Eating late at night

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  • wicklessgal
    wicklessgal Posts: 56 Member
    So glad to read this as I am ALWAYS hungry later in the evening and was worried about having calories that I was having to finish that late at night. Thank you again for sharing!!!
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    Yep, me too. I eat around 800 calories every night 1-2 hours before bed. Also consume most of my days carbs at this time.

    I was just recently told in order to speed up my weight loss I should taper off my carbs throughout the day. I also have a coworker that actually eats her dinner at work around 3:30 pm and insists it's a bad idea for me to eat dinner in the evening, let alone late snacks. So thanks for posting this, great to see so many people succeeding without c
    Cutting out late eating!
  • artemis222
    artemis222 Posts: 390 Member
    This is such a relief. I had been feeling guilty for eating a bit late at night simply so I don't keep waking up at 3AM STARVING.
  • Crystal817
    Crystal817 Posts: 2,021 Member
    The food-at-night myth has gone on too long and it's throwing people off course. It's got to stop.

    YES! Thank you! ^_^
  • shelly650
    shelly650 Posts: 319
    I agree with you! When im going to bed i will always eat something, whether its a couple of crackers or a bowl of cereal! But i always make sure It is within my calories and carbs!!

    I use to feel guilty and taught that eating late would make the scales go up........but it never has!!
  • mtf612
    mtf612 Posts: 47 Member
    Casein with water every night (1hour to immediately) before bed. I used to use milk but I dont feel the need for the extra late night sugar since sugar and simple carbs turn to flab if they arent utilized - which they wont be if you go into REM sleep.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Bump :tongue:
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I completely agree.

    It isn't WHEN you eat, but WHAT you are eating. I truly believe the "Don't eat after dinner" weight loss theory came about because most people will freely admit that they want to snack on unhealthy foods as they watch tv, a movie, use the computer, etc. It isn't because you are eating at 10pm, it is because you are eating JUNK at 10pm. That is why.

    I eat every single night before I go to bed - if I don't, I wake up in the middle of the night starving and will make some horrible food choice. Better for me to eat healthy foods BEFORE bed than to go to bed hungry and end up eating a bowl of ice cream at 4am.
  • highdesertgirl
    highdesertgirl Posts: 72
    I also eat a snack such as cereal or a skinnycow ice cream bar before I go to bed or I cannot sleep if I am hungry. I've also been doing WW for over 6 months and it hasn't hindered any weight loss for me either.
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    I have been eating late diners since I started to lose weight, I'm done with diner around 10pm, I thought I couldn't eat past 7 hehe!
  • EMT_74
    EMT_74 Posts: 1 Member
    i've worked swing shift now for 13 years, so i don't have a "set schedule"... but midnights are my worst! i want to snack, snack, snack!! This is my first set of midnights that i've worked since attempting to change my eating habits, so i've brought fresh strawberries and unsweet tea with me. Anyone that knows me would say that is a huge change for me!!
  • tanyaMax
    tanyaMax Posts: 524 Member
    Bump! So true! I ALWAYS have a midnight snack and am losing weight
  • itslillers
    itslillers Posts: 27 Member
    Good to know! I was feeling a little guilty about having my dessert about an hour ago, but I'm still technically under my calorie deficit. I usually stay up til around 12-1am anyway.
  • ladybarometer
    ladybarometer Posts: 205 Member
    I eat dinner at midnight since I work 2nd shift, and I've not seen any impact on my weight loss.
  • rocket_scientist
    rocket_scientist Posts: 9
    I love having a snack at night, eating at night was always my downfall but that was because of what I was eating.
    I usually have a snack every night not long before bed and have had good weight losses every week.
  • candistyx
    candistyx Posts: 547 Member
    I have a suspicion the "don't eat late at night" rule was for busy people who after being on their feet running around all day not getting much chance to eat, then are forbidden to eat late at night.

    Because whatever people say about "starvation mode" if you don't eat you will lose weight :P
  • plv2010
    plv2010 Posts: 48 Member
    Great to know! Sometimes I end my workouts at 930-10pm due to work, and I also try to fight to urge to eat since I can't afford to stay up to till 1am due to the "no eating 3 hrs before sleep" rule. Glad that myths been dispelled.
  • TK421NotAtPost
    TK421NotAtPost Posts: 512 Member
    Add me to the list of late night eaters!
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    bump :tongue:
  • tonilizzy88
    tonilizzy88 Posts: 920 Member
    i dont have my evening meal unti 8-9pm due to going to the gym after work. and i love the full feeling before bed helps me sleep....i tried the whole dont eat after 6pm and omg i was STARVING before bed and woke up wanting to eat anything in site also i found myself snapping at my other half lol
  • Asereth333
    Asereth333 Posts: 7 Member
    There have been a few recent studies that show that eating late, even if you're eating the same calories, has a definite negative physiological effect.
    http://drpinna.com/eating-late-may-make-you-fat-20078

    A small scale study was also done in Japan using men.
  • arkenny
    arkenny Posts: 125
    BRAVO
  • Russellb97
    Russellb97 Posts: 1,057 Member
    There have been a few recent studies that show that eating late, even if you're eating the same calories, has a definite negative physiological effect.
    http://drpinna.com/eating-late-may-make-you-fat-20078

    A small scale study was also done in Japan using men.

    That article is the biggest load of crap I've read in a while.

    It does NOT matter when you eat.
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