after 7 pm unless it's a small snack like nuts or cheese to fill in gaps in protein/cals.

However it's not because I believe it will somehow assist me in losing weight. I just feel hungrier early in my day. For me 3 meals at 7, 11:30 or 12, and 5:30 or 6 feels right so that's what I usually do.

tristaj90

I typically try to grab my last snack by 830 because I'm normally in bed before 10.. some nights I may eat something light at around 9 if I'm not home at 830..

bradXdale

No. I do not have a specific cutoff time to stop eating.

In general though my last meal + snack is around 7:30 and I am generally very full because I like eating bigger dinners so it lasts me about 12-13 hours overnight until I eat breakfast.

Myhaloslipped

I have accepted the fact that nighttime snacking is something about me that just isn't going to change, so I always try to save an extra 300 of my daily calories for after dinner.

richardheath

Many different opinions about this here. I recently read about a small study that showed, generally thin people tend to stop eating by 8 PM. I have a major problem eating at night so I have recently stopped eating at 8. So far I do not see any difference.

I would suggest that this is probably because the people who eat later (a) eat high calorie snack food and (b) go over on their calorie requirements. If you are counting calories and staying in a deficit, meal (or snack) timing means virtually nothing.

richardheath

For the last 6 months I fast after 6pm, it usually after my biggest meal dinner, I just think it's deadly going to bed with a full stomach.

I had a protein shake right before bed last night. I haven't died yet!

Note: if you have acid reflux or other digestion problems, then it is wise to not eat when it upsets you. Other than that, it certainly isn't deadly.

IPAkiller

Yes, after "O" thirty...

And yes, I chose the Judge Judy gif for all of your viewing pleasure!

odusgolp

Yes, after "O" thirty...

And yes, I chose the Judge Judy gif for all of your viewing pleasure!

Feervi

I try to eat my last meal a couple of hours before going to bed, that's before ten as I go to bed at midnight. It is usually a small snack like tea or a small yogurt. It works for me

F00LofaT00K

YES! Whatever time it happens to be once I hit my goal!

Iknowsaur

I try not to eat after dinner (unless it's desert) because that was when I would always binge and add an extra 1,000+ calories to my day. That's the only reason for it, though. It doesn't actually matter when you eat.

Shelley6591

Perfect! that's what I thought! Typically I am at the end of my cals by the time I'm done dinner so it's a moot point but sometimes I have only a few hundred gone by dinner and I worry... I figured it was fine as long as I stuck to my cal limit! :drinker:

fallbrookgirl

I try not to eat after 7pm

MizzIcy

I have heard the same thing, but I eat 5 small meals a day which on any given day my last meal could be at 10 pm or later. I just wait 30 minutes before laying down or going to bed.

jennifries227

I eat something small before bed because of medications I take and also because my blood sugar tends to get very low if I go too long without eating. I have a tendency to sleep for 10-12 hours (again, stupid medications) so making sure I get something small in me right before bed is a huge help with my blood sugar. I don't have any problems with acid reflex or anything, so I don't think it matters.

I try not to go to bed immediately after eating dinner, but sometimes it happens. I haven't died yet.

allana1111

I try to stop eating at 7... 3 hours before bedtime. It seems to have helped with weight loss at first...like a great jumpstart. Not sure if its still helping because I'm at a plateau so nothing seems to help right now

marypatmccue

For the last 6 months I fast after 6pm, it usually after my biggest meal dinner, I just think it's deadly going to bed with a full stomach.

Wait.... :noway:

WHAT?!

cwolfman13

yes, bed time...eating in your sleep is not good...

meal timing is irrelevant. Just look at it from an absolute common sense point of view...if you're in a deficit, you're in a deficit period...it's really that frackin' simple.

the lengths people go to to complicate the uncomplicated is just baffling to me. I'm not talking about you specifically OP...just people in general and they are abundant on MFP...there is absolutely nothing complicated about any of this whatsoever.

Resanzo

My nutritionist suggested to not eat after 8:00 pm since I’m less active at that time. She said whatever I take in will only store as fat. If I am hungry I’ll have an herbal tea, with some honey. That has worked for me thus far.

missmegan831

Nope! I eat when I am hungry... this morning at 2 a.m. I had a green salad with some shrimp... I personally feel like if I restrict my eating window it leads to binge eating or making poor choices... so far..64 pounds down and it hasnt failed me yet.