No Eating After 7pm

joejccva71

My brother's cousin's uncle's best friend lost 100 pounds by only eating AFTER 7pm. Take that OP!

^^ Full of win.

laddyboy

Again...I'll say we are not all created equal. Find what works for you, stick with it and you'll get the results you want.
I personally lost 90 lbs of fat by finding what worked for me and sticking with it, What I did won't work for everyone.

Nuff Said...Laddy out! Peace.

pa_jorg

I wish I could try that. By the time I get home from work, exercise, get things done around the house, and then finally make and eat dinner it's usually around 8pm!

Jenscan

I eat whenever, especially since I work out in the evenings then have a snack afterwards. It doesn't seem to make a difference for me at all. I've lost 27 lbs since early April.

I look at it this way: The body is a 24/7 shop. It doesn't look at the clock and go "OMG!! Food! It's 8:30 PM! Quick, send those peanut straight to the thighs!!"

MrsCon40

I look at it this way: The body is a 24/7 shop. It doesn't look at the clock and go "OMG!! Food! It's 8:30 PM! Quick, send those peanut straight to the thighs!!"

My body does this at all hours - because it's a spiteful b*tch.

SiltyPigeon

Check these out.

http://www.content4reprint.com/health/wellness/late-night-eating-tips-to-help-you-lose-weight-and-stomach-fat.htm

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/late-night-eating-linked-to-weight-gain/

http://www.diseaseaday.com/uncategorized/eating-at-night-and-trying-to-lose-weight-bad-idea

http://www.loseweightprograms.net/eating-at-night-and-weight-loss.html

I guess I shouldn't feed my mice any treats after 7 PM......

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

SiltyPigeon

I take a snack to bed with me almost every night. Usually popcorn. Sometimes a cookie or some crackers. I eat them in bed while reading a book. I've lost 43 lbs in 6 months. I'm gonna vote "no" on eating after 7 causing weight gain / hindering weight loss.

I'm sure people HAVE lost weight by following this rule... but I imagine its because they are reducing over all calories by cutting out a snack or two that they would have otherwise had. Not because of a magic change in metabolism after 7.

If you are tracking your calories and staying within your limits, I see no reason why you couldn't have a bedtime snack.

123456654321

If not eating after a certain time reduces how much you are eating then that is good. The bottom line is that it works. I agree with the folks here that what time you eat does not matter. I myself just recently started IF (intermittent fasting) using the Fast-5 approach. The feeding window is from 5PM - 10PM. It works for me. Since starting this schedule I've lost 3 lbs in one day.

You are aware you really didn't lose 3lbs of fat in one day right?

SueInAz

If I eat late, I will see a gain on the scale the next day guaranteed.

Well, since it's nearly impossible to gain substantial fat over night. This is probably just weight from food. If I eat/drink a lot late, I'll weigh more in the morning too. Then I can check later in the day and I'll be back down to my normal weight. I think that's pretty normal. It's not fat.

If I eat late, I'll see more of a gain, too. No, let me restate that to something that's more factual:

My body normally burns X amount of calories during the 8 hours I sleep and I usually lose about 1.5 pounds from the time I go to bed until the time I wake up. (Yes, I've tested this!) If I eat later, but wake up at the same time, my body has had less time to burn calories while I slept so when I step on the scale the next morning, I've lost less than my usual 1.5 pounds overnight, so it might look like I "gained weight". But I haven't.

AllieB

I am no expert, and I do eat after 7. I work till 6 its hard for me not to, but if you think about not eating after 7 it makes a lot of sense. You are winding down for the night and your body isn't getting as much energy to help digest the food.

joejccva71

If I eat late, I will see a gain on the scale the next day guaranteed.

Well, since it's nearly impossible to gain substantial fat over night. This is probably just weight from food. If I eat/drink a lot late, I'll weigh more in the morning too. Then I can check later in the day and I'll be back down to my normal weight. I think that's pretty normal. It's not fat.

If I eat late, I'll see more of a gain, too. No, let me restate that to something that's more factual:

My body normally burns X amount of calories during the 8 hours I sleep and I usually lose about 1.5 pounds from the time I go to bed until the time I wake up. (Yes, I've tested this!) If I eat later, but wake up at the same time, my body has had less time to burn calories while I slept so when I step on the scale the next morning, I've lost less than my usual 1.5 pounds overnight, so it might look like I "gained weight". But I haven't.

You truely have a dizzying intellect.

You weigh less in the morning because of a few reasons. One is your digestion, two is water weight. You sweat when you sleep affects it, you're breathing releases water overnight, digestion, you urinate when you wake up, etc.

SiltyPigeon

If I eat late, I will see a gain on the scale the next day guaranteed.

Well, since it's nearly impossible to gain substantial fat over night. This is probably just weight from food. If I eat/drink a lot late, I'll weigh more in the morning too. Then I can check later in the day and I'll be back down to my normal weight. I think that's pretty normal. It's not fat.

If I eat late, I'll see more of a gain, too. No, let me restate that to something that's more factual:

My body normally burns X amount of calories during the 8 hours I sleep and I usually lose about 1.5 pounds from the time I go to bed until the time I wake up. (Yes, I've tested this!) If I eat later, but wake up at the same time, my body has had less time to burn calories while I slept so when I step on the scale the next morning, I've lost less than my usual 1.5 pounds overnight, so it might look like I "gained weight". But I haven't.

I'm confused. How does the time you eat change the amount of time you burn calories during? You burn calories ALL DAY and NIGHT LONG. There are the same amount of calorie-burning minutes in the day regardless of when you eat.
The weight you lose during the night is usually water weight you breathe and sweat out. Plus there is the morning potty to consider.

123456654321

If I eat late, I will see a gain on the scale the next day guaranteed.

Well, since it's nearly impossible to gain substantial fat over night. This is probably just weight from food. If I eat/drink a lot late, I'll weigh more in the morning too. Then I can check later in the day and I'll be back down to my normal weight. I think that's pretty normal. It's not fat.

If I eat late, I'll see more of a gain, too. No, let me restate that to something that's more factual:

My body normally burns X amount of calories during the 8 hours I sleep and I usually lose about 1.5 pounds from the time I go to bed until the time I wake up. (Yes, I've tested this!) If I eat later, but wake up at the same time, my body has had less time to burn calories while I slept so when I step on the scale the next morning, I've lost less than my usual 1.5 pounds overnight, so it might look like I "gained weight". But I haven't.

I'm so confused. I'm not really even sure what we are talking about anymore....

nyctraveler

I think the reason may be tied to the intervals between "feeding"

Have you ever heard of intermittent fasting?

If you don't eat from 7pm to 7am - that's basically 12 hours of "fasting"

If you read up on the subject, you will see a lot of people have lost fat with intermittent fasting and working out first thing in the morning

ninerbuff

Meal timing is irrelevant.

- It doesn't matter if you eat at 7pm, 10pm, 11pm, 2am, etc.
- You also don't have to eat every 2-3 hours.
- You don't have to eat 5-6 or 7 meals a day.

People don't magically lose more weight because they don't eat after a certain time.

They lose weight because they are eating a calorie deficit under their maintenance, and they continue to lose weight through plateau's by hitting their macros every day.

Are we STILL debating this fact?

Totally agree here. Weight loss basically comes down to calories in vs calories out. As long as you get in your essentials, enough REST, and stay in deficit, you will ultimately end up losing weight.

kristi321

I think I am going to try this. I agree that if you eat low calorie that the weight will eventually come off (I lost 50lbs that way) but I think that breaking the evening "munchies" would be a helpful move for me. That can be a challenging time for me.

bcattoes

Check these out.

http://www.content4reprint.com/health/wellness/late-night-eating-tips-to-help-you-lose-weight-and-stomach-fat.htm

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/late-night-eating-linked-to-weight-gain/

http://www.diseaseaday.com/uncategorized/eating-at-night-and-trying-to-lose-weight-bad-idea

http://www.loseweightprograms.net/eating-at-night-and-weight-loss.html

Whats amusing is that none of those links are backed by science. Do some searching on NIH studies regarding late night eating.

Just because there is no scientific proof that it will work, doesn't mean it won't work.

Mollywater

bump

joejccva71

Check these out.

http://www.content4reprint.com/health/wellness/late-night-eating-tips-to-help-you-lose-weight-and-stomach-fat.htm

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/late-night-eating-linked-to-weight-gain/

http://www.diseaseaday.com/uncategorized/eating-at-night-and-trying-to-lose-weight-bad-idea

http://www.loseweightprograms.net/eating-at-night-and-weight-loss.html

Whats amusing is that none of those links are backed by science. Do some searching on NIH studies regarding late night eating.

Just because there is no scientific proof that it will work, doesn't mean it won't work.

Here we go again, round and round.

lguy29

About a year and a half ago, I was in my best shape yet. I was down to 125 pounds, felt great, looked good. Then I started eating after going to the gym at like 8, 9, or 10 pm. I started to gain weight from doing that, and that was the only change I had. So I try to avoiding eating before bed, but if you're hungry, you're hungry! Don't deprive your body

javablondie

Meal timing is irrelevant.

- It doesn't matter if you eat at 7pm, 10pm, 11pm, 2am, etc.
- You also don't have to eat every 2-3 hours.
- You don't have to eat 5-6 or 7 meals a day.

People don't magically lose more weight because they don't eat after a certain time.

They lose weight because they are eating a calorie deficit under their maintenance, and they continue to lose weight through plateau's by hitting their macros every day.

Are we STILL debating this fact?

This is incredibly rude.

Pappabacon

meh, whatever works for you. If not eating after 7 helps you stay within your calories, then so be it. I subscribe to the "a calorie is a calorie" method of thought.

sweetiebelle

I agree it doesn't matter what time you eat. I always have a bag of popcorn around 10:00 pm and then go to bed. Every night! I've lost weight. I haven't gave up my butter lovers popcorn. Not going to either lol

taso42_DELETED

Meal timing is irrelevant.

- It doesn't matter if you eat at 7pm, 10pm, 11pm, 2am, etc.
- You also don't have to eat every 2-3 hours.
- You don't have to eat 5-6 or 7 meals a day.

People don't magically lose more weight because they don't eat after a certain time.

They lose weight because they are eating a calorie deficit under their maintenance, and they continue to lose weight through plateau's by hitting their macros every day.

Are we STILL debating this fact?

This is incredibly rude.

how so?

joejccva71

Meal timing is irrelevant.

- It doesn't matter if you eat at 7pm, 10pm, 11pm, 2am, etc.
- You also don't have to eat every 2-3 hours.
- You don't have to eat 5-6 or 7 meals a day.

People don't magically lose more weight because they don't eat after a certain time.

They lose weight because they are eating a calorie deficit under their maintenance, and they continue to lose weight through plateau's by hitting their macros every day.

Are we STILL debating this fact?

This is incredibly rude.

Seriously? Your feelings are hurt huh.

LorinaLynn

I often don't eat until 8 or 9 pm most nights, thanks to my husband's erratic work schedule. It hasn't affected my progress, but I could see how it could possibly alter your weigh-ins because your body has less time to process (ie, poop and pee) your dinner by the next morning.

taem

When I was losing my wieght I would not eat 3 hrs before bed. If you go to bed with food in your stomach that's what gets burned for energy. If you go to bed on empty...stored fat gets burned. Worked for me.

agreed, i believe a small ketogenic effect is going on. i try not to eat after 7.

Lexino

I almost always have a snack late evening before bed (usually popcorn) and I've lost over 40lbs...so I don't think it affects my weight loss at all.

Also, that 40lbs is since March...

Pebble321

I don't think timing matters particularly, I don't believe that my body suddenly changes track and stores everything as fat after a particular time, but if committing to a "stop eating time" means that you don't snack on junk food in the evening then go for it!
Everyone is going to have a different opinion on what works for them - and that's fine!

bellinachuchina

When I was losing my wieght I would not eat 3 hrs before bed. If you go to bed with food in your stomach that's what gets burned for energy. If you go to bed on empty...stored fat gets burned. Worked for me.

:happy: Me too