Eating before bed?
roneishahall
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Hey guys! Why is eating right before bed so bad? And any tips for cutting that out? It's the one thing I struggle with the most.
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Do you have acid reflux? Otherwise, nothing wrong with it.9
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I don't. Do you know why some people stop eating after 7 or 8?0
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Acid reflux, heart burn? No other reason! Timing is irrelevant to weight loss. Calories are king.8
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I stop eating early since for me it seems to work better to have more time for my body to digest the food, not sure whether it is acid reflux or something else, but i find it more comfortable for me when i eat some hours before bedtime, but there is no rigid rule, if I'm hungry late at night I eat. You may have to find what works best for you....4
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There's nothing wrong with it unless it causes sleep issues or causes you to go over your calorie goal for the day.5
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Maybe reflux, comfort or sleep disruption. I eat right before bed every night. I have dinner late and popcorn after dinner. That's my preference just as not eating after 7pm may be someone else's.4
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I eat before bed every night. I lost 90 lbs, maintaining since April. I saved calories for bedtime because that's my favorite time to snack.8
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There's no need. I lost 45lbs eating the bulk of my calories from dinner time on. I like snacking in the evening and I sleep better on a fuller belly, so I plan my days for heavier nighttime eating. Do whatever you're most comfortable with. Just watch your calories and you'll be good.5
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My body won't release weight unless I stop eating three hours prior to bed time. I watch the scale to see how my body reacts and go from there. #do whatever will achieve your desired results1
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My last snack is, and pretty much always has been, about an hour before I go to bed. Makes no difference to my weight.2
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Ooh I love eating right before bed. Probably will never stop. Pint of halo top ice cream tonight...an most nights.2
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oh great post i thought if you ate before bed it was bad for you.2
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roneishahall wrote: »I don't. Do you know why some people stop eating after 7 or 8?
Because they read some internet or "women's magazine” article written by some random writer that they weren't supposed to. People claiming it's bad don't have the education to make that claim. Beyond controlling acid reflux, there are zero reasons to have a large time gap between eating and going to sleep. It has zero effect on weight loss.8 -
roneishahall wrote: »I don't. Do you know why some people stop eating after 7 or 8?
Because someone once made money by publishing an article which said that your metabolism goes to sleep overnight and if you eat before bed, it will instantly turn to fat. It's codswallop, but people persist in believing it.6 -
Wynterbourne wrote: »roneishahall wrote: »I don't. Do you know why some people stop eating after 7 or 8?
Because they read some internet or "women's magazine” article written by some random writer that they weren't supposed to. People claiming it's bad don't have the education to make that claim. Beyond controlling acid reflux, there are zero reasons to have a large time gap between eating and going to sleep. It has zero effect on weight loss.
^ This.Alatariel75 wrote: »roneishahall wrote: »I don't. Do you know why some people stop eating after 7 or 8?
Because someone once made money by publishing an article which said that your metabolism goes to sleep overnight and if you eat before bed, it will instantly turn to fat. It's codswallop, but people persist in believing it.
^ And this.
And bonus points for using "codswallop".12 -
roneishahall wrote: »Hey guys! Why is eating right before bed so bad? And any tips for cutting that out? It's the one thing I struggle with the most.
Your questions get rephrased to "is eating right before bed bad?" and "should I cut it out?", you get the answer "no" to both, and voila! Lots of struggles gone "poof". You are seeing the magic beauty of the MFP community at its best
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The only reason the mainstream still spout that nonsense is because generally most people aren't counting calories and by 7 pm such people have already met their calorie needs for the day. So in the hope of helping people not to overeat, they say don't eat after 7. On the flip side if you're conscious of how many calories you're consuming and you're in a deficit you can eat whenever you wish and you'd still lose weight. I eat more calories after 8pm than before. It's totally up to you.10
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Okay, well I lost 30lbs in 3 months & I ALWAYS ate late at night (bad habit) so I think we can safely rule out weight loss. Eating late doesn't affect weight loss, it's just not good. All that fat can't be burned because you're going sleep.
I would maybe an apple and orange before bed. That's not too bad, so you can try that.
Good luck ❤️.1 -
LyiannaTameka wrote: »Okay, well I lost 30lbs in 3 months & I ALWAYS ate late at night (bad habit) so I think we can safely rule out weight loss. Eating late doesn't affect weight loss, it's just not good. All that fat can't be burned because you're going sleep.
I would maybe an apple and orange before bed. That's not too bad, so you can try that.
Good luck ❤️.
How does this post make sense?
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Eating before bed and weight gain is a myth. It makes no difference...
CICO...4 -
Gosh I literally eat chocolate covered peanuts in bed watching TV every night before lights out.. I am convinced that I sleep better doing this.. so this has been determined actually good for my health.. 2
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Are you going to tell my dentist if I don't..3 -
Because they've reached their calorie limit by dinner and eating after that would be a surplus.roneishahall wrote: »I don't. Do you know why some people stop eating after 7 or 8?
Here's the dumb thing that people don't realize. If they stopped eating after 7pm then started again at 7am, that's 12 hours of fasting. Consequently, if one ate up to 11:30pm and then resumed again at 12:00pm, that's a 12.5 hour fast as well. That's basically what I do. I skip breakfast. Why do I eat that way? Because habitually I like to eat at night. So I compensate by not eating in the morning. It's NO DIFFERENT than what people do when they stop eating after 7pm.
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LyiannaTameka wrote: »Eating late doesn't affect weight loss, it's just not good. All that fat can't be burned because you're going sleep.
That's ridiculous.
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Wat?LyiannaTameka wrote: »Okay, well I lost 30lbs in 3 months & I ALWAYS ate late at night (bad habit) so I think we can safely rule out weight loss. Eating late doesn't affect weight loss, it's just not good. All that fat can't be burned because you're going sleep.
I would maybe an apple and orange before bed. That's not too bad, so you can try that.
Good luck ❤️.
So, you're saying the body stops when we go to sleep?
Seriously?
How does this explain coma patients with feeding tubes @LyiannaTameka ? They don't gain weight, they maintain it.
Also, doesnt the body still use energy to keep you alive (breathing, digesting, brain function, blood pumping, plus.more) while you are sleeping? Guess what? You even burn body fat while you're sleeping.
Hint: the metabolism runs 24/7. You wont get fat by eating before bed time. Your body does not stop when you are sleeping or laying down.
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A Youtuber who advises people on healthy living and has a book said if you eat before bed the food just sits in your stomach and rots. I couldn't believe she really believed that yet alone advised others of this. People will believe alot that these so called healthy Youtubers say.0
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xmichaelyx wrote: »LyiannaTameka wrote: »Eating late doesn't affect weight loss, it's just not good. All that fat can't be burned because you're going sleep.
That's ridiculous.
Agreed.
@LyiannaTameka you lost 30 pounds in 3 months and you always ate late at night. How do you think you lost weight if fat can't be burned while sleeping? Eating late at night is not a problem if you don't go over your calories. It might cause sleep problems or reflux problems but that has nothing to do with weight loss. I almost always have a snack before bed. It didn't hinder my weight loss and it hasn't affected my maintenance.3 -
Well technically you're always eating before bed...7
I hope you brush your teeth afterwards.
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