Did not get chance to eat dinner before walking

vickymva
vickymva Posts: 46 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
ok so it is 9.40 pm and I just finished walking. I did not get chance to eat dinner before I went and I know this is really late so I don't know what to do now but I am getting hungry so don't know if I can make it through the night with out eating.

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  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    So eat... as long as you have the calories left for the day. It does not matter what time of day you eat. Weight loss is about calorie deficit, if you are in one, you will lose...
  • CupcakesMom2
    CupcakesMom2 Posts: 154 Member
    I agree, eat. I don't feel it matters when you eat, just that you eat within your goals.
  • vickymva
    vickymva Posts: 46 Member
    It is just that I have always read that you must not eat after 6 pm.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    If you're hungry, eat. When you're full (or hit your number, if you're doing numbers), stop.

    If you aren't hungry, skip it. (But you said you were.)

    They're your rules. You made them and you can break them.

    :)
  • FireStorm1972
    FireStorm1972 Posts: 1,142 Member
    Agree, go ahead and eat if its within your goal. I just ate a giant salad LOL
  • dotcomee
    dotcomee Posts: 36 Member
    It is just that I have always read that you must not eat after 6 pm.

    What if you don't go to bed until 2am?
  • DebTavares
    DebTavares Posts: 170 Member
    It doesn't matter what time you eat. All that matters is that you stay under your calorie goal.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Just eat. The only reason not to eat after a certain time is if you have trouble falling asleep shortly after eating. Some people have trouble with that and some don't. Your body will still digest and use the food the same whether you eat it at 7 a.m., 5 p.m. or 11 p.m.
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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    It is just that I have always read that you must not eat after 6 pm.

    what time zone?

    what if you work a night shift?

    what is you are staying up late?

    what if you arent a gremlin?
  • vickymva
    vickymva Posts: 46 Member
    I always thought that if you went to sleep soon after eating that you were not able to burn the calories and they turned into fat. I always used to eat late and I thought that helped contribute to my weight problem. For teh past few months I have been trying to eat by 6pm.
    I am not worried about falling asleep I am so exhausted. lol
  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    Calories can't tell time...
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    The 6pm thing is a load of codswallop. Eat.
  • dpvike80
    dpvike80 Posts: 32 Member
    Love this ^^ "calories can't tell time"
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    I always thought that if you went to sleep soon after eating that you were not able to burn the calories and they turned into fat. I always used to eat late and I thought that helped contribute to my weight problem. For teh past few months I have been trying to eat by 6pm.
    I am not worried about falling asleep I am so exhausted. lol

    You sleep, you don't go into stasis. This is a total weight loss myth,
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    It honestly doesn't matter. I used to believe that too. there are so many wives tales we are told that aren't true. Another one is eating smaller meals more often. That's not true either. It may help some people to keep them from overeating, but calorie wise it doesn't matter. I've met ppl on here who eat all their calories in 2 meals per day and hv lost over 100 lbs. Do what I did. Take everything you've ever heard/read about weightloss, ...And forget it. All of it. Start new, and you will learn so much on here. Eat less calories than you burn & you'll lose weight. That's all
  • chadya07
    chadya07 Posts: 627 Member
    skipping meals is completely counterproductive. it just makes you want to binge later and even if you dont.... a fast that goes too long makes your metabolism all wonky.

    eat.
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    The only reason not to eat after 6 pm is if there is a specific medical reason (example, I used to be on a medication where I had to take it 3 hours after eating but also at bedtime allowing 8 hours to sleep, so I had to finish eating by 7 pm - no food after that) but if you don't have one then you should eat. Calories can't tell time.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    It is just that I have always read that you must not eat after 6 pm.

    what time zone?

    what if you work a night shift?

    what is you are staying up late?

    what if you arent a gremlin?

    1. It's 5:00 somewhere.

    2. You better get up early! (This is Chuck reminding Bill to SHUT UP!)

    3. No soup for you!

    4. You may swim, but still no eating after 6:00
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    ok so it is 9.40 pm and I just finished walking. I did not get chance to eat dinner before I went and I know this is really late so I don't know what to do now but I am getting hungry so don't know if I can make it through the night with out eating.
    Go eat. Weight loss has nothing to do with meal timing.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    It is just that I have always read that you must not eat after 6 pm.
    That's a myth. I've eaten dinner as late as ten p.m.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I always thought that if you went to sleep soon after eating that you were not able to burn the calories and they turned into fat. I always used to eat late and I thought that helped contribute to my weight problem. For teh past few months I have been trying to eat by 6pm.
    I am not worried about falling asleep I am so exhausted. lol
    Nope. Hopefully by now you've eaten.
  • eomuno215in541
    eomuno215in541 Posts: 201 Member
    ok so it is 9.40 pm and I just finished walking. I did not get chance to eat dinner before I went and I know this is really late so I don't know what to do now but I am getting hungry so don't know if I can make it through the night with out eating.

    eat. I always eat after workout. I just cant on a full tummy. As long as dont pass goal by midnight. I factor 3am snacks the next day. Not a joke.
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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    The 6pm thing is a load of codswallop. Eat.
    Agree.
    (Lovely use of the word codswallop by the way!)

    And as for all the myths about metabolism "stopping, "going wonky" or needing a "kick-start" - absolute balderdash!!
  • kazzsj0urney
    kazzsj0urney Posts: 57
    Eat...its about calorie deficit not timing of meals.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    I hardly ever eat tea before 6 pm - never on weekdays as I dont get home from work till nearly 6.

    Has not stopped me losing weight.
  • lelyke
    lelyke Posts: 47
    skipping meals is completely counterproductive. it just makes you want to binge later and even if you dont.... a fast that goes too long makes your metabolism all wonky.

    eat.

    Lol. Myth.

    You realize there is a whole lot of people that fast everyday on purpose. And have amazing results.
    I agree. Me lol.

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