Late night eating

praisemusictlp
praisemusictlp Posts: 2
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
One of my biggest problems is that I'm a night owl. So I like to stay up late. But, I have heard that you shouldn't eat late at night. So, do you have any suggestions for something I can eat by like 6 or 7 pm that would keep me satisfied until 10 or 11?.... or a small snack that I could eat at like 9 or 10 that would keep me from binging and wouldn't make the scales go up the next morning?

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  • AeolianHarp
    AeolianHarp Posts: 463 Member
    There's nothing wrong with eating late at night. Actually, that's a common misconception. If you're within your calories then you'll be fine.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    There's nothing wrong with eating late at night. Actually, that's a common misconception. If you're within your calories then you'll be fine.
    ^^ This. Eat when it works for you, as long as you stay within your macros (calories, fat, carbs, protein) you'll be fine.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,054 Member
    Yep. Ate at 11pm last night watching Spartacus. Oatmeal Squares cereal. 1 cup is 212 calories. Finished off my daily calories for the day.


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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Eat whenever you want! Unless you have digestion issues (heartburn) there's no reason not to. I typically eat 2000 cals between 6:30 and 9:45 pm; then go to bed while chewing my last bite lol.

    -M
  • ThePunkHippie
    ThePunkHippie Posts: 213
    The biggest issue with eating at night is if you're trying to go to bed early. If you're going to stay up until 2am, snacking at 11 or 12 shouldn't be a problem
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    The biggest issue with eating at night is if you're trying to go to bed early.

    Why?
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,339 Member
    The biggest issue with eating at night is if you're trying to go to bed early. If you're going to stay up until 2am, snacking at 11 or 12 shouldn't be a problem

    The only issue with eating at night is if you go over your calories for the day. That is it. Nothing else. Make sure you have the calories available to eat at night, and you can eat. I design my day around this since I sleep better with a full stomach.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I had a reese's peanut butter egg at about 1:30 this morning mmmm....might have to have one with lunch
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I sometimes eat while I am in bed. It's fine.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I sometimes eat while I am in bed. It's fine.


    I do that with my ice cream, makes me feel rich:bigsmile:
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