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How late do you close the doors?

cheyennetheeventer
cheyennetheeventer Posts: 29 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
What time do you guys cut off the eating for the night? Or how many hours before going to bed, is the better question.
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,131 Member
    Right before I go to bed which is usually right around 12:30am-1am.

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  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I don't go by time, I go by total consumed. But if I'm hungry, I'm gonna eat.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    no set time......sometimes I'm done by 8pm other times I eat till midnight or later....depends on the day/circumstances.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I don't. If I'm hungry at 11pm and have calories left you'd better believe I'm going to use them.
  • sgv0918
    sgv0918 Posts: 851 Member
    if i have calories left and i want to eat i do. no set time. I chart midnight to midnight. I do alot of weird shifts at work.
  • Mellie289
    Mellie289 Posts: 1,191 Member
    I try to stop eating at least an hour before bed, but that's for my reflux, not weight loss.
  • I work the night shift 7p - 7a. So, my cut-off is around 9am!
  • VogtAndrea
    VogtAndrea Posts: 236
    I don't get home most nights right now till after 7. Cooking and eating comes after that, and in the winter it's later some nights so I can't even begin to give anyone a time that I cut off eating.
  • Apocalypse_Meow
    Apocalypse_Meow Posts: 90 Member
    I don't, if I have calories and I'm hungry I eat them. I track from the time I wake up in the morning til the time I go to bed at night.
  • PoliticalRN
    PoliticalRN Posts: 112 Member
    I go to bed regularly at 10:00PM Sunday-Thursday and I have my last snack no later than 8:00PM. I think the quality of sleep is as important as what and when I eat!
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
    I ate my dinner about 40min ago (9:30p-ish). The time of meals doesn't matter
  • I_love_frogs
    I_love_frogs Posts: 340 Member
    On a work night, I dont get home till 6ish. Then 2 work nights a week I go to the gym. So I don't actually eat dinner sometimes till almost 9. I eat then go to bed a bout an hour or so later.

    I pretty much try to cut it off at about an hour before bedtime so I am not going to bed on a totally full tummy. But if I am hungry I will eat, or if I am below my cals.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    When I'm asleep.
    Or my calories for the day are all used up (mostly)
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    whenever i hit my calories for the day lol. sometimes its at 9pm, sometimes its like 10 minutes before bedtime.
  • justjenn1977
    justjenn1977 Posts: 437 Member
    What time do you guys cut off the eating for the night? Or how many hours before going to bed, is the better question.

    I Work nights... and sometimes when I get home I am too tired to snack... I sometimes wake up in the middle of my sleep and have a snack (something small and protieny)
  • gaylynn35
    gaylynn35 Posts: 854 Member
    I don't cut off the calories, if I have some left over and I am hungry I eat. I always add the extra even though I already completed my diary for the day.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I stop eating when my calories are all used up. I don't have a problem eating right before bed. Doesn't bother me at all.
  • I get up at 10am and am up til 2am. I like to eat anywhere from 6pm to 9pm. If I am not too lazy. For some reason, I like to eat right at the beginning of a show or sporting event. I am not sure why that is. I don't own a microwave by choice, so any food I make is cooked, which takes effort and time.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    when my eyes close.
  • volume77
    volume77 Posts: 670 Member
    i consume most of my calories right before bed ;0 (** gasps***
    i know im a very bad girl!!
  • AllyCatXandi
    AllyCatXandi Posts: 329 Member
    I don't get hungry at night, for some reason. For me, it's a big breakfast, medium lunch, and small dinner. Dinner's anywhere between 5:30 and 7:00, but I don't have any strict 'I will not eat after X-pm' rule. I like to sleep early and wake up early :)
  • Until recently, I was just eating right before I went to bed. Now I cut-off my eating before 8pm (early, I know).

    I get home from work at around 10:30pm and I have a bad habit of snacking on high-calorie foods after work.

    I think it's okay to go to bed a little hungry

    But right now...I'm snacking on pickles lol
  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
    I have no cut off time and my sleep schedule is irregular, so I might have my last bite hours before to right before I fall asleep. Hasn't affected my weight loss as far as I can tell.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    If I'm hungry, I'll eat no matter what time it is. Obviously not a full meal but a good snack.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I typically goto bed at around 5 AM so I guess around that time?
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I pretty much try to cut it off at about an hour before bedtime so I am not going to bed on a totally full tummy. But if I am hungry I will eat, or if I am below my cals.

    I have my diary set up in 3 hour chunks of time rather than by meals and snacks. If I'm hungry or haven't reached my goal for the day, I eat, but I like to have a little time before actual sleep time. Midnight is the latest though
  • its_rierie
    its_rierie Posts: 44 Member
    I like to have a yummy milk drink when I go to bed. I find that if I go to bed full and satisfied, then I don't get up starving in the middle of the night or the next morning.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I try not to eat in my sleep. Meal timing doesn't matter.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    9pm.... if I don't eat by then..... I don't eat. Simple.
  • avocado12
    avocado12 Posts: 197 Member
    I don't eat after 4-5pm. If I HAVE to eat, it will be an apple or celery/carrot sticks.
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