3-4 hours before bed?
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0neel0vee
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Hi, I'm new and trying to lose around 30 pounds. I have heard from alot of people that not eating 3-4 hours before you go to bed helps you lose weight. But I've also heard alot of people say that it's bull. I was just wondering if some of you guys recommend that or do this and have seen results?
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Hi, I'm new and trying to lose around 30 pounds. I have heard from alot of people that not eating 3-4 hours before you go to bed helps you lose weight. But I've also heard alot of people say that it's bull. I was just wondering if some of you guys recommend that or do this and have seen results?
Eat when you want. Doesn't matter.0 -
Meal timing has no effect on weight loss. As long as you are in a calorie deficit, your body doesn't care when you eat.0
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I eat up until I fall asleep. Just finished my popcorn and ice cream. Lost 30 lbs.0
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If you tend to binge at night, it's a good idea to cut off early so you aren't tempted.
If you have heartburn or any other medical reason that eating late can cause, it's a good idea to cut off early.
Otherwise? Eat when you want. From January-April I ate dinner three nights a week between 8 and 10, and usually went to bed 11-12.0 -
i always save some calories at the end of my day for cocoa pebbles....0
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Thanks guys! It's great to know this is just a silly myth.0
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I would imagine the only time meal timing would affect weightloss is if you were to put a day or three between meals.0
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Bull...
Every night for the last 8 months i eat the main portion of my calories
Snacking on 300 calories of popcorn...fruit and almonds
All around 9 to 10 PM (about) and lost 92 pounds just fine!0 -
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As others have said, it's bull. I eat a snack shortly before bedtime every evening. If I were to quit eating three or four hours before bedtime, I'd end up eating way too much because will power doesn't work as well as not being hungry.0
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You can eat less in the day to save some calories at night, generally i'm less hungry in the day so that's what I do. I always eat bananas before I go to bed, ripe bananas contain serotonin which can help you fall asleep.0
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Me, I'm much more likely to stay under my calorie goal if I save over half my allotted calories for dinner and late-night snacking. I like to eat at night. Just be sure to stay at a calorie deficit! And become crazy about weighing all your food.0
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I have no willpower at night, so thats when I eat most of my calories0
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Don't eat too much, but you are actually pretty active at night and do burn calories still so a light snack would be burned off when sleeping0
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Don't eat too much, but you are actually pretty active at night and do burn calories still so a light snack would be burned off when sleeping
It doesn't matter at all as long as you eat less calories than you burn ( deficit)
Time doesn't matter.
Burning it off doesn't matter either as long she keeps it within her calorie allowance range...
Its that simple!
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Yep, it's bull. I'll add that I think the reason people believe in this is because when you stop eating several hours earlier you're essentially fasting for a longer period of time before breakfast, so people who weigh themselves in the morning might notice a slightly lower weight simply due to there being less food in the system.0
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Hi, I'm new and trying to lose around 30 pounds. I have heard from alot of people that not eating 3-4 hours before you go to bed helps you lose weight. But I've also heard alot of people say that it's bull. I was just wondering if some of you guys recommend that or do this and have seen results?
it's a matter of preference that's all
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Apparently those people who eat late at night typically are over eating more calories than they need to, so that is why they gain weight. Also they are more likely to be eating higher cal foods later at night. Its not the time on the clock, it's that eating fistfuls of chips out of a packet will send you over your calories.
I eat most my calories in the afternoon and at night because I know that's when I tend to get hungry and tempted to eat the entire contents of the pantry! It can sometimes make you weigh more the next morning if you have eaten later, so be mindful of that if you weigh yourself in the morning. But no, it doesn't cause weight gain long-term. It is the quantity of calories in vs calories out that cause you to gain weight.0
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