Is it bad to eat at 10:30pm?

[Anonymous]

I heard is bad eating at night not sure if that’s true. I usually eat once or twice a day and today I ate a chicken pesto sandwich with a salad and later at night I ate chicken kebab plate with fries and a Perrier water. I’m trying lose at least 5 0r 10 pounds. I’m 127 5’4. Should I stop eating at night?

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+1 y

Also how long do I have to wait to lay down

[PBandJ_Nerd]

There are consequences to eating at night. I used to not be able to eat at night due to having really bad reflux (acid would come in my esophagus to wake me up). But if you do just stay up a few hours so your stomach has the time to digest what you ate before you drift off to dreamland.

[Anonymous]

Nope. I lost 70lbs. In 7 months eating past midnight most nights.

How much you eat vs. How many calories is important. But probably the most overlooked factor to losing weight is length and quality of sleep. There's debate as to whether the reduction of the stress hormone cortisolaids in weight loss through sleep. I don't know about that. But I found I'd eat right and exercise all week and seemingly lose nothing as i weighed myself everyday. But then on the weekends when I'd get caught up on my sleep BOOM i would drop like a pound or a pound in a half sometimes 2. And it happened every weekend like clockwork. I think there was only one week where I missed my goal of 2 lbs. per week. So I can attest. SLEEP is VERY important.

[Iron_Man]

No, that’s the time that I eat every night, but I don’t go to bed at midnight

[petitedollbabee]

It’s only bad for people who go to bed shortly after. Aslong as you’re awake and sitting up for a good 3-4 hours after eating a meal, then it doesn’t matter what time you eat. I usually have dinner at 9pm and go to bed around 1am.

[jahaims]

You don't want to eat at least 4 hours before bed.

[Maddy2002_]

Yes cause it sits especially if you eat heavy.