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What time do you eat your dinner/tea?

(36 Posts)
LRavenscroft Fri 14-Oct-22 20:39:04

I have found that since I have grown older I can no longer tolerate eating later than 6 p.m. and that is a light easy to digest meal. A very delicious cheesecake got the better of me last week and I suffered horribly all night. Anyone else in the same position?

karmalady Sat 15-Oct-22 05:56:33

6.30am breakfast. 12pm lunch. 5pm light meal

My body knows that I stop after the last meal and any potential snack craving disappears. This means that I get a `fasting` period every night of around 13 + hours and my weight is purposely going down, very slowly and steadily.

C4role59 Sat 15-Oct-22 06:36:46

We usually have our main meal around 6.30pm because my husband is still working, I don’t like to eat after 7pm.

Kim19 Sat 15-Oct-22 07:13:04

Healthy brunch around 11 then either snack on and off or have something more substantial around 5.and that's it. Like Karmalady, this regime took the weight off gradually and it has never returned. Hallelujah! If I'm lunching out, a tiny kick start earlier than usual and then the lunch will be it for the day. Works well for me. Liberal drinks are consumed throughout the day as welll, of course.

M0nica Sat 15-Oct-22 07:19:38

Main meal at lunch time, 12.00 - 1.00.
Evening meal 6.00 - 7-00

With obvious variations when circumstances require it.

ParlorGames Sat 15-Oct-22 07:40:16

Anytime between 5.30 and 6 generally. If we are going out for dinner we do try to book an early table.
If we are having people over for dinner we do stretch it to around 7 but that doesn't happen very often.

HowVeryDareYou Sat 15-Oct-22 15:23:41

Between 6 and 7pm

Norah Sat 15-Oct-22 15:40:37

Depends on who will be eating here, 5ish to 8ish.

kissngate Sat 15-Oct-22 16:56:49

Breakfast 8am
Lunch 11.45
Evening meal 5 pm no later. My oh would eat earlier if I made it as he's always hungry.
Supper 9.15 (oh)

LilyoftheValley Sat 15-Oct-22 17:01:00

Between 6 and 7.30.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Sat 15-Oct-22 17:03:21

I eat my main meal at lunchtime, 1.30pm or thereabouts, sometimes later if I'm busy with a project and a lighter 'tea' in late afternoon/early evening, 5.30 or 6-ish. I never want to cook in the evening and haven't done so for years and only have myself to please. I've dispensed with breakfast as I've realised that I will not die without it.