What time does your kitchen close?

JaenaM
JaenaM Posts: 251 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
do you have a cutoff time for food? I hear lots of different "shoulds" about not eatimg past certain times but im just wondering if and when u close your kitchen?
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  • j_g4ever
    j_g4ever Posts: 1,925 Member
    7:30pm
  • Crystal_Pistol
    Crystal_Pistol Posts: 750 Member
    My kitchen is open 24/7/365, whenever I am hungry. I divided my diary into time periods so I'm aware of when I eat and can make good choices, but I don't have any "no-no" times.
  • megan6709
    megan6709 Posts: 60 Member
    I don't because I can't sleep if I'm hungry. And usually get up to eat something and go straight back to bed, which may be worse than a small snack an hour or so before bed. IDK. It hasn't been so much of a problem with MFP in my life every day!
  • jeffsgal105
    jeffsgal105 Posts: 195 Member
    never closes!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Really it depends on the night. . try to make it between 6-7pm, but if it is a movie night with my daughter we will have popcorn. .
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I generally don't eat after dinner which I try to have around 6ish so that we can eat as a family. But sometimes my husband and I have our dinner after the kids go to bed, around 8. I'm pregnant right now though, so if I'm hungry, I eat!
  • Deathwithab
    Deathwithab Posts: 462 Member
    it dosnt, if im hungry im going to eat. i just have to remember that it cant be to bad
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    I generally don't eat after dinner which I try to have around 6ish so that we can eat as a family. But sometimes my husband and I have our dinner after the kids go to bed, around 8. I'm pregnant right now though, so if I'm hungry, I eat!

    Great rule. . Congrats on the wee one!
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    NEVARRR! ;p

    It's not eating after a certain time that inhibits weight loss. It's OVER-eating ANYTIME that inhibits it.
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    I try to stop eating about an hour before I retire for the night which is usually around 11:30.
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
    my kitchen is open 24 hours a day lol! no seriously, I don't go to bed hungry....ever :)
  • whatwentwrong
    whatwentwrong Posts: 228
    nope! my body runs on a 26-hour clock, so there are times when i wake up at 10 pm, it would be kind of useless to have a cut-off time. i usually stop eating about 3-4 hours before i fall asleep :)
  • ButtercupBaby
    ButtercupBaby Posts: 10
    8 PM for me, though I will have a glass of milk every once in a while if I feel a little peckish before bedtime. If I go to bed with a full stomach I have a lot of trouble sleeping so 8 is usually a good cutoff time for me.
  • denisegolden
    denisegolden Posts: 206 Member
    i close my kitchen at least 3 hours before bed...i want to have time to digest my food and hopefully burn some of it off! luckily i dont really get hungry at night. if i did, i believe i would have to find something high in protein and easy to digest.
  • charly_80
    charly_80 Posts: 45
    I try not to eat past 8PM but sometimes I fail miserably! :ohwell:
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Never!
  • Ebbsies
    Ebbsies Posts: 94
    Closed at the end of my window when I'm IF'ing but it's always open for others, love to cook for my family. :D
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    I try to stop eating a couple hours before bed, so the specific time depends on the night. More about having a crumb free mouth for brushing, than anything else.
  • NurseHthr
    NurseHthr Posts: 43 Member
    Dinner is my last meal. I eat dinner no later than 7 and I don't eat again.
  • autumn20111
    autumn20111 Posts: 15
    I allow myself a light yogurt, (80 cal) or a snack an hour or 2 after dinner. Then subconsciously, the kitchen is closed for the evening. If my ways always worked, I wouldn't need to lose weight, so am gaining new insight from everyone here on MFP! Good luck this weekend everyone....weekends are sometimes a little harder for me.
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 788 Member
    It doesn't. If I am hungry, I eat.
  • nygiantschick
    nygiantschick Posts: 289 Member
    7:30 for me. Im a person who can eat and eat and eat so having a stop time helps me to stay on plan.
  • chunkyme
    chunkyme Posts: 88 Member
    LOL I wish my kitchen would shut down after I clean it ! But every time I'm done someones hungry again and messing up everything!!! My husband is the worlds worst! Example: " It's1:30 am !!! Baby could you please bake me some cookies... Please... and a Smoothie too!!! Thanks Baby!!!"

    He's a pain in the Butt .... But I love him! :smooched:
  • michedarnd
    michedarnd Posts: 207 Member
    I'm worse about it on the weekends, but I tend to take all three of my meals to work and eat dinner before leaving (5-6, depending on my arrival time). Then, the most I'll have is a quarter cup of pepitas or 10 almonds, or something. I find that I can start freeing weight by just making a rule that I don't eat my dinners so late. This isn't a problem for everyone, but for me, late eating tends to be a weight factor.
  • Collinsky
    Collinsky Posts: 593 Member
    My kitchen is open 24/7/365, whenever I am hungry. I divided my diary into time periods so I'm aware of when I eat and can make good choices, but I don't have any "no-no" times.

    This, exactly. I can't sleep if I'm hungry -- plus, if I go hungry for any period of time, then I overeat later. Since there is no research that convinces me going to bed hungry will help me lose weight or have increased overall health, there's no motivation for me to deprive myself. I watch my calories, but eat whenever I'm hungry.
  • maura5880
    maura5880 Posts: 346 Member
    Typically 9:30
  • thetiwi1890
    thetiwi1890 Posts: 239 Member
    It doesn't close.
    I eat when I'm hungry, simple as. I'd NEVER not eat when my body wants to, body knows best.
    Also, if I'm treating myself that evening, I might have a cookie or two about an hour before bed :blushing:
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Same as most people here...never closes.

    If i do, my dog can't get to his water bowl :(

    But yeah, sometimes i really dont want to eat in the daytime, so i have a 1k cal dinner and some snacks an hour before bed. Just make sure i'm still hitting my targets though :)
  • messyinthekitchen
    messyinthekitchen Posts: 662 Member
    8pm. About 4 hours before bed.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,337 Member
    When I am out of calories since it makes no difference eating late at night or not as long as you don't go over your calories.
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