When do you STOP eating?

matchbox_girl
matchbox_girl Posts: 535 Member
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I know a lot of people have a cut off time in the evening when they have their last meal. I'm struggling with that since my bedtime is generally around midnight, sometimes later. When it your "cut-off" time to eat and how do you curb hunger afterwards? Does the body adapt?
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  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i don't have a cut off time. I just count my calories, and get my exercise in through the course of my day. If I want chips and salsa at midnight, and I have the calorie allotment for it, i am having chips and salsa.
  • catrinaHwechanged
    catrinaHwechanged Posts: 4,907 Member
    I don't have a cut off time. Last night I didn't workout until 9pm and I ate a banana and peanut butter afterwards at 10.
  • matchbox_girl
    matchbox_girl Posts: 535 Member
    That is generally what I have been doing, too.
  • InnerConflict
    InnerConflict Posts: 1,592 Member
    When I run out of M&Ms
  • Heyman09
    Heyman09 Posts: 184
    My "cut off" time is when I go to bed. I will usually have a piece of fruit or something.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    When I run out of calories. Sometimes it's an hour before bed and sometimes it's minutes before.
  • fitbum19
    fitbum19 Posts: 198 Member
    I have a general guideline. I start work pretty early, so I go to bed around 8 or 9. I eat my dinner around 4 or 5 and dont eat past 6.
  • Heyman09
    Heyman09 Posts: 184
    When I run out of M&Ms

    Ha ha ha love it
  • sexylonglegs
    sexylonglegs Posts: 278
    Around 7:00
  • cyndyeadams
    cyndyeadams Posts: 6
    I have no cut off time I think I once read you shouldn't eat late but bedtime is my quiet peaceful time so I purposely save calories for my nighttime snack.
  • kikicooks
    kikicooks Posts: 1,079 Member
    When I run out of M&Ms

    This.

    I don't have a set time but usually my last meal/snack is between 7 & 8, I go to sleep betwen 9 & 10.
  • milf_n_cookies
    milf_n_cookies Posts: 2,244 Member
    i don't have a cut off time. I just count my calories, and get my exercise in through the course of my day. If I want chips and salsa at midnight, and I have the calorie allotment for it, i am having chips and salsa.

    This.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    I'll stop eating when I'm dead.
  • wildcatnyc
    wildcatnyc Posts: 2,410 Member
    About 10 min before I go to bed, which is usually 11pm...
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    No cut-off time here either. I eat until almost all my calories for the day are consumed, brush my teeth, and go to bed.
  • Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door
    Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door Posts: 735 Member
    I actually quit eating when I am no longer hungry which usually is about 6pm. very rarely do I eat after that unless I am eating empty calories with zero nutrients
  • SunOfMan
    SunOfMan Posts: 67 Member
    I wake up at 4:30am so I go to bed quite early.

    I try to not eat at least 2-3 hours before bed, so ideally no later than 6pm-7pm.
  • dangerxbadger
    dangerxbadger Posts: 396 Member
    I ate celery smothered in peanut butter minutes before I went to bed. I eat until my calories are gone. ^.^
  • SquidandWhale
    SquidandWhale Posts: 259
    It really depends on how many calories I have left. Sometimes I'll snack after dinner, but most of the time I'm good to go until the morning.
  • BarbellApprentice
    BarbellApprentice Posts: 486 Member
    i don't have a cut off time. I just count my calories, and get my exercise in through the course of my day. If I want chips and salsa at midnight, and I have the calorie allotment for it, i am having chips and salsa.

    This^
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    When I run out of calories.
  • gauchogirl
    gauchogirl Posts: 467 Member
    The time you eat does not affect anything. Eat when you're hungry or need refueling, don't when you aren't.
  • rainbows8628
    rainbows8628 Posts: 1
    I have a cut-off time of 8PM. However, I sometimes do not stick to it. If there is something going on where I need to change up my schedule, I will shorten or extend it accordingly. Generally I don't eat 3 hours before going to bed. Bedtime is the time for sleeping, regenerating and resting... not digesting.. at least i like to tell myself this... LOL
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    My general rule is to eat 3 to 4 hours before i plan on going to bed. If a snack is needed thats fine but nothing over 100 calories. I think it just all depends on your schedule. I do NOT like to eat with food on my stomach that makes me feel full.
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    I don't have a cut off time, I just always try to plan out my day and ensure I'm getting good sized and filling meals throughout the day.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Never.
    I eat late at night.
    I eat 1st thing in the morning.
    Sometimes I sleep walk and eat.
    Are you talking about being full? :huh:
    In which case if you are...I eat whats on my plate, and if I need to undo my button to let out my gut...
    I do..:drinker:
  • InnerConflict
    InnerConflict Posts: 1,592 Member
    and if I need to undo my button to let out my gut...
    I do..:drinker:

    pics or it didn't happen
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    No cut off time. I plan my meals and calories accordingly. I'll eat up until I crawl into bed to go to sleep.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    and if I need to undo my button to let out my gut...
    I do..:drinker:

    pics or it didn't happen

    Ha! You First..
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
    My bedtime is really variable. Somewhere between midnight and 5am is normal for me (no reason, just a night owl). I try to stop eating about 4 hours before going to bed, and always stop eating by midnight at the latest. It's not so much that midnight is a special time, it's just that I know I will be going to be 1-4 hours after that, and I want my food to have time to settle.

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