The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Leah]

So here is my question. I know many health dieticians have stated that you shouldn't eat too late before bed. Some say nothing after 8pm. Today, I had my MEAL for lunch. So the rest of the day are MF meals. I am wondering, what is the latest I can have my meals? Does it matter on when I actually go to bed? Is there such a thing as don't eat any sooner then 2hrs before you go to bed? What ever that time maybe?
Thank you

[Serendipity]

With Medifast, you can eat right before bed. No problem.

[Leah]

OH! Thank you That is good to know

[Elke]

I have heard you shouldn't eat anything past 6 pm, and I always wondered how my body could tell what time it is. I know my brain knows but how did my body know and what about all those people that work overnight and are sleeping at 6 pm? LOL I hate going to bed and feel full so I usually eat my last meal 1.5 to 2 hours before I got to bed.

[DogMa]

That's for Medifast meals, though. I wouldn't eat my L&G (or a bar, if you eat those) right before bed. But the other ones are fine.

[Drama Queen]

I often had an MF Oatmeal within a 1/2 hour of bedtime and it never slowed down my weight loss.

[Nooney]

I have heard you shouldn't eat anything past 6 pm, and I always wondered how my body could tell what time it is. I know my brain knows but how did my body know and what about all those people that work overnight and are sleeping at 6 pm? LOL I hate going to bed and feel full so I usually eat my last meal 1.5 to 2 hours before I got to bed.

We all have an internal clock, some peoples are different than others. As long as you're going to bed the same time every night, you can set a time. however, from what I've read the rule is stop eating 4 hours before you think you'll be going to bed.

Since Medifast is mostly protein it seems, you probably don't have to worry about your insulin raising and storing fat.

[Serendipity]

[ from what I've read the rule is stop eating 4 hours before you think you'll be going to bed.

That's not the rule with Medifast. We can eat right before bed and it doesn't hurt a thing. I regularly eat my last supplement just before bed....they're only about 100 calories. In fact sleeping 8 hours and eating nothing 4 hours before bed makes a pretty long stretch without food when we are eating only 800-1000 calories per day.

[lauradr]

I always have oatmeal before bed.

[dede4wd]

I do pudding right before bed!

DeDe

[DogMa]

Even now, I have a pudding about an hour before bed. I wouldn't go eating a full meal (if you're in maintenance; a lean and green if you're on program) right before bed, but something small like a Medifast meal should be fine.

[Nooney]

[ from what I've read the rule is stop eating 4 hours before you think you'll be going to bed.

That's not the rule with Medifast. We can eat right before bed and it doesn't hurt a thing. I regularly eat my last supplement just before bed....they're only about 100 calories. In fact sleeping 8 hours and eating nothing 4 hours before bed makes a pretty long stretch without food when we are eating only 800-1000 calories per day.

Medifast profucts I assume aren't high on the glycemic index. With a regular diet people tend to snack on sugary or starchy stuff before bed instead of making something healthy. As they say, food tastes better after midnight

[bikipatra]

I know for sure the products designated for diabetics are low on the glycemic index.