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    What time do you eat dinner?

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    • Posts: 493
      Dinner at 4:30 on week days and 5 on weekends. Also get a light snack like an apple around 7. I always wake up hungry in the morning and if I don't eat a snack before bed I get really bad heart burn that wakes me up in the middle of the night.
    • Posts: 382
      When you eat mattering is a myth. Calories in, calories out is what matters.

      I usually eat around 8pm.

      ^^^This^^^ I eat when I am hungry.
    • Posts: 1,277 Member
      I often eat dinner at 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. because I take night classes for grad school that end at 9:00 p.m. The I commute, and cook. I also work until 6:00 p.m. on non-school days and it takes an hour to get home. Still lost 20 lbs. Pretty sure time doesn't matter.
    • Posts: 280 Member
      I read a really interesting article that completely blew away the myth of eating late at night and the ultimate message was simply:

      "the golden rule to losing weight: create a calories deficit. You need to burn more calories than you take in. Your weight loss is based on the size of your calorie deficit, not eating at night"

      I go by this and pretty much eat dinner when I'm hungry and when both my husband and I get back in from work which is usually any time between 6:30pm and 9:00pm...

      Just find whatever works for you and your lifestyle :smile: good luck!! Vx
    • Posts: 56 Member
      Usually around 6, is when I try to feed my kids, but when I hit the gym after work we sometimes don't eat until 7ish. I hate eating late.
    • Posts: 391 Member
      It depends on what my schedule is for that day. On days I go to the gym right after work then we eat around 6, if it's a day where I go home 1st then to the gym then around 8. I try to make sure dinner is within 2 hours of my workout, a recommendation from my trainer. Weekends are normally rest days for me and we usually eat around 6.
    • Posts: 672 Member
      Just don't ever feed yourself after midnight! *sigh* ... thinking about poor Gizmo ...
    • Posts: 42 Member
      Between 4-9pm. I haven't had a problem with it yet...
    • Posts: 196 Member
      I dont think it matters!! I get off of work at 5pm and then go to the gym right after. Im usually not walking in the door until 6:30-6:45. Then I must shower prepare dinner and pack my lunch. Im usually not eating until 7:30-8:00. And Im 125 pounds and fit so I really don't think time matters!!!
    • Posts: 1,332 Member
      Weekends any time around 3-4-5 pm during the week about 7-8:30pm and yes usually snack or two before bed.
    • Posts: 258 Member
      I dont think it matters!! I get off of work at 5pm and then go to the gym right after. Im usually not walking in the door until 6:30-6:45. Then I must shower prepare dinner and pack my lunch. Im usually not eating until 7:30-8:00. And Im 125 pounds and fit so I really don't think time matters!!!

      Your schedule sounds a lot like mine!
    • Posts: 658 Member
      Dinner's usually 6-8pm in my house, though on the weekdays if I get home late from work, they'd have eaten without me as my little brother and sister need to be in bed because of school the next morning. I think it's all a myth though, I mean I've suffered with anorexia since I was six years old, and contrary to belief anorexics do eat, I have always eaten even just half an hour before going to bed. Probably not the best example but I was still severely underweight even though I ate late at night.
      xxx
    • Posts: 42 Member
      When i was younger, I made a rule that my cut-off time was 5 hours before bed. But as I get older, I realize that's getting impossible. I'm too busy and hungry to do that!
    • Posts: 1,117 Member
      Weekdays: 5-6
      Saturday-Sundays 2-3
    • Posts: 1,529 Member
      During the week between 8-9pm, weekends differ.
    • Posts: 7,439 Member
      Between 8pm - 9.30pm :bigsmile:
    • Posts: 471 Member
      Typically anywhere from 9:30pm to 11:30 pm.

      I'm the same.

      I usually don't get home from work and gym until around 8:30pm...so, by the time I actually get to eat, it's really late...I like to cook fresh most nights and I enjoy a glass of wine before dinner most nights.

      It hasn't stopped me from losing weight so it can't be that bad, I think it is a myth.
    • Posts: 146
      Usually it's about 6:00pm because my daughter has a 7:30pm bedtime, but on gym nights I have two dinners...6pm (pre workout fuel) and 8:30pm (post workout replenishment and recovery).
    • Posts: 3,937 Member
      I work second shift, so I work late and sleep late.


      Dinner is usually after I get home from work - so around 11:30pm. On days I don't work, dinner is usually around 9pm. The only time I eat earlier is if we go to someone else's house for dinner (and even then.. it will probably be my "lunch" and I'll eat again before bed).
    • Posts: 823 Member
      I eat when I'm hungry, which is usually between 6 and 8. I make dinner around 5 or 6, but don't usually eat it right away because I'm not hungry.
    • Posts: 471 Member
      I usually eat dinner between 5-6pm
    • Posts: 249
      On average I'd say about 10pm. It feels so good going to sleep with a full stomach :P
    • Posts: 5,966 Member
      6pm. I usually have a snack a couple hours later, too.
    • Posts: 471 Member
      On average I'd say about 10pm. It feels so good going to sleep with a full stomach :P

      I totaly agree! Blissfully full happy tummy = deep sleep.
    • Posts: 469
      Between 4 and 7 is what I have my dinners scheduled at. Most of the time it happens around 5 or 6pm.
    • Posts: 1,421 Member
      I would prefer to eat around 6, but my boyfriend always prefers after 7. Drives me nuts.
    • Posts: 2,139 Member
      I usually try to eat dinner around 6pm...no later than 7pm. I hear it isn't good to have a large meal within 2-3hrs before bed. If I do get hungry within that time frame I usually eat something small.
    • Posts: 705 Member
      I eat right after my workout and usually is around 7:15 pm.
    • Posts: 752 Member
      Anywhere from 5pm-9pm........
    • Posts: 996 Member
      Dinner time for me can be any time between 8 pm and 11 pm...
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