Latest you should eat at night?

I try to eat no later than 7:00 p.m.

2-3 hours before bed. If you get hungry before bed, try to stick to lean protein. Hard times you should cut off eating are fallacy. It's relative to when you go to bed.

2-3 hours before bed. If you get hungry before bed, try to stick to lean protein. Hard times you should cut off eating are fallacy. It's relative to when you go to bed.

I agree. 2 or 3 hours before bed. It really doesn't matter when you eat your calories, unless you plan to eat a whole bunch of sugar before bed. Try cottage cheese/ whey protein before bed, with milk though.

At night the average person burns at least 500 calories during sleep.. if you eat right before bed than your body has to digest that food and its taking up some of those calories you could be burning during your basal. I have always heard 2-3 hours before sleep is when you should stop.

I eat about 2 hours before bed time. My trainer says that it will help prevent catabolism

I saw on Dr. Oz yesterday, that the besy time for dinner is 6:00pm. And nothing should be eaten 3 hours before you go to bed. Check out his site for more information. Yesterday's episode was about weight loss and the best time to do things.

Good luck to you

Well, I work 2nd shift and am a night owl so I do snack later at night (9-11 pm). I find that if I only eat at dinner around 6 or 7 pm that I am REALLY hungry the next morning and if I'm going to work out I don't like to eat anything beforehand. So, I try to eat a small amount of something high protein like a 1/4 cup of peanuts. It satiates me without making me feel full before bed and I am less hungry in the morning.

Hi,
When I first met with a nutritionist when my weight loss journey began in August 2006, she told me that I SHOULD eat something in the evening......and I try to keep it small....a piece of fruit, a yogurt, some nuts, etc. She said otherwise, your metabolism slows down during the night as your body searches for nourishment. For the same reason, you need to eat breakfast every day (which I do religiously).

Good luck.....it is calories in/calories out....and it is personal preference.....and this is just my 2¢ on the topic!

calories in vs calories out. That is all that matters. Eat when you want.

Bad advice. Timing , glycemic load, and calorie consumption over time absolutely matter. You always want low glycemic load, otherwise Mr Insulin will deal with that load by storing it as fat. Eating a twinky every hour will produce much different results than eating three within 15 minutes every 3 hours.

different opinion, not bad advice. I don't necessarily agree with you but I would say you are giving bad advice. anything at all left over is converted to fat for storage regardless of when you eat it. The question was about time to eat not what to eat. My opinion is that the overall amount of calories you eat is burned/stored regardless of the time you eat it.

From my understanding and research it really depends on the person, and the hours you work. Morning shift? Night shift?

Your body doesn't magically store more fat and calories after a certain hour, so if you work out in the evening or feel famished, there's no need to go to bed with a grumbling tummy. "You can slow your metabolism if you don't give your body fuel when it needs it," says Christine Mastrangelo, RD, founder of New England Nutrition Associates. The trick is to choose a healthy snack, such as whole wheat pita chips and hummus or three cups of air-popped popcorn. If you nibble at night, Mastrangelo suggests that you start each day by planning ahead for those calories. "You'll be less likely to reach for traditional late-night munchies, such as potato chips and ice cream, when you know you've allotted only a small number of calories for your evening snack," she explains.

I heard from a nutritionist that it honestly doesn't matter.

I was also told by a nutritionist that timing honestly doesn't matter as far as weight loss is concerned - as far as a restful sleep is concerned, just be mindful of what the snack is, and not eat too much too close to falling asleep

I almost always eat right before going to bed. I have experienced no ill effects from doing so. My attempts to not eat after dinner fail miserably, because then I am trying to go almost 12 hrs without eating. And that doesnt work at all for me.