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Leslie Girmscheid's avatar

Just like my mom, if I stop eating after supper, I lose, or at least, stop gaining weight. And you have written about the science behind that so well. This article will be shared.

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

Thank you Leslie! That’s high praise coming from you!

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Shlee's avatar

Great information! Thank you for this. I developed gut issues a couple years ago, which I believe were in part due to shifting hormones. What's helped me get my gut health back on track was diversifying the amount of whole foods I'd been eating (which unfortunately meant kicking my longterm vegan diet to the curb), cutting out everything even remotely processed, and IF. I try not to eat until noon every day but I also listen to my body and if I'm hungry at 9 or 10, then I'll eat. Most nights I don't snack after dinner and I try to eat my dinner no later than 6 or 7pm.

So far this method has helped me heal my gut but also maintain a steady weight as I enter perimenopause. But as we all know, the only constant is change and I anticipate I'll be making tweaks to my diet for years to come in order to keep up with changing hormones.

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

Thanks for your message. I’m glad you found what works for you! It’s certainly a balancing act!

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Kathryn Rodriguez's avatar

This is very informative. IF has been the only thing that has helped me to lose weight, but I may adjust my eating to start earlier in the day based on this information. Thank you!

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

I’m glad it’s useful!

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Elise Taylor's avatar

This is a great well researched article. Thank you for sharing!

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

Thank you so much! And you’re welcome!

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The Punk Granny's avatar

Good information on why it's important to consider when you eat as well as what. One caveat I would add is that it might take some trial and error to find exactly what works best for your body; i.e. I have to have some sort of low-sugar snack between dinner and bed or my sleep is significantly interrupted.

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

You're right about that! Everyone is different.

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Daria Diaz's avatar

Thank you for this comprehensive and research supported examination of why when you eat can be as important as what you eat. There's so much conflicting information on this point. One of my general eating "rules" is not to eat after dinner. It has served me well.

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

Thank you Daria and thank you for sharing the post!

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Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD's avatar

Nice article, Liz. You present good arguments for frontloading calories!

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

Thanks, Nancy. You're the one who introduced me to the concept of front loading!

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Hillary@hillarywright.com's avatar

I’ve observed this in action countless times - people who are struggling with their weight eating a significant number of calories after dinner. Particularly important to avoid this pattern with age.

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

Eating at night can easily derail weight control efforts!

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Menopause Nutrition's avatar

It’s never too early or too late to tweak your eating habits, right? I’m glad the article is useful!

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