Eating late

tanyabnrd795
tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone heard that if you eat late you will gain weight?

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  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    Have I heard it? Yep. Is it a valid concern? Nope :)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Yeah people say it all the time... they're not right...
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Meal timing has no significance on weight loss.
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    Working two jobs I get hungry. I still have calories left. Didn't think I could use them at 10
    Thankyou for the information
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    tanyabnrd795 wrote: »
    Working two jobs I get hungry. I still have calories left. Didn't think I could use them at 10
    Thankyou for the information

    Yup, anytime. People work all types of hours.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Meal timing and meal frequency have no affect on weight loss.. If calories are equal, it doesn't matter how often or how late you eat. In the end, your body only recognizes energy, and it's not based on a clock. Essentially, your metabolism only stops when you die.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    If you stay in a calorie deficit you will lose weight. What time you eat has no effect on the science of weight loss.
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    Interesting. I am not seeing any loss. Are you exercising?
    Giving up certain foods?
    You are really encouraging me.
    Log in everything I eat and drink. Ok thanks to you next week I want to see some weight loss!
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Are you weighing your foods and measuring your liquid calories?
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    No I am not doing either.
    Just deducting calories
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    Your body burns calories around the clock and weight loss happens over an extended amount of time so meal timing doesn't matter at all.

    Usually if you're not seeing any loss after a couple weeks, it means you're either overestimating your calories out, or underestimating your calories in. As others have said make sure you're weighing everything and make adjustments until you start seeing progress.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    tanyabnrd795 wrote: »
    No I am not doing either.
    Just deducting calories

    If you are not using a food scale how do you know how many calories are you consuming?
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    I have been using the serving size on package.
    Last night I measured out the food. I will have to invest in a food scale.
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    Thank you so much for the suggestions
    I just reread MEASURE OUT YOUR LIQUID CALORIES.
    I have work to do ;)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    tanyabnrd795 wrote: »
    Has anyone heard that if you eat late you will gain weight?

    Not exactly. I've heard that setting a cutoff time for eating can help with weight loss, which is similar.
  • kpeterson539
    kpeterson539 Posts: 220 Member
    tanyabnrd795 wrote: »
    Last night I measured out the food. I will have to invest in a food scale.

    It will be the best $15-$20 you'll spend. I wouldn't have been able to know how much I was eating without it and I lost over 45 pounds by weighing everything.

    Please be sure to weigh even the prepackaged food. There may be a bit of give or take on the amount in the package than what was listed on the nutrition facts given on the packaging.
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    Okay thanks for the information and all of you are motivating me to finally get this weight off. You did it...I can too!
  • mochachichi
    mochachichi Posts: 74 Member
    http://www.precisionnutrition.com/calorie-control-guide-infographic
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    Thankyou for the article full of much needed information it takes the guess work out of the equation.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    I've heard it. However, as someone who always eats before bed, and still maintaining every pound lost for 5 years now. I can tell you it simply isn't true. You're on the right track by investing in a food scale and monitoring your daily calorie intake. I like to eat before bed as I feel like I get a better nights sleep when I do.
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    What do you typically eat before bed?
  • tanyabnrd795
    tanyabnrd795 Posts: 25 Member
    I am weighing food and logging food intake.
    This past weekend didn't seem like I ate a lot. ..but I did.
    But I LOST 1LB. I know that doesn't seem like a lot. For me IT IT'S PROGRESS!
    YOUR TIPS WORKED. ..THANKS :)
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    I eat anywhere from a 600 to 1,000 calorie dinner and am in bed less than an hour later, every night. I've lost almost 75 pounds doing this every day. I've never worried about eating before bed. It's just my preference
  • Kobz27
    Kobz27 Posts: 64 Member
    There is some research about fasting and how it has helped some with weight loss. Fasting as in eating for a small window during the day and fasting for the rest of the day. Obviously going to bed with a tummy full of anything is bad for digestion because of how your body acts during sleep. But going to bed with a stomach full of sugar or grains will spike your blood sugar and your body will just store that as fat.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    edited June 2016
    Kobz27 wrote: »
    There is some research about fasting and how it has helped some with weight loss. Fasting as in eating for a small window during the day and fasting for the rest of the day. Obviously going to bed with a tummy full of anything is bad for digestion because of how your body acts during sleep. But going to bed with a stomach full of sugar or grains will spike your blood sugar and your body will just store that as fat.

    Your body only stores sugar as fat once glycogen stores are full and if you are in a deficit, there won't be a net storage surplus; and to be semantically correct, carbs are less likely to be stored as fat, then dietary fat... your body just doesn't have to do as much. Fasting can be beneficial to some as it makes it harder to eat a ton of calories since you have smaller window.

    Anecdotally, I didn't do very well with 16:8. My body never adapted and my hunger pains just never went away.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    tanyabnrd795 wrote: »
    I am weighing food and logging food intake.
    This past weekend didn't seem like I ate a lot. ..but I did.
    But I LOST 1LB. I know that doesn't seem like a lot. For me IT IT'S PROGRESS!
    YOUR TIPS WORKED. ..THANKS :)

    So much win here! Congrats! :)
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,740 Member
    Kobz27 wrote: »
    There is some research about fasting and how it has helped some with weight loss. Fasting as in eating for a small window during the day and fasting for the rest of the day. Obviously going to bed with a tummy full of anything is bad for digestion because of how your body acts during sleep. But going to bed with a stomach full of sugar or grains will spike your blood sugar and your body will just store that as fat.

    The only way it'll be stored as fat is if you eat over maintenance.

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