Eating Dinner after 7pm
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DDAstrid
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Dear all
I keep hearing these claims that dieters should not eat a heavy meal (especially with carbs) after 7pm for various reasons.
I often don't finish work (where I am unable to discreetly snack) until 10pm and am literally starving.
Is there any truth to these claims, it is it the just a fake endorsement from celebrities on "myths" that keep them thin?
I'd be interested in your thoughts.
I keep hearing these claims that dieters should not eat a heavy meal (especially with carbs) after 7pm for various reasons.
I often don't finish work (where I am unable to discreetly snack) until 10pm and am literally starving.
Is there any truth to these claims, it is it the just a fake endorsement from celebrities on "myths" that keep them thin?
I'd be interested in your thoughts.
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No truth to that at all. I eat dinner after 7 every single night & it hasn't made me gain weight or impede my weight loss.0
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Broscience. Meal timing doesn't matter. Just so you stay with in a calorie deficient in a 24hr period. Eat whatever, at whatever time you want.0
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I eat dinner about 7 every night and then a snack around 10....I've lost 4 pounds this week. Time he's no bearing on it0
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strong_curves wrote: »No truth to that at all. I eat dinner after 7 every single night & it hasn't made me gain weight or impede my weight loss.
Phew. Because I'm going to devour a small bowl of pasta very soon0 -
kristen6350 wrote: »Broscience. Meal timing doesn't matter. Just so you stay with in a calorie deficient in a 24hr period. Eat whatever, at whatever time you want.
I hope so. I do worry it just sits there not burning away at its optimum.0 -
ShandaLeaS wrote: »I eat dinner about 7 every night and then a snack around 10....I've lost 4 pounds this week. Time he's no bearing on it
Excellent news. I like a treat before bed to reward myself for sticking within calories all day or I enjoy a meal out with my husband. Either way it often happens late a night
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It doesn't matter when you eat, as long as you stay within your calorie allowance you will lose0
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »It doesn't matter when you eat, as long as you stay within your calorie allowance you will lose
Why do celebrities come out with this tosh then?0 -
kristen6350 wrote: »Broscience. Meal timing doesn't matter. Just so you stay with in a calorie deficient in a 24hr period. Eat whatever, at whatever time you want.
I hope so. I do worry it just sits there not burning away at its optimum.
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I lost 95 lb eating dinner usually around 9 or 10.
Unless it prevents you from being able to sleep (never had been an issue for me), I wouldn't worry about it.
It's also meant that evening snacking has never been tempting to me.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I lost 95 lb eating dinner usually around 9 or 10.
Unless it prevents you from being able to sleep (never had been an issue for me), I wouldn't worry about it.
It's also meant that evening snacking has never been tempting to me.
Congratulations 95lbs is an amazing achievement.0 -
kristen6350 wrote: »Broscience. Meal timing doesn't matter. Just so you stay with in a calorie deficient in a 24hr period. Eat whatever, at whatever time you want.
I hope so. I do worry it just sits there not burning away at its optimum.
Which makes absolute sense. Hence it's 7.20pm here and I'm about to make a small bowl of lasagne.0 -
Personally I try not to eat much after about 8:00 or so, but it has nothing to do with weight -- it's because I get indigestion if I lie down within a couple of hours after eating.0
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People in Spain and Portugal don't eat dinner until 9pm or 10 pm and, well, they are a lot thinner and healthier than people in the US.0
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kristen6350 wrote: »Broscience. Meal timing doesn't matter. Just so you stay with in a calorie deficient in a 24hr period. Eat whatever, at whatever time you want.
^ Fact ^
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Practically everyone in Europe would be obese if that mattered.0
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My favorite article on this subject: link.0
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justrollme wrote: »My favorite article on this subject: link.
That is VERY interesting. Thanks for sharing0 -
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