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Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.33 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?13 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
This actually drives me mad because I worked the night shift for 2 *kitten* years and I was skinny, I've been losing weight even eating at 1 in the morning. Time literally doesn't matter.5 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup.25 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.7 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.39 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
Nope. I do that every night. Makes zero difference.19 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
Can you provide your scientific based sources/research, please?6 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
But why does it make a difference? I've lost 23 lbs, there are multiple nights a week I eat and 15 minutes later go to bed. How can you explain that?6 -
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Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
This is not true. Your body can digest food and use energy all day, even when you're sleeping.8 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
No, it won't be part of the issue at all.4 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
I eat every night before bed, it has never changed a thing for me.3 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
Shoot sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night hungry, make a snack, and go back to sleep. Still losing weight. Does this mean I'm a snowflake? The special kind.12 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
Nope. I do that every night. Makes zero difference.
Ditto. Lost 30 lbs in 12 months.3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
This is not true. Your body can digest food and use energy all day, even when you're sleeping.
I will give up on this post and good luck to the original poster. Many of you think you are experts when people ask general questions. Some of your responses are clueless.37 -
Wasting everybody's time, yet it's entertaining.8
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Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
I had to edit my comment. Guess you didn't do the research. Which is a shame cause it's pretty great to be liberated from perpetuated myths. GL anyway.10 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
This is not true. Your body can digest food and use energy all day, even when you're sleeping.
I will give up on this post and good luck to the original poster. Many of you think you are experts when people ask general questions. Some of your responses are clueless.
I'm sorry if this is upsetting to you, but we generally think it's better to share accurate information here. I know it's easy to become convinced of something that isn't true (like your body can't use energy while you're sleeping) because it seems like common sense. Part of successful weight loss and maintaining is learning to sort that stuff out so you can focus on what matters -- calories in and calories out. Avoiding food before bedtime isn't necessary (unless you have specific issues like heartburn/reflux or you find it makes it easier for you to hit your calorie goals). Good luck!21 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
This is not true. Your body can digest food and use energy all day, even when you're sleeping.
I will give up on this post and good luck to the original poster. Many of you think you are experts when people ask general questions. Some of your responses are clueless.
"I'll give up because I can't find any information to back up my claims from peer reviewed sources".
We're not trying to be jerks. You're spreading bad information. It will help OP as much as it will help you to debunk it.
Sure, if I eat late at night when I weigh in in the morning it won't be the same as what it would be had I eaten an earlier dinner. But that's because the food is still in transit, being broken down. Not because it's been converted to fat.13 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
This is not true. Your body can digest food and use energy all day, even when you're sleeping.
Exactly. If your body stopped digesting food while you're sleeping, you'd be dead. Weight would be the least of your worries then. I lost 46 lbs eating in the 30 minutes before bed every damn night.7 -
Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
Provide proof of your claim please.7 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Seattlegirl25 wrote: »I'm curious, are you drinking alcohol at all? Are you making sure you are drinking plenty of water? Are you making sure you stop eating before 7PM?
Have you tried exercising in the morning on an empty stomach? Just curious on all of these.
Also, are you mixing things up a little, like running / biking / etc?
I got crazy and drank 3.5 ounces of red wine last night. If I excerise on an empty belly I get REALLY dizzy. Because of my work schedule, my work hours are nutty. I try to finish consuming food before 9pm at the latest. I usually end up jogging in the evenings.
Gotcha. If you are eating regularly around 9PM, that could be part of the issue. But I guess this all depends when you go to bed and wake up.
Why does this matter??
What about people that work night shift?
They're doomed to be fat forever because they eat at night?
Read everything I asked before you quote my stuff. I did say it depends on when you go to bed and getup. Sheesh.
But It doesn't matter "when you go to bed and wake up". That's why they responded that way.
I disagree 100%. If you are eating dinner at 8PM and go to bed at 8:30PM, yes that does make a difference.
This is not true. Your body can digest food and use energy all day, even when you're sleeping.
I will give up on this post and good luck to the original poster. Many of you think you are experts when people ask general questions. Some of your responses are clueless.
Lol...you gotta love January...
I've eaten dinner at around 8:30 for as long as I can remember and I'm usually in bed by 9:30 at the latest and up at 5 or 5:30. I lost 40 Lbs very easily and have maintained that for going on 5 years.
I spent the last two weeks in Tanzania for the holidays...it is customary there to eat the evening meal between 8-9PM and they don't keep long hours...everyone I saw there was lean AF. This is also quite customary in many parts of the world.
If I need 3000 calories to maintain my weight, then I need 3,000 calories...it doesn't matter when I eat them...if I eat 2500 calories I'll lose about 1 Lb per week...doesn't matter when I eat them.
ETA: if things were really this complicated, the human species would have died off eons ago...12 -
I think most of the "don't eat late" stuff comes from people snacking mindlessly because they are tired and stressed, sitting in front of the TV before going to sleep. It makes you fat because it's extra calories you don't account for, not because it's close to when you go to sleep. Your body is constantly processing and digesting food, it doesn't happen in a routine 16 hour cycle.
I will sometimes eat something crunchy like pretzels or dry cereal right before I brush my teeth and go to sleep. Hasn't kept me from losing and now maintaining my weight as expected based on my calorie totals.7 -
I hate the "must eat before 7 pm" thing because I am NEVER home before then. So to lose weight I have to not have dinner or never eat at home? Luckily that is not true, and I lost -- lost faster than MFP predicted, even -- eating at 9 or 9:30 most nights.2
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I think most of the "don't eat late" stuff comes from people snacking mindlessly because they are tired and stressed, sitting in front of the TV before going to sleep. It makes you fat because it's extra calories you don't account for, not because it's close to when you go to sleep. Your body is constantly processing and digesting food, it doesn't happen in a routine 16 hour cycle.
I will sometimes eat something crunchy like pretzels or dry cereal right before I brush my teeth and go to sleep. Hasn't kept me from losing and now maintaining my weight as expected based on my calorie totals.
This, exactly ... for me at least. I try to limit my snacks because I can easily snack enough to add as many calories as I had at one of my meals ... on TOP of the meals = weight gain because it's more food than I need to maintain my weight. Thus, I try to stop eating by a when I run out of available calorie allowances, no matter what time of day that is.1 -
I don't snack. I actually think that one thing that made this easier for me when I first started was that I did eat dinner so late, so never really felt compelled to eat after dinner (unless it was a planned dessert immediately after, because I had the calories).1
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Meal timing doesn't make any difference whatsoever. Calories vs calories out does.5
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't snack. I actually think that one thing that made this easier for me when I first started was that I did eat dinner so late, so never really felt compelled to eat after dinner (unless it was a planned dessert immediately after, because I had the calories).
I would HAVE to snack in the afternoon if I couldn't have dinner til 9 at night. Most nights im in bed by that time.
Dinner time for me is around 5-6pm. I cant wait any longer lol
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A question- I see a lot of posts on MFP which state meal timing makes no difference to weight loss. Does anyone have the cites for the peer reviewed research to back this up?
I’m particularly interested in reading anything where they control tested meal timing in relation to bed time, not time of day.
Thanks2
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