We all know that eating the adequate amount of food
depending on your weight is one of the major ways to maintain
a healthy lifestyle. The role of food in our everyday life can
never be over emphasized. But did you know that eating at a
particular time could also be going against your efforts? For
example eating too late in the morning would take you into
starvation mode and eating late at night causes weight
increase. Well let's see what the best time to eat is.
Breakfast: After your body goes 7 hours or more through the
night without having anything to feed it. It starts to search for
food not long after you wake up. Breakfast as we know is the
most important meal of the day. So the best time to eat food
according to your personal time is about 30 mins after you
wake up. If you follow a regular routine you would sleep by 9 or
10 P.M and be awake around 6 or 6:30. Then you can eat
around 7:00 A.M. Make sure you eat before it's 8:00 A.M.
Don't forget to take a glass of water immediately after you
wake up. So that means the fridge beside your bed should be
packed with bottles of water and fruits not chocolate and cake.
Remember eating too late would cause your body to go into
starvation mode and hold onto anything, then preserve it for
later in case you decide not to eat later. It's a self defense
mechanism by our body. If you eat, your body will burn what it
has. Also eat more protein during breakfast, they burn out
quicker.
Lunch: After your breakfast you are going to kickoff the day
either slowly or with full force depending on what your routine is
and what the day has to offer. So in a couple of hours, say 5
hours your food tank would be almost depleted. You would have
to restock. According to research, the best time to restock on
food would be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 P.M. During this time
you might want to introduce some carbohydrates to your plate,
they would help carry you through the mid-day which is mostly
the most hectic.
Dinner: If you work a regular job that is partially but physically
engaging, your food would run out faster that those who are
mentally engaged. Don't get me wrong, both would still end up
very hungry. The night food is really tricky because you don't
want to eat close to bed time and most times we are tempted to
want to make it to our house first. Our reason being that food
time should be uninterrupted by 'horrible bosses' sending you
on an errand or the other. Eating too late is dangerous for your
weight goal because at night your body burns less calories
(food). You want to eat early enough to give your body time to
digest the food and not eat too much. So eat more proteins and
vegetable from 5:30 but not later than 7:30.
Extra Tip: I know it isn't easy but try to keep a regular eating
time everyday and you will see changes. Also get adequate rest
at night and take a nap if chanced in between the day to keep
you alert. Also if you can buy a pack of Caseine protein, it would
help your body through the night with it's slow food release. A
glass can take you through the night and it promotes healthy
sleep and weight loss.
Note: I mentioned Proteins, Carbohydrates and Vegetables only.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't eat other classes of food.
Make sure you balance out the classes of food through your 3
meals.
Happy Healthy Living..
depending on your weight is one of the major ways to maintain
a healthy lifestyle. The role of food in our everyday life can
never be over emphasized. But did you know that eating at a
particular time could also be going against your efforts? For
example eating too late in the morning would take you into
starvation mode and eating late at night causes weight
increase. Well let's see what the best time to eat is.
Breakfast: After your body goes 7 hours or more through the
night without having anything to feed it. It starts to search for
food not long after you wake up. Breakfast as we know is the
most important meal of the day. So the best time to eat food
according to your personal time is about 30 mins after you
wake up. If you follow a regular routine you would sleep by 9 or
10 P.M and be awake around 6 or 6:30. Then you can eat
around 7:00 A.M. Make sure you eat before it's 8:00 A.M.
Don't forget to take a glass of water immediately after you
wake up. So that means the fridge beside your bed should be
packed with bottles of water and fruits not chocolate and cake.
Remember eating too late would cause your body to go into
starvation mode and hold onto anything, then preserve it for
later in case you decide not to eat later. It's a self defense
mechanism by our body. If you eat, your body will burn what it
has. Also eat more protein during breakfast, they burn out
quicker.
Lunch: After your breakfast you are going to kickoff the day
either slowly or with full force depending on what your routine is
and what the day has to offer. So in a couple of hours, say 5
hours your food tank would be almost depleted. You would have
to restock. According to research, the best time to restock on
food would be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 P.M. During this time
you might want to introduce some carbohydrates to your plate,
they would help carry you through the mid-day which is mostly
the most hectic.
Dinner: If you work a regular job that is partially but physically
engaging, your food would run out faster that those who are
mentally engaged. Don't get me wrong, both would still end up
very hungry. The night food is really tricky because you don't
want to eat close to bed time and most times we are tempted to
want to make it to our house first. Our reason being that food
time should be uninterrupted by 'horrible bosses' sending you
on an errand or the other. Eating too late is dangerous for your
weight goal because at night your body burns less calories
(food). You want to eat early enough to give your body time to
digest the food and not eat too much. So eat more proteins and
vegetable from 5:30 but not later than 7:30.
Extra Tip: I know it isn't easy but try to keep a regular eating
time everyday and you will see changes. Also get adequate rest
at night and take a nap if chanced in between the day to keep
you alert. Also if you can buy a pack of Caseine protein, it would
help your body through the night with it's slow food release. A
glass can take you through the night and it promotes healthy
sleep and weight loss.
Note: I mentioned Proteins, Carbohydrates and Vegetables only.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't eat other classes of food.
Make sure you balance out the classes of food through your 3
meals.
Happy Healthy Living..
