Do you know the 2 Most Important Hours for Weight Loss? You may be surprised to learn that the two most important hours of a successful weight loss plan can be the two hours before you go to bed. In order to get on the fast track to a healthier life, a leaner body, and more satisfying eating experiences, a great new habit to develop is to stop eating at least two hours before bedtime. Heres why you should develop this beneficial habit. Isnt a calorie a calorie? If all calories are created equal, why does it make a difference what time of day you eat them? Bob Greene, exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and weight loss, observes that its true that whether you eat a cup of low-fat vanilla yogurt at 11 AM or 11 PM, its still going to have about 200 calories. But he adds, When you eat that yogurt in the morning, your metabolism speeds up a bit, maximizing the rate at which your body burns calories. At night though, your body has already shifted into low gear in preparation for sleep, so youre not going to get much of a metabolic boost from late-night eating! Change a little, lose a lot Making a lot of small changes over a period of time can add up to big weight loss. Nobody gains a lot of weight overnight. It happens over time. Think of all the minor things that, over time, become significant factors in weight gain—for example, that extra piece of bread and butter, parking close to the store rather than a little farther away so you have to walk more, two spoons of sugar in your coffee, skipping a workout, snacking while you watch TV. The good news is that you can do something about each and every one of them. And if you find yourself eating right before you go to bed, you can start turning back the clock fifteen minutes at a time until you are eating no later than two hours before bedtime. Reach your weight loss goals faster Weight loss studies have shown that something as simple as just having an...
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:05:10 +0000
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