7pm rule

hufflypuff

Its not good to sleep after devouring a giant meal but a small healthy snack right before bed is fine. Also the idea is more stop eating an couple hours before bed. For me that makes the time I stop eating around 10. If I stopped eating at 7 I would be starving by the time I layed down for bed.

oliviagetsdown

Simply, no. There are general ideas that you shouldn't eat too soon before bed, maybe just out of general comfort - personally, I don't like to be full when I'm trying to sleep. However, the only problem with eating before sleep is that if sugar isn't burnt off soon after eating it then it converts very quickly into fat.

Did you know? There was a test done with a bunch of candidates who were trying to lose weight. They were all given a basically similar diet and exercise regime, except one group had to have their dessert in the morning, and the other group at night (as usual). The group who ate their dessert in the morning lost an average of approx 7kgs over the course of the experiment! (not sure how long it was) Incredible!

So basically, eat whenever you want, just try to eat sugary things earlier in the day to give your body a chance to burn it off.

Sarauk2sf

Simply, no. There are general ideas that you shouldn't eat too soon before bed, maybe just out of general comfort - personally, I don't like to be full when I'm trying to sleep. However, the only problem with eating before sleep is that if sugar isn't burnt off soon after eating it then it converts very quickly into fat.

Did you know? There was a test done with a bunch of candidates who were trying to lose weight. They were all given a basically similar diet and exercise regime, except one group had to have their dessert in the morning, and the other group at night (as usual). The group who ate their dessert in the morning lost an average of approx 7kgs over the course of the experiment! (not sure how long it was) Incredible!

So basically, eat whenever you want, just try to eat sugary things earlier in the day to give your body a chance to burn it off.

What study is this.

All the studies I have seen show absolutely no negative impact on weight loss with regard to the timing of meals (all othe things being equal).

Sidesteal

Simply, no. There are general ideas that you shouldn't eat too soon before bed, maybe just out of general comfort - personally, I don't like to be full when I'm trying to sleep. However, the only problem with eating before sleep is that if sugar isn't burnt off soon after eating it then it converts very quickly into fat.

Did you know? There was a test done with a bunch of candidates who were trying to lose weight. They were all given a basically similar diet and exercise regime, except one group had to have their dessert in the morning, and the other group at night (as usual). The group who ate their dessert in the morning lost an average of approx 7kgs over the course of the experiment! (not sure how long it was) Incredible!

So basically, eat whenever you want, just try to eat sugary things earlier in the day to give your body a chance to burn it off.

Can you link the study please?

servilia

Depends on how busy the insulin fairy is that night. Really.

pachamb

Yes. If you eat a single second after the clock strikes seven, everything you eat will become a cancerous mass on your thighs and belly.

LMAO :laugh:

BrianSharpe

It all depends on what you ate before 7:00PM. If you have room for the additional calories and eating in the evening doesn't cause you discomfort before you go to bed there's no reason no to.


If the 7:00PM myth had any credence the whole country of Spain would have been in trouble centuries ago......La Cena (dinner) ranges anywhere from 9:00PM to midnight.

MehiraDeOro

I've heard of a 2 hour rule, where you don't eat anything 2 hours before bed time.

AshleyLynnKenny

I have din-din at 9pm and always a midnight snack....nope doesnt matter

What time do u go to bed???

kenny_johnson

I don't pay attention to when I eat. I have regularly had a snack within a couple hours of sleeping. I've been consistently losing weight. I think it has to do more with your calorie deficit over a 24 hour period than the meal timing itself.

susannamarie

I get home, eat, and go straight to bed. Hasn't seemed to hurt me.

My mother has nasty GERD and can't eat within 4 hours of bed, but that's a totally different issue from whether or not you'll gain weight.