Latest time to eat....?

amymunn

What time do you guys stop eating? I try to stop around 7 or 8, but as my husband doesn't get in from work till late, sometimes its hard to eat early. What is a good time to stop eating, and what are some tips to help keep the weight loss moving after eating late?

A lot of the time, if i eat late, i will take my dog on a walk for about 30 minutes, or a mile n a half.

Thanks guys!

dls06

As long as I have numbers left in my goals, I eat until I close my eyes?
This is what I had yesterday. Up at 6:00am went to bed around 12:30 am, last ate at 12:15 am

Breakfast
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 2 tsp 33 8 0 0 0 0
Milk - Reduced fat, 2% milkfat, 2 fl oz 31 3 1 2 25 5
Coffee - Black, 20 fl oz 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lunch
Pepperidge Farm - Light Style Bread - Oatmeal, 37.62 grams (3 Slices) 92 18 1 5 172 0
Dietz and Watson - Cheddar With Horseradish Cheese Slice, 1 Slice 110 1 9 6 270 30
Butterball - Turkey Breast Whole Roasted, 1 oz 28 0 1 5 125 11
Hellman's - Light Mayo, 0.5 Tbsp 20 1 2 0 58 3
Tomato - Raw, Red, 0.5 tomato 5 2 0 1 3 0
Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 1 leaf outer 5 1 0 0 2 0

Snack
Fresh Fruit - Cantalope, 1 cup cubed 54 14 0 1 26 0

Dinner
turkey chili, 1.5 serving 248 27 1 32 711 42
Biggest Loser 's - Roasted Cauliflower, 1 cup cooked 69 7 4 3 81 3
Sargento - Colby-Jack Reduced Fat Shredded Cheese, 1/8 cup 45 1 3 4 90 8
Dole - American Blend Lettuce (From Website), 2 cups 20 4 0 1 13 0
Fresh Gourmet - Cheese & Garlic Premium Croutons, 6 croutons 30 5 1 1 65 0
Marie's - Yogurt Dressing Parmesan Caesar, 2 Tbsp (28g) 50 2 5 1 200 10

snack
Sabra - Supremely Spicy Hummus, 1.5 Tbsp. 53 3 5 2 98 0
Nabisco - Wheat Thins - Crackers - Original, 8 crackers 70 11 3 1 115 0

Snack
Orville Redenbacher's - Popcorn, Smartpop, , 0.5 bg 130 24 2 4 160 0
Condiments - Peanut Butter - Natural - Crazy Richard's, 0.25 Tbsp (32g) 24 1 2 1 0 0
America's Choice - Low Fat Honey Graham Crackers, 2 whole crackers 110 22 1 2 130 0
Smucker's - Low Sugar Concord Grape Jelly, 0.25 Tbsp 6 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 1,233 157 41 72 2,344 112

Your Daily Goal 1,570 177 52 97 2,500 300
Remaining 337 20 11 25 156 188
Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Chol

I should have had breakfast but wasn't hungry. That is why I had goal numbers remaining.
Also got extra calories form exercise.

Heather75

I agree with dls06. It doesn't matter. Your body can't tell time.

moriaht

My schedule works out so that i go straight from work to the gym so i dont get home until 730 or so. Then i have to cook still! so i eat until whenever i want really, as long as i have the calories.

ambie35

I generally dont eat for 2 hours before my bed time. I usually go to bed at 11 so 9 is my cut off. Of course if Im up later I allow myself to eat a little later. I try to stick to light foods that late in the evening though and avoid carbs.

EmBlazes

My sister never has dinner later than 7pm but that can be hard. I personally try not to eat a very heavy meal just before I go to bed because I don't think it's comfortable. It's really what you are comfortable with. I don't think it makes an enormous difference to weight loss.

AdAstra47

How late you eat doesn't matter as much as *what* you eat. You're going to bed, which means your metabolism won't be working as hard, which means that if you eat carbohydrates & sugars, they won't get used. They'll be stored as fat. Which you don't want.
However, that does not happen if you eat protein. Unlike carbs & sugars that give you an energy "spike," protein is burned slowly & steadily. It will just sustain your metabolism through the night without causing any weight gain. So if you get the late-night munchies, go ahead & indulge, but make it beef jerky or a hard-boiled egg or a piece of cheese. NOT chips, crackers or cookies.

AdAstra47

Also, your strategy of going for a walk after eating supper is an excellent idea. That way if you do have excess carbs & sugar left in your body after eating late, you can burn it off before bed.

27strange

As long as your daily calories are within your limit it doesn't matter what time you last eat at night. Your body doesn't know. If you work late don't feel bad about eating a meal late at night.


I work 7am-4pm so my daily schedule is different but If I have to have a snack, I try to have it before 9pm. Late night eating for me tends to want to be unhealthy and can easily ruin the whole day calorie wise. So as a rule I don't eat anything late in order to keep me away from the junk. I used to enjoy junk eating late at night while watching tv. Now I exercise around 8pm for an hour or so and go to bed early, eliminates the bad of tv watching and snacking late into the night.

christinathompson1

i think it depends what time your going to bed, so say you go to bed around midnight, i would stop eating around 7:30-8..

GaveUp

The latest I eat is 7 no matter what time I go to bed. I eat dinner around 5:30 and a small snack (fruit or yogurt) by 7, then I am done!