When to stop eating at night? how many hours before bed?

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ashleyrg
ashleyrg Posts: 85 Member
in Food and Nutrition
When is the best time to stop eating for the night? 3 hours before bed? 8pm? 9pm? I am not sure, tips would be great thanks.
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  • FootballGamer58
    FootballGamer58 Posts: 1,310 Member
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    doesnt matter as long as your macros are hit, and your calories are at a deficit.
  • itsuki
    itsuki Posts: 520 Member
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    It makes zero difference.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
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    Stop eating before you fall a sleep or it could be a choking hazard.
  • freebirdjones
    freebirdjones Posts: 237
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    I eat right until bed time.. Well I mean if I have not given my body enough food I'll have nuts, trail mix, apple & peanut butter, protein bar at night. I don't get heartburn, disrupted sleep or a sore tummy from eating late.
  • papillon71
    papillon71 Posts: 92 Member
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    Hi, I used to think eating after 8pm was a bad move. But have been doing MFP since January 2013 and been on 1200 cals a day since then, I am often snacking up to 11pm at night but always on healthy options like fruit, celery/carrot sticks with salsa, low fat rice crackers etc - I have had steady weight loss every week since starting, so for me it has surprisingly not made much difference and nearly 30lbs gone since then. I often like a snack around 10pm so save calories for that, so in my case it's not so much been not eating at night it's been WHAT I am eating at night that has changed. But I am sure everyone is different. I spread my calories as evenly as I can through the day allowing 300 for breakfast, 300 for lunch, 300 for dinner and 300 for snacks, earlier in the day would have 150 of those 300 cals for snacks so never eating more than 150 cals at night (after dinner snack) I also hardly ever exercise as I have a severe lower back injury, lucky if I do 20 mins walking a week up to 3 times, and still the weight loss is steady.
  • tarynmcbride
    tarynmcbride Posts: 32 Member
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    As a rule...I don't like to eat after 7 pm...only cause I can't sleep with a fully belly....but it makes no difference
  • Maridinger
    Maridinger Posts: 74 Member
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    I personally try not eat past 6pm just for my own personal preference. However, if you are under calories and its night time, eat.
  • freebirdjones
    freebirdjones Posts: 237
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    Here is it once before too :)

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/656142-is-night-eating-bad-if-you-re-within-your-calorie-goal?hl=night+eating&page=1#posts-9525903
  • ashleyrg
    ashleyrg Posts: 85 Member
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    Ok thanks everyone, It must be a myth. I heard that its bad to eat right before bed it can cause weight gain because not enough time to digest the food.
  • angiechimpanzee
    angiechimpanzee Posts: 536 Member
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    It doesn't matter. If you're hungry, even if it's 3am, for the love of god, eat something.
  • SinomenJen
    SinomenJen Posts: 262 Member
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    I personally eat in bed~! Massive myth!

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