Do you eat after 6pm?
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As a rule I will not eat past 8pm under any circumstances. I have often gone to bed hungry. X0
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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.0
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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-targets0 -
really? a calorie is a calorie. it doesnt matter when you eat it.0
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I just try to stop eating an hour before I go to sleep.0
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If eating after 6pm made people gain weight us overnight people would never lose weight. Don't be silly.0
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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.0
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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?0 -
I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks
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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.0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
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-targets0 -
I eat when I want. I've experimented with eating schedules... doesn't matter in my case.0
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Considering you have not logged your food, you are probably eating more when you eat late.
Start logging.0 -
Every day. Some nights dinner may not be until nearly 10. It doesn't matter.0
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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?0 -
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:0 -
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.0 -
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)0
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I don't even get home from work until after 6, then I still have to cook!0
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I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks
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i concur0 -
I find that if I eat after 7pm my body retains extra pounds for the next 2 weeks
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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.0 -
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.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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 9:000
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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.0 -
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
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.0 -
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.0
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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.0
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