I have so many guests ask me, “If I eat late at night, am I going to gain weight?” The answer, theoretically, is no. All of you, having been at the spa, know that the most important factor is total calories, not necessarily when they are eaten. If at 9:00 at night I have 300 calories left and I eat those 300 calories, am I going to gain weight? No. However, the issue most people run into with eating late at night is that they have probably already met their calorie limit for the day and are getting “snacky”. Let’s be honest, none of you are craving carrots or celery at 9:00 at night. The foods most people gravitate towards late at night are high in calories. So the issue is really not so much that you are eating late but what you are eating late.