Is it true that eating late at night is bad for weight loss?
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Y’all so is there an answer to this question cause I’m getting mixed messages >:|3
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elizabethdzenitis wrote: »Y’all so is there an answer to this question cause I’m getting mixed messages >:|
Everyone has said it doesn't matter lol.1 -
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elizabethdzenitis wrote: »Y’all so is there an answer to this question cause I’m getting mixed messages >:|
Unless eating late causes you to have issues sleeping, it is not bad1 -
elizabethdzenitis wrote: »Y’all so is there an answer to this question cause I’m getting mixed messages >:|Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Everyone has said it doesn't matter lol.
See the thing is that I am not even THAT sure that technically the said minority opinion is not absolutely correct in that during your sleep period as you absorb energy from your digestive process and are not engaged in BMR+ levels of activity you may well be storing some of that energy.
And most certainly the type of energy storage that takes place may depend on the type of food that is getting digested at that point of time and on the energy balance of each individual...
and it is also absolutely wrong... because all of this doesn't amount to a hill of beans!
It is missing the forest for the trees: that in a net caloric deficit there is no net storage of fat.If you count calories, meal timing doesnt matter. If you dont, meal timing might help reduce total intake.I feel like this is the best advice for the OPUnless eating late causes you to have issues sleeping...
Problem solved!
Moving to n=1:
I got to a weight of 280+ lbs while eating big meals late at night and within an hour or two of going to bed in spite of this causing me GERD.
I also got to a weight of ~155lbs while eating the majority of my calories* late at night and within an hour or two of going to bed. Incidentally, GERD, and a whole bunch of other medical problems, seem to have temporarily cleared up.3
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