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What time do you eat dinner?

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  • s1lence
    s1lence 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.
  • AddA2UDE
    AddA2UDE 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.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose 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.
  • SquishyVicki
    SquishyVicki 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
  • msapril177
    msapril177 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.
  • loombeav
    loombeav 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.
  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    Just don't ever feed yourself after midnight! *sigh* ... thinking about poor Gizmo ...
  • erilynbmore
    erilynbmore Posts: 42 Member
    Between 4-9pm. I haven't had a problem with it yet...
  • katt742
    katt742 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!!!
  • bzmom
    bzmom 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.
  • Brittany3914
    Brittany3914 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!
  • tashaa1992
    tashaa1992 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
  • EncoreUneAutreFois
    EncoreUneAutreFois 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!
  • robinogue
    robinogue Posts: 1,117 Member
    Weekdays: 5-6
    Saturday-Sundays 2-3
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    During the week between 8-9pm, weekends differ.
  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    Between 8pm - 9.30pm :bigsmile:
  • eeebee
    eeebee 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.
  • darylinny
    darylinny 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).
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl 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).
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero 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.
  • DorisR184
    DorisR184 Posts: 471 Member
    I usually eat dinner between 5-6pm
  • ster81
    ster81 Posts: 249
    On average I'd say about 10pm. It feels so good going to sleep with a full stomach :P
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    6pm. I usually have a snack a couple hours later, too.
  • eeebee
    eeebee 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.
  • mrsjennifermaffei
    mrsjennifermaffei Posts: 469
    Between 4 and 7 is what I have my dinners scheduled at. Most of the time it happens around 5 or 6pm.
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    I would prefer to eat around 6, but my boyfriend always prefers after 7. Drives me nuts.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk 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.
  • ActiveGuy81
    ActiveGuy81 Posts: 705 Member
    I eat right after my workout and usually is around 7:15 pm.
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    Anywhere from 5pm-9pm........
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    Dinner time for me can be any time between 8 pm and 11 pm...
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