Any merit to not eating a meal after 8PM?

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  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    Nope

    yeah unless you have reflux like half the population. lol nice generalization. :)

    glad to see we're back in sync today :wink: :drinker:

    me too. that was weird. :laugh:
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    The reason people make this claim has nothing to do with the actual time on the clock. One would hope we could dispense with such mindless straw men.

    People who advocate not eating after dinner are simply saying that if we stop stuffing our face and give our bodies an extended period of time to upregulate hormone sensitive lipase, we might lose some fat.
  • jonsampearson
    jonsampearson Posts: 1
    I don't get home from the gym until 7:30 pm, so I pretty much have to eat after 8pm. I do stay up until 10pm on purpose, because I am not for sure if it is more likely to turn to fat laying down.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    yeah unless you have reflux like half the population. lol nice generalization. :)

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  • 7opoundsin16weeks
    7opoundsin16weeks Posts: 211 Member
    Eating late at night can cause an overestimated reading on the scale the following day, because some of the food is still in your digestive track. However, it does not cause you to gain weight.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    If I'm hungry, I'll eat something like almonds or cheese before bed. I prefer something that is a little more filling so I won't wake up hungry and irritable.
  • mideon_696
    mideon_696 Posts: 770 Member
    Ain't nothing better than going to bed stuffed full of food. :) the following food coma has me sleeping like a baby all night!
  • reneeopruitt
    reneeopruitt Posts: 36 Member
    I always eat late .. all day... I wake up at 8am and eat Breakfast at 10:00, snack at 12:00, Lunch at 3:00, Snack at 5:00 and dinner at 8:00. I go to bed about 12:00am. Sometimes I get a sweet tooth and eat some fruit around 9:30. I just do not like to eat when I first wake up. It has not kept me from loosing weight at all and I have lost 38 pounds (My ticker is missing the first few months before I started fitness pal.)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,021 Member
    The reason people make this claim has nothing to do with the actual time on the clock. One would hope we could dispense with such mindless straw men.

    People who advocate not eating after dinner are simply saying that if we stop stuffing our face and give our bodies an extended period of time to upregulate hormone sensitive lipase, we might lose some fat.
    It's also probably because most people eat breakfast in the morning. A 10-12 hour fast between the last and first meal of the day is really all that's desired here.

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  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    yeah unless you have reflux like half the population. lol nice generalization. :)

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    i missed your gifs :smile:
  • MuchTooPuffyDuffy
    MuchTooPuffyDuffy Posts: 18 Member
    I don't think it makes a difference - I do it to help keep me from binge eating at night.
  • ThisGirl2013
    ThisGirl2013 Posts: 220 Member
    The reason I like to stop eating 3-4 hours before bedtime is because I like my food to be digested before I sleep.
    I sleep better and just feel better.
    I wake up with more energy...
    I have less "crazy" dreams.
    I don't know that there is any scientific evidence to back up the claims but this works for me so I continue on with it.
    I think whatever works for YOU is what you should do :)
  • TAsunder
    TAsunder Posts: 423 Member
    I hear this from time to time but I don't get it. Why would anyone NOT want crazy dreams? I love crazy dreams! It's like a free David Lynch movie in your head!
  • mbreed75
    mbreed75 Posts: 125 Member
    http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html

    http://www.eatstopeat.com/

    This makes sesnse to me. I have been happy with the results so far.

    I try not to eat after 8. And I dont eat until lunch.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    I thought it was you can't be fed after midnight.

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