what is the latest time i should eat?

i have heard from a number of sources that you gain weight if you eat after 7-8. how true is this?
does anybody avoid eating late, does it help?
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If it were true than my husband and I would both be overweight. We typically eat dinner at 8:30pm and snacks after (we go to bed around 11pm)

i tried your method. and gained weight.

Only if you were going over in your calories. I am one that has to be more thoughtful when I eat after dinner because I start getting lazy and stop weighing or will get the noshy binges. However, just because I'm more likely to binge after 9 doesn't mean I have to stop eating after 9, I just need to be mindful of what I'm doing.

Depends on what you eat. You should eat protein and no carbs for dinner.

I respectfully disagree.

I agree with your disagreement.

There is no valid reason why you should not have carbs at dinner?

I am not being pedantic or nasty...it really is cals in and cals out and if you want to improve your body shape then exercise also?

Eat when you are hungry.
Personally, I avoid a heavy meal right before bed, just because I find it hard to sleep. But, I will snack right up till I go to bed if I am hungry.

i have heard from a number of sources that you gain weight if you eat after 7-8. how true is this?
does anybody avoid eating late, does it help?
#

Thanks

7

If it were true than my husband and I would both be overweight. We typically eat dinner at 8:30pm and snacks after (we go to bed around 11pm)

i tried your method. and gained weight.

You gained weight cause you ate over your maintanance. People need to start taking personal responsibility. You caused yourself to gain weight, NOT the time of day.

i tend to give myself 3-4 hours between the last time i eat & when i go to bed, no real reason for it i guess, more just a mental thing

Not True, Unless you eat like crap all day long....

Eat Clean and you can eat anytime of the day or night

Good Luck

Not true at all.

You can eat whatever you want, as long as you're under your maintanance.

Time of day doesn't matter in terms of weight loss. I try to stop eating at least an hour before bed, if not two. I sleep better and feel better in the morning if I have time to digest a bit before laying down. But, I also had reflux for over 12 years and learned to eat early in the evening so the reflux didn't interrupt my sleep. After I had surgery to correct that, I kept up this timing of dinner. Doesn't mean I won't have a late night snack on a weekend once in a while though.

As others have said, what you eat and when don't have an impact unless its above your daily limit (weight wise) or if its affecting your sleep (general health/wellness wise).

If I have the calories 'available', I eat whenever I feel like it. I work out in the evening so often don't eat dinner until after 8 pm, sometimes later. I also know that I prefer to eat more in the evenings than earlier and since I'm trying to adjust my lifestyle to a way that works for me, I try to eat lightly for breakfast and lunch and snacks during the day. This has worked for me.

I would say it only matters if you tend to get heartburn that will prevent you from getting a good night's sleep.

i've been steadily lowering my body fat and i eat anytime of the day or night. sometimes i even wake up in the middle of night, stumble to the fridge eat a piece of cooked chicken and then will go back to sleep . as long as you are under your maintenance it doesnt matter what time you eat. your body uses calories 24 hours a day 7 day in order to keep itself running. if it were to stop doing that then you would be dead, not asleep or resting :laugh:

You gain weight if you eat more calories than you burn. Period. I eat a snack almost every evening around 11-11:30. I don't eat breakfast until 1 in the afternoon. And my lunch is yogurt and fruit most of the time, very light. And my dinner is usually HUGE. I have lost 64 pounds so far. BUT---I also move A FREAKING LOT! Usually 8-10 miles a day. Move more, eat less. More veg, no twinkies. Chocolate and a glass of wine often. Exercise enough to use those empty calories. May not work for anyone else, but it is working for me.

I'm not sure where that myth of late eating causing a problem comes from.

Barb