what's the latest you'll eat?

si_puedo
si_puedo Posts: 138 Member
edited November 10 in Health and Weight Loss
my day is kinda crazy at time. sometimes it's later during the day when i notice i'm still REALLY low on calories. so my question is, how late do you guys eat at night? i've heard a lot of ppl don't eat anyhting after 6/7pm? is it bad to eat so late????
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  • amonkey794
    amonkey794 Posts: 651 Member
    I dont think it matters. Personally I don't like to eat 2 hours before I go to bed. I dont like to sleep on a full stomach
  • karenwill2
    karenwill2 Posts: 604 Member
    I eat when I am hungry. So whatever time that is.
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    The reason why people suggest to stop eating at a certain time is because most of the mindless grazing occurs at night. If you're not the kind of person to over eat I night, they there are no worries for you. Eat if you're hungry.
    Personally, I don't eat 2 hours before bedtime. I mentally close the kitchen 2 hours before I intend to go to bed. I'm only allowed water during that time. I find I sleep better, and I don't have any unhappy surprises on the scale in the morning. (That's another thing, try not to weigh in everyday, if you can. I monitor for food allergies and water retention daily using my weight.)
  • littlelily613
    littlelily613 Posts: 769 Member
    I TRY not to eat too late, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. Sometimes I even eat as late as 11pm or midnight. I am still losing weight though, and have lost 60 pounds since September, so whatever I am doing seems to be working for me.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.

    This. Meal timing is irrelevant.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    The only reason I don't eat right before bed is because I have a history of heartburn. Otherwise, timing does not matter for meals or snacks. If you are hungry, then eat.
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.
  • tross0924
    tross0924 Posts: 909 Member
    3 AM. And not one minute later. Well . . . unless I'm still up. But I never know if I should put it down as breakfast on today, or dinner from yesterday.

    As said before meal timing is irrelevant.
  • mariapuhl
    mariapuhl Posts: 529 Member
    The latest I'll eat is the moment right before I go to bed.

    This. Meal timing is irrelevant.

    ditto.
  • MotorCityFemmeFatale
    MotorCityFemmeFatale Posts: 222 Member
    As said before meal timing is irrelevant.

    this
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    Once I'm asleep I stop eating. LOL Seriously, I eat a lot of my calories in snacks, and a lot of that is after dinner, and half the time dinner isn't until 7-8:00pm, something about the sun going down just makes me hungry. I already know that I like to snack after dinner, so I plan it into my day in advance so I know I have the calories to use. And I've had great success thus far. :-)
  • si_puedo
    si_puedo Posts: 138 Member
    cool....thx guys....
  • coquette87
    coquette87 Posts: 114
    Whenever I'm hungry. I do not sleep well/at all if I'm hungry. If I'm hungry a half hour before I go to bed, I'll grab a low fat yogurt or a banana or some bread and peanut butter or something.
  • Moonbyebye
    Moonbyebye Posts: 180 Member
    last night I ate dinner around 10:45. Until then, I had only consumed 200 calories! I had a really busy day and was starving. Made the most out of those calories too. Went to Dennys. haha
  • p0stdramatic
    p0stdramatic Posts: 372
    I eat whenever I want. I don't restrict it based on time.
  • Jipples
    Jipples Posts: 650 Member
    I won't eat past my last meal.
  • Sierra_419
    Sierra_419 Posts: 201 Member
    i try to eat my dinner by 8 at the latest. if i am still hungry i will eat no later than an hour before bed.. & its usually a light snack..
    or if im hungry still after that ill make some hot tea : )
  • NoExcuseTina
    NoExcuseTina Posts: 506 Member
    I typically eat dinner as late as 11 PM...but I am up till 1 AM...I exercise starting around 9:30 pm or 10 pm sometimes
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    7pm. I have Achalasia, a rare disorder of the esophagus, and if I eat late, I can't sleep.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I eat whenever I'm hungry, I don't care how late it is. If you're still in a deficit, eating after some arbitrary time like 6 or 7 doesn't really make that much of a difference. I do try to keep it light, but if I'm starving I'm going to eat enough to hold me over until morning.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    I eat when I am hungry or if I get an intense workout late in the evening, I make sure to get some protein in right after - no matter how late it is.
    The time of day doesn't really matter, except it may be difficult to sleep on a very full - or very empty - stomach.
  • erin_zuk
    erin_zuk Posts: 226 Member
    meal timing is completely irrelevant - as has been said in this thread.
    I sometimes eat right before I go to sleep if I'm hungry and it fits into my caloric intake for the day and I've lost almost 30 lbs in the last 3 months. As long as it fits into your calories for the days and you're not binge eating garbage, there's no reason why you shouldn't eat before bed if you're hungry.
  • hollidae
    hollidae Posts: 4
    PB IS GREAT AT NIGHT
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I sometimes eat at like 2 or 3 am. Usually I'm up doing a paper that's due the next day, so I feel like I burn the calories by thinking. :laugh:
  • iNkedFiTmama
    iNkedFiTmama Posts: 277 Member
    this.
    I eat when I am hungry. So whatever time that is.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    I try to stop eating when I'm in bed.
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    i like to finish eating around 8pm. if i eat later than that it sits really bad on my stomach the next day. i have my dinner around 5-6pm, and then if i am hungry about 8pm i have a snack (thats if i have any cals left:laugh:)
  • tillwewakeup
    tillwewakeup Posts: 4
    There are times that I am so hungry at 4 am that I can't control myself and eat whatever I find in front of me, but most of the times I don't eat or at least try not to eat after 7pm.
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    Since I work 2nd shift meal times are always off balance time wise.

    My general rule is during the week I eat a light dinner and go to bed about 2 hours later. On the weekends last meal is by 5pm and a light snack at 9ish.
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