Eating Late?

Your body doesn't just shut off at night. Eat whenever is most convenient for you.

Only thing I would suggest is some people dont sleep as well if they ate right before bed. Some sleep great, like myself.
As for calories? They are no different at 9 than they are at 3

People that work night shift, eat in the nighttime. I think they are 'safe'. Whatever works for you. Only way to know if it works for you is to experiment. I do know for a fact, you won't turn into a pumpkin if you eat after midnight.

Your body will benefit from high protein meals at night, if you choose to eat late. Your body repairs itself and you are more likely to build muscle as you sleep. I do not believe that high fat/ high calorie meals would be recommended...I am not an expert, just sharing what I have read and adhere to

Your body doesn't just shut off at night. Eat whenever is most convenient for you.

Only thing I would suggest is some people dont sleep as well if they ate right before bed. Some sleep great, like myself.
As for calories? They are no different at 9 than they are at 3

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yup. Makes no difference as long as you stick to your calories.

The reason some people lose weight if they stop eating after 7 is becaue they are cutting out a bunch of late night calories they used to eat (like if you used to have a couple oreos every night before bed and you stop having them, you're eating less calories -- it has nothing to dowith the fact that you stopped eating at 7. )

The Primary Laws of Nutrient Timing

•The First Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.
•The Second Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.


Summary: Meal timing is irrelevant. Eat at midnight if you like, then go right to bed and sleep like a baby at night.

I hear confusing opinions too. I eat late. Its the way my body has learned to consume its food. The same way that some people function better in the evenings as opposed to the mornings. I don't know if its right but its what works for me. I'd rather allow myself the ability to eat late and avoid over eating or bingeing.

I think the general notion is that eating late is condusive to poor eating choices and over consumption of calories. I am of the belief that if you eat right and stay within your allotted daily limits, time of food consumption isn't a tremendously huge factor. Of course, its not advisable to eat something and then go straight to sleep.

I haven't plateaued yet but one of the things I plan to do should that happen is to reinforce an earlier dinner time. But until such time, my body is coping well with its schedule. Other people might suggest otherwise but its my tummy that's grumbling at 9pm that I have to deal with

People that work night shift, eat in the nighttime. I think they are 'safe'. Whatever works for you. Only way to know if it works for you is to experiment. I do know for a fact, you won't turn into a pumpkin if you eat after midnight.

But people are up 8 hrs in the night working physically. There is a difference when it comes to eating and going to bed 2 hrs later, rather than staying up 8 hr nights.

just because you're going to sleep doesn't mean you're dying. your body goes through A LOT of involuntary processes all day.. yes after 7 pm too. your brain needs energy to even think about breathing. your body didn't create the man-made 24 hr clock.