Should you not eat past a certain time?
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I was wondering if there is any benefit to not eating past a certain time at night. I don't make a habit of eating a 700-calorie meal before I go to bed, but having been on a 1200-calorie a day diet for a couple of weeks now, I have to eat every 3 hours or so. However, I have heard that you shouldn't eat past 6pm, or 7pm, etc. Do I suck it up and go to bed hungry or is a small meal around 6:30 ok with a snack before bedtime? Any thoughts would be appreciated! PS - I'm new to this site, and I have to say it has made counting calories so much easier than I imagined, and the weight is melting off!! ~~Very excited!
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I was wondering if there is any benefit to not eating past a certain time at night. I don't make a habit of eating a 700-calorie meal before I go to bed, but having been on a 1200-calorie a day diet for a couple of weeks now, I have to eat every 3 hours or so. However, I have heard that you shouldn't eat past 6pm, or 7pm, etc. Do I suck it up and go to bed hungry or is a small meal around 6:30 ok with a snack before bedtime? Any thoughts would be appreciated! PS - I'm new to this site, and I have to say it has made counting calories so much easier than I imagined, and the weight is melting off!! ~~Very excited!
Err... why are you asking if you are losing weight?
Try being a shift worker - the clock does not matter.0 -
Eat your body does not tell time.0
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I eat whenever , as long as its in my calorie budget. i try and stay on a schedule, i generally eat dinner around 7pm just so i'm not hungry when i go to bed, and i eat slow, so i'm finishing up eating just about bedtime. that keeps me from after dinner snacking. sometimes i'm late with dinner and dont eat it until 9 or even later. i dont think it matters, as long as its in your calorie budget for the day.0
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The only advantage to not eating after a certain time is that it keeps some people from overeating. There is no physical advantage, it's just a tool to restrict calories.
I lost 27 lbs eating 900-1200 calorie dinners most nights within an hour of going to bed. I've maintained that loss for almost 2 years eating that way. Total calories consumbed vs total calories used is what matters.0 -
Nope, your body doesn't care what time it is. Also, you should read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-120
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It does not matter in the slightest. Eat when it is most convenient and feels natural to you.0
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Yeah I don't get home from work until 9 or 10 every night so we eat pretty late around my house, but it doesn't seem to be effecting my weight loss ability. Losing weight just fine
I was kind of concerned at first too.
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My BMR is roughly 1,880 calories which means on average I burn roughly 78.34 calories per hour in a 24 hour period...regardless of what time it is...and that's if I'm in a coma. I eat dinner every night between 8:30 and 9:00 and go to bed shortly when I'm done and it hasn't hindered me in the least. My metabolism has no idea what time it is.0
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Not eating after 7 is an old wives tale. Your body does not stop digesting in the evening. Eat whenever you want. You might want to consider upping your calories a bit if you are always hungry. No reason to starve when you can loose weight and not starve.0
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i save some snacks for the evening and eat them about 8pm wen i start to feel hungry again and i have lost nearly 2 1/2 st as long as its still in my cals allowance i dont worry about wat time i eat it0
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That's a myth. Meal timing won't affect weight loss. I always have a huge dinner followed by evening snacks. I usually have my last snack between 10-11pm0
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You'll hear a lot of things, this one has no value.0
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I was wondering if there is any benefit to not eating past a certain time at night...
Other than that, meal timing is irrelevant as long as you maintain a calorie deficit. Eat whenever works best for you in the context of adhering to your calorie intake, satisfying your hunger and maximizing your workout performance.0 -
Everyone's body has it's own schedule based off of how you live your life, if you are losing weight and doing what you are doing then it is fine.
Edit: If you eat before bed you might have a hard time sleeping, that is one thing that I know for sure. When I stopped eating later at night I started falling asleep much easier in comparison to when I ate within 2 hrs of bedtime.0 -
I try not to eat within the 2 hours before I go to bed. That being said, I am sometimes up until 3 or 4 in the morning on the weekend and midnight or two on weeknights and I'm a first shifter. So, like everyone else has said; do what works for you. I'm still losing weight and if you eat within reason and exercise you will too. Good luck!0
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Hello, I usually try not to eat after 6:30 pm but that is because if I do, I sometimes get indigestion. If I do snack later I try to make it something light. Got to admit, I want to hit the munchie type food, but since being on this site and having to log everything I consume, I try to eat something not with a lot of calories. ( a glass of red wine...yummmmmm)0
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Eat at natural times.Your organs are "asleep" and do not function optiamal efficiency at different times.
THIS very recent study showed mice who ate during sleeping hours BECAME OBESE WITHOUT consuming any more clasories than the control mice
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2012/11/fitzgerald/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101011173249.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090903110800.htm
There are at least 4 other studies like this on ScienceDaily demonstrating that you can fatten mice WITHOUT feeding them any more calories. Obesity is extremely complex.
WHEN YOU ETA MATTERS. This is the message from science.
The commercial weight loss industry is FRAUD. The caloric hypothesis is much too simplistic to explain obesity by itself. Science does not even understand the chemical behavior of fat cell receptors.
I am in contact with genuine obesity researchers from mainstream science.0 -
Eat at natural times.Your organs are "asleep" and do not function optiamal efficiency at different times.
THIS very recent study showed mice who ate during sleeping hours BECAME OBESE WITHOUT consuming any more clasories than the control mice
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2012/11/fitzgerald/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101011173249.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090903110800.htm
There are at least 4 other studies like this on ScienceDaily demonstrating that you can fatten mice WITHOUT feeding them any more calories. Obesity is extremely complex.
WHEN YOU ETA MATTERS. This is the message from science.
The commercial weight loss industry is FRAUD. The caloric hypothesis is much too simplistic to explain obesity by itself. Science does not even understand the chemical behavior of fat cell receptors.
I am in contact with genuine obesity researchers from mainstream science.
How did the mice eat "during sleeping hours"? Were they tube fed?
Are there any studies showing similar results in humans?
What is "The caloric hypothesis"?0 -
Eat at natural times.THIS very recent study showed mice who ate during sleeping hours BECAME OBESE WITHOUT consuming any more clasories than the control mice
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2012/11/fitzgerald/
There are at least 4 other studies like this on ScienceDaily demonstrating that you can fatten mice WITHOUT feeding them any more calories.Obesity is extremely complex.WHEN YOU ETA MATTERS. This is the message from science.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17483007The commercial weight loss industry is FRAUD.The caloric hypothesis is much too simplistic to explain obesity by itself.
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/you-are-not-different.html0 -
I was wondering if there is any benefit to not eating past a certain time at night. I don't make a habit of eating a 700-calorie meal before I go to bed, but having been on a 1200-calorie a day diet for a couple of weeks now, I have to eat every 3 hours or so. However, I have heard that you shouldn't eat past 6pm, or 7pm, etc. Do I suck it up and go to bed hungry or is a small meal around 6:30 ok with a snack before bedtime? Any thoughts would be appreciated! PS - I'm new to this site, and I have to say it has made counting calories so much easier than I imagined, and the weight is melting off!! ~~Very excited!
The time you eat doesn't matter. Late-night or close-to-bed snacking just means you're more likely to go over your calorie goals. If you are within your goals and hungry, by all means, eat.0
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