Do you eat after 6pm?

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  • GingerBiscuit_19
    GingerBiscuit_19 Posts: 75 Member
    As a rule I will not eat past 8pm under any circumstances. I have often gone to bed hungry. X
  • sylvuz323
    sylvuz323 Posts: 468 Member
    For me it was all about calories in vs calories out, the time of day didn't hinder my weight loss. For me it was the gym after work, then dinner...so I was having dinner anywhere from 8 - 9 pm.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    You have 28 lbs to lose, and you have a pretty large deficit, if your diary is accurate. You don't need that big of a deficit at this point. Try eating more food and don't worry about what time it is, as long as you're staying within your calories.

    ETA this link. Please read it. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
  • kingkoopaluv
    kingkoopaluv Posts: 147 Member
    really? a calorie is a calorie. it doesnt matter when you eat it.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    I just try to stop eating an hour before I go to sleep.
  • SerenaFisher
    SerenaFisher Posts: 2,170 Member
    If eating after 6pm made people gain weight us overnight people would never lose weight. Don't be silly. :p
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Usually, I eat over 1000 of my calories after 6 PM, sometimes even as late as 10 or 11 PM. I am rarely hungry and I am consistently logging losses on the scale and lost inches off my body.
  • Sunka1
    Sunka1 Posts: 217 Member
    Calories in vs calories out.

    Meal timing/ frequency has no impact on how your body utilizes nutrients. Countless studies have been done on this and the conclusion is always the same. There has to be another factor you're not taking into account.

    I read this at least once a week on MFP that calories are what matter for weight loss. I just can't get myself to trust it. When I am done eating for the day, unless I eat something not homemade, I am always just under 1000 calories. That is not enough but my fat and protein are always close to target. What can I change? Should I just go by calories?
  • Ryanmariem
    Ryanmariem Posts: 46 Member
    I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks

    no

    What do you mean no???

    That is what my scale shows me.I'm trying to work out all the factors that lead to this.

    It does not matter if you eat after 6pm... the key is not to eat right before you go to sleep....you should wait 2-3hrs after you dinner before bed.

    Also what kind of calories you are putting in make a huge difference. You want to go for more whole fresh food, try to stay away from the processed packaged food that is loaded w/persvatives. Our food is our fuel and if we are putting in bad fuel well we won't get the same results.

    Foods in the low glycemic index and making sure to get enough protein will fill you up for longer. If you are working out in the gym it is important to eat some protien when you are done, even if it is just a glass of milk it is better than nothing.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member

    Up until recently, when my husband's shift changed, I didn't have dinner until 7:30 or so most nights. Big dinner, too, usually around 1000 calories or so. Never hurt my progress. Meal timing is irrelevant, unless it disrupts your sleep.

    Providing the daily calories are the same, the ONLY impact eating later might have on your weight is if you weigh yourself in the morning and haven't pooped yet.

    QFT! ^^^This gal knows what she's talking about.

    FWIW - I eat probably 1/2 of my daily calories between 6pm and midnight. It's when I'm most hungry, so that's when I eat. My body can't tell time.
  • pineygirl
    pineygirl Posts: 322 Member
    Yes...I don't get home from work until after 6pm on a good day, and eat lunch at 12:30pm. I'm pretty hungry when I get home, especially after I've managed to work out.

    I usually eat dinner at 8pm to 9:30pm.

    I don't think it really matters.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Calories in vs calories out.

    Meal timing/ frequency has no impact on how your body utilizes nutrients. Countless studies have been done on this and the conclusion is always the same. There has to be another factor you're not taking into account.

    I read this at least once a week on MFP that calories are what matter for weight loss. I just can't get myself to trust it. When I am done eating for the day, unless I eat something not homemade, I am always just under 1000 calories. That is not enough but my fat and protein are always close to target. What can I change? Should I just go by calories?

    I'm going to tell you the same thing, because you only have a few pounds to lose. You should be set to lose .5 lb a week. Please read this. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I eat when I want. I've experimented with eating schedules... doesn't matter in my case.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Considering you have not logged your food, you are probably eating more when you eat late.

    Start logging.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Every day. Some nights dinner may not be until nearly 10. It doesn't matter.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member

    It does not matter if you eat after 6pm... the key is not to eat right before you go to sleep....you should wait 2-3hrs after you dinner before bed.

    Other than possible sleep disruption, what reason would you give for this?
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    No.......BUT.......I have some health issues and have to eat 3 hours before laying down.

    When I lost 36 pounds with MFP I ate wheat crackers and peanut butter at 8 pm every night:drinker:
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I eat right up until bed time. When my husband is deployed I usually save around 500 calories for after dinner snacking.

    The issue is how many calories you are eating, not what time you eat them.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,227 Member
    I always eat after 6, quite often don't have dinner until 9:30-10:00pm by the time we're home from the gym. I don't eat right before bed, only because I sleep better when I don't (and I have this weird paranoia that cheese before bed gives me nightmares - I have NO scientific backing for this, just a quirk)
  • TammyS3
    TammyS3 Posts: 28 Member
    I don't even get home from work until after 6, then I still have to cook!
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks

    no

    i concur
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks

    no

    What do you mean no???

    That is what my scale shows me.I'm trying to work out all the factors that lead to this.

    He means no. The time you ate isn't the only thing different unless for those two weeks you ate the exact same thing, walked the same number of steps each day, blinked the same number of times, went to bathroom the same number of times, etc, and the only thing different was the time you ate. That's what you would call a controlled experiment.

    Other controlled experiments in humans have show that timing does not affect weight gain (some studies show it's correlated in animal models). As others have said, you seem to have an aversion to real food, so you need to be tracking your sodium as it can cause water retention (and mask weight loss). Also, you need to be eating back at least half of your exercise calories.
  • tjsoccermom
    tjsoccermom Posts: 500 Member
    My husband doesn't get home some evenings until after 8. We like eating dinner together as a family, so I'm usually not even eating dinner until after 8 and I sometimes still have a snack while watching tv around 8 or so. And I've lost 16 pounds since 1/2, so I firmly believe it's not about when you eat but what and how much. If it helps you to eat less calories by consuming them before 6 then go for it but that wouldn't work for a lot of people's lifestyle.
  • Energizer06
    Energizer06 Posts: 311 Member
    I actually checked out your diary. The logging is either inaccurate (not consistent) or you have a serious problem hitting your daily goal. I went back to Feb 20 and on several occasions you were 600 - 1000 calories under your goal. A couple of times 800 - 900 for the entire day. That might be the root of your problem. Try meeting you daily goal for a weeks in a row and you may have better luck.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks

    no

    What do you mean no???

    That is what my scale shows me.I'm trying to work out all the factors that lead to this.

    It does not matter if you eat after 6pm... the key is not to eat right before you go to sleep....you should wait 2-3hrs after you dinner before bed.

    Also what kind of calories you are putting in make a huge difference. You want to go for more whole fresh food, try to stay away from the processed packaged food that is loaded w/persvatives. Our food is our fuel and if we are putting in bad fuel well we won't get the same results.

    Foods in the low glycemic index and making sure to get enough protein will fill you up for longer. If you are working out in the gym it is important to eat some protien when you are done, even if it is just a glass of milk it is better than nothing.

    Mostly no to this as well.
  • Pinkylee77
    Pinkylee77 Posts: 432 Member
    There is no medical reason to wait 2-3 hours after eating to sleep. There is lots of folk lore and weight gain info out there most of is just plain garbage started with some popular weight lose book or person trying to say his or hers is the best diet out there. It eating late=wt gain most Europeans would be over weight. In Spain they almost never eat until after 9:00
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I try my best!

    Also, if that's you in your profile picture, I've been fantasizing about you since Prison Break, so please give a girl a shoutout.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks and I end up in a cycle of losing 3lbs one week then regaining them again the following week. However on the weeks that I do not eat after 6pm,coupled with exercise for 60 mins everyday,I find a steady weight loss of 2lbs.The only trouble is I finish work at 9pm and by the time I get home at 10pm I am Starvin' Marvin and then I raid the fridge like a demented cockroach.

    What kind of slow energy release foods can I eat that wont make me keep piling on the pounds.

    My diary is open
    I haven't read all the replies so maybe someone else already mentioned this, but to sum up:
    When you don't exercise for 60 minutes a day every day you don't lose weight.
    When you do exercise for 60 minutes a day every day you lose 2 lbs a week.
  • CEHayes73
    CEHayes73 Posts: 221 Member
    If you are hungry, and I mean actually hungry, not just feeling like eating, you should eat. You'll probably make better choices if you plan ahead for this 'meal'. Protein will help you feel fuller longer, so that seems like a good choice, and so does fibre, but it's really up to you, and how many calories you have left for the day. My faves are whole grain toast with peanut butter, whole grain wrap with peanut butter wrapped around a banana, yogurt and granola, cereal, crackers and/or veggies with hummus, cheese and crackers.
  • KristyHumphrey
    KristyHumphrey Posts: 248 Member
    I'm seriously the same way. I eat dinner early - 5pm - at 8pm I'm generally hungry so I eat. Doesn't do me any good in the weight loss department. I think everyone is different though.

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