Evening cut off time for eating!?!

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  • SilverLotusGirl
    SilverLotusGirl Posts: 537 Member
    If you're within your calorie and macro limits I don't think it matters much what time you eat. I personally need to eat a little something before going to bed so that when I wake up, I'm hungry but I'm not so ravenous that I start scarfing everything in site before I can make something decent for breakfast.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    No.

    But if I know I'm tired and I'm starting to feel a bit hungry, I go to bed. Tiredness can make you feel hungry - I think because your body is looking for energy where ever it can find it.
  • sighcoe
    sighcoe Posts: 4
    2 hours before you sleep, so that the growth hormone which burns fat will work properly.
  • sozisraw
    sozisraw Posts: 418 Member
    I stop eating when I reach my target for the day or I would snack all e evening like I did when I weighed 27lb more! If its not enough I've woken up in the middle of the night, eaten gone back to bed and not put on any weight! The next day I up my calorie goals as that's ridiculous! :smile:
  • kazsjourney
    kazsjourney Posts: 263 Member
    Yep i stop when i run out of calories...regardless of the time :)
  • nee90
    nee90 Posts: 33 Member
    Digestion slows down when you are sleeping, so it's better to eat 2 hours before bed time or have a light snack 1 hour before.
    You shouldn't go to bed neither with full or completely empty stomach!

    Edit: The time depends on how fast digestion works for anybody.
    But this is not just a personal opinion... Both my trainer and my doctor agree.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Midnight. I eat late, I rarely have breakfast at all cause I can not eat before I workout or I will feel sick and need the toilet. So I don't eat till about 3-4pm at the earliest. Then by that time it's almost dinner so I'll have that & then just whatever else I feel like till I go to bed.

    It's all BS about not eating before bed & it will slow things down.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I work 3rd shift, so there is no eveneng cutoff time for eating. I eat when I'm hungry, I stop eating when I'm not hugry anymore. It's working out so far.
  • paulperryman
    paulperryman Posts: 839 Member
    if i'm home and eating, 6:30-7pm. which is my usual dinner time, other then tea afterwards i don't eat anything unless i'm hungry
    not one of those that believes in eating to that point regardless, just i feel that gives 3 hours b4 sleep time for the food to settle and start digesting and i've eaten enough for the day at that point anyway

    and if i eat just b4 bed i have worse then normal nightmares or weird dreams which is not an unknown thing, it's proven that it can have an effect on how you sleep and your mental state during :)
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I like to reserve a spot for a bedtime crisp sandwich, Red Rock Deli Chilli preferably. White bread, of course.

    It chases the vat of red down very nicely.

    It's all very sophisticated around here.
  • majica8
    majica8 Posts: 210 Member
    I prefer not to eat within a few hours of going to bed but I usually end up having something. I'm awful at night time snacking.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    I try not to eat much later than 8:30 or 9:00 at night....not because I don't think people shouldn't eat late, because sometimes that's unavoidable, but because I don't sleep as well when I have eaten any later than that.

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  • fairfatandfabulous
    fairfatandfabulous Posts: 28 Member
    I'm shocking, love to eat at night. However all the thin people I know do not eat at night. Nothing after evening meal at 6pm. So I think no shouldn't eat at night but that doesn't seem to stop me:)
  • FarAway02
    FarAway02 Posts: 211
    I personally don't believe in the 'no food after x or x time' in the sense that it'll stop you losing weight.... but eating late definitely mucks up my ability to sleep so I don't eat anything heavy after 8pm.

    But I've done my fair share of late night snacking (healthy snacks!) and have lost weight just fine.
  • Claire_x90
    Claire_x90 Posts: 94
    If I do that I usually can't sleep because I'm starved. Food isn't just to provide energy it's also to replenish the body for what you have already burnt
  • elainemorris1982
    elainemorris1982 Posts: 104 Member
    dinner no later than 7, than always have a cup of decaf teas and a small snack 8.30-9. I don't eat anything 2-3 hours before bed
  • WalkingMermaid_
    WalkingMermaid_ Posts: 205 Member
    My dinner is always between 6-7pm, but I often have a snack an hour or so later. I don't have a particular cut off time, I just try to make sure I don't have my dinner too late.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    not eating before bed is bullcrap - there is a specific "timing" to eating, however yes you can eat before bed and should

    the one guy said he eats 70% of carbs before bed is just retarded....


    hes either on steroids or gifted genetics..........


    but he is right with the "myth" part - carbs = energy and if you don't use them in the day they store as fat... however you can eat them before bed if your macros are spread out.

    you should eat 30-40% carbs before working out 1.5 - 30 minutes before and 25% GI carbs post workout

    rest can be spread out how you would like as long as they are clean carbs...... to reach your total macro nutritionally level

    You look like Marc Lobliner
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    not eating before bed is bullcrap - there is a specific "timing" to eating, however yes you can eat before bed and should

    the one guy said he eats 70% of carbs before bed is just retarded....


    hes either on steroids or gifted genetics..........


    but he is right with the "myth" part - carbs = energy and if you don't use them in the day they store as fat... however you can eat them before bed if your macros are spread out.

    you should eat 30-40% carbs before working out 1.5 - 30 minutes before and 25% GI carbs post workout

    rest can be spread out how you would like as long as they are clean carbs...... to reach your total macro nutritionally level

    I do everything this guy said.
    In addition, before I go to bed, I hook up an IV with Casein Protein. Your muscles will go catabolic if you don't do this. Just make sure your drip rate is set to less than 20 grams of protein per hour. If you add more, the body can't use the extra protein and it will turn into fat. If you use less, you muscle will start to break down.

    Wrong your body can process as much protein as you can eat.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yep, I agree, it is bad,nothing after 7.
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    Sometimes I don't have time for dinner until just before it's time to go to sleep. It's not something I worry about. That might be a good rule for people who tend to snack on junk food at night, but I don't have that issue.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    It's 8:46pm here, my dinner is cooking at the moment. Wont be done till closer to 9pm, by the time I'm done eating it say about 9:30pm... then I still have close to 1000 calories I can eat.

    Like I said.... it's bull**** this no eating after a particular time. What a load of crap some people will believe.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    not eating before bed is bullcrap - there is a specific "timing" to eating, however yes you can eat before bed and should

    the one guy said he eats 70% of carbs before bed is just retarded....


    hes either on steroids or gifted genetics..........


    but he is right with the "myth" part - carbs = energy and if you don't use them in the day they store as fat... however you can eat them before bed if your macros are spread out.

    you should eat 30-40% carbs before working out 1.5 - 30 minutes before and 25% GI carbs post workout

    rest can be spread out how you would like as long as they are clean carbs...... to reach your total macro nutritionally level

    So what will happen if non steroid users or people without gifted genetics eats most of their carbs before bed?

    And why should you eat 30 - 40% of your carbs 15 - 30 minutes (or is that 1.5 hours) before and 25% GI carbs post workout? What is a GI carb?

    What happens if you eat dirty carbs? What is a dirty carb?

    C'mon cbc937, I'm dying to know your answers!

    For me, it doesn't matter when I eat. I eat most of my calories at night.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,272 Member
    From a weight loss POV I really don't think it matters when you eat.


    But I do understand that not eating close to bedtime is a good rule for those who suffer from reflux etc or those who find late night snacking tends to gravitate them to junk food.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
    I eat whenever I like. Pasta at 3am is a regular and highly-enjoyed feature of my life.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    Do you personally believe that you shouldn't eat past a certain time of night if trying to lose weight? What time is it?

    I do not have a cut-off time, I am not of the opinion that it would affect my weightloss.

    Providing the daily calorie allowance is adhered to, it should not make a difference whether you only eat before, say 7pm or after midnight.
  • koootenay
    koootenay Posts: 126 Member
    not eating before bed is bullcrap - there is a specific "timing" to eating, however yes you can eat before bed and should

    the one guy said he eats 70% of carbs before bed is just retarded....


    hes either on steroids or gifted genetics..........


    but he is right with the "myth" part - carbs = energy and if you don't use them in the day they store as fat... however you can eat them before bed if your macros are spread out.

    you should eat 30-40% carbs before working out 1.5 - 30 minutes before and 25% GI carbs post workout

    rest can be spread out how you would like as long as they are clean carbs...... to reach your total macro nutritionally level

    I do everything this guy said.
    In addition, before I go to bed, I hook up an IV with Casein Protein. Your muscles will go catabolic if you don't do this. Just make sure your drip rate is set to less than 20 grams of protein per hour. If you add more, the body can't use the extra protein and it will turn into fat. If you use less, you muscle will start to break down.

    ^^^Did no one find this response funny...? : )
  • grassette
    grassette Posts: 976 Member
    It is a good idea because its good not to be eating all the time. Snacking is what brings up my calories, but when I am active I need to eat to keep up my blood sugar. Evenings are a period when I slow down, so it is a good idea to practice discipline then.
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    What happens if you eat dirty carbs? What is a dirty carb?

    a dirty carb is when you drop your cake and cookies on the floor. nothing bad happens if you obey the 3 second rule.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    not eating before bed is bullcrap - there is a specific "timing" to eating, however yes you can eat before bed and should

    the one guy said he eats 70% of carbs before bed is just retarded....


    hes either on steroids or gifted genetics..........


    but he is right with the "myth" part - carbs = energy and if you don't use them in the day they store as fat... however you can eat them before bed if your macros are spread out.

    you should eat 30-40% carbs before working out 1.5 - 30 minutes before and 25% GI carbs post workout

    rest can be spread out how you would like as long as they are clean carbs...... to reach your total macro nutritionally level

    I do everything this guy said.
    In addition, before I go to bed, I hook up an IV with Casein Protein. Your muscles will go catabolic if you don't do this. Just make sure your drip rate is set to less than 20 grams of protein per hour. If you add more, the body can't use the extra protein and it will turn into fat. If you use less, you muscle will start to break down.

    ^^^Did no one find this response funny...? : )

    Yes I did, I liked the poster's screen-name, so I figured they were mucking about lol.

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