eating after 8-9pm

cNhobbes
cNhobbes Posts: 235 Member
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
hey all! i've been seeing so many posts recently about not eating after 8 or 9pm. however, i'm a night person. i fully "wake-up" probably around 2pm or so even though my day technically starts at 8am. i also only work out at night--usually between 6-9pm. anything wrong with eating after all that? i'm usually up until 12-1am... thoughts are welcome!

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  • skinnylove00
    skinnylove00 Posts: 662 Member
    i just eat 3 hours before bedtime! always works for me, and i never have to worry about a cutoff
  • adventuring
    adventuring Posts: 178
    I've read that your body can't tell the difference and that the rule about not eating after eight is a myth, so eat at any time you'd like.
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    No, of course not! There's no magic cut-off time! Not eating after a certain time has been proven time and time again to be a myth!
  • JMYGA
    JMYGA Posts: 26
    I read somewhere that the whole eating at certain times thing is a myth. Calories eaten less calories burned = net calories...period. Doesn't matter when.
  • ddecarr
    ddecarr Posts: 103 Member
    Boy I wish I could answer that for you...then we'd both know!! I was always of the opinion it was bad to eat within 3-4 hrs of bed. Others here say a calorie is a calorie no matter when you eat it, so if you're on target it doesn't matter. To err on the side of safety I try not to.
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    Eating after 8pm is a myth. Just eat the "right" foods after 8pm and you won't turn into a Gremlin.

    Your body will process the food, just may take a little longer...it's not like it's going to effect your weight loss average over the course of a month.
  • 4theking
    4theking Posts: 1,196 Member
    Eat while sitting in bed.....it doesn't matter and won't affect you negatively.
  • soccermom004
    soccermom004 Posts: 444 Member
    I know people say that but I'm a calories in calories out person. I plan for an evening snack. If I have the calories remaining and I'm hungry I eat something. Last nigh I had a glass of wine, some spicy hummus and some pita chips. I still ended my day a little under my calorie goal so I don't worry about it. I have lost the weight I want and have maintained for 2 months now. I think everyone is different.
  • leynak
    leynak Posts: 963 Member
    I never have a set time to cut off eating. I don't think it matters.
  • sarahsmom1
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    It does not matter what time you eat or hoe late
  • Shamrock40
    Shamrock40 Posts: 264
    I've also heard the eating after a certain time thing is a myth. The only thing I would say is not to eat too much sugar at night because, although you are technically still burning calories, you are less active when you sleep, so less chance to use the sugar as energy, rather it is stored as fat.
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    I don't have a cut off time because I think that if your body is telling you it's hungry, you should eat, whenever it is. Just eat the right stuff!
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Meal timing is irrelevant.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Gremlins should not be fed after midnight. Humans have no such restriction.
  • rodneyderrick
    rodneyderrick Posts: 483 Member
    hey all! i've been seeing so many posts recently about not eating after 8 or 9pm. however, i'm a night person. i fully "wake-up" probably around 2pm or so even though my day technically starts at 8am. i also only work out at night--usually between 6-9pm. anything wrong with eating after all that? i'm usually up until 12-1am... thoughts are welcome!


    It doesn't matter what time you eat as long as you only eat the amount of calories you're supposed to. All of that stuff about not eating after a certain time is crazy talk. Eat when you feel like eating. Just don't eat more calories than the program tells you to eat.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Personally, I can't go to sleep without something in my belly.

    Timing matters not - unless you are more likely to binge late at night. Then the problem is psychological and not metabolic.
  • erzille
    erzille Posts: 524 Member
    I have no options sometimes...life happens..I eat late on a lot of days.
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    I eat close to half my daily calories after 6pm. I can't stand going to bed with my stomach growling.
  • cathynicolette
    cathynicolette Posts: 78 Member
    I leaned a lot, glad you asked the question.
  • DeBlue
    DeBlue Posts: 254 Member
    I've heard that since your energy requirements to sleep are so low, that the food eaten late will be more likely to be "stored." Sure it doesn't matter if you burn it being active the next day, but that whole "stored" thing... I'm just sayin'.
  • red01angel
    red01angel Posts: 806 Member
    Gremlins should not be fed after midnight. Humans have no such restriction.

    TECHNICALLY, you shouldn't feed MOGWAIS after midnight because then gremlins will come out of them....but close enough :wink:



    /nerdout
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Gremlins should not be fed after midnight. Humans have no such restriction.

    TECHNICALLY, you shouldn't feel MOGWAIS after midnight because then gremlins will come out of them....but close enough :wink:



    /nerdout

    ok i fumbled that one. not to mention joehempel beat me to it. i'm messin up here :laugh:
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I consumed 2000cals at 9:30pm last night. Went to bed at 10:30. And I am here to tell the tale :smile:
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I consumed 2000cals at 9:30pm last night. Went to bed at 10:30. And I am here to tell the tale :smile:

    yeah, but you're in like a totally different time zone! :laugh:
  • sandrinamsilva
    sandrinamsilva Posts: 651 Member
    My Food Diary has a Before Bedtime Snack Slot since I usually need a snack to last me all night. It's not big but I would say as long as you have enough calories it won't matter
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I consumed 2000cals at 9:30pm last night. Went to bed at 10:30. And I am here to tell the tale :smile:

    yeah, but you're in like a totally different time zone! :laugh:

    LOL. Now I get it, no eating after 9pm US Eastern Standard Time. sweet :smile:
  • coloradocami
    coloradocami Posts: 368 Member
    Gremlins should not be fed after midnight. Humans have no such restriction.

    too cute!
  • charsauce
    charsauce Posts: 51
    I don't after 7, but it's a personal choice and is totally unnecessary. I just find that I tend to overeat at night, so if I limit eating all together past that time, I won't make the impulse/almost out of control decision to do so. It works for me and helps keeping my eating under control. (I do get all of my calories/workouts in before than MOST days. If not, I will make exceptions, even if I don't totally log everything.)
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