do you eat at night?

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  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    If it fits your goals, obviously
  • rak173
    rak173 Posts: 105 Member
    I am such a night snacker! My breakfast's are typically low in calories, I'm not a big eater in the early morning and then I make it so my lunch, daytime snacks and dinners are well balanced. I try to keep my nighttime snacks on the healthier side, popcorn, 100 calorie packs, frozen greek yogurt popsicles, etc.
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I had a burger and fries last night at 10:30 pm.

    Basically I'm a heathen, but it hasn't effected my weight loss at all.
  • krennie8
    krennie8 Posts: 301 Member
    I generally don't eat dinner till 7:30/8, so no, generally I don't eat after. Usually I'll make tea. Only once in a while do I have a snack right before bed. Then again it was rare in my house growing up to eat after dinner besides the occasional cookie/ice cream (and i do mean occasional).
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I'll usually have a snack around 9 PM, and 3-4 times through the week it's ice cream. On Thursdays I can't even eat dinner until 9:30 or so, which is fast food (but better options than I used to go for). It really doesn't matter.
  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    After dinner is when I make my WORST eating decisions, so right now I do not want to eat after 7.30pm. It is my goal to go one week with no evening snacks actually! I am happy with this and it fits with my routine (unless my routine changes, then I'll change my plan). It is a lot easier for me to tell myself 'no more food after dinner' rather than 'oh just a little bit of this, and a little of that, and oh, there's ice cream?!'

    I like my rules and structure, but if you have the self-control to only eat one sliver of cake, not the whole thing, then you don't have to live like me!
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,302 Member
    I also read somewhere recently that it's a good idea to have a high-protein snack before bed if you are lifting weights (which I am and everyone else should because lifting weights is rad) because as your body is sleeping it repairs itself.

    I don't lift weights.

    But this advice seems silly to me - your body repairs itself on an ongoing basis, whether you are awake or asleep.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Yes I eat at night.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Not usually anything after dinner.
  • ErinMcMom
    ErinMcMom Posts: 228 Member
    Hell yes I eat at night!
    I usually save my calories burned from daily exercise to have some great snacks at night. If I've done a lot of moving throughout the day I can have some ice cream or chips, if not, I might just have some fruit or something. But I need a snack at night, every night.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    It is 9PM and I am about to go get some Angel Food Cake and Ice Cream... *flex*
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    Usually nothing after supper, but occasionally I'll have a glass of wine and some almonds or other nuts. I'm not into eating ice cream or heavy things; that makes me get heart burn.
  • BrownEyedBetty
    BrownEyedBetty Posts: 85 Member
    I don't get off work till 11pm and I always have a light snack around that time (i.e. oatmeal, fruit, popcorn, almonds, etc.)
  • asianrunner
    asianrunner Posts: 42 Member
    If I'm working out a lot (running over 30 miles/wk and boot camp classes) I get hungry around 9-10 each night. I might eat a bowl of cereal or an english muffin with pb. Nothing too crazy. It had no effect on weight either way!

    I normally finish eating around 7:30-8. I hate going to bed really full. But it sounds like you're just used to eating at that time of day whether you're hungry or not?
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    I snack after dinner, but I don't have any carbs. Usually just grab some left over chicken, or maybe some broccoli or something like that.

    Where do you find carb-free broccoli?

    Huh. Learned something. Apparently, there are 6 grams of carbs in a cup of the stuff. Who knew?
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Yes. I eat at night. If I didn't I would starve at work. I work night shift, so your night is my day. Midnight starts tomorrow, so I plan my calories around midnight to midnight...not some imaginary time when you "shouldn't eat"...I'm not sure, does a burger have more calories in it after the sun sets? Why the arbitrary restriction to stop stuffing your face when the sun sets?

    Me too. Eat 5PM -5PM.. this has worked great for me,.i like it because if we go for dinner or a party, etc. then I am starting my calories for the day.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    I do eat at night. Sometimes I find my stomach feeling "heavy" in the morning, if that makes sense. I'll wake up and still feel full from the night before. I like it though, since I'm usually too busy to make breakfast before work, and that fullness can get me through til my first snack of the day.

    I see no problem with it, though. If it fits in my macros and I'm hungry, I'm gonna do it.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I'm typing this with a spoon in my Talenti pint. The time is 11pm. I will promptly go to bed after eating my half a pint of said gelato. Yes, I eat up to 1k calories before bed. Sometimes, after midnight. Still not a gremlin.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    ^ This. I eat about 2k cals before bed.
  • iPlatano
    iPlatano Posts: 487 Member
    I eat rice cakes, orange juice and ice cream! Let me know if you want some!
  • Peacockbutterfly
    Peacockbutterfly Posts: 90 Member
    I am glad I read this. I have been trying to stop late munching to help me lose faster but I have been losing relatively steadily with eating half my calories for the day after 7pm most days. I pre-plan my snacks to stay within my goals but thought maybe it would make a difference to eat earlier. I've even started exercising earlier to attempt to eat earlier and have been struggling with my routine. I'm just going to stop that nonsense and not stress about it since it seems not to matter.
  • easjer
    easjer Posts: 219 Member
    Another for later dinners and food before bed. Less now that I've not been working out much the last couple of weeks, but it's not at all uncommon for me to have a snack around 10:30 - 11:00.

    I used to buy into the idea that you'd gain if you ate after X time, but when you eat really doesn't matter. It's about how much you are eating vs. how much you are burning.
  • nicolemontagna22
    nicolemontagna22 Posts: 229 Member
    I'm like a little kid if I need to go to sleep I need a full tummy adn since I'm a big milk drinker I try to save my large glass of milk for right before bed...This si the first time in years I haev seen the scale go the direction I wanted to and it still includes my late night food.

    I need to be full to sleep too. If I'm the slightest bit hungry I'm up all night
  • gettingsexy94
    gettingsexy94 Posts: 156 Member
    If I wake up in the middle of the night, I'll grab myself some almonds or dates or even a slice of bread and then get back to sleep. I don't really care about the 'don't eat after 9pm or whatever' rule. If I feel hungry, I eat something. If I don't feel hungry but want to snack on something, I make myself a hot drink and go back to sleep.

    Hope this helps :)
    xx
  • RomulanWarbird
    RomulanWarbird Posts: 230
    Lel. I eat until like midnight. If I can fit the calories in, I eat whenever I want. The whole "don't eat after dinner" rule is bogus. I've had amazing, consistent losses. And I eat whenever I want. Even if it's cantaloupe or cereal at 2am.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    If my stomach is rumbling then yes, I take it as it complaining it didn't get enough food for the day. If I am not truly feeling hunger signs then I know it is boredom or munchies only and I pour myself a big glass of water and sip on that or take a bunch of gulps right away. I still lose weight if I eat at night so its no problem for me.

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