I think it's really cool that you give yourself that time in between... expecially if it's your "last supper" haha.. if you do it that way your body is constantly metabolising food and I think another reason why apples work so well for you is that the fiber settles your stomach. anyways.. I don't eat after 8pm.. unless I'm running late on dinner. I find that I sleep much better if I'm not trying to digest food - I relax more and plus once you're not movin around and that you're not burning off those calories... so frankly for your "last supper" (hee hee) fruit is best... something with least carbs. But no need to stress over it too much! As long as you're staying within a good range of cals, you should be doing great. And Eric if you're not hungry 20mins - 1 hr after supper you could hold off a little while to eat that apple later.. timing does play quite the role! Keeping your body happy and not hungry is key.

Hi Coire
My day is more active from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. so I take my apple or pear from breakfast or lunch, depending how hungry I am at what part of my day and I cut it up and put it in a tupperware dish and take it to work and eat it at 7 p.m.ish. Then when I get home from work at 9:30 I eat my larger snack. I can't give you advice, you should be giving me advice- congratulations on your weightloss!!
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In the Aruvedyic system it is adknowledged that your stomach starts shutting down between 5-6 pm so that it can succesfully detox at around midnight (varying slightly depending on your body type). Personally I eat a light/very light dinner of some yoghurt or freshly juiced fruit at around 5:30 and I feel so, so, so, so much better for it. Its all about getting in tune with the natural system, eating your last meal before or while the sun goes down. I'm pretty sure also here in the west they know that eating late is directly related to weight gain.