YOU WHAT?! Please say it isn't so!! How could such an intelligent individual like yourself believe such misconception?!
What has that lil' guy all flustered you may be asking?! The fact that American's across the nation are under the impression that eating after 8 pm is comparable to living a real life nightmare. You see, urban legend has it that there is something magical about the #8 & ingesting food past this time will automatically turn everything to fat. Good news...according to that theology, you might as well go ahead & shovel in those 3 doughnuts for breakfast, super size that fast food lunch, & take an extra helping or 5 @ dinner. Clearly those 10,000 calories you just consumed aren't hindering your six pack, because haaayyy you ate it all by 7:59pm!
People, people, people....it's what you eat not when you eat that matters.
Yes, evidence does support eating breakfast to get your body going, but overall calories can't tell time! Whether you eat 50,000 calories before or after 8 pm you are pretty much guaranteeing a shopping trip for some bigger pants. True, after inhaling a meal & zonking out on the couch those calories may decide to chill with you as you catch up on the latest 'Jersey Shore' drama. After all, who could blame them for wanting to stick around?! Those too tan hot messes are quite addicting. Have no fear though, according to Mary Flynn, Ph.D., when you move around the next day your body will dip into its stores.
So what makes you gain weight you ask?! GOOD QUESTION. Lucky for you I happen to have the answer. Weight gain occurs because you eat more calories than you are burning off during the day.
Period. End of Story. Get my drift?! Good!
So all you late night noshers, I'm going to take a wild guess & say that most of the time you aren't grabbing a bag of freshly cut veggies or salivating over the last beet left in your refrigerator. More than likely you're thinking ice-cream, candy, cookies (ooh wait maybe that's just me?!). Anyway , you get the picture! If a bedtime snack is calling your name, make a conscious effort to healthify it up a bit! Calorie content makes a difference! If only ice cream will do, at least attempt to keep the portion under control. Remember that calories IN should equal calories OUT, and let's face it... Dimples are cutest on a baby. J
People, people, people....it's what you eat not when you eat that matters.
Yes, evidence does support eating breakfast to get your body going, but overall calories can't tell time! Whether you eat 50,000 calories before or after 8 pm you are pretty much guaranteeing a shopping trip for some bigger pants. True, after inhaling a meal & zonking out on the couch those calories may decide to chill with you as you catch up on the latest 'Jersey Shore' drama. After all, who could blame them for wanting to stick around?! Those too tan hot messes are quite addicting. Have no fear though, according to Mary Flynn, Ph.D., when you move around the next day your body will dip into its stores.
So what makes you gain weight you ask?! GOOD QUESTION. Lucky for you I happen to have the answer. Weight gain occurs because you eat more calories than you are burning off during the day.
Period. End of Story. Get my drift?! Good!
So all you late night noshers, I'm going to take a wild guess & say that most of the time you aren't grabbing a bag of freshly cut veggies or salivating over the last beet left in your refrigerator. More than likely you're thinking ice-cream, candy, cookies (ooh wait maybe that's just me?!). Anyway , you get the picture! If a bedtime snack is calling your name, make a conscious effort to healthify it up a bit! Calorie content makes a difference! If only ice cream will do, at least attempt to keep the portion under control. Remember that calories IN should equal calories OUT, and let's face it... Dimples are cutest on a baby. J
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