Eating after 5pm?

Do whatever works for you. There is no benefit to weight loss by not eating after a specific time, though. As long as you stay under your TDEE calories you can eat at midnight in bed or whenever you want.

I think not eating 2-3 hours before bed is important for digestion etc etc But I think the only reason not eating after 5pm (which is pretty early_ probably worked for you is because you give you're body, like a 14 hour fast from food if you wake up at 7am.

Do whatever works for you. There is no benefit to weight loss by not eating after a specific time, though. As long as you stay under your TDEE calories you can eat at midnight in bed or whenever you want.

^^^ This.

Dead horse being beaten again.

If it works for you, go for it. I get off of work at six and so I eat around 6:30-7.

In the past, whats worked for me is not eating after 5pm. Its tough to do. But it always worked wonders.

When I did the same thing (not eating after 6 pm) I looked amazing as well! I also slept like a baby and woke up so refreshed and rested!!! I'm trying really hard to get back into this habit.

Good to hear it worked for you.

There's no way in hell I could do it.

Same.

Do whatever works for you. There is no benefit to weight loss by not eating after a specific time, though. As long as you stay under your TDEE calories you can eat at midnight in bed or whenever you want.

I agree with this^^^

Do whatever works for you. There is no benefit to weight loss by not eating after a specific time, though. As long as you stay under your TDEE calories you can eat at midnight in bed or whenever you want.

This!

I personally couldn't not eat after say 5pm. My husband either gets home from work at 5:30pm or 10pm which would mean I couldn't have dinner with him when he got home if I had a cut off time.

Meal timing has no bearing on how much weight you lose provided your calories are equal.

Yep. I eat right before I go to sleep - works for my schedule and appetite.

Agreed! I eat in bed, I would lose sleep if I didn't eat something... I'd be up at 3 in the morning raiding the fridge!! lol but seriously there is no such thing as meal frequency when it comes to weight loss... Eat whenever it works best for you... Best of Luck.....

Glad it works for you! I work 2nd shift, so I wake up @ 4:30pm... Don't think I could eat 2000 cals in 30 minutes before getting ready for work. Do not think our bodies are set on timers. LOL

This is too funny. Every time we have a thread about nighttime eating, people go totally wild! They love to eat before bed and just can't fall asleep unless they are so full their shirt buttons are about to pop. Joining this rampant choir are those who happily proclaim their pledge to the agreeable anthem of you can eat whenever you want to and won't put on fat because of it.

Like OP, I don't eat for several hours before bed. If you put your willpower on automatic for regular meals by making it a habit, it's amazing how easy it is. You should also eat clean of course, but who among us doesn't, haha?

Aside from night calories exceeding your daily quota, there are various other pitfalls listed here:

reflux esophagitis, insulin spike, growth hormone
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/934166-tell-me-again-why-eating-before-bed-won-t-make-me-fat?page=3#posts-14207206

absorption, post-absorption, fasting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/934166-tell-me-again-why-eating-before-bed-won-t-make-me-fat?page=8#posts-14213466

This is too funny. Every time we have a thread about nighttime eating, people go totally wild! They love to eat before bed and just can't fall asleep unless they are so full their shirt buttons are about to pop. Joining this rampant choir are those who happily proclaim their pledge to the agreeable anthem of you can eat whenever you want to and won't put on fat because of it.

Like OP, I don't eat for several hours before bed. If you put your willpower on automatic for regular meals by making it a habit, it's amazing how easy it is. You should also eat clean of course, but who among us doesn't, haha?

I read the responses. Who said they eat til they are so full that their shirt buttons are about to pop? Because I missed that one.
Do what works for you, no need to get your panties in a bunch. :laugh:

This is too funny. Every time we have a thread about nighttime eating, people go totally wild! They love to eat before bed and just can't fall asleep unless they are so full their shirt buttons are about to pop. Joining this rampant choir are those who happily proclaim their pledge to the agreeable anthem of you can eat whenever you want to and won't put on fat because of it.

Like OP, I don't eat for several hours before bed. If you put your willpower on automatic for regular meals by making it a habit, it's amazing how easy it is. You should also eat clean of course, but who among us doesn't, haha?

Aside from night calories exceeding your daily quota, there are various other pitfalls listed here:

reflux esophagitis, insulin spike, growth hormone
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/934166-tell-me-again-why-eating-before-bed-won-t-make-me-fat?page=3#posts-14207206

absorption, post-absorption, fasting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/934166-tell-me-again-why-eating-before-bed-won-t-make-me-fat?page=8#posts-14213466

I eat like you. I don't usually eat after 6-7. Also, you make no sense. I could switch everything up and eat at night and surely prove that I would still lose weight because the math alone would show I would. But alas, my preference is not to eat late. And that's all it is. A preference. It's not like Midnight strikes and stuff pops off. This is not Cinderella.

This is too funny. Every time we have a thread about nighttime eating, people go totally wild! They love to eat before bed and just can't fall asleep unless they are so full their shirt buttons are about to pop. Joining this rampant choir are those who happily proclaim their pledge to the agreeable anthem of you can eat whenever you want to and won't put on fat because of it.

Like OP, I don't eat for several hours before bed. If you put your willpower on automatic for regular meals by making it a habit, it's amazing how easy it is. You should also eat clean of course, but who among us doesn't, haha?

Aside from night calories exceeding your daily quota, there are various other pitfalls listed here:

reflux esophagitis, insulin spike, growth hormone
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/934166-tell-me-again-why-eating-before-bed-won-t-make-me-fat?page=3#posts-14207206

absorption, post-absorption, fasting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/934166-tell-me-again-why-eating-before-bed-won-t-make-me-fat?page=8#posts-14213466

I eat like you. I don't usually eat after 6-7. Also, you make no sense. I could switch everything up and eat at night and surely prove that I would still lose weight because the math alone would show I would. But alas, my preference is not to eat late. And that's all it is. A preference. It's not like Midnight strikes and stuff pops off. This is not Cinderella.

What about those humanoid Mogwai? Most of them don't know what they are until it's too late...

omg you're right! All this time I've been living in a fairy-tale...The key though is not to drink water. And I think if you do you just end up being less hairy and get a six pack.

I eat ice cream right before bed almost every night. On nights I have clinical shifts I get McDonald's on the way home, have ice cream when I walk in the door, and fall straight into bed.