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Eating before going to sleep
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queenliz99 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »And what happens if you're awake between 12-3am?
Not having a pop, it's just I'm sure many people are still awake at that hour.
And what happens if you live in one time zone, but travel to another? I mean, if I travel from Mountain time zone (GMT -7) to London (GMT), does the liver filtery thingy now happen between 7- 10 am??? Does the liver know to reset its clock, or does the brain send it a memo, or what?
But if you cross the international dateline, what happens then? Liver on the Barbie.
Mmmmm, BBQ liver and onions.
But not less than 3 hours before bedtime. Because, well, y'know.......0 -
Calories in and calories out. But, that being said, if I eat late at night it affects my sleep and I know hinders digestion. I feel better if I don't eat after, say, 2000 hrs.0
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queenliz99 wrote: »Readysetgo333 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
Aside from the calorie deficit thing, I just read an article on the time during the night when your liver filters everything. I think it was between 12-3am. So to not have food in your stomach beforehand is a plus otherwise digestion continues instead. Though the calorie deficit thing is solid, you want a healthy working liver because it has lots to do with metabolizing food. Just some info to consider. I personally eat some cucumber before bed to keep the fires stoked
Readysetgo333 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
Aside from the calorie deficit thing, I just read an article on the time during the night when your liver filters everything. I think it was between 12-3am. So to not have food in your stomach beforehand is a plus otherwise digestion continues instead. Though the calorie deficit thing is solid, you want a healthy working liver because it has lots to do with metabolizing food. Just some info to consider. I personally eat some cucumber before bed to keep the fires stoked
Post the article or where did you read this? What if I work the night shift, sounds like I'm screwed.
I know right? I work 11pm-7am, 5 days a week. I lost 80+ pounds by magic apparently...0 -
It makes you gain weight if you've already met your calorie goal at 7pm and continue eating. If you haven't and stay under even after eating after 7pm, you won't gain.shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
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Help how? CICO still matters regardless of what the source is.Eating the RIGHT foods before bed can actually help! Slow-digesting protein like a slice or two of plain skinless chicken, or low carbs like vegetables! If you want to speed up the process, combine them!
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lilaclovebird wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Readysetgo333 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
Aside from the calorie deficit thing, I just read an article on the time during the night when your liver filters everything. I think it was between 12-3am. So to not have food in your stomach beforehand is a plus otherwise digestion continues instead. Though the calorie deficit thing is solid, you want a healthy working liver because it has lots to do with metabolizing food. Just some info to consider. I personally eat some cucumber before bed to keep the fires stokedReadysetgo333 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
Aside from the calorie deficit thing, I just read an article on the time during the night when your liver filters everything. I think it was between 12-3am. So to not have food in your stomach beforehand is a plus otherwise digestion continues instead. Though the calorie deficit thing is solid, you want a healthy working liver because it has lots to do with metabolizing food. Just some info to consider. I personally eat some cucumber before bed to keep the fires stoked
Post the article or where did you read this? What if I work the night shift, sounds like I'm screwed.
I know right? I work 11pm-7am, 5 days a week. I lost 80+ pounds by magic apparently...
Clearly you lost weight because you're dying of toxins your liver can't clear. I'm sorry, and I'll warn your next of kin if you don't get a chance.
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A life-changing thing for me was when I came here and discovered meal timing doesn't matter. I no longer force myself to eat in the morning, and I always go to bed with a full stomach. I can go all day without much to eat, I actually prefer it that way, but I I HATE going to bed even a tiny bit hungry. Having a full, satisfied belly makes me sleep like a baby. I'm always hungry at night, so I turned all my behaviors into an advantage and save most of my calories for dinner and after. It's awesome.1
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This thread has given me my chuckles for today. I thank all of you
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shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
Unless it takes 40 years for the weight loss to begin, I don't believe it. Just based on my personal experience.0 -
Mmm pretty sure I ate round the clock through college with late nights and all nighters and still managed to maintain. The only reason I do not eat before I go to sleep is because I have horrible acid reflux issues and if I eat and go to sleep it only makes it worse! Has nothing to do with losing weight though
Eta- I has the slows today
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elivelez62 wrote: »It is suggested that you do not eat 3 hours before bedtime. There is no study linking eating before bedtime and gain weight on humans, only on mice.
what if I eat two hours before bedtime and I am in a calorie deficit for the day, will I gain weight?
...only if you are a mouse.0 -
shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword0 -
@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?0
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shadows2424 wrote: »My mom always fusses with me saying that i shouldnt eat after like 7 because it will make me gain weight. What's your view on this and why?
It's an old wives tale...think about it logically...why would it make any damned difference. If you need XXXX calories to maintain and some % cut from that to lose...why would the timing of that make any difference.
Also, I can never figure out what all of these people do who have 6 and 7 PM cutoffs for eating...I'm barely getting home from the office...good thing it doesn't matter. I don't eat dinner until 8:30/9 pretty much every night.0 -
shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?0 -
elivelez62 wrote: »It is suggested that you do not eat 3 hours before bedtime. There is no study linking eating before bedtime and gain weight on humans, only on mice.
what if I eat two hours before bedtime and I am in a calorie deficit for the day, will I gain weight?
Only if you're a mouse.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends0 -
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
I'm not really sure about my frame
120 is a goal to just see what I look like
I wanna be light but not anorexic looking0 -
As far as me hating eating
I feel like it's gluttony
When people and children are starving all across the world and America
I just can't deal with the guilt
As for my weight goal , it's an experiment and to be as perfect for my man as possible
Any other inquiries , PM me
I don't want to bogard this thread with my crazy life
to all
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I've never had any experience where eating any particular or specific type of food in the evenings have had any impact on my sleep. I know if I eat TOO close to bedtime...say within an hour or so of laying down...I tend to have some abdominal comfort problems for a little while. I do notice as well that mornings when I weigh where I ate very close to bedtime are higher weights then mornings after not eating super close to bedtime.0
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
I'm not really sure about my frame
120 is a goal to just see what I look like
I wanna be light but not anorexic looking
120 lb at 5'8" is a BMI of 18.2, which is underweight.
I'm 5'8" and couldn't imagine being 120 lb.0 -
This is why I was curious about his frame size. I'm the same height and just 3 pounds heavier, and was that exact weight for years. However, I have a small bone structure, so that weight is/was appropriate for me.ForecasterJason wrote: »
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
I'm not really sure about my frame
120 is a goal to just see what I look like
I wanna be light but not anorexic looking
120 lb at 5'8" is a BMI of 18.2, which is underweight.
I'm 5'8" and couldn't imagine being 120 lb.
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@pie_eyes
Well as far as your guilt is concerned I understand the empathy but it isn't as if your not eating will help the starving people and it isn't like you yourself are personally responsible for those people not getting food. If you don't eat it's not like that food is going to go to them. You're kind of hurting yourself to no end. It's really nice that you care and think of them. You really should try and eat more knowing starving yourself accomplishes nothing. Eating to live at a healthy weight and in a healthy state is far from gluttony. I think you should be whatever weight you want so long as your health isn't in jeopardy from it. I really hope you can be more gracious to yourself and allow yourself to eat more. Also plenty people are interested in you and your story feel free to bombard this thread I don't mind one bit. I sent you a friend request.0 -
ForecasterJason wrote: »
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
I'm not really sure about my frame
120 is a goal to just see what I look like
I wanna be light but not anorexic looking
120 lb at 5'8" is a BMI of 18.2, which is underweight.
I'm 5'8" and couldn't imagine being 120 lb.
I'm 5"8 too, and my cut off point is 140lbs. I won't go any lower than that.0 -
ForecasterJason wrote: »
This is why I was curious about his frame size. I'm the same height and just 3 pounds heavier, and was that exact weight for years. However, I have a small bone structure, so that weight is/was appropriate for me.ForecasterJason wrote: »
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
I'm not really sure about my frame
120 is a goal to just see what I look like
I wanna be light but not anorexic looking
120 lb at 5'8" is a BMI of 18.2, which is underweight.
I'm 5'8" and couldn't imagine being 120 lb.
My wrist size doesn't classify me as large frame, but I believe I'd have to several pounds of lean body mass to be 120 lb.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »ForecasterJason wrote: »
I'm almost exactly the same size. I assume you have a small frame size. Otherwise, that sounds too low for most other guys.Christine_72 wrote: »shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
I'm sorry. Do you always feel bad after eating or just when you eat when you shouldn't?
I hate eating lunch and dinner
But also I don't want to lose my hair or go into starvation mode among other things
It's a double edged sword
Plus, you want to get down to 120lbs... How tall are you?
5'8shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes I'm sorry. I understand not wanting to lose your hair or be anorexic sickly. Why do you hate eating lunch and dinner? Also may i add you as a friend?
Sure I love new friends
I'm not really sure about my frame
120 is a goal to just see what I look like
I wanna be light but not anorexic looking
120 lb at 5'8" is a BMI of 18.2, which is underweight.
I'm 5'8" and couldn't imagine being 120 lb.
I'm 5"8 too, and my cut off point is 140lbs. I won't go any lower than that.
That's interesting . I don't like being 140 at all
My belly hangs out too much for my comfort at that weight0 -
shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
Well as far as your guilt is concerned I understand the empathy but it isn't as if your not eating will help the starving people and it isn't like you yourself are personally responsible for those people not getting food. If you don't eat it's not like that food is going to go to them. You're kind of hurting yourself to no end. It's really nice that you care and think of them. You really should try and eat more knowing starving yourself accomplishes nothing. Eating to live at a healthy weight and in a healthy state is far from gluttony. I think you should be whatever weight you want so long as your health isn't in jeopardy from it. I really hope you can be more gracious to yourself and allow yourself to eat more. Also plenty people are interested in you and your story feel free to bombard this thread I don't mind one bit. I sent you a friend request.
I understand that and it probably sounds stupid.
It'd be nice to cook food for homeless people. I don't know how to go about doing that.0 -
shadows2424 wrote: »@pie_eyes
Well as far as your guilt is concerned I understand the empathy but it isn't as if your not eating will help the starving people and it isn't like you yourself are personally responsible for those people not getting food. If you don't eat it's not like that food is going to go to them. You're kind of hurting yourself to no end. It's really nice that you care and think of them. You really should try and eat more knowing starving yourself accomplishes nothing. Eating to live at a healthy weight and in a healthy state is far from gluttony. I think you should be whatever weight you want so long as your health isn't in jeopardy from it. I really hope you can be more gracious to yourself and allow yourself to eat more. Also plenty people are interested in you and your story feel free to bombard this thread I don't mind one bit. I sent you a friend request.
I understand that and it probably sounds stupid.
It'd be nice to cook food for homeless people. I don't know how to go about doing that.
Volunteer at a local shop kitchen.0 -
@pie_eyes
It doesn't sound stupid. It's a nice gesture. Maybe you could go to a local church and talk to them to see of they have a feeding the homeless program.0
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