Is it okay to eat at 9:30 if your going to bed a 12:00?

HealthySwifty16
HealthySwifty16 Posts: 21
edited October 7 in Health and Weight Loss
I normaly go to bed at 12:00 and I heard you can eat 2 hours before you go to bed Is that true?

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  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    It doesn't really matter what time you eat at. Your body doesn't stop functioning when you are asleep.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Yes it's fine.
    It's also ok to eat at 11:55 and go to bed 12:00. It makes no difference when you eat.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Yes. They only turn in to gremlins if they eat after midnight.









    BUT DON'T GET THEM WET!
  • LadyConundra
    LadyConundra Posts: 37 Member
    Agree, I work nights so I eat at strange time. it does not matter when you eat its how many cals you eat. Calories in vs Calories out.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    If you're hungry, eat! If not, don't. Timing makes no difference as previous posters stated. :)
  • agentscully514
    agentscully514 Posts: 616 Member
    the only reason I would suggest not eating right before bed, is if you have a condtion like acid reflux.
  • sailorsiren13
    sailorsiren13 Posts: 460
    If you're hungry, eat! If not, don't. Timing makes no difference as previous posters stated. :)
    she's right when i work crazy hours i eat crazy times but if i'm hungry i eat if i'm not i don't
  • epoeraven
    epoeraven Posts: 458 Member
    Yes. They only turn in to gremlins if they eat after midnight.









    BUT DON'T GET THEM WET!


    :bigsmile:
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Yes. They only turn in to gremlins if they eat after midnight.






    BUT DON'T GET THEM WET!
    snap-out.gif Getting them wet only makes them reproduce.
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    I just finished eating dinner. Beef, sauteed mushrooms, green beans and roasted potatoes. Yum.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I normaly go to bed at 12:00 and I heard you can eat 2 hours before you go to bed Is that true?

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    Yes, I eat right before bed and don't believe it's a bad thing so long as I am in deficit and not pigging out before sleep.
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    Psh. I have a late snack, brush my teeth, and go to sleep. I reached my GW doing that every single day. Calories in, calories out. You'll be fine.
  • irisheyez718
    irisheyez718 Posts: 677 Member
    I do it everyday, hasn't done any harm yet!
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    You can eat however you want, at any time of day or night. It's as simple as: Calorie deficit = loss, calorie surplus = gain.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Yes. They only turn in to gremlins if they eat after midnight.






    BUT DON'T GET THEM WET!
    snap-out.gif Getting them wet only makes them reproduce.

    Only? I dunno about you, but one mogwai is more than enough!
  • SLambertAlaska
    SLambertAlaska Posts: 197 Member
    yes.
    But I don't agree with those saying it doesn't matter. While your body does function while asleep, it doesn't need as many calories and there's no sense giving it several hundred calories that won't get burned up as they would during the day. I think it's better to finish eating long enough before you go to bed to at least get the food out of your stomach and into your digestive system.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Yes. They only turn in to gremlins if they eat after midnight.


    BUT DON'T GET THEM WET!
    snap-out.gif Getting them wet only makes them reproduce.

    Only? I dunno about you, but one mogwai is more than enough!
    I always thought Mogwai would be a great pet to have around. It's Gremlins that I would hate to have around.
  • beautyreaps
    beautyreaps Posts: 151
    You can eat however you want, at any time of day or night. It's as simple as: Calorie deficit = loss, calorie surplus = gain.

    ^ exactly.

    I get where you're coming from. Some people claim that if you eat before sleep that you'll gain weight, but that's only if you have a caloric surplus. Also, some believe that if you go to sleep on an empty stomach that your body will work on burning the excess fat on your body, instead of trying to use or store the energy you just took in. This theory, however, isn't backed up well enough and only applies to people who eat a surplus or binge.

    My advice would be to keep it light and be sure it fits into your caloric goal.
  • nicehormones
    nicehormones Posts: 503 Member
    You can eat whenever you want during the day. It's all about calories in vs calories out in the long run... Timing really makes no difference at all.
  • katyejean
    katyejean Posts: 233 Member
    The only reason I eat a couple hours before sleep is because I get crazy nightmares or too realistic dreams and they really mess me up the next morning. But that could just be me! Hahaha.
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Listen to YOUR body. If you eat literally IN YOUR BED before you go to sleep and don't have heartburn, don't have nightmares, don't suffer from insomnia or bleed from your ears onto your pillow, then eating in bed is probably OK for you.

    SOME people get heartburn. SOME people don't sleep well, or don't feel well the next day or whatever. THOSE people shouldn't eat before bed.

    Personally, I find I'm MUCH hungrier at lunch if I eat breakfast. For me, I'm better off with a vitamin, some fiber and perhaps a few berries, yet all the "textbooks" tell me I'm doing it wrong. Not everyone is the "average person".
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    yes.
    But I don't agree with those saying it doesn't matter. While your body does function while asleep, it doesn't need as many calories and there's no sense giving it several hundred calories that won't get burned up as they would during the day. I think it's better to finish eating long enough before you go to bed to at least get the food out of your stomach and into your digestive system.
    Your body is constantly cycling. If you are in a calorie deficit for the day, it doesn't matter if you give your body "several hundred calories that won't get burned up as they would during the day." Your body has already burned off fat reserves to fuel the period when you were in a deficit earlier in the day. If you burned 2000 calories over a 24 hour period and only ate 1500 at any time during that period, you have lost 500 calories worth of body mass. Period.
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
    I agree with everybody, but I also have yo watch WHAT I eat. I have acid reflux, so waking up with heartburn is never fun. I would plan on a lighter meal though, if you are going to eat that late.
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
    Listen to YOUR body. If you eat literally IN YOUR BED before you go to sleep and don't have heartburn, don't have nightmares, don't suffer from insomnia or bleed from your ears onto your pillow, then eating in bed is probably OK for you.

    SOME people get heartburn. SOME people don't sleep well, or don't feel well the next day or whatever. THOSE people shouldn't eat before bed.

    Personally, I find I'm MUCH hungrier at lunch if I eat breakfast. For me, I'm better off with a vitamin, some fiber and perhaps a few berries, yet all the "textbooks" tell me I'm doing it wrong. Not everyone is the "average person".
    I'm with you on the b'fast thing! I feel like I wanna eat all day if I get up & eat! I hear this from alot of people as well! Strange.
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    I always eat something before I go to bed if I am hungry, even if I go over calories just a little. I hate sleeping hungry.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    No time is the wrong time to eat... I am a type 2 diabetic and can't go through the night without eating something so I eat a small meal on my way to bed. Gets me through til morning.......
  • MsMargie1116
    MsMargie1116 Posts: 323 Member
    Yes. They only turn in to gremlins if they eat after midnight.









    BUT DON'T GET THEM WET!

    Bawahahahahahahaha!!!! :laugh:
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Do whatever you want. I try to eat no later than 2 hours before bed, but it doesn't really matter. If you lose weight and grow in your sleep, I don't see how you can't digest your food in your sleep. They say your metabolism slows down, but it doesn't make logical sense to me.
  • Freedom4Brooke
    Freedom4Brooke Posts: 34
    My advice would be to keep it light and be sure it fits into your caloric goal.

    My thoughts as well..
    Too much sugar/carbs before bed tends to mess up my sleep patterns, and we all know how important a good nights sleep is!!
  • clau35
    clau35 Posts: 8 Member
    Hi,
    Yes it is ok. the important thing is not to go to bed right after eating with full tummy. When we sleep with do not burn calories and what we do is storage the food and turning into fat instead energy :)
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