Do you have a time limit to when you stop eating?

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  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    I don't have a limit, but I do make sure it's all low-calorie density stuff after dinner. For me, snacking after dinner is more about something to do while I'm winding down than about actually being hungry. When I started trying to lose weight, I replaced chocolate and chips with apples and carrots.
  • trainguy917
    trainguy917 Posts: 366 Member
    I try only to eat when I'm awake. Other than that...
  • rugbyphreak
    rugbyphreak Posts: 509 Member
    I stop eating when I'm not hungry anymore... If I wake up hungry at 2 am, I'll eat something and go back to bed. If I'm out at the bar all night, I'll keep drinking until I'm ready to go home. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I've lost 50 pounds this way and still love my life.
  • kodibear123
    kodibear123 Posts: 185 Member
    I eat up until I go to bed. I have no problem and it keeps my metabolism up. However, I don't think it's for everyone. Trial and error. :)
  • s07civic
    s07civic Posts: 50 Member
    Personally, I find that if I DON'T eat before bed, I wake up in the morning and want to binge like crazy. So personally I don't really have a hard limit, although I may ask myself, "Am I REALLY hungry?" if it's before bedtime.

    ...then again, if you look at my Ticker you'll see that I'm new to this. But, that is what works for me!
  • islandbeauty81
    islandbeauty81 Posts: 133 Member
    As long as you have the calories.... eat them.... doesn't matter the time of day...... Best of Luck.....

    ^^^^
    this
  • hubkal
    hubkal Posts: 125 Member
    Food is food and time is time. With the hours I work and time I have to work out I eat when I can at night. I ALWAYS eat breakfast, a snack and lunch. But I get off work at 5 it takes me an hour to get to the gym and I stay there 2 hours some nights and I don't get home til late and then I eat. I leave a protein bar in my car for those times when my work out drains me completely.

    Dont worry about times, worry more about what you are eating. It is hard to be the one saying no to burger king fries, but you will be so proud of yourself for saying no. Just because your friends are eating it does not mean you have to. I know I struggled with that a lot. I did not want to be the odd man out. Some times I give in, but not too much. I fell off the wagon a few months ago and gained 7lbs back right away. I was so mad at myself. It took months to get off 7lbs and only about 6 weeks to put it back on.

    I am sure you can do it and get right. It really is your desire to get to where you want to be. It is not feeling "out of it" when you are the one not joining in. Think of how hard you work to get those calories off, is it really worth it? If you know you are going out then you have to invest in the time at the gym. then you wont feel bad later!

    I dont mean to sound preachy, if I do I am sorry. I have been at this for a while and this summer I was so proud of myself. I wore a size 10 for the first time since before I had kids, then I went off here in Nov and thought I had it licked. I fell off the wagon big time thinking that I could do this without keeping track. I let myself much down cake balls, cake, cookies and all sorts of crap and the weight came on and I could no longer get my jeans up......again. I dont want to go back there and I am in control No one else is. You just have to keep telling yourself that YOU GOT THIS!!
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    I eat until I have had enough calories. Meal timing is irrelevant so I don't concentrate on the time so no, no time limit.
  • TattooedMommy427
    TattooedMommy427 Posts: 283 Member
    No later than 8:00 pm.
  • knotsandloops845
    knotsandloops845 Posts: 13 Member
    I typically don't eat 2hrs before bed. I rather my body work on other things while I'm sleeping not digesting food.
  • melbatoast917
    melbatoast917 Posts: 370 Member
    I ate a burrito at 3:30 AM. It may have been a disaster the next afternoon, but I was drunk. Oh, wait.. That's sort of a bad story for this forum ;-)

    I eat up until 9:00 PM. (Just had a bowl of bran flakes and almond milk) I think it's fine since I usually don't go to bed until midnight.
  • amynicole83
    amynicole83 Posts: 19 Member
    I use to do that but it wasn't realist from my lifestyle. I have stopped eating fruits after 2:00pm, there is a lot of sugar in fruit. I am also trying to cut back on carbs at night. But if my cravings are that strong I end up giving in.
  • jdavis36
    jdavis36 Posts: 25 Member
    Have a bedtime snack, just change from chips and junk to and apple and a green tea....or another easy to digest fruit or veggie.
  • rebelq
    rebelq Posts: 64 Member
    I try not to eat wile sleeping. Sleep eating is a nasty beast.

    :-)
  • kimberleymk25
    kimberleymk25 Posts: 7
    I just saw a report that you can try to do all your eating within an 8 hr time period 3 days a week....that way you can have some flexibility & not feel guilty about eating late.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I try to finish chewing and swallow the last bite before I fall asleep. Any later than that creates the possibility of a choking hazard.

    Meal/nutrient timing is completely irrelevant. So is eating/not eating (carbs/fat/proteins) after a certain hour. Your metabolism functions 24 hours a day. Calories in < calories out is all that matters for weight loss. Weight gain/loss does not work on a 24-hour clock - it's not as if your body pauses at midnight (or any other arbitrary hour), tallies your calories for the day and decides whether to put on or take off pounds. It's a continually ongoing process.
  • appelsiinipuu
    appelsiinipuu Posts: 97 Member
    I usually stop eating before 6pm. Just never seem to crave for food in the evening. I drink tea or water instead. Morning until 1pm is the time when I am the hungriest.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    I try to finish chewing and swallow the last bite before I fall asleep. Any later than that creates the possibility of a choking hazard.

    Meal/nutrient timing is completely irrelevant. So is eating/not eating (carbs/fat/proteins) after a certain hour. Your metabolism functions 24 hours a day. Calories in < calories out is all that matters for weight loss. Weight gain/loss does not work on a 24-hour clock - it's not as if your body pauses at midnight (or any other arbitrary hour), tallies your calories for the day and decides whether to put on or take off pounds. It's a continually ongoing process.

    ^This. Don't waste your time and energy on something that doesn't matter. Losing weight and getting fit is plenty hard enough as it is. Focus on what matters and enjoy your life! Of course, if timing helps you stay under your calories goal then by all means do it.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    I try to finish chewing and swallow the last bite before I fall asleep. Any later than that creates the possibility of a choking hazard.

    Meal/nutrient timing is completely irrelevant. So is eating/not eating (carbs/fat/proteins) after a certain hour. Your metabolism functions 24 hours a day. Calories in < calories out is all that matters for weight loss. Weight gain/loss does not work on a 24-hour clock - it's not as if your body pauses at midnight (or any other arbitrary hour), tallies your calories for the day and decides whether to put on or take off pounds. It's a continually ongoing process.

    Perfect and it saves me typing essentially the same thing. The "don't eat before bedtime" is an ongoing myth that won't die.

    http://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt_250/285_metabolism-myths.html

    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/35320/35323/432544.html?d=dmtHMSContent
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    As a general rule, i try to stop eating after i go to sleep and refrain from eating until i wake up. Any time other than that I'm good to go
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I wait to go to bed for 3-4 hours after a big meal, 1 hour after a snack.
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    I never stop. I get my boyfriend to stay up at night and ladle stew into my mouth as i sleep.
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    When i am not hungry or have no calories left.
  • twinders1
    twinders1 Posts: 3
    :laugh: Hilarious!
  • ColleenHollis
    ColleenHollis Posts: 53
    I notice that if I have a snack after 6pm the weight stays on. I had read an article once that Dr. Mercola wrote about using that time period as a fasting made a huge difference. So I tried it. My problem is bad habits. I love to eat after the day is all settled. I think that is where I splurge the most. Soooo, for me the best thing is to avoid eating and try tea, gum anything instead. I eat something by 10 am but try to get a workout in first on the empty stomach. By the way, everyone is different on how the body reacts. Test things out and see how it goes.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    my body can't tell time. I eat when it makes sense for me, not for the clock

    I like this answer ^
  • Andreinne
    Andreinne Posts: 32
    I don't personally have a time limit.....although well, maybe one hour before I'm planning on going to bed, since I usually have really weird dreams if I eat and go to sleep.
    As for the fear of gaining weight if you eat late at night.....I don't think it matters as long as you're counting the calories and not going over your limit....
  • deadmittens
    deadmittens Posts: 536 Member
    I typically don't eat anything after dinner, and usually eat dinner before 6. If I eat a late dinner here and there it's not the end of the world, neither is a snack but I don't make that a habit.
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Nope.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I eat constantly. 24/7/365. It's the only way to keep my metabolic fire aroarin'.

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