When do you stop eating?

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I eat in bed. :happy:
  • rhce40
    rhce40 Posts: 201 Member
    depends on when i go to bed. on days that i am up until 4am, i get really hungry considering i usually eat dinner round 6
  • DKev
    DKev Posts: 266 Member
    I eat whenever I'm hungry....don't care what time it is, only that I'm staying within my calorie allowance for the given day.
  • SIZEro
    SIZEro Posts: 4
    I eat supper most days before 630, on days where I workout later in the night I have a snack/ mini meal.
    Sometimes I go to bed hungry, but if its too bad, than I'll get up and have something to eat regardless of the time.
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    The one rule is, don't eat when you're sleeping.

    All other times is fine. :glasses:

    I have a family member that actually does sleep-eat. He gets up in his sleep and gets a snack in the kitchen and has no recollection of it in the morning. Makes it hard to follow that rule. LOL
  • maggie16sweetxoxo
    maggie16sweetxoxo Posts: 314 Member
    well the later you eat the less time you have to digest so if you weigh yourself everyday it will make a diffrence
  • MochaMixAZ
    MochaMixAZ Posts: 844 Member
    I eat in bed. :happy:


    Bwahaha! Now that's funny!
  • waanju
    waanju Posts: 27 Member
    TIme of day isn't exactly irrelevant. If you eat too close to the time you go to sleep, your body wont metabolize it like it would during the day as you move. As you get close to sleep your body slows down, and therefore will not burn off the food you eat at night easily.

    Of course, calories in vs calories out is the ultimate decider-- But from a health standpoint, you should give your body at least 3 - 4 hours of activity after eating and before sleep.

    It doesn't matter if you eat all of your calories and immediately fall asleep, as long as you keep calories the same.
    We actually metabolize quite well when we're asleep, which is why most mammals fall asleep after eating.
  • rayleansout
    rayleansout Posts: 234
    I eat as often and whenever i want as long as its within my calorie goals for the day
  • kepete
    kepete Posts: 268 Member
    I don't eat until I get home at night which is between 7:45 & 8:30. I then am in bed by 10:00 or so. I'm down 86 pounds so thankfully it hasn't effected me.
  • SexyCook
    SexyCook Posts: 2,249 Member
    I would say it depends on when you go to bed...I cannot go to sleep with anything on the stomach it hurts...I just dont eat 3 hrs before I sleep..I work 11-8 and I stop eating anywhere from 630-7....I think it matters but this doesn't applies to everyone..
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    It only matters if you personally experience problems sleeping if you eat close to bed time. If it doesn't bother you in terms of sleeping habits/preferences, eat at whatever time you like. I often don't have dinner until fairly late, and I also continue snacking right up until bedtime. It hasn't hurt my weightloss. Calories at 11pm are worth exactly the same amount as the same calories at 5 pm. :-)

    ETA: the whole 'don't eat after 7' thing is probably just an easy way to get people to stop gorging on snacks while sitting in front of the TV. You know, people that want to lose weight but either don't know about calorie deficits or just don't care to count calories. Helps keep them from consuming all those extra snack calories that may have been hurting their efforts before. But for someone who is tracking calories diligently and is aware of their limits, timing does not matter as long as you budget your evening calories into your day just like you budget all your other food into your day. If it fits into your daily goal, eat it whenever you like. :-)

    ^^^this all the way. I lost all my weight and am currently under my goal weight having NEVER ONCE worried about the time of day that I'm eating. It really doesn't matter unless it's going to interfere with your sleeping habits, lead to evening binging, or be a medical concern (like my mom who has a heartburn issue that is exacerbated when eating too close to lying down to go to sleep)
  • NicoWoodruff
    NicoWoodruff Posts: 369 Member
    I sleep much better when I don't have a full stomach and I don't believe anyone can sleep well while feeling overstuffed. I like to dream and I don't dream as much on a full belly either.

    I follow the 3 to 4 hour rule that yo use see in a lot of systems, and I stop eating sometime between 8 to 9pm with a bedtime of midnight. It works well for me.
  • CalJur
    CalJur Posts: 627 Member
    Just use common sense. Not trying to be smart. If your goal is truly to lose weight and stay fit obviously eating too late at night or too much is counter productive to what you are trying to accomplish. I try to eat large meals by 7/8 p.m. and cut-off all eating by 9 p.m. It is not a hard and fast rule but one I try to follow. Bottom line is whatever works best for you.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    Just use common sense. Not trying to be smart. If your goal is truly to lose weight and stay fit obviously eating too late at night or too much is counter productive to what you are trying to accomplish. I try to eat large meals by 7/8 p.m. and cut-off all eating by 9 p.m. It is not a hard and fast rule but one I try to follow. Bottom line is whatever works best for you.

    Just curious why eating late at night is obviously counter productive?
  • sarahsmom1
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    you stop eating when you die
  • MariaAlbinaxoxo
    MariaAlbinaxoxo Posts: 290 Member
    When I have no more calories left in my day.
  • ohnogogo
    ohnogogo Posts: 110 Member
    I go to bed around midnight-1:00am so I try not to eat past 9:00pm. What I need to get better at is to get most, if not all, of my carbs in earlier in the day.
  • runbyme
    runbyme Posts: 522 Member
    When I run out of food! LOL!:drinker:
  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm not.

    ^^^ This!
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm not.
    ^^^^^^
    THIS!

    Don't get so hung up on times and such.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Just use common sense. Not trying to be smart. If your goal is truly to lose weight and stay fit obviously eating too late at night or too much is counter productive to what you are trying to accomplish. I try to eat large meals by 7/8 p.m. and cut-off all eating by 9 p.m. It is not a hard and fast rule but one I try to follow. Bottom line is whatever works best for you.

    Just curious why eating late at night is obviously counter productive?

    It isn't. When you eat doesn't matter. You actually digest better when sleeping, as the body can divert more energy to the digestive system to work more efficiently than it can when you are awake.
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    Meal timing is irrelevant :)
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    When she begs me too :wink:
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    When she begs me too :wink:

    huh. it took longer then normal for a thread to get dirty.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    When I'm full.
  • wish21
    wish21 Posts: 602 Member
    When my doctor told me I had acid reflux he recommended me not to eat after 7..
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    When food begins to erupt from my esophagus. :wink:
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    When you eat doesn't matter. It's just how much.
  • JayAlexander
    JayAlexander Posts: 268 Member
    I stop eating when I"m full :drinker:
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