do you eat at night?

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  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
    Yes. I eat at night. If I didn't I would starve at work. I work night shift, so your night is my day. Midnight starts tomorrow, so I plan my calories around midnight to midnight...not some imaginary time when you "shouldn't eat"...I'm not sure, does a burger have more calories in it after the sun sets? Why the arbitrary restriction to stop stuffing your face when the sun sets?

    All of this.
  • nixxthirteen
    nixxthirteen Posts: 280 Member
    I work afternoons so my timing is all off. If I didn't eat late at night I'd never eat! So long as it fits my calorie goals I have no issues eating dinner at 10pm and snacking again around 1 or 2am. Going to bed hungry makes me MISERABLE.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    yes
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    If you're keeping within your range, then it doesn't matter when your last food intake is. I personally have always been a morning eater, consuming a big chunk of my calories by noon. After 5 pm my appetite greatly diminishes so I end up eating little more than an apple or a tomato.

    If a rule is hard to follow for you and does not add much to your weigh loss or health, just drop it :tongue:
  • Ellyssandraa
    Ellyssandraa Posts: 9
    If I'm hungry I do. I usually eat a very early dinner around 4/5pm and then eat a substantial snack at 8/9pm.
  • ktmcdee
    ktmcdee Posts: 11 Member
    my largest meal of the day is almost always dinner and that's almost always around 10 or later and I sleep fine. It just matters what works for your body so listen to it! :)
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Because of our schedules, my husband and I regularly eat dinner around 9pm. On the weekends, I snack late at night. IIFYM and all.
  • keziak1
    keziak1 Posts: 204 Member
    I must say it's pretty good to get these replies! :smile:
  • GlitterrMagpie
    GlitterrMagpie Posts: 302 Member
    I like to snack in the evening, I always save a couple of hundred calories.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,272 Member
    I've given up a lot to diet using MFP, stuff like chips, candy, Coke, 5-Guys burgers, you get the idea. I'm OK with that. But I'm not OK with the no-food-after-dinner approach.

    I was not aware that anything on MFP promotes the no eating after dinner idea.

    Anyway, yes I often eat at night.

    I eat chips etc sometimes too.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I've given up a lot to diet using MFP, stuff like chips, candy, Coke, 5-Guys burgers, you get the idea. I'm OK with that. But I'm not OK with the no-food-after-dinner approach. By the time 9pm rolls around I want to watch a DVD and have something fairly substantial to eat. I've been budgeting my calories and trying to eat healthy snacks like Greek yogurt (I get it plain and add some jam, topping with Grape Nuts and almonds). Do you eat at night or is that a big no-no?

    you know, you can still eat the burgers, chips, things you like and as long as you maintain your deficit you will lose weight.

    Meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism, so eat when you want, and just make sure that you are eating in a deficit…

    my last meal is usually 9pm...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I snack after dinner, but I don't have any carbs. Usually just grab some left over chicken, or maybe some broccoli or something like that.

    you can eat carbs at night too….
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Why not.. I enjoy some rice and gravy, with a choice of chicken or fish.. Sometimes a pizza mm, or chinese
  • Seraphina_Rowan
    Seraphina_Rowan Posts: 179 Member
    Myself specifically, no I don't eat after 8 pm. But thats when I used to binge eat so I chose not to eat during those hours.
  • simonpearcewut96
    simonpearcewut96 Posts: 1
    I personally try not to eat at night, but that's only because I find that I'm not snackish at nighttime, and if I eat something I won't be able to stop eating other things.
  • looseseal
    looseseal Posts: 216 Member
    Reserve some cals for nighttime noshing. Personally, I've never bought the 'eating shortly before sleeping makes your sleep worse'. Uh, nope. I can not sleep if I am hungry, my brain simply will not shut off. I don't know that it matters when you eat as long as you are not going over your cal budget. Popcorn is a great snacky because you can get a lot for not a boatload of cals ... because you will be leaving that butter off, right? lol Put 1/4 cup kernels into a brown paper lunch bag, stand it upright in the microwave, pop for about 2 min (time will vary depending on your microwave, might have to experiment. Burnt popcorn is gross). Season it up with some butter flavored non-stick spray and your favorite seasonings. Add a big old glass of water and there you go.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I snack after dinner, but I don't have any carbs. Usually just grab some left over chicken, or maybe some broccoli or something like that.

    Where do you find carb-free broccoli?
  • tabby_123
    tabby_123 Posts: 80 Member
    I succumb to eating at night sometimes. I wake up around 8-10 AM and don't go to bed until 2 AM a lot of nights because I work closing shifts. Even though I eat dinner right before work at 7-8 pm, I'm inevitably hungry by the time I get home at 1 AM, 5-6 hours later, which is obviously long enough to be time for another meal. Sometimes, I try to go to bed hungry, but it doesn't always work. Sometimes you have to give in.
  • tammietifanie
    tammietifanie Posts: 1,496 Member
    I eat a snack around 8pm it's normally a banana since they help with sleep and 100% natural peanutbutter because well I'm addicted to P.B. :laugh: I try to not eat past 9pm, I've noticed if I eat at 8pm my body does better but anything after 9pm my weight lost slows down. That's just me! Everyone is different, if you snack at night and still see changes with your weight then do what works best for YOU....
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I'm not a Gremlin - I eat when I want. I also have a job and a life and would starve to death if I followed those ridiculous don't eat after X time rules.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Yes, I eat at night.

    I also eat chips, candy and burgers.
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    I usually have my last snack between 10 and 10:30.
  • ahoier
    ahoier Posts: 312 Member
    The way my work schedule works, I don't get my work out in until usually after 8 p.m......and then I come home, have a blended whey protein shake with berries, spinach, bananas, whatever odd fruit I got laying around.....and that's my "snack"/dinner.....lol. Now don't get me wrong I still eat my pastries, sweets, donuts, etc....but they are usually for breakfast/lunch.....with me and my fiancés work schedule, our lunch together is basically my dinner.
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    What time you consume your calories has no bearing on weight loss. Whatever works best for you and fits in your plan.

    ^This. /thread
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Yes if I'm hungry.
  • ottermotorcycle
    ottermotorcycle Posts: 654 Member
    I eat almost EXCLUSIVELY at night. Sleeping in until noon every day might have something to do with it, though.

    I think the only reason that people say "don't eat after dinner" or "don't eat after X time" is because when you are tired your inhibitions are lowered (that's where those weirdly personal 3am conversations come from) and you may not make the best eating decisions. Especially if you plan your nighttime snack in advance, there's nothing wrong with it!


    I also read somewhere recently that it's a good idea to have a high-protein snack before bed if you are lifting weights (which I am and everyone else should because lifting weights is rad) because as your body is sleeping it repairs itself.
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    As long as it doesn't cause you heartburn or sleeping problems and you stay within your calorie nd macro goals, it's totally fine to eat late at night.

    Agree with this.
  • bshot1
    bshot1 Posts: 44
    I switched over to an IF style timing. I eat my meals between 12pm-6pm, usually that this involves is eating a medium lunch right at noon and a large meal at around 4pm. It's enough to keep me filled until I wake up the next morning.

    I really couldn't stand to eat again later, because I'm full. The eating window approach keeps me pretty well satiated. The only time that sucks is the morning.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I've given up a lot to diet using MFP, stuff like chips, candy, Coke, 5-Guys burgers, you get the idea. I'm OK with that. But I'm not OK with the no-food-after-dinner approach. By the time 9pm rolls around I want to watch a DVD and have something fairly substantial to eat. I've been budgeting my calories and trying to eat healthy snacks like Greek yogurt (I get it plain and add some jam, topping with Grape Nuts and almonds). Do you eat at night or is that a big no-no?

    Budget your calories to include nighttime snack.

    Yes, eat at night.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    I eat whenever I'm hungry, and so should you!

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