what's the latest you'll eat?

si_puedo

my day is kinda crazy at time. sometimes it's later during the day when i notice i'm still REALLY low on calories. so my question is, how late do you guys eat at night? i've heard a lot of ppl don't eat anyhting after 6/7pm? is it bad to eat so late????

amonkey794

I dont think it matters. Personally I don't like to eat 2 hours before I go to bed. I dont like to sleep on a full stomach

karenwill2

I eat when I am hungry. So whatever time that is.

lizard053

The reason why people suggest to stop eating at a certain time is because most of the mindless grazing occurs at night. If you're not the kind of person to over eat I night, they there are no worries for you. Eat if you're hungry.
Personally, I don't eat 2 hours before bedtime. I mentally close the kitchen 2 hours before I intend to go to bed. I'm only allowed water during that time. I find I sleep better, and I don't have any unhappy surprises on the scale in the morning. (That's another thing, try not to weigh in everyday, if you can. I monitor for food allergies and water retention daily using my weight.)

littlelily613

I TRY not to eat too late, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. Sometimes I even eat as late as 11pm or midnight. I am still losing weight though, and have lost 60 pounds since September, so whatever I am doing seems to be working for me.

taso42

The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.

Rae6503

The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.

This. Meal timing is irrelevant.

Athijade

The only reason I don't eat right before bed is because I have a history of heartburn. Otherwise, timing does not matter for meals or snacks. If you are hungry, then eat.

Inebriated

The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.

tross0924

3 AM. And not one minute later. Well . . . unless I'm still up. But I never know if I should put it down as breakfast on today, or dinner from yesterday.

As said before meal timing is irrelevant.

mariapuhl

The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.

This. Meal timing is irrelevant.

ditto.

MotorCityFemmeFatale

As said before meal timing is irrelevant.

this

CMmrsfloyd

Once I'm asleep I stop eating. LOL Seriously, I eat a lot of my calories in snacks, and a lot of that is after dinner, and half the time dinner isn't until 7-8:00pm, something about the sun going down just makes me hungry. I already know that I like to snack after dinner, so I plan it into my day in advance so I know I have the calories to use. And I've had great success thus far. :-)

si_puedo

cool....thx guys....

coquette87

Whenever I'm hungry. I do not sleep well/at all if I'm hungry. If I'm hungry a half hour before I go to bed, I'll grab a low fat yogurt or a banana or some bread and peanut butter or something.

Moonbyebye

last night I ate dinner around 10:45. Until then, I had only consumed 200 calories! I had a really busy day and was starving. Made the most out of those calories too. Went to Dennys. haha

p0stdramatic

I eat whenever I want. I don't restrict it based on time.

Jipples

I won't eat past my last meal.

Sierra_419

i try to eat my dinner by 8 at the latest. if i am still hungry i will eat no later than an hour before bed.. & its usually a light snack..
or if im hungry still after that ill make some hot tea : )

NoExcuseTina

I typically eat dinner as late as 11 PM...but I am up till 1 AM...I exercise starting around 9:30 pm or 10 pm sometimes

Deipneus

7pm. I have Achalasia, a rare disorder of the esophagus, and if I eat late, I can't sleep.

thelovelyLIZ

I eat whenever I'm hungry, I don't care how late it is. If you're still in a deficit, eating after some arbitrary time like 6 or 7 doesn't really make that much of a difference. I do try to keep it light, but if I'm starving I'm going to eat enough to hold me over until morning.

CoryIda

I eat when I am hungry or if I get an intense workout late in the evening, I make sure to get some protein in right after - no matter how late it is.
The time of day doesn't really matter, except it may be difficult to sleep on a very full - or very empty - stomach.

erin_zuk

meal timing is completely irrelevant - as has been said in this thread.
I sometimes eat right before I go to sleep if I'm hungry and it fits into my caloric intake for the day and I've lost almost 30 lbs in the last 3 months. As long as it fits into your calories for the days and you're not binge eating garbage, there's no reason why you shouldn't eat before bed if you're hungry.

hollidae

PB IS GREAT AT NIGHT

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I sometimes eat at like 2 or 3 am. Usually I'm up doing a paper that's due the next day, so I feel like I burn the calories by thinking. :laugh:

iNkedFiTmama

this.

I eat when I am hungry. So whatever time that is.

PinkEarthMama

I try to stop eating when I'm in bed.

xSophia19

i like to finish eating around 8pm. if i eat later than that it sits really bad on my stomach the next day. i have my dinner around 5-6pm, and then if i am hungry about 8pm i have a snack (thats if i have any cals left:laugh:)

tillwewakeup

There are times that I am so hungry at 4 am that I can't control myself and eat whatever I find in front of me, but most of the times I don't eat or at least try not to eat after 7pm.

mem50

Since I work 2nd shift meal times are always off balance time wise.

My general rule is during the week I eat a light dinner and go to bed about 2 hours later. On the weekends last meal is by 5pm and a light snack at 9ish.