Eating Before Bed

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  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
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    I have a space to eat a little more today which is really good. I was thinking about having some Breyer's coffee ice cream (my favorite).

    The problem is I read somewhere that you shouldn't eat before you go to sleep because your metabolism shuts down while you sleep because your body isn't really doing anything. Therefore eating before bed is like twice as bad for you because your body is in its sleep state.

    Does anyone know anything about this. I really want some ice cream, but I'm going to sleep in the next 30 minutes.

    You eat it while you're IN bed, silly.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
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    I just washed down my chocolate ice cream with whiskey. It doesn't matter one iota.
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
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    I always eat before bed. Sometimes I eat in bed.
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
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    Stop wasting time...your bedtime is approaching! Go get some icrecream and enjoy it for me! I didn't work out today, so no extra calories for me :sad:
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
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    Our body runs on a circadian rythym which is about timing. The body is not designed to eat right before sleep. Therefor it does matter.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
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    Carb backloading says you should ONLY eat your carbs before bed. The opposite of the old myth.

    Truth is more likely that it doesn't matter when you eat them, just how much according to your goals.
  • ken_hogan
    ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
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    According to a piece I read from the Mayo clinic there is absolutely no difference. They said that eating late is bad is one of dieting biggest myths, so enjoy your ice cream.

    This
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
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    Never affected me, and I eat most of my calories before bed and in the evening.

    You might enjoy reading this.

    http://www.leangains.com/2011/06/is-late-night-eating-better-for-fat.html
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Our body runs on a circadian rythym which is about timing. The body is not designed to eat right before sleep. Therefor it does matter.

    Absolute, total nonsense.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
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    Our body runs on a circadian rythym which is about timing. The body is not designed to eat right before sleep. Therefor it does matter.

    Absolute, total nonsense.

    You beat me to it.
  • d9123
    d9123 Posts: 531 Member
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    calories in, calories out timing dosnt matter
  • ecw3780
    ecw3780 Posts: 608 Member
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    As long as you are hungry for breakfast in the morning when you wake up, feel free to eat before bed. I always eat before bed because I get hungry at night. However, I can tell when I am eating too much at bed time when I am not hungry for breakfast after sleeping 8 hours. Its called "break fast" for a reason. You should be hungry when you wake up.
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
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    Late Night Eating Linked to Weight Gain

    By TARA PARKER-POPE


    A new study in mice suggests that it’s not just how much you eat, but when you eat it, that influences weight gain.

    Researchers at Northwestern University wanted to test whether the timing of meals could influence body weight. Many diet books advise would-be weight losers to stop eating after 6 or 7 p.m. However, it’s never been clear if the strategy works as a behavioral change — we tend to overeat in the evenings in front of the television and the computer. Or is there some physiological reason late-night eating adds extra pounds?

    To test whether time of feeding alone can affect body weight, the researchers studied two groups of mice who were fed identical diets of food that contained 60 percent fat. Mice are nocturnal, and they typically consume the vast majority of their calories at night and sleep during the day. For the study, half the mice were fed the diet during the daylight hours when they would normally be sleeping — simulating late-night eating in humans. The other half were given the same food on their regular eating schedule.

    At the end of the six week study period, mice in both groups had consumed about the same amount of calories and performed the same amount of exercise. However, the mice who ate when they normally would have been sleeping hours posted an average 48 percent increase in body weight. The mice who ate on a regular schedule had an average increase of 20 percent of body weight. The findings will be published in the October issue of the journal Obesity.

    Fred Turek, director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology at Northwestern and the study’s senior author, said that human studies are needed to determine if timing of food intake influences body weight, but the study suggests that late-night eating may be worse, in terms of weight gain, than eating during normal waking hours. The findings would be particularly important for shift workers, who are known to be at higher risk for obesity, diabetes and other health problems. But he notes that it’s not just shift workers who are eating late. Most people eat a large percentage of their calories in the evening and continue eating late into the night.

    Dr. Turek notes that humans evolved from a situation where they ate and foraged between sunrise and sunset. “After sunset, there were no refrigerators, no food just hanging around,” he said. “You didn’t eat. But today, people eat most of their calories after sunset.”



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  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    Have it. Your body can't tell time.

    I would eat IN bed if it wasn't for the crumbs
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Late Night Eating Linked to Weight Gain

    By TARA PARKER-POPE


    A new study in mice suggests that it’s not just how much you eat, but when you eat it, that influences weight gain.

    Researchers at Northwestern University wanted to test whether the timing of meals could influence body weight. Many diet books advise would-be weight losers to stop eating after 6 or 7 p.m. However, it’s never been clear if the strategy works as a behavioral change — we tend to overeat in the evenings in front of the television and the computer. Or is there some physiological reason late-night eating adds extra pounds?

    To test whether time of feeding alone can affect body weight, the researchers studied two groups of mice who were fed identical diets of food that contained 60 percent fat. Mice are nocturnal, and they typically consume the vast majority of their calories at night and sleep during the day. For the study, half the mice were fed the diet during the daylight hours when they would normally be sleeping — simulating late-night eating in humans. The other half were given the same food on their regular eating schedule.

    At the end of the six week study period, mice in both groups had consumed about the same amount of calories and performed the same amount of exercise. However, the mice who ate when they normally would have been sleeping hours posted an average 48 percent increase in body weight. The mice who ate on a regular schedule had an average increase of 20 percent of body weight. The findings will be published in the October issue of the journal Obesity.

    Fred Turek, director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology at Northwestern and the study’s senior author, said that human studies are needed to determine if timing of food intake influences body weight, but the study suggests that late-night eating may be worse, in terms of weight gain, than eating during normal waking hours. The findings would be particularly important for shift workers, who are known to be at higher risk for obesity, diabetes and other health problems. But he notes that it’s not just shift workers who are eating late. Most people eat a large percentage of their calories in the evening and continue eating late into the night.

    Dr. Turek notes that humans evolved from a situation where they ate and foraged between sunrise and sunset. “After sunset, there were no refrigerators, no food just hanging around,” he said. “You didn’t eat. But today, people eat most of their calories after sunset.”



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    In that case, I'm glad I'm not a mouse whose body violates the laws of thermodynamics.
  • ken_hogan
    ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
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    Late Night Eating Linked to Weight Gain

    By TARA PARKER-POPE


    A new study in mice suggests that it’s not just how much you eat, but when you eat it, that influences weight gain.

    Researchers at Northwestern University wanted to test whether the timing of meals could influence body weight. Many diet books advise would-be weight losers to stop eating after 6 or 7 p.m. However, it’s never been clear if the strategy works as a behavioral change — we tend to overeat in the evenings in front of the television and the computer. Or is there some physiological reason late-night eating adds extra pounds?

    To test whether time of feeding alone can affect body weight, the researchers studied two groups of mice who were fed identical diets of food that contained 60 percent fat. Mice are nocturnal, and they typically consume the vast majority of their calories at night and sleep during the day. For the study, half the mice were fed the diet during the daylight hours when they would normally be sleeping — simulating late-night eating in humans. The other half were given the same food on their regular eating schedule.

    At the end of the six week study period, mice in both groups had consumed about the same amount of calories and performed the same amount of exercise. However, the mice who ate when they normally would have been sleeping hours posted an average 48 percent increase in body weight. The mice who ate on a regular schedule had an average increase of 20 percent of body weight. The findings will be published in the October issue of the journal Obesity.

    Fred Turek, director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology at Northwestern and the study’s senior author, said that human studies are needed to determine if timing of food intake influences body weight, but the study suggests that late-night eating may be worse, in terms of weight gain, than eating during normal waking hours. The findings would be particularly important for shift workers, who are known to be at higher risk for obesity, diabetes and other health problems. But he notes that it’s not just shift workers who are eating late. Most people eat a large percentage of their calories in the evening and continue eating late into the night.

    Dr. Turek notes that humans evolved from a situation where they ate and foraged between sunrise and sunset. “After sunset, there were no refrigerators, no food just hanging around,” he said. “You didn’t eat. But today, people eat most of their calories after sunset.”



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    I lost quite a bit of weight while working the midnight shift....just sayin'.
  • DarthGibbles89
    DarthGibbles89 Posts: 17 Member
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    Follow your gut instinct. Only your body knows what's right for you. If it says you shouldn't, then don't. If your body feels like it needs it, do it. One part of health is listening to your body. No one else can do that for you.
  • bronnyd
    bronnyd Posts: 278 Member
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    Our body runs on a circadian rythym which is about timing. The body is not designed to eat right before sleep. Therefor it does matter.

    Absolute, total nonsense.

    Seconded. Yes, our bodies have a circadian rhythm.....that has absolutely nothing to do with food or when the body is "designed" to eat. When the body is designed to sleep, maybe.

    Anyway, I like to have a little something before bed. It helps me sleep better and is just comforting I find.
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
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    You were working not eating then going directly to bed I assume.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    If we weren't "meant" to sleep after eating, why does a big meal make us so sleepy?