Eating dinner late 7:00 - 8:30 pm ...is it bad

chezzac17
chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
when my husband cooks our dinner he always wants dinner late,and I like dinner early...but is it bad to eat later at night???
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  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    No
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    No

    oh thanks for that....thought it was
  • CA_Underdog
    CA_Underdog Posts: 733 Member
    edited January 2015
    It's neutral. What matters is how many calories you burn vs. consume (for weight loss).
  • Papatoad194
    Papatoad194 Posts: 251 Member
    Its not bad to eat late, and there have been some tests tot hat effect. as CA above so clearly mentioned. If your having hard time waiting. You may have to maybe have a snack before hand. I work out right after work and the family doesn't sit down until 7 or later. We all know we will need something to tide us over.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Why would it be?
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    No. I usually eat after the gym, so around 10:30-11. No problem at all.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    I'll eat 1300 ish and go to bed. Every nite.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I often eat dinner late. I grew up in a family that ate later than all my friends and I usually have a workout class at 6:30 or 7pm so I don't eat until I get home.
  • msalamun
    msalamun Posts: 116 Member
    I eat dinner fairly late as well, around 8:30/9:00pm. I also eat 5 others meals throughout the day so it get's kinda tough to fit them all in by a certain time. However, I would recommend eat dinner at least 2 hours before going to bed. In that time, your body is still digesting the food and raises your blood sugar a little, which can make it difficult to to sleep soon after eating.
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    Papatoad194 wrote: »
    Its not bad to eat late, and there have been some tests tot hat effect. as CA above so clearly mentioned. If your having hard time waiting. You may have to maybe have a snack before hand. I work out right after work and the family doesn't sit down until 7 or later. We all know we will need something to tide us over.

    thanks so much..thats great
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Why would it be?

    I had always heard it was bad to eat after about 7:30
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    SuggaD wrote: »
    No. I usually eat after the gym, so around 10:30-11. No problem at all.

    oh really....thanks
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    msalamun wrote: »
    I eat dinner fairly late as well, around 8:30/9:00pm. I also eat 5 others meals throughout the day so it get's kinda tough to fit them all in by a certain time. However, I would recommend eat dinner at least 2 hours before going to bed. In that time, your body is still digesting the food and raises your blood sugar a little, which can make it difficult to to sleep soon after eating.

    thank you....
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    I often eat dinner late. I grew up in a family that ate later than all my friends and I usually have a workout class at 6:30 or 7pm so I don't eat until I get home.

    thank you....
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    thanks everyone aaarrrggghhh makes me feel better and no fights with the husband about eating late......hah
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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Eat when you want to eat.
  • fizzleh
    fizzleh Posts: 71 Member
    You should generally not eat 4 hours before you sleep
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  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    thanks again guys....
  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
    fizzleh wrote: »
    You should generally not eat 4 hours before you sleep

    This is not true. It doesn't matter how late you eat. It won't affect weight loss. As I just said in another thread, I always eat late. I just finished eating supper actually, and it's almost 10:00 p.m. where I am. Been doing this since I started almost 6 months ago, and I've lost 65 pounds. The only time it may be a problem is if you have a stomach issue like acid reflux that flares up if you eat to close to bed time. But in terms of weight loss, it makes no difference.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    I eat 1400 calories or so right before bed. Every night. For 2 years. I like feeling full. Nothing bad has happened. No mysterious fat sneaking in. Eat when it works for you.
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    jnv7594 wrote: »
    fizzleh wrote: »
    You should generally not eat 4 hours before you sleep

    This is not true. It doesn't matter how late you eat. It won't affect weight loss. As I just said in another thread, I always eat late. I just finished eating supper actually, and it's almost 10:00 p.m. where I am. Been doing this since I started almost 6 months ago, and I've lost 65 pounds. The only time it may be a problem is if you have a stomach issue like acid reflux that flares up if you eat to close to bed time. But in terms of weight loss, it makes no difference.

    wow ..this is great news ...thanks so much...
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    I eat 1400 calories or so right before bed. Every night. For 2 years. I like feeling full. Nothing bad has happened. No mysterious fat sneaking in. Eat when it works for you.

    again...thanks soooooooooooooo much.....
  • chezzac17
    chezzac17 Posts: 98 Member
    jnv7594.......by the way congratulations.....!! that is a fantastic effort of weight loss...you should be proud of yourself ....
  • bolmb
    bolmb Posts: 3
    chezzac17 wrote: »
    when my husband cooks our dinner he always wants dinner late,and I like dinner early...but is it bad to eat later at night???

  • bolmb
    bolmb Posts: 3
    chezzac17 wrote: »
    jnv7594.......by the way congratulations.....!! that is a fantastic effort of weight loss...you should be proud of yourself ....

  • bolmb
    bolmb Posts: 3
  • cstevenson86
    cstevenson86 Posts: 158 Member
    My husband and I eat dinner at 10:00 at night sometimes. Unfortunately, we have opposite schedules and insist on eating dinner together. It's very important to us to have dinner together. Sometimes we eat at 6:00...it just depends when he's done with work. He's a server at a restaurant by our house and he's also a pharmacy technician for CVS. His hours are different every day. I however work 9am-5pm M-F...I wish we could eat at 6:00 every night, but it's not feasible. Just make responsible food choices, and I think you should be just fine...good luck to you on your journey! :)
  • RaspberryTickleChicken
    RaspberryTickleChicken Posts: 629 Member
    Personally I prefer to eat my dinner later so that I'm nice & full and be satisfied enough not needing a snack before bed. :)
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