I'm doing the same thing Not eating after 6:00. I hope it works!! =)

Why? If you don't eat again until 8am that's 14 hours without food. Your body will well and truly go into starvation mode and your metabolism will slow for the rest of the day. Better to spread your calories throughout the 16 or so hours you are awake. Eating only before 6 will probably work to some extent because you are reducing your calories, but it's not the most efficient way. Can you carry on like this for the rest of your life? No evening meals, no summer barbeques, no drinks down the pub? Probably not, so try something that you can stick to for ever

I can see why you're doing it, but Chubbierob is right. I'd make it a later 7:30 or 8:00 cut off time. Your body needs fuel.

Please please rid yourself of the idea that eating later is worse than eating earlier - they are the same. Type 'eating after 6pm' into google and a million websites will tell you just that. e.g http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/weight_loss/losing_weight/eating_time.htm
However, good luck

Ugh, night time is hard. I think if you go to bed early then by all means, don't eat past 6:30 but if you go to bed late, make sure you have something when you feel hungry, like....apples? Just kidding!! Maybe a cup of popcorn? Just stop two hours before bed time. That is enough!! I think I might go eat an apple!!! HA HA!!

6:30 is pretty darn early to stop eating.
I don't eat after 8:00

I think it depends on the person, their metabolism and how much motivation they have when it comes to not eating.

Im not saying stop eating after six. I feel that it works for me and if someone else wants to try it I support them 100%. I'm not going to lie. Everyday of my life I don't eat after six. If I go out with friends or to a late dinner. I just try to get the healthiest thing on the menu. =)

"Please please rid yourself of the idea that eating later is worse than eating earlier - they are the same."

Rob, the problem is many of our "fitness" magazines in the USA promote "politically correct" weight loss methods. Their advice rarely helped me. Believe it or not, most of my ideas for weight loss came from the old school bodybuilding methods.

My last full meal is usually at 8:30 or even 9:00PM. And even get a quick meal of a whey/casein mix just to keep proteins in my system.

You're right Don, bodybuilding information on weight loss seems to be more consistant and proven.

Well, I figured if these guys can eat 5000 calories a day and stay at 5% bodyfat, they simply had to know something about fat loss, and I intended to find out what they knew!

it's not about what TIME you eat it's about HOW MUCH you eat...so you can eat later than 6 pm just make sure whatever your eat isnt going over your daily calorie needs!

I get home from work at midnight...

I eat dinner then!

I get up at 7 am ( 8 if I sleep in ), eat breakfast, have a snack a few hours later, workout, eat lunch, go to work for 8 hours ( maybe eat a side salad if I have time around 8 pm, but usually not ), then go home...

I get in 1800-2000 calories a day and I still lose weight.

*Apples seem to make me hungrier - even if I eat them with a protein ( cheese or peanut butter or nuts ) and a glass of water. I usually go for a protein shake or some eggwhites with oatmeal if I am still starving on my off work days after we eat dinner at a normal time ( 6 pm ).

Bob Greene (oprah's former trainer) said to cut off eating 3 hrs before u go to bed. I aim for 6 or 6:30 myself since i'm always in bed by 9 or 10. I just hate the thought of eating a meal and then going to bed an hour later..it just sits on your hips!!!

Ehhh... Oprah's gaining weight again, so...

I eat at midnight or later, then go right to bed by 1-2 am. 6 or 7 hours later, I'm ready to eat again. lol

I'm still losing weight.

Eating too much spicy food gives me strange dreams though haha

Guess it's different for everyone :D

"I just hate the thought of eating a meal and then going to bed an hour later..it just sits on your hips!!!" The thing is that's completely not true. A meal just sits on your hips? Do you think that meal is turning to fat whilst you sleep? No way. The point about Bob Green's philosophy is this: After 6pm you have your leisure time, and it's then that you eat the most rubbish. Sweets, cakes, crisps, drink etc. Don't eat after 6pm and yes, you won't be able to eat this sort of stuff so you will lose weight