[A knight without armor]

Why is that? I always hear that. What is the difference between eating before bedtime and eating while at a sedentary job in the middle of the day? I've always wondered what the big deal of not eating before bedtime is about.

[Jeff Chandler]

What is the difference between eating before bedtime and eating while at a sedentary job in the middle of the day?

Three hours less eating?

[cgbg]

eating before bedtime

In theory it should not make any difference since it is calories in vs. calories out that will determine how much weight you lose.

However, if you plan on surviving a diet without fainting by mid-afternoon you really need to front-end load the calories. :-)

[Stoat]

I've always wondered what the big deal of not eating before bedtime is about.

I would have to pull out my physiology textbooks to get a precise answer for you, but my recollection is that when you are sleeping, your metabolism slows way down (far more so than the example of working a sedentary job) and in this state the digestive process doesn't work in the same way as when you are awake, and foods do not get processed in the same manner, leaving more fat behind than normal.