When eating is "good" by day, "bad" by night
Trishreske
says:
I love this "knock off" idea, Nancy! I am going to use it with my son, who needs to shed some pounds. For myself, I am trying to eat more for breakfast than coffee, which I know doesn't really count as "food," although it has been my pre-run meal of choice. Yikes!
Thanks for the tips, and thanks for speaking at the Alzheimer's Association group of Boston runners and Memory Ride cyclists the other night. As always, you gave some really easy-to-remember rules of thumb for good nutrition for fueling before, during, and after an event.
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Nancy Clark RD CSSD
says
in response to discofvr:
People think they lack "will power" when they overeat at night. They lack nutrition "skill power." Once you understand that hunger is physiological and allow yourself to eat adequately during the day, life is easier and more enjoyable, and weight loss become more successful.
Think of it this way: if you were babysittling and the child was crying because it was hungry, not feeding that child would be called child abuse. Yet, if you undereat all day and are hungry, you are simply "on a diet." Wrong, you are abusing your body.
You can lose weight by eating just a little bit less at night. There's a big difference between being "starving" and "not quite full."
Hi! I specialize in nutrition for exercise, and help active people figure out how to manage food, weight, exercise, energy and enjoyment of eating. Let me know if you have any questions!
I noticed that when I first started working out and started weight watchers that I was doing so well during the day; but once I arrived home, I was tearing down my kitchen like you would not believe. I ended up gaining 2lbs that first week. In the mist of that, I am now back on track. I started to eat more during the day and it has helped a lot with night cravings. It was awful!