Eating after 6:00pm

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    ccrdragon wrote: »
    Calories are the only thing that matter in terms of weight loss.

    Meal timing can help with compliance/satiety but will not have any effect on weight loss. Your nutritionist is using 'bro science' from the 80's/90's with that recommendation.

    What’s bro science?

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    Love Bro Science guy!
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    chetan131 wrote: »
    My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.

    ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep

    I don’t know about all that stuff, but a protein snack at bedtime helps me sleep thru the night. Does that count? Bro science?
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    corinasue1143 wrote: »
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    chetan131 wrote: »
    My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.

    ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep

    I don’t know about all that stuff, but a protein snack at bedtime helps me sleep thru the night. Does that count? Bro science?

    I would say that you're preference doesn't have to have a scientific basis as you've made no health claim. I also fall asleep better with food in my stomach. I think it's just a comfort thing.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    corinasue1143 wrote: »
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    chetan131 wrote: »
    My Dietician also advised me to move my dinner time from 7-7:30 to 6 pm. There are several reasons for this. I typically go to bed by 9-9:30pm due to early morning shifts. Its well known fact that one must allow enough time for dinner digestion before going to bed. And the advisable gap is about 3 hours. So, check your timings and take decision. Everyone could have different schedule.

    ummm no, there is no such science that supports that notion....in fact, most recent research is showing that a snack right before bed can be beneficial because it aides in muscle synthesis and decreases time to get into REM sleep

    I don’t know about all that stuff, but a protein snack at bedtime helps me sleep thru the night. Does that count? Bro science?

    Also, for diabetics, a small snack high in fats such as an ounce of cheese right before bed can reduce “dawn effect” - high fasting blood glucose caused by elevated stress hormones first thing in the morning.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    I eat the vast majority of my calories at dinner, which is always after 6:00. I lost weight that way and have maintained the loss for years still eating that way.

    Meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss....spread out your calories in any way that works for you. Some people get heartburn if they eat too soon before going to bed, but that's a different issue.
  • frankiesgirlie
    frankiesgirlie Posts: 669 Member
    Wow. Reminds me of the saying in the 90s. “Eat after 8:00, you’ll gain weight.” Bologna. My FIRST meal of the day is between 3pm-5pm. I eat up until as late as 10 or 11. Lost weight and now maintaining my weight doing this for years. All about calories in, calories out.
  • keenest37
    keenest37 Posts: 61 Member
    I try to save calories for the evening so I don't snack & overeat. It's after midnight & I just had dinner! 😆
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    frankiesgirlie wrote: »
    Wow. Reminds me of the saying in the 90s. “Eat after 8:00, you’ll gain weight.” Bologna. My FIRST meal of the day is between 3pm-5pm. I eat up until as late as 10 or 11. Lost weight and now maintaining my weight doing this for years. All about calories in, calories out.

    I know a skinny guy who works swing shift. :smile:

    What sayings like that are getting at is a lot of people snack mindlessly and needlessly after dinner. You can probably lose weight by eating fewer snacks, and gain weight by eating more. If you're the type of person who hates numbers and loves simple rules, this might be helpful.* If you're the type of person who likes to understand how things work if they're important to you, eat whenever you like, just stay under your calories.

    * I know somebody who lost weight on some dumb diet after not losing weight counting calories. I told him "that's because you weren't willing to break the arbitrary diet rules, but you were willing to break the don't go over your calories rule." He said "yep." I leaned from that.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    Oh gosh, what would I have to do when going on vacation in a time zone 3 hours away? Eat dinner before 15:00? :#
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