Not eating past 8 pm

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  • csy108
    csy108 Posts: 58 Member
    If I'm awake, I'm eating. I have a banana right before bed because I hate waking up hungry. I lost weight doing this, and I've maintained. Not eating after a certain time gives zero benefit and is Dr. Oz malarkey.

    OP never said anything about eating at a certain time chemically defying the body's handling of calories. The post was solely about tactics to control her own eating behavior, i.e., breaking her habit of overeating by late night snacking. Someone who eats a banana every night before bed obviously doesn't need to put thought into such tactics, but that doesn't mean a lot of other people haven't created game plans like this.
  • csy108
    csy108 Posts: 58 Member
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    Meal time and weight loss are not related. When we eat is a personal preference and we all have to do what works for us. I don't start eating until 2 pm and usually have the big meal of the day between 8-9 pm and go to bed around midnight. It works for me....and it seems to work well.
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    Yes, but meal time and overeating may be related - for most people who overeat they probably are. The OP's point was that meal time and overeating are related, so she was asking about tactics to help her change her habits.
  • changingL1sa
    changingL1sa Posts: 54 Member
    Thanks everyone! Definitely some helpful tips. I know it's all about calories in/calories out, just looking for a way to stop myself from putting too many calories in in the evening lol It's definitely a mindless eating in front of the TV thing. I've been planning yoga classes around 8 to give me something else to do, but on nights when that's not doable I'm just going to set the strict rule of it's past 8, you can't eat anything else. Not a permanent solution, but hopefully it will help me to change my habits.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    If I'm awake, I'm eating. I have a banana right before bed because I hate waking up hungry. I lost weight doing this, and I've maintained. Not eating after a certain time gives zero benefit and is Dr. Oz malarkey.

    OP never said anything about eating at a certain time chemically defying the body's handling of calories. The post was solely about tactics to control her own eating behavior, i.e., breaking her habit of overeating by late night snacking. Someone who eats a banana every night before bed obviously doesn't need to put thought into such tactics, but that doesn't mean a lot of other people haven't created game plans like this.

    My tactic is to eat a banana. It's filling. That's my response, and I'm deeply sorry you didn't care for it.
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    Thanks everyone! Definitely some helpful tips. I know it's all about calories in/calories out, just looking for a way to stop myself from putting too many calories in in the evening lol It's definitely a mindless eating in front of the TV thing. I've been planning yoga classes around 8 to give me something else to do, but on nights when that's not doable I'm just going to set the strict rule of it's past 8, you can't eat anything else. Not a permanent solution, but hopefully it will help me to change my habits.


    I take yoga some evenings. My yoga is Vinayasa Flow. I'm always starving when I get back from the studio. This is jus' a note.

    Like I said before every persons body reacts differently. Yours may not be acting same as mine after late Yoga class.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    One of my best tips is to arrange things as much as possible so you don't have to rely on willpower. Because that can break easily.

    I like to eat in the evenings, so I structure my day so that I eat something like a third to a half of my calories after 10 PM. That's when the house is quiet, and I can enjoy eating without having to worry about wolfing down food between meetings or before flying out the door. It feels pretty sweet to have 1000 calories left 2 hours before bedtime.
  • ashiunia
    ashiunia Posts: 4 Member
    On workout days, I eat dinner between 9-10:30 pm... and then sometimes follow up with a snack and even a 3 oz piece of flourless chocolate cake - I average over 2000 calories everyday. I'm doing Stronglifts so I have a hard time saying "no" to myself after squats and barbell rows. In the past 4 months, I went down 25 pounds (171 now) and I have hypothyroidism. I do minimal cardio, too - 5 minutes of warm-up and swimming once in a while but I stay active throughout the day, however. Everyone is different and I'm glad that my approach easily fits into my lifestyle.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    I've done it. And yeah, I am in the same boat.

    I can be good all day. But after around 9pm for me, suddenly its SNACK ON. I personally know I have little to no self control beyond that time. If I allow for one snack, it can and does turn into 600+ calories of various items.

    Brushing my teeth and calling it a nutritional day keeps me from doing that.
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    I prefer not eating after 8 or 9 PM if I can help it, it makes me feel really good and energized in the morning. I feel lethargic and sleepy in the morning if I eat or drink past 9PM.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
    I don't even get home from work until 8 or 8:30 ....... dinner is usually late ...... but I can still manage to snack until bedtime if I'm not careful :wink:

    Best of luck with whatever plan works for you !
  • MsMimidoll
    MsMimidoll Posts: 249 Member
    Allow yourself more calories at the end of the day and eat something after 8pm. It doesn't matter when you eat your calories, only the sum total of them matter in terms of weight loss.
    ^^^this
  • JoshD8705
    JoshD8705 Posts: 390 Member
    I eat when I want. I don't have any kind of regular hours for sleep. The time I fall asleep is unbelievably random.
  • flawwd
    flawwd Posts: 32 Member
    Hey everyone,

    I'm having a hard time resisting the urge to snack in the evenings. I'm so good all day and then I end up blowing it at night after dinner when I seem to want to eat EVERYTHING. I've been thinking about not allowing myself to eat anything after 8 pm. Teeth brushed, nothing else in my mouth. Has anyone on here done this before? Did you find it helped?

    For me, I need to have something at bedtime as I don't sleep if I am hungry. But we do eat a little later, say 7:30, then I'll have a cup of hot skim with either a bit of honey or small amount of chocolate ovaltine. That works for me, but everyone is different. But I find it help me to do what others have suggested... I close my food log right after dinner with my bedtime snack added. That way if I am tempted to snack, I know I'll have to go in and open up my daily food log again. That gives me a reminder to stop.
  • Binnee95
    Binnee95 Posts: 93 Member
    I do not eat after 7:30 and I find it helps me tremendously. That is the time I seem to want to emotional eat the most and if I start I will not stop. So I brush up for the night and that's that. It really seems to help me sleep better too.
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I generally don't ... only cause it gives my body time to burn off that fat overnight due to the lack of available food.

    Besides in the morning .. I am ready for breakfast after not eating for 12 hours and ready to kick start a productive day.

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