Eating Before Bed

Eating Before Bed

Eating Before Bed

We all get those bedtime urges to stuff our faces with every delicious treat in our fridge. The next time you want to grab something to eat before you go to bed, ask yourself this question: Do you want to frighten the kids in the morning when fat rolls violently spill over your pants? Sorry to be blunt, but here's why you need to ask yourself that exact question.

After dinner, your body automatically begins preparing for sleep by naturally slowing your body's metabolic rate. What does that mean in English? That means that your body slows the rate at which it burns calories. The only calories your body should burn during sleep are the ones required to keep your beating, your lungs pumping, and your eyes moving during REM sleep. When you eat right before bed, your body is forced to spend energy on digesting that food during the night. Sleep is supposed to reenergize you, not fatigue you! In addition, food may not properly digest during the night, which can lead to stomach cramps and bloating the following day. When you feel bloated or cramped, it is often a result of the gas and food particles left over from improper digestion. Think about that the next time you devour a chocolate bar right before you hit the sack.

Sleep is the most valuable tool you possess as a human being. During sleep, your body releases 80% of its powerful fat burning, muscle-building hormone called HGH, human growth hormone. When the body is forced to exert energy by digesting food during the night, the production of HGH slows. Eating before bed can also inhibit the way your body burns calories the following day. You will be less hungry in the morning and will likely skip out on breakfast. As a result, you will miss the metabolism boosting benefits that breakfast provides. Breakfast, jumpstarts your metabolism after it has slowed during the night. That's right, eating actually increases your metabolism! If you eat the right foods, you can dramatically boost your metabolism.

Here's some advice to help you shed that ugly fat that seems to never go away. Always be just slightly hungry. When you're slightly hungry, it means you're losing weight. This is your body's way of telling you that it's shedding unwanted fat. Eat frequently throughout the day. Eat three hours apart. Always eat small snacks before meals. This will prevent you from overeating at the dinner table, which seriously frightens the kids. Consistently drink water. Water can actually help curb your hunger.

Ok, I hear what you're saying: "What do I do if I get those carb cravings before bed?" Eat some. Just make sure they are high in fiber and low-glycemic. Here's some good choices: apples, berries, peaches, plums, bran cereal, fresh vegetables, and vegetable juice. If you're trying to build muscle here's a good end of the day meal option low fat cottage cheese with fresh or canned fruit. This should take care of your nighttime eating habit.

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