[kittipat]

i heard a good way to lose weight is to stop eating after 6 or 7pm...so basically sleeping on an empty stomach...

i've tried this before, for two consecutive nights, but then i stopped because the second night i could not sleep at all! it felt so uncomfortable and i kept waking up.


does anyone else follow this diet 'rule' ?

[asia minor]

so do you feel hungry, because if you do, then by all means, EAT SOMETHING (hopefully healthy)

I don't follow the after 6pm no food at all spiel because first of all I usually don't sleep until very late so thus if I did follow that rule there is a good 6 - 8 hours that I am not EATING! That is just not naturally nor healthy!

For the record I have successfully lost weight by NOT following such rule

I actually drink a protein shake (slow digesting casein) 30 minutes before I go to bed.

[sunny_dance]

yeah, i heard this too, but you are allowed to eat dinner, you know?
for me, after dinner is when all eating stops.
until then, i drink water till my next meal, the next day.
but anyway, sleeping on an empty stomach is not good.
because food is all you'll be thinking about.
and that's just torturing yourself. LoL!

[ShadowMax76]

o_O' i have dinner at 6.... and i don't eat till next morning... _ i'm a bit underweight. though, i won't connect the dots cos i know others who don't match the pattern.

[kittipat]

^what time do you usually sleep..and do you have any sleeping problems at all?

[kimmykimkim]

I actually think it'd be good... cause I think the whole "logic" behind the no eating before a certain time is cause when your sleeping your metabolism slows down so you don't burn as much fat as you would in the morning or afternoon when you're walking around and everything.
Just my two cents

[ShadowMax76]

^what time do you usually sleep..and do you have any sleeping problems at all?

bit before 12. x_X' many times i just try to fall asleep to cure my hunger. lol.

_ o0' the only times hunger ever bothered me was when i didn't eat for 32hours, or didn't have breakfast. other than that, i can just ignore it.

[NamGO]

No.

Change 6pm to 8pm instead. Grab a snacks or something...

[ahyungx3]

my mom makes me eat at 5 everyday. but occasionally i have a snack here and there, not much though.
iv been doing this since i was born and i find it uncorforatble to sleep only a few hours after dinner.
i dont think it really works, not saying that im fat, but alot of skinny girls eat alot later and there fine. i think u should just not sleep right after u eat. give it 3< hours i guess.
if you wanna keep this up and see if it works for u, eat bannana. other fruits are acidic and make u more hungry

[suzushii]

You shouldn't do it, ESPECIALLY if you go to sleep with hunger pains/feelings of hunger. You might get an ulcer. Did you know your stomach produces acid 24/7? So if you have no food in there, all that acid has to digest something...and it starts to digest your stomach!

Not only that, but if you go for more then 4 hours without food (except sleep) your body switches to starvation mode. So the next time you eat something, your body, instead of nourishing you, actually FIRST TURNS IT INTO FAT, and only then, if you eat even more, quenches your hunger and gives you energy. So you wake up with a HUGE hunger, and whatever you lost in the previous day, you're gonna be ravenous the following day and gain fat even if you eat normal calories.


However, I sometimes feel a bit sluggish if I overeat for a couple of days, and to "reset" the damage, I rearrange my calories to be breakfast-centric, exercise in the morning to punch my metabolism into gear, and so I have a very light dinner (200-300 cals) 3-4 hours before sleep (that dinner at 8 PM), and when I wake up in the morning my stomach is back to flat, and my weight is back to normal. That's because exercise in the morning ramps up your metabolism for 24 hours (so I burn fat during the night). The dinner is light, so the body is forced to burn fat especially, and the big breakfast fuels me for a longer exercise session, and reduces hunger throughout the day.

But remember, NEVER more then 4 hours between dinner and sleep!

[ShadowMax76]

^ aw shucks. i had 6hours between food + sleep for 2years now. >_>'

[kittipat]

suzushii- thank you for taking the time to respond...i think you just saved me from doing something really stupid to myself...O___O.

shadowmax- i think everyone is different though. if that is your lifestyle and it doesn't bother you, then you should be fine. because i'm trying to force myself to not eat after 6pm, my body is reacting since its not used to that. i mean there are people out there who don't eat breakfast and function fine during the day, while there are those who go out of wack when they skip breakfast.

[grainsofrain]

i can never sleep on an empty stomach because it's a horrible feeling and i don't want the stomach acid to do something bad .___.

[lockettex3]

eat something with a lot of fiber for dinner like oatmeal and you wont be hungry .

[Bissu]

I always eat dinner before 7pm.
If i'm hungry, i drink a glass of milk. It fills me up, in a healthy way and i'm able to sleep.
But yeah i don't eat after dinner.

[blitzk]

drink a glass of water =/

that usually helps me

[teenyf]

I actually think it'd be good... cause I think the whole "logic" behind the no eating before a certain time is cause when your sleeping your metabolism slows down so you don't burn as much fat as you would in the morning or afternoon when you're walking around and everything.
Just my two cents

agreed.

going to bed hungry is not a good idea. causes health problems AND slows down your metabolism. generally the idea is to not eat 2-3hours before you go to bed. you don't want to go to bed hungry, but rather satiated. (sorry..it was my word of the day >_>)

[dudeilovefood]

it is kidna bad, because after you eat and you sleep, you don't burn the fat by walking around or whatever.
you can eat after that time, but just not before sleeping or you'll get fat
so yeaaaaa.

[plumerias]

Meh, if you're hungry just eat a healthy snack like a small fruit or vegetable. Don't eat any like.. refined carbs.

I'd never follow the don't eat after 6 pm rule cause I'd be like.. starving for 6+ hours :<
I don't sleep until 2 ish usually. (Yeah, it's bad but '' lol)

[Tinateukbum]

You shouldn't do it, ESPECIALLY if you go to sleep with hunger pains/feelings of hunger. You might get an ulcer. Did you know your stomach produces acid 24/7? So if you have no food in there, all that acid has to digest something...and it starts to digest your stomach!

Not only that, but if you go for more then 4 hours without food (except sleep) your body switches to starvation mode. So the next time you eat something, your body, instead of nourishing you, actually FIRST TURNS IT INTO FAT, and only then, if you eat even more, quenches your hunger and gives you energy. So you wake up with a HUGE hunger, and whatever you lost in the previous day, you're gonna be ravenous the following day and gain fat even if you eat normal calories.


However, I sometimes feel a bit sluggish if I overeat for a couple of days, and to "reset" the damage, I rearrange my calories to be breakfast-centric, exercise in the morning to punch my metabolism into gear, and so I have a very light dinner (200-300 cals) 3-4 hours before sleep (that dinner at 8 PM), and when I wake up in the morning my stomach is back to flat, and my weight is back to normal. That's because exercise in the morning ramps up your metabolism for 24 hours (so I burn fat during the night). The dinner is light, so the body is forced to burn fat especially, and the big breakfast fuels me for a longer exercise session, and reduces hunger throughout the day.

But remember, NEVER more then 4 hours between dinner and sleep!

wow, that's interesting stuff. the 'digesting ur stomach' part uhh scares me cuz ive been following this no eating after a certain time for sometime within a year now & i sleep late.
i only eat late dinners when we go out & stuff. other than that, i'm really stuck to not eating after 6-7, i drink a lot of water after that.