when to eat when you are working nights?

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jass553
jass553 Posts: 20 Member
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When to eat when you are working nights?

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    When your hungry.

    Meal timing doesn't matter.
  • jass553
    jass553 Posts: 20 Member
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    people say eat at work and don't eat nothing 2 hrs before bed I am confused lol
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    Your body/stomach doesn't freak out when you fly to the other side of the world.

    It doesn't matter when you eat. You burn energy day and night.

    The whole "don't eat x hours before bed" is broscience.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    jass553 wrote: »
    people say eat at work and don't eat nothing 2 hrs before bed I am confused lol

    Ignore "people"

    Meal timing is irrelevant
  • jass553
    jass553 Posts: 20 Member
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    They say that metabolism is slower at night
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    jass553 wrote: »
    They say that metabolism is slower at night

    "They" are idiots
  • jass553
    jass553 Posts: 20 Member
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    Lol good 1
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    Meaning ...overall it doesn't matter

    Yes there is some research that metabolic rate does slow at night whether awake or asleep, based on ciccadian rhythms IIRC...but overall your TDEE will be marginally affected and it certainly shouldn't impact on meal timing

    Calories matter long term...not within the day

    Stick to your calorie goal across the week and don't let dieting minutiae from the huge health and fitness industry sway you from the fact that

    CI<CO over time is all that matters for weight loss
  • jass553
    jass553 Posts: 20 Member
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    Thanks much
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    You're welcome and good luck

    (Best decision I ever made, after decades of yo-yoing, was to ignore all the information and just focus on Calories in vs calories out...you have to be a stubborn old goat to ignore media, celebs, family, friends...but try it...it works a lot ..learn to raise an inward eyebrow as you smile and nod ;) )

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