when to stop eating for the day.....

As far as weight loss is concerned it doesn't matter what time of day you eat. Calories are calories. Do what best suits your lifestyle as long as you stay within your calorie allowance.

I once read that it doesn't matter how late you eat. Calories for the day are calories for the day. I'm not an expert and personally I am not usually hungry after dinner. I would just do what works for you.

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I believe calories are calories and it doesn't matter when you eat them. But I have made some personal observations.... I try to have a little something (coffee, juice, ect) as early as I can in the morning to kick start my metabolism even if I choose not to eat breakfast for another hour or whatever. I try to eat balanced meals throughout the day....eating a big lunch means I often eat a smaller dinner, but I hate feeling stressed over what calories I have left at dinner time. If that makes sense. Plus....I feel sluggish for the rest of the day afterwards. I try not to eat too late in the evening as I've noticed my binges tend to take place at night when I think I'm super hungry and I just want to stuff my face. Also, I prefer not to eat at least an hour before bed....I find I don't rest as well.

I read just a few days ago (I can't remember the exact source since I read it through Google), but they cited a recent study that suggested more calories earlier in the day is better for metabolism and blood sugar. I didn't like reading that, lol, since I tend to like the majority of my calories at dinner with just a light breakfast, and they suggest you do it the other way around. Either way, I still prefer my heavier dinners, I just try not to eat past 7:30-8pm. By mentally having a cut off point (when I tell MFP my food diary is done for the day), it is easier to avoid snacking when I don't need to.

Personally I don't think time makes much difference, the last time I eat anything is usually around 9pm, I don't like going to bed if I'm hungry because I can't sleep when my tummy's rumbling lol. I typically just choose a piece of fruit with a bottle of water, it fills me right up and even throughout my anorexia I did this, and I was always losing so yeah I don't believe the time you eat actually matters but that's just my opinion. If you are physically hungry, eat but try to make it as nutritious as possible:)

whenever, but i dont eat past my calorie limit. I also like to go to sleep at least 2 hours before i go to sleep (i just dont like sleeping right after eating) so I try to finish by 8 just because i wake up so early in the morning

if i'm hungry, then i eat something. period! if i go to bed starving, i'll wake up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding because my blood sugar has dropped. Eat a small protein snack is my advice. But, everyone is different....you have to do what works for YOU! I'm not into being hungry and ignoring it!

Oh, Unless you have trouble with heartburn.... then i would eat something up to an hour before i go to sleep.

7:00pm is my cut off, but I think it depends on your schedule and what calories you have left. I have always heard it's not good for food to sit in your stomach when your sleeping, but if your hungry and it's a snack you should be fine.
Telling myself nothing after 7pm helps me personally, so I don't raid the kitchen and ruin my day. When I was at my highest weight I would eat more at night then the rest of the day so I had to reverse it to gain control, so far it's been working. Best of luck to you!

It truly doesn't matter when you stop eating. I'll eat my dinner at 11pm if I really wanted to and still lose the weight.

I think the only reason people stop at a certain time is for the people who (like me) end up snacking on a bunch of un-needed calories at night time. If you don't have that problem then it really doesn't matter. If you consume an entire bag of potato chips "snacking" after dinner then you probably need to put a limit on yourself.

The weight lost Doctor told me to stop at 7pm, But some time I dnt get to eat dinner until around abt that time, so do I listen to him and not eat dinner, or go ahead a eat, even if it's around 8 or 9 pm?

The weight lost Doctor told me to stop at 7pm, But some time I dnt get to eat dinner until around abt that time, so do I listen to him and not eat dinner, or go ahead a eat, even if it's around 8 or 9 pm?

You find out why he told you this. If his claim is that you will store fat in your sleep due to not burning off the food, or something about your metabolism is slower at night, you get yourself a new weight loss doctor and I'm not kidding when I say that.

If he gives you a different reason, post it here.

I was told nothing two hours before your bed time. Your last meal should be the one with the lest sugar and crabs.
What have work for me is to eat at 7:30 AM 10:00 AM 12:30 PM and again at 3:00 ,5:15 and the last meal is at 7:30 and I go to bed at 9:00 when I can.
Hopes this will help you.