January
2007
Eating Before Bedtime
I was listening to Oprah and Friends on XM Radio last night. A doctor was talking to an overweight lady about how to lose weight. He said that one of the keys to losing weight is to not eat 2-3 hours before bedtime. He said don’t go to bed starving, rather it’s ok to go to bed with the feeling that you have a little hunger.
What was amazing was when he said that people over eat at night because they tend to feel that their day was unfulfilling. They get home from work or whatever and unconsciously realize they didn’t go for their dreams or accomplish what they wanted. So they react and get temporary fulfillment from eating. But in the long run it’s a viscious cycle. I eat to feel happy, I feel like crap because I am fat.
I’ve never thought of it this way, but it makes total sense. So I thought to myself, do I do this? And the answer is yes. Am I fat, no. But my weight has gone up and down all my life. Now that I feel fulfilled most of the time at the end of the day, I stopped doing this for the most part and my weight is under control. I still sometimes eat late at night. Next time I do this, I’ll stop and think why.
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Very interesting. I know that many of us tend to eat at night, never thought that we may do so to fill the void that the day may have left.
Yah, that really made me stop and think. Thanks for visiting Mark!