If your stomach is growling after 7pm

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  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
    I'm a little odd, in that I eat about half of my days calories after 7. WIthin the two hour window before I go to bed I eat about 1-1.3k calories. Works good, I don't go to bed hungry.... and I stay busy enough during the day that I'm not usually very hungry.

    I absolutely hate days when I eat dinner before 6:30 pm, because it means I can't eat as much before bed. I find it much easier to say no to office snacks, and temptations during the day, when I know I can have a big rewarding meal to end my day. I realize i"ve been doing this for years, and its now being made popular by a program pushed by Nate Miyaki, a fairly popular fat loss coach.

    Morning - 3-400 calorie breakfast... Eggs, or a protein shake


    Lunch - Beans, rice or sweet potato and chicken, and half a bag of frozen veggies (400ish calories)

    Preworkout snack - around 200 or so calories, mostly carbs

    Dinner (4-500 calorie meal. Pretty high in carbs as this is post workout.. Two sweet potatoes, veggies, and steak maybe)

    Eat the remainder in snacks immediately or shortly after dinner...

    bed, after totaling 2-2.5k calories.

    - I am still working on a deficit basis so those numbers are not even close to what I am eating. But interestingly enough, the diet you are describing sounds alot like how my son eats. Lots of sweet potatoes, beans, fish, etc...
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    i eat a 500 calorie meal at 10 pm lol
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    I always have a snack before bed
  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
    ok, I feel better in my decision to have eaten now that many agree there is nothing wrong with it. I am always looks for ways to improve my eating habits so I guess if the consensus is that I have the calories available, to go ahead and eat'em. Cuz ya - I hate the grumbly tummy!
  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    Of course I do! While I'm sleeping is when the body is doing the magic. Repairing the microtears from lifting that day. So it needs fuel to get the job done.
  • Chgosportsgal
    Chgosportsgal Posts: 38
    Absolutely! Remember, when you're hungry, no matter what time, your body goes into starvation mode and your metabolism slows down. I usually eat cottage cheese or greek yogurt with fresh fruit around 8:30pm.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Fer sure.
  • kar328
    kar328 Posts: 4,159 Member
    I work 7 PM to 7 AM, there's no way not to run around at work and not eat. My main meal is usually around 1 AM. Calories can't tell time
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Most definitely and I have a 400 calorie snack waiting on me around 11 tonight when I go into bed... Which I do every night... Meal frequency makes absolutely no difference on weight loss. The only reason not to eat late would be if you have a condition like acid reflux other than that eat whenever you want just make sure you hit your calorie goals... Best of Luck

    @ED - your weight loss is phenomenal! Just checked out your pics and your success! WOW - inspiring.

    Thank You :flowerforyou:
  • kacolarusso
    kacolarusso Posts: 5
    Most nights I have a late snack. One of my favorite is Tostitos with Pico De Gallo. (chopped tomato, onion, jalapeno and cilantro with a squeeze of lime juice). There are very few calores in a good size bowl of Pico. A one oz of Tostitos is only 140 calories -usually 14-16 chips. If I don't have enough calories for the Tostitos I slice zucchuni slices and use them like chips... Other nights I used my extras for a glass of wine....
  • emobarbie7
    emobarbie7 Posts: 75
    I am a bit of a night owl and the family likes dinner at 5:30 so it would be a long night without a snack. I always save between 150-400 cals for a night time snack. My favorite is yogurt with dry cereal sprinkled on top, and some chopped fruit if I have enough cals left for it. If that isn't enough then I have a decaf tea too.


    ooo cinnamon toast crunch on top of vanilla yogurt...going to try that
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Absolutely! Remember, when you're hungry, no matter what time, your body goes into starvation mode and your metabolism slows down. I usually eat cottage cheese or greek yogurt with fresh fruit around 8:30pm.

    Metabolic downregulation due to not eating happens well over the 48 hour mark (60-72h iirc). You don't go into any starvation mode by missing a meal or two, or three.

    That said I agree that eating at night is totally fine.
  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    It's 9:30 and my whole wheat bread is toasting as I type. I can't sleep if I'm hungry. It's what you eat, not when you eat it, unless you are an elite athlete.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Depends... if your goal is suffering and misery, then let it growl.
  • jillianedwards
    jillianedwards Posts: 67 Member
    I try to always leave myself enough for a snack before bed because i like to eat a snack and watch tv and chill! I like the 100 calorie popcorn packs right now!
  • Ghiizhar
    Ghiizhar Posts: 10 Member
    beer(s)

    Ditto!

    2 x Amstel Lights tonight and still over 100 calories below my goal.

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