Fruits and Timing -Will it Affect Weight Loss?

onedayatatime12

So I've heard that since fruits are simple carbohydrates they take longer to digest etc etc, so you shouldn't eat them after 3 pm if you're planning to lose weight? But the thing is, I remember once eating an apple around six, and then a few weeks later a plum around 11 pm, ten minutes before I went to bed.. and I still lost that week? It isn't a regular thing for sure but I'm wondering, does it make a difference in the long run? My dad used to eat fruit in the middle of the night allll the time and he never gained a single pound all these years, but he DID keep it on his stomach just a bit, which is what I want to get rid of. Will it affect my losing fat on my stomach? Hoping some of you can dispel this myth! Thank you

Acg67

So I've heard that since fruits are simple carbohydrates they take longer to digest etc etc, so you shouldn't eat them after 3 pm if you're planning to lose weight? But the thing is, I remember once eating an apple around six, and then a few weeks later a plum around 11 pm, ten minutes before I went to bed.. and I still lost that week? It isn't a regular thing for sure but I'm wondering, does it make a difference in the long run? My dad used to eat fruit in the middle of the night allll the time and he never gained a single pound all these years, but he DID keep it on his stomach just a bit, which is what I want to get rid of. Will it affect my losing fat on my stomach? Hoping some of you can dispel this myth! Thank you

Overthinking things. Create a deficit, profit

onedayatatime12

Thank you. I guess I am overthinking things lol.

vorgas

It's a matter of scale.

Is it going to undo a 250 calorie deficit? No.

Would you notice a difference between eating it late and not eating it late on a 500 calorie deficit? No.

Is it going to help if you are trying to go from 6% body fat to 5% body fat? Probably. Along with everything else being right on.

onedayatatime12

It's a matter of scale.

Is it going to undo a 250 calorie deficit? No.

Would you notice a difference between eating it late and not eating it late on a 500 calorie deficit? No.

Is it going to help if you are trying to go from 6% body fat to 5% body fat? Probably. Along with everything else being right on.

And this body fat percentage decrease would probably affect my weight loss in the stomach area right? (since most of my fat is there, it seems). So basically as I get closer to my goal weight, and my stomach starts to shrink more and more, I need to follow the no carbs after 3 pm rule?

vorgas

I would say until your body fat is in the mid single digits don't worry about it. It won't make a difference that you can see. The people going from 6% to 5% or lower are serious competitors with a whole battery of nutritional aids.

Have you ever gotten in a water tank to calculate your body fat %?
Have you ever had your BMR clinically tested?
Have you ever had your VO2 Max clinically tested?
Have you ever had your calorie burn rate at 65% max HR tested?

Every single one of those things by themselves would have more effect than some fruit at night will.

onedayatatime12

Oh wow well as a female I don't plan on letting my body fat level go into the single digits. I just want to have a healthy, lean look and a toned stomach. I guess I don't have much to worry about then. Thank you so much.