IS it true you should not eat late?

mags080611
mags080611 Posts: 126 Member
edited December 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Ive heard some say yes and some say no. I am wondering what everyones input on this is. They say you shouldn't eat 3 hours before bed time but thats not real life all the time. Anyone know?
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  • sherronh
    sherronh Posts: 119 Member
    Not sure what the scienfic answer is but if im hungry, im hungry i grab an apple or orange and make sure I dont go to bed starving.
  • Sl1ghtly
    Sl1ghtly Posts: 855 Member
    Eat whenever you want.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Even in this very thread you will still hear some say yes and some say no. The answer is, you can eat any time.
  • adamb83
    adamb83 Posts: 719 Member
    Not sure what the scienfic answer is but if im hungry, im hungry i grab an apple or orange and make sure I dont go to bed starving.

    ^^^Agreed - except I wouldn't grab fuit before bed. Too much sugar.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Don't eat while sleeping and don't eat late if it causes major heartburn or other difficulties sleeping.

    As far as impact on weight loss or over all health - there really isn't any
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    Ive heard some say yes and some say no. I am wondering what everyones input on this is. They say you shouldn't eat 3 hours before bed time but thats not real life all the time. Anyone know?

    No, it does not matter when you eat. You are actually very efficient at burning calories when sleeping.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Don't eat while sleeping and don't eat late if it causes major heartburn or other difficulties sleeping.

    As far as impact on weight loss or over all health - there really isn't any

    This.

    But, in order to keep the peace with the 'support and motivation' nazi's, I have to say that agreeing with Cory is not implying that anyone who disagrees isn't a special little flower that deserves respect and consideration just like any other person.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    Don't eat while sleeping and don't eat late if it causes major heartburn or other difficulties sleeping.

    As far as impact on weight loss or over all health - there really isn't any

    This.

    But, in order to keep the peace with the 'support and motivation' nazi's, I have to say that agreeing with Cory is not implying that anyone who disagrees isn't a special little flower that deserves respect and consideration just like any other person.

    The thing is, if you wake up hungry; by all means get up, take a bite of something and go back to bed. Sleep is not some magical period where your soul travels to fairy land and your body magically breaks the laws of physics and you process calories into more calories through some kind of compound f*ckery.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Don't eat while sleeping and don't eat late if it causes major heartburn or other difficulties sleeping.

    As far as impact on weight loss or over all health - there really isn't any

    This.

    But, in order to keep the peace with the 'support and motivation' nazi's, I have to say that agreeing with Cory is not implying that anyone who disagrees isn't a special little flower that deserves respect and consideration just like any other person.

    The thing is, if you wake up hungry; by all means get up, take a bite of something and go back to bed. Sleep is not some magical period where your soul travels to fairy land and your body magically breaks the laws of physics and you process calories into more calories through some kind of compound f*ckery.

    Lol well said...I think her point was actually...don't eat WHILE sleeping lol.

    Cory's got that kind of sense of humor =p.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Don't eat while sleeping and don't eat late if it causes major heartburn or other difficulties sleeping.

    As far as impact on weight loss or over all health - there really isn't any

    This.

    But, in order to keep the peace with the 'support and motivation' nazi's, I have to say that agreeing with Cory is not implying that anyone who disagrees isn't a special little flower that deserves respect and consideration just like any other person.

    The thing is, if you wake up hungry; by all means get up, take a bite of something and go back to bed. Sleep is not some magical period where your soul travels to fairy land and your body magically breaks the laws of physics and you process calories into more calories through some kind of compound f*ckery.

    Lol well said...I think her point was actually...don't eat WHILE sleeping lol.

    Cory's got that kind of sense of humor =p.
    Yep. Eating while asleep can get messy.

    Believe me, I have a deep and abiding love for peanut butter, but I learned my lesson after trying to wash it out of my hair when I dropped the spoon full of natural super chunk PB in my hair while I was sleeping.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    This actually happens?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,027 Member
    You can eat whenever you like. Your body doesn't check time to see if it's hungry or not, it just signals you if it really is. The big problem is many people have met or exceeded their calorie intake by dinner then eating even more before bed adding to a higher calorie surplus. Of course you'll get fat, but the correlation is wrong to assume it was from late night eating.
    I eat well after 11pm EVERY night for the last 20+ years (I used to do door to door sales and got home after 11pm many times) and the weight hasn't piled on.


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  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    This actually happens?

    Oh no...thread jack lol.

    I'll let someone else field this one :laugh: .
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    This actually happens?

    I can vouch that it does. I've stopped buying certain foods like Cheetos and other sweets in large amounts because a) they aren't that good for you anyway, and b)there would be mornings I'd wake up with a bag or other paraphernalia on the floor or with crumbs in the bed.

    As to the OP - it doesn't really matter and won't affect weight loss when you eat. Just eat consistently through the day. I almost always have a little something before I go to sleep.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    This actually happens?
    Picturing the avatar asking is brilliant. And yes, sleep eating happens, similar condition to sleep walking.
  • SpankyBuns
    SpankyBuns Posts: 24 Member
    if you have the calories left,I don't see what a little yogert before bed can hurt, I hear it even helps with sleep
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    This actually happens?
    Picturing the avatar asking is brilliant. And yes, sleep eating happens, similar condition to sleep walking.


    ...f*cking witchcraft.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    As to the OP - it doesn't really matter and won't affect weight loss when you eat. Just eat consistently through the day. I almost always have a little something before I go to sleep.

    Even that isn't mandatory (eating throughout the day). Some would even argue that eating two or so meals during a smaller window (say, 4-6hrs of an evening, morning, middle of the night...lol) of the day can provide substantial benefits...assuming you get your calories in of course.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    This actually happens?
    Picturing the avatar asking is brilliant. And yes, sleep eating happens, similar condition to sleep walking.


    ...f*cking witchcraft.

    It's actually alchemy. I even have a transmutation circle drawn...

    transmutation_circle_tattoo.jpg
  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    I followed that mess about not eating for 3 hours before bed, couldn't lose weight. Started eating when I was hungry including after midnight, lost 27lbs so far. IMO it's bunk.
  • AlexPflug
    AlexPflug Posts: 132 Member
    Thanks for posting this. I have been told by everyone giving advice about weight loss not to eat after 8 PM. It didn't make any sense to me. Weight loss is just a matter of calories in vs. calories out. It can't matter what time of day you eat. Your body doesn't have a weight loss clock.
  • GatoGirl
    GatoGirl Posts: 1
    So true, AlexPflug. The trick for me is that if I eat late, I am tired and will power is at low ebb, so I start with a healthy snack and end up sucking up a jar of peanut butter through a straw. I'm eating to stay awake, not because I'm hungry. So it's not about time of day, but it is about my frame of mind at that time of day!:yawn:
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    Ive heard some say yes and some say no. I am wondering what everyones input on this is. They say you shouldn't eat 3 hours before bed time but thats not real life all the time. Anyone know?

    No, it is not necessary to worry about that sort of thing. If you want to eat an hour before bed, it is not going to scupper your weightloss :)
  • MariaAlbina
    MariaAlbina Posts: 130 Member
    Nope. As long as you have a deficiency for the week, you can eat whenever you want!
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    No
  • ForeverIrish
    ForeverIrish Posts: 227 Member
    Hiker282: Please, please, please forgive me for saying this, but you need a woman! Trust me, she won't let you eat Cheetos in bed.
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    as i heard a doctor say once, calories are calories, and it doesnt matter when you eat, tho i try not to eat past 9 because then i will be snacking all night, so i cut myself off
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
    Ive heard some say yes and some say no. I am wondering what everyones input on this is. They say you shouldn't eat 3 hours before bed time but thats not real life all the time. Anyone know?
    I am sure there are already a bunch of people saying the same thing I am about to say.

    Meal timing is not really important in terms of losing weight. Eat when you want to, your body will balance it out.
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    Sleep eating is a terrible thing. I mean, you don't remember eating it. I would go crazy knowing I ate some delicious food, but was too busy sleeping to enjoy it.

    ^^YEP!! That would truly suck.
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