When do you stop eating for the night?

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  • leeanneowens
    leeanneowens Posts: 319 Member
    I will eat right up until bedtime if I am hungry and have calories left.
  • berryjk
    berryjk Posts: 120
    I do what my trainer tells me. it may have to do with my early morning work out but she recommends having protein before bed like cottage cheese, yogurt, protein shake with water or skim milk, a spoonful of PB, etc. something about the protein keeping your metabolism working while you're sleeping, so your body doesn't hit that fast between dinner and breakfast and I'm told to eat within 30 mins of waking up. So that's what I do! :) Seems to be working so far!
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    When I'm done :bigsmile:
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    I eat a bowl of cereal in bed.
    Make that a double.
  • kay_meredith
    kay_meredith Posts: 1
    After 8 p, stop eating and when you feel hungry drink water!
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I have a response that is along the lines of your topic....I went to a doctor's appointment and the receptionists greeted me and was eating a small bag of baked lays. We were making small talk and she was telling me that was her dinner, she was skinny as can be, she said her boyfriend was supposed to bring her her dinner salad but wasn't able to make it, so she had to make do. I said well you can eat when you get home, her reply, I don't eat after 7:00. I thought, hmmm, so that is how skinny people do it. You know how they say what would jesus do (WWJD), I say what would the skinny girl do (WWSGD). I don't always follow that rule or I too would already be skinny, but I am trying!:smile:

    Just because she's skinny doesn't mean she has a healthy attitude to food.

    *nods*

    I have a good friend who looks physically in shape. He's skinny but with good muscle definition. Great abs and even has those little lines at the hips... you know, the sexy ones. Anyway, he is also prediabetic and has high blood pressure. So, how someone looks sometimes doesn't mean a dang thing about how healthy they really are.

    And since meal timing and frequency is a bunch of BS, I would have just laughed at her.
  • leoniedurbin
    leoniedurbin Posts: 2 Member
    I will 99% of the time finish eating by 7pm and usually go to bed at 10pm. If im hungry I try not to eat I think it makes me feel lighter in the morning and i feel like my metabolism is working better. Im 5lbs away from my goal weight after I had a baby 6months ago and gained almost 60 lbs which my goal weight of 135lbs has always been my normal weight. so perhaps as the last person stated maybe there should be a time thats not too close to bed time for people to stop eating I feel that it allows your body more time to burn off what you ate before you sleep???
  • kareinlib
    kareinlib Posts: 98
    I think that the most eating before bed does is keep you up at night and make it more difficult for you to fall asleep right away, but for the most part it should be fine to eat a snack if you are hungry.
  • Nina2503
    Nina2503 Posts: 172 Member
    After my main meal usually about 6pm ish, seems early but I am in bed by 9ish,
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    When I run out of calories. DUH!

    No, but seriously, I usually stop eating an hour or two before bed because I have weird dreams if I don't.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    It is almost 2am and I am eating right now.
  • tania2287
    tania2287 Posts: 236 Member
    I don't eat after 7pm. I find that l have a better sleep if l am not so full. But l think it is up to the person what they do. As everyone is different.
  • cottoncloud
    cottoncloud Posts: 25
    i don't think you should eat past 9 pm
  • BelindaDuvessa
    BelindaDuvessa Posts: 1,014 Member
    It is almost 2am and I am eating right now.

    You aren't anywhere near your bedtime, though. =P

    I used to eat a bowl of cereal right before bed. I don't do that now and often I wake up in the middle of the night wanting to eat. So I think I might go back to that habit.
  • birdieaz
    birdieaz Posts: 448 Member
    Eating as I type, it's 12:44am for me. I go to bed around 2am, will eat right up until then if I'm hungry and within my calorie allowance.

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