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

2

Replies

  • BluePHX
    BluePHX Posts: 184 Member
    I guess it couldn't hurt to make it a low carb snack or meal if you're hungry before bed either, to be on the safe side. Like fruit or a veggie omelet or some such thing.
  • mag2906
    mag2906 Posts: 57 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.

    Nocturnal Sleep-Related Eating Disorder - yes some people eat while sleeping!

    (sorry for OT)
  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 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.

    Best advice EVER.
  • ramalem
    ramalem Posts: 1,066 Member
    If I didn't allow myself to eat after 8:00 PM, I'd never get to eat.

    Amen sister!
  • keepongoingnmw
    keepongoingnmw Posts: 371 Member
    I struggled with late night eating for years, okay, often it was binging. I just don't eat after dinner. Its not an option, I am afraid if I do I will awaken the beast. I would rather go to bed hungry than end up binging and feeling like crap in the morning. If I am desperate I will drink some milk. If I eat a desert, it is within an hour after dinner and I consider it part of dinner.
    If you don't have problems with late night eating, then I don't see why not.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    i think u are right but i still do
    and still lose weight
  • notworthstalking
    notworthstalking Posts: 531 Member
    I finish work around 10pm every night. Last night I didn't get dinner till 8pm. I was still hungry when I got home so had a snack at 11 pm. Generally I have a glass of milk or something with fats and protein. Apparently it helps you sleep. I also make sure I have carbs with my dinner, to stop the cravings when I get home. I had a bad habit of eating too much near bedtime and not wanting breakfast. Not always a problem, but I do better with some kind of breakfast. I can not sleep if I am hungry.
  • siqiniq
    siqiniq Posts: 237 Member
    By 8:30 I am getting ready for bed, as I am often up before, and never later, than 5 AM. Dinnertime is around 7. I get home from work about 5:30, and by the time I walk to dog and make supper, it's 7 o'clock. Last night I was late getting home, and I had had an apple for a snack around 5:30. I find that an apple can keep me full for a long time, so I wasn't really hungry for dinner but made something anyway as I hadn't met my calorie intake for the day and didn't want to wake up hungry in the night. I'm glad that my dinner and bedtimes are close together, as I'm a compulsive eater and would be snacking all night otherwise, hungry or not. We compulsive eaters eat because the food is there. Anyway, this works for me.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I eat 2/3 of my calories between 7 & 9 pm. 1/2 after 8. Meal timing will not hamper your goals.
  • doIlhands
    doIlhands Posts: 349 Member
    I eat after 8 all the time. I usually work til 9 most days and I have class 5-8 on the other days so I just wait to eat until I get home. I don't think it makes any difference for my weight loss.
  • ksuh999
    ksuh999 Posts: 543 Member
    I'm old now so I try not to eat after around 9pm. Stomach discomfort when I go to sleep.
  • Cinnamonhuskies
    Cinnamonhuskies Posts: 78 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

    LO so true. A friend of mine was on it and found protein bar wrappers in her bed one morning. She thought 'no wonder I can't lose weight, I sleep-eat!!' Not to mention she spilled hot coffee on herself once during a sleep walking/eating episode. Weird. She went off that right away.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Eat till I reach calorie limit. That's usually 11:30pm at night for me.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • mag2906
    mag2906 Posts: 57 Member
    I struggled with late night eating for years, okay, often it was binging. I just don't eat after dinner. Its not an option, I am afraid if I do I will awaken the beast. I would rather go to bed hungry than end up binging and feeling like crap in the morning. If I am desperate I will drink some milk. If I eat a desert, it is within an hour after dinner and I consider it part of dinner.
    If you don't have problems with late night eating, then I don't see why not.

    I too try not to eat after dinner - because eating after dinner usually means mindless snacking.
    Also, most of the time I do not have any calories left :) But I do not setup rules, if it's late and I haven't had my dinner yet, you bet I'm gonna eat it.
  • pevansk47
    pevansk47 Posts: 20 Member
    My nutritionist have me on a carb diet! By the time 8pm comes I have already ate my 11 carbs a day! Every now and then if I go out I eat after 8 but I am also dancing it off! I myself try not to eat after 8pm. I sleep better!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I'm pigging out at that time.
  • pappycanoli
    pappycanoli Posts: 19 Member
    That is my cut off time. It's funny, i seem to get hungry right before that time. I think its all in my mind.
  • NYCNika
    NYCNika Posts: 611 Member
    I usually eat late. Often at 11pm. And I make sure I have calories for a large dinner. Dinner is my biggest meal of the day. It is an unwind. And I can't sleep if I'm hungry.

    I think this "rule" was designed to stop people from making multiple trips to the freezer for late night ice cream or chips, because you end up eating more overall.

    If you eat all that before 8 pm you will be just as fat.
  • HotrodsGirl0107
    HotrodsGirl0107 Posts: 243 Member
    I eat the majority of my calories between 7-9pm, unless I get to work out in the morning which is rare. I find that I am more productive at work if I eat light during the day. It hasn't hindered my weightloss or maintenance in the slightest.
  • oX_Vanessa_Xo
    oX_Vanessa_Xo Posts: 478
    Ugh I dunno.., its nearly 8pm and I still have 955 calories to consume
  • saggi2u
    saggi2u Posts: 64 Member
    I usually do not eat after 8.. Nothing to do with weightloss myths but I guess its more like training my mind not to snack on ... I used to get cravings for dessert or a chocolate... It helps me avoid mindless eating as I call it!!! Sometimes i give in.. But thats ok once in a while, right??!!!
  • vick441
    vick441 Posts: 42 Member
    A few ppl have already mentioned that - whereas you better keep hunger away, you simply don't get a good sleep on a full stomach, so allow some time to digest your meal depends on it's size
  • KathrynNicole86
    KathrynNicole86 Posts: 40
    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.

    Haha, I was thinking the same thing!
  • ElizMurphy69
    ElizMurphy69 Posts: 61 Member
    I usually go the gym after work so sometimes I may come home grab something small, go the gym an hour later and then come home and do a protein shake or sometimes just a skinny cow ice cream sandwich depending on how I feel :-) I usually spoil myself after 8 :-)
  • jinna86
    jinna86 Posts: 93
    I think I read somewhere that morning people are more susceptible to stress and bad decisions at night (and the opposite might be true of night owls being more stressed in the morning), so perhaps the 8pm rule is geared towards morning people who are vulnerable to bad decisions at night. I myself am more of a morning person and I find it much easier to be disciplined in the morning than at night (it's so difficult to say no to treats in the evening), however I definitely eat after 8pm, because being hungry in the evening just causes more stress and would further increase the temptation for junk :tongue:
  • mistesh
    mistesh Posts: 243 Member
    Why are some people hungry before bed? Don't they socialize during the day, haha? But seriously, why? If you work 9-5 and it's a preference to eat up until bedtime, what's the reasoning? Do you eat more frequently? Is part of it stress or boredom? What would happen if you didn't keep your mouth going? In the past people didn't snack. In say Europe people don't snack.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I'm eating sharp cheddar and turkey snack sticks right now.
  • doc800
    doc800 Posts: 148
    I eat right up to bed time. As long as your calorie count is on then go for it
  • g1lbertsgrape
    g1lbertsgrape Posts: 4 Member
    I tend to not eat 2 hours before i go to bed. I have noticed that if I eat and then head to bed I don't sleep as well as if I plan my eating patterns and eat well before I go to bed.
    From what I have read 90% of the nutrients from food get broken down between 30 minutes and 120 minutes so your body is working hard to break down these nutrients. If you eat at 8:30 and go to bed at 9:30 you have only broken down close to 50% of these nutrients and then you're trying to wind your body down for the nights sleep.
    I work by this theory and I sleep like a baby every night.
  • laele75
    laele75 Posts: 283 Member
    I like to have a bowl of oatmeal or something else filling and warm an hour or two before bedtime. It helps me sleep and I plan the calories for it. Just nothing spicy or really strong tasting, because I don't need the heartburn. ;)

Categories