Eating after 8 pm? Do you as I try not too?

mrsjobba2
mrsjobba2 Posts: 81 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi ,
I was just wondering , not sure if I've read this or if I've made it up ! I try not to eat anything after 8pm. I don't like to think that the food is lying in my stomach before I go to bed ( usually around 10ish) .
I just wondered what other people's opinion was?
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  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    I wouldn't eat a minute after you go to sleep but any time before that is perfectly fine. Skip breakfast, eat at midnight, eat bacon if you like. Just make sure you're hitting your macros for the day (Carbs, protein, fat) and staying within your calorie goal. Nothing else really matters. Your body doesn't shut down when you sleep.


    EDIT: Don't eat in the shower either. That makes your food soggy.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry.
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    I just make sure I'm within my calories for the day, no matter what time I eat.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I eat dinner almost every night at 8:30 or 9:00...hasn't hindered a thing. Meal timing is irrelevant. If I'm at a calorie deficit I'm at a deficit...if I'm at maintenance I'm at maintenance...

    This is just an old wives tale. Yes, your metabolism may slow some during the evening, but the net effect of eating an appropriate number of calories makes that irrelevant.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I think you can eat after 8 as long as it's not carbs. They will make you fat.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I think you can eat after 8 as long as it's not carbs. They will make you fat.

    Nooo silly, they make Gremlins.

    Or was that water?
  • casmock
    casmock Posts: 3
    I think the myth about eating late started because when you're tired, your decision-making isn't quite as sharp and we tend to make unhealthier decisions. If I do eat late (past 7:30 or 8), I make sure to eat clean so it is easily digestible. Chances of your sleep being wakeful or slow-to-fall-asleep may be more likely because your body is metabolizing and working through whatever fuel you just took in...it's not ready to sleep. Especially with spicy foods! Those keep my body working overtime.
  • Shawnzgirl78
    Shawnzgirl78 Posts: 148 Member
    I don't like to eat late either but if I am hungry, I will...
  • winchestervol63
    winchestervol63 Posts: 47 Member
    I don't care one way or the other, to tell the truth. My opinion is that, as long as your overall deficit/nutrition is right, and you're controlling your hunger in a good way, it won't matter much when you eat. I often have something after 8, especially if I feel like I'm low on calories (especially protein) for the day.

    The only thing I try to be careful not to do is to eat 'treats' too early in the day. If I'm going to have ice cream or a candy bar, I'd rather have it later so that I don't have all day to decide I want just one (or five) more. Really, not having much problem with cravings now, but still sticking to that.
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    Personal preference. I can't go to sleep if I'm hungry, so I might have something light (slice of toast or an apple or a cup of greek yogurt) about an hour before bed. Sometimes that's eleven at night.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Your body doesn't know what time it is.
    I won't tell if you don't.
  • Tiff050709
    Tiff050709 Posts: 497 Member
    I try not to eat after 6pm. I would snack a lot at night in the past and I am breaking that habit. If I am really hungry, I will eat fruit.
  • crlyxx
    crlyxx Posts: 186 Member
    I wouldn't eat a minute after you go to sleep but any time before that is perfectly fine.

    I've never eaten while sleeping before. Teach me, oh wise one.
  • aberc
    aberc Posts: 98
    I'm a night owl, so I tend to be up until 11 or 12 at night. I have to eat dinner late, like around 8pm, otherwise I get hungry just before bed. If I eat a early dinner, I always save room for some calories to eat before bed because I know I get hungry. I dont really care what time it is. But with that being said, Im not going to eat a heavy, large meal before bed.. That's just upsetting to think about lol
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Your body doesn't know what time it is.
    I won't tell if you don't.

    Not true, my body definitely knows when it's time to... oh... eat. Never mind. Yeah, it doesn't matter. Although I try not to eat after 8 because if I do, it's usually garbage driven by my sweet-tooth.
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    I wouldn't eat a minute after you go to sleep but any time before that is perfectly fine.

    I've never eaten while sleeping before. Teach me, oh wise one.

    Ambien
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    It's personal preference. No health benefits either way. I eat late because then I am less likely to snack and go over my cals.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    8:00 p.m. after often I eat
  • brynnsmom
    brynnsmom Posts: 945 Member
    If I didn't allow myself to eat after 8:00 PM, I'd never get to eat.
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,160 Member
    There is a group called "LNS fighters" you can join on mfp....LNS = "Late-Night-Snacking".

    If it is your goal to NOT eat, past a certain time, this is a support group to help you meet that goal.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    I love my bedtime snack (usually a low calorie ice cream bar or popsicle).
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    I eat all the way up until I go to bed. Usually the last thing I eat is a piece of bread with peanut butter. I typically eat a later breakfast and this helps deal with hunger issues. It's a calories per day thing, so as long as you are under, it's effectively the same.
  • Brenda4105
    Brenda4105 Posts: 117 Member
    I agree with others on here that if you have the calories left....eat.

    I did have a trainer, once a pon a time, that said never eat after 7pm - you will always make bad choices. I have found that can be true, but only if your starving and eat everything in site. A snack before you get to that point, keeps me from doing that.
  • Mimoki
    Mimoki Posts: 115 Member
    I usually have dinner at 11pm lol. I don't go to sleep until about 4 a.m. Though but I just eat when I feel hungry, which is all the time. I definitely need to get more protein and fiber into my diet :(
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Meal Frequency has no bearing on weight loss... The only reason to not eat before bed is if you have a health condition (acid reflux) that would cause you problems... I take a 400 calories snack to bed with me every night and have lost a few pounds..... Best of Luck....
  • morielia
    morielia Posts: 169 Member
    I eat dinner every night between 6 and 7 but don't go to sleep until 2-3. If I didn't eat after 8 pm, I'd probably keel over and die.
  • run_way
    run_way Posts: 220
    I don't worry about timing, but I fall asleep easier if I give myself at least an hour to digest before I go to bed.

    I think the not eating after # O'Clock was started mainly because that's when the majority of people get their major snack urges.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Hi ,
    I was just wondering , not sure if I've read this or if I've made it up ! I try not to eat anything after 8pm. I don't like to think that the food is lying in my stomach before I go to bed ( usually around 10ish) .
    I just wondered what other people's opinion was?

    I think you made it up. And I think you invented post-its too.
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  • sandy_gee
    sandy_gee Posts: 372 Member
    Prsonally I do NOT eat after 7pm. It's not because of some diet idea or anything of the sort. I plan out my eating for the day, and have all my calories in before then, etc.
    My issue is that if I'm eating after 7pm is tends to be snacking. Popcorn, some chips, things that I don't need and am basically only eating because I'm bored.
  • BluePHX
    BluePHX Posts: 184 Member
    I do. :) It doesn't seem to have any effect on my calorie loss, either. Sometimes I eat RIGHT before I go to bed because I work 4 10's and get pretty tired. No big D. I guess as long as you don't BINGE eat and then go to bed, it's probably alright.

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