Is It OK To Eat At Night if You Want
To Lose Fat?
Eating at
night is a contentious topic. Is it okay?
Should you eat past a certain time if you want to lose
fat?
One of the most common
question I get is about eating at
night.
People want to know if
they should eat anything after dinner if they want
to lose
fat or if they should eat anything past
a certain time or any other combination of this
question.
I don't know where
this idea of not eating past 6pm (or whatever time) and how
it pertains to fat loss got
started.
I'm sure Oprah said
it at some point, so I'll blame it on
her.
There is a
little truth to not eating at night after dinner, but I
think there's a bigger picture
involved.
What is your reason
for eating at
night?
Are you really
hungry or is there another reason?
I think the reason
that you're eating at
night is
twofold.
Number 1 is
that you're bored.
The day is winding to
a close and you are watching some reality show because
there aren't any scripted shows on thanks to the writers'
strike (I miss 24) and you need something to
do.
So you go to the
refrigerator or cupboard and grab some comfort food to
take up the time.
The other
reason is that you want to relax at
night.
Everybody
wants to relax at night.
It's
instinctual.
Your body is
naturally getting ready to sleep and you need to relax or
wind down in order to sleep.
There's actually a
scientific reason behind this as well.
Most snack foods are
high in sugar.
Sugar releases opiates
in the brain that make you feel good.
When you feel
good, you relax.
When you relax, you
are ready to sleep, which makes your body
happy.
But these same
feel good foods make you fat, which doesn't make you
happy, it makes you mad.
So, the
question still remains is it OK to snack at night or to
eat past a certain time.
Of course it's OK
to eat at
night.
It's
definitely OK to eat past a certain
time.
The thought that
there's some magical cutoff in the day that if you
consume anything after this magical hour you'll be
gaining lots of fat is ridiculous.
The problem
isn't eating at night, it's what you eat at
night.
Are you eating the
high sugar, fat-laden snack foods?
Or are you eating
something good for you like a piece of fruit or some
fat-free dairy or some almonds.
All of those
foods I just mentioned will help you relax and get ready
for sleep, by the way and are good if you want to lose
fat.
That's the key
to eating at night.
Eat healthy
snacks.
And remember, healthy
doesn't have to be boring and healthy isn't inconvenient,
either.
So take that
Oprah!
You can eat at night
and lose
fat too!
I think I should have
my own talk show called "Ed".
I know for a
fact that my "favorite things" episodes would be much
cooler and there's no way Tom Cruise would jump around my
furniture without getting a slap in the
head.
By: Ed Scow,
NSCA-CPT, LMT
author, Fat
Loss To Go - 10 Minute Fat Loss Workout Program Designed
For Busy Moms and Dads
www.fatlosstogo.com
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