Hows it going everybody!. First and foremost I would like to thank everyone for the great information they contribute to this forum. I am new to posting but I have been coming here for some time now as a motivational tool. In April of this year I decided to do a life change. After seeing my sister lose over 45kg(100lbs) in a little over a year.She went from a size 24 to a size 7 and she can wear some size 5 clothing..So I told my self, if she can do it, I can do it. When I got married I weighed 75-77kg (165lbs-170lbs) and in 12 years I ballooned to 123kg (272lbs.) I am 34 years old now and not getting any younger..So I started eating right and watching my calories, I then joined a gym like 2 months ago and so far I have lost about 16kg!(35lbs!)..Now I havent really been paying attention too much on the nutritional values of what I eat until recently, Ive only kept up with the calories. So now Im here and Ive noticed my body changing, arms getting more muscular etc etc. I do weight training 3 days a week and cardio 6 days a week.. now heres my question. Due to my busy schedule its hard for me not to eat before I go to bed.. I go to bed everyday around 9:30-10:00pm and I eat dinner at 8pm.. how detrimental is this for my diet and journey, and what kind of negative effects am I creating by doing this?.. I am fine tuning my diet right now as I have read that weight training and exercise requires a well balanced nutritional diet. Now I am eating 4-6 times a day and staying away from my favourite desserts and pop, and I am eating good foods low in fat and with good nutritional values (protein, carbs, etc). My thing is, what if I eat an hour before I go to bed?..Thanks in advance..

There's nothing wrong with eating before you go to bed and you're not creating any negative effects.

The whole "don't eat before bedtime" or "don't eat after X time" thing is one of those diet tips that is meant to keep people from mindless snacking at night - it gives them a "rule" to follow. But it's a "rule" has nothing to do with nutrition or healthy - just portion control.

If eating at 8 p.m. is what works for you, if you're eating balanced meals, and if you're keeping within your calorie range, then you should be able to eat whenever you want.

thanks so much for the response!..