9pm and you have 90 cals left. What do you eat?

YOU DONT EAT AFTER 7 DRINK A GLASS OF ICE COLD WATER.

Why?

No reason why, that's ridiculous advice. There is no magical cut-off time for eating.

Exactly. I just wanted to hear this person's reasoning. Body can't tell time. Calories in, calories Out. Metabolism is 24/7.

NOT exactly... there are studies that prove eating late at night affects your sleep, your body is active when you have eaten for a few hours breaking down what you have eaten. When you sleep your body uses this time to repair and recuperate, if it is also digesting food, it is not as effective, and you will wake up the next day not feeling as refreshed.

This in turns leads you to be tired and irritable, less likely to exercise, less likely to eat healthy foods and just grab a quick (unhealthy) snack. So unless you have awesome willpower (I know I don't and 90% of people here wouldn't either) eating once just before bed can blow your whole week out.

Some references to back this up:

http://straighthealth.com/pages/qna/foodbeforebed.html
http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/weight-loss/3-reasons-to-avoid-eating-late.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56681

Foods that produce "sleep hormones" are the only thing you should be eating within the last 3 hours before bed time
If you MUST eat at night here is a site that explains what is safe, and what to avoid:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23003124/ns/today-today_health/t/eat-your-way-good-nights-sleep/#.T1FhrXm27Kc

So, yes there is no definitive cut off time, if you go to bed at 2am it may be 11pm, if you go to bed at 9pm it is more like 6pm.

Hope this helps somewhat.

YOU DONT EAT AFTER 7 DRINK A GLASS OF ICE COLD WATER.

Why?

No reason why, that's ridiculous advice. There is no magical cut-off time for eating.

Exactly. I just wanted to hear this person's reasoning. Body can't tell time. Calories in, calories Out. Metabolism is 24/7.

NOT exactly... there are studies that prove eating late at night affects your sleep, your body is active when you have eaten for a few hours breaking down what you have eaten. When you sleep your body uses this time to repair and recuperate, if it is also digesting food, it is not as effective, and you will wake up the next day not feeling as refreshed.

This in turns leads you to be tired and irritable, less likely to exercise, less likely to eat healthy foods and just grab a quick (unhealthy) snack. So unless you have awesome willpower (I know I don't and 90% of people here wouldn't either) eating once just before bed can blow your whole week out.

Some references to back this up:

http://straighthealth.com/pages/qna/foodbeforebed.html
http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/weight-loss/3-reasons-to-avoid-eating-late.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56681

Foods that produce "sleep hormones" are the only thing you should be eating within the last 3 hours before bed time
If you MUST eat at night here is a site that explains what is safe, and what to avoid:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23003124/ns/today-today_health/t/eat-your-way-good-nights-sleep/#.T1FhrXm27Kc

So, yes there is no definitive cut off time, if you go to bed at 2am it may be 11pm, if you go to bed at 9pm it is more like 6pm.

Hope this helps somewhat.

I heard the same thing!

if i was hungry id grab a small piece of fruit or some peanut butter - if i wasnt hungry id just leave it and make up for it later in the week.
as far as eating before bed lol theres nothing wrong with it. i regularly workout at 11pm-12am and have a large protein shake after and then go to bed..sometimes with some other snack of chips/nachos/candy... it doesnt make me gain weight. it doesnt cause cravings or make me make unhealthy choices, or make me less likely to exercise. eat whatever you want, whenever you want - within moderation

See's dark chocolate peppermint patty (85 cals). Save the extra 5 for tomorrow ;p

or . . . So Delicious Coconut Milk (non-dairy) mini ice cream sandwiches. 100 cals. I have at least 1 most days

1/4 to 1/3 bag of microwave popcorn. very satisfying (one-half bag of Orville's is 130 cal). wash it down with water of course.

Why eat anything? Leave the calories out and lose more weight...if you really want to have about 90, have a banana.

Fiber one 90 calorie brownie! YUM!

1 Tablespoon of dark chocolate chips

that's it...

LOL!!

mine is never the same. fruit, silk almond milk, glazed apricots. jello is big on list, cheese , crackers, cheese n crackers...hunk of pepperoni....popcorn enough to taste and stay under daily goal. basically whatever I'm hungry for so I don't feel like I'm depriving myself.

I don't eat after 6pm so I would drink a big glass of water to fill my tummy and go to bed! Then wake up proud of yourself for not eating late at night and start the next day motivated!

Im going to eat 600 calories tonight at 9:01 in honor of this awesome thread. I HOPE I wake up tomorrow...

Depends what I feel like. My most common one is a nestle diet chocolate mousse with 50gm of frozen berries.

However, if I truly feel like something specific that is outside of my cals, I'll jump on the exercise bike for 30 mins... Usually I won't even feel like it anymore after that, but if I do, I now have the cals to play with

***** is free calories

I eat pickles at night sometimes. A jar for 50 calories. Love it.

Whoa, WAY too much sodium!

sodium schmodium...what happens if you have too much? Not really anything.