For many of us who are on a diet and seem to constantly struggle with the constant cravings that hit us at night know, that it is not easy to resist late night temptations. Understandably this bad habit has got to go if you are going to permanently lose weight on your diet. When you eat foods high in fat or calories during a part of the day when you're not using very much physical energy, you will gain weight. It isn't necessarily the time of day you eat that causes you to have even more weight gain, but the type of foods you eat during a binge, late at night combined with not using any energy afterwards. You know what your favorite junk foods are to eat after everyone else has gone to bed; cookies, ice creams, chips, and whatever else your mind says will just hit the spot at the time. Eating late at night will not allow your heart the rest it needs because it has to work overtime to help digest all the food you just ate.
Below are 8 Ways that will help you be more successful in your diet, and will help you put an end to the late night eating that is sabotaging your diet.
1. Eat 3 good meals during the day with 1 or 2 healthy snacks between meals. A common mistake dieters make is to eat too few calories during the day and then start binging late at night. Always first eat a healthy breakfast and try to eat the majority of your calories before 7pm.
2. When you start heading for the kitchen to eat late at night, instead make it a point to drink 1 to 2 cups of water or your favorite herbal tea. You will more than likely still want to eat after this but remind yourself that you feel hungry late at night due to your habit of eating late or it is because your mind thinks it needs to eat again. Breaking this habit is like learning to quit smoking and takes determination and support. Put a reminder on your pantry, refrigerator or wherever else needed; include your dieting goals and in large letters write something like: I will reach my weight goal and NOT eating late at night will help get me there!
3. Quit buying your favorite junk food items and avoid late night binging by getting rid of all high calorie foods. Instead of eating junk food, have a piece of sugar-free hard candy or go for some light popcorn.
4. Late night TV can sabotage a diet! If your favorite TV serious comes on at a time when you are more tempted to eat at night, try recording it so you can watch it earlier in the evening. It is easier to start grabbing food at night when you are sitting down watching the television. Keep life interesting by working on a favorite hobby and giving in to your old habits of inactivity. Watching food advertisements on TV can start to trigger the impulse to eat and being bored can be one of the biggest dangers to late night eating.
5. Make a diet journal! Have a written copy of your diet plan available, and this will be a huge help in keeping your weight loss goals firmly fixed in your mind. This will allow you to see your progress, as you begin to see your late night eating practice begin to improve and your weight go down.
6. Being Proactive Burns FAT! Mix up your daily routine and start moving! You've already decided to improve your health and lose weight; now it's your turn to be proactive about your late night eating habits. Have you heard that on average it takes 6 weeks to break a habit and start a new one? Put some action behind beginning a new healthy lifestyle and stick to it until your new plan becomes routine. Once you see and feel the difference it makes in your health and fitness, you will be so excited and well pleased, it will be like an extra burst of energy that will help you reach your weight loss goals even faster!
7. Low Calories Snacks. Grab a healthy liquid snack like low fat yogurt or soy milk smoothies with fresh fruit mixed in, it will help to keep you energized and feeling full for hours. I was sure glad to find out that; occasional snacks that are low in fat are okay. I enjoy eating 1-2 scoops of sugar free butter pecan ice-cream on Sundays. Decide on a favorite snack and see if you can find a low calorie or sugar free version of it. Just remember though that even if the snacks are low fat, they may be loaded full of salt! Just because it is advertised as low fat or has less sugar doesn't mean you can eat three times as much. It's okay to enjoy it but don't let it get out of hand.
8. Let Your Enthusiasm Grow! Become enthusiastic and determined to reach your weight loss goals; you can do this! Since you know what your weak areas are, find ways to counter act those temptations. When you feel tempted to start eating late at night, you can do this and overcome. The next morning you can wake up and enjoy a healthy breakfast knowing that you won a battle the night before and you will be all the more closer to becoming a happier, healthier you!
Eating late at night is a constant struggle for nearly all of dieters. Always remember: If you are on a diet, you HAVE TO put a stop to all late night munchies. Unfortunately, many dieters will do great during the day only to blow it late at night; but that doesn't have to be what happens to you!
Author : April Mayes
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