this is just a quick question. Recently I went back to the gym and I need to continue going...which means going during the week not just on the weekends. This gets complicated with my work schedule...because of the commute I have to and from work I am unable to go in the mornings which leaves me only with the option for evenings. I don't get home until about 7:30 at night and my gym is outside the city near home. I know that if I go home first that I won't go to the gym so I have to go straight from work. This then doesn't put me home until between 8:30 & 9:00PM for dinner. I try to make lunch a larger meal and have a high protein snack before I leave work around 6 and keep dinner a light lean protein a veggie and a whole grain. I prepare my food for the week on Sundays so there isn't a lot of prep/cooking to do for dinner so it only takes moments to get it ready to eat.
I've heard myths about trying not to eat late or after a certain hour and I was just wondering if there was any feedback on this out there? Is this truth, proven scientific fact, or simply an old wives tale? Is it ok to have late dinner, especially if its so i can try to get in an hour or so of excercise?
Also when I first started and cut my calories I set a goal of 1600-1800 a day to start and for the first couple of weeks I was meeting that or going a bit over and was feeling hungry throughout the day...now 3 weeks into it I'm not feeling hungry at all I'm feeling quite satisfied by the time I get to about 1400. I feel like this may just be because I am choosing healthier more filling types of foods throughout the day and that my body is adjusting to the change, should I drop my intake goal or try to consume more healthy food to get to that 1600 mark? When is it safe to drop calorie amounts?
Any advice?