Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

Well your body slows down at night and doesn't need the food as much. This can be turned into fat.

However, as someone who has been through the weight loss thing, not eating late at night can also mean your body goes 12-14 hours without any food. I've heard people say "I don't eat after 7pm". That is just going to slow down your metabolism and could have a worse affect in my opinion. The key to weight loss is keeping your metabolism rolling along fast. Going long periods of time without food is a big no-no and forces your body into starvation mode where your metabolism will slow down and start eating muscle. You never want your body to think it's going to go a long time without food.

So my suggestion and what I had the best success with was eating something real small an hour to a half hour before bed. I stayed away from carbs and usually downed some cottage cheese, chicken, or peanut butter. I actually used to cook up big batches of chicken breasts, cut them up, and throw them in the fridge. Before bed I'd grab a few pieces to keep me tidy overnight. Just make sure that you grab breakfast first thing in the morning.