I love coming back from training and sharing with everyone. I can’t wait to show everyone what I learned this weekend. One of the things I heard over and over from the instructors was “Splitting Hairs.” There are a lot of factors that play in weight loss and fitness. Many of which are so minute that you may not even see the results. I came across a great article that really shows how the basics can help keep you on your way to your goals.
“I can’t eat past seven because I will gain weight”
“It’s hard for me to workout because it will be too late to eat dinner, then I’m starving.”
“Does eating carbs late at night make me fat?” -Tracy, Skokie, IL.
“Removing nighttime carbs is a simple calorie-cutting technique that hides the real reason you lose weight,” says Alan Aragon, M.S., a nutrition who writes a prominent research review each month. Just think about it: If removing one food from one period of the day was all it took to lose weight, then everyone would be thin. The truth is, removing carbs from the evening will help you lose weight, but with one big caveat: If you tend to overeat on carbohydrate-heavy foods late a night. If that’s not your problem, then restricting your carbohydrates in the evening isn’t going to accelerate fat loss, says Aragon.
In fact, cutting back on calories throughout the day has the same impact as removing carbs at night. “Your body doesn’t store fat more readily during the evening than any other point during the day,” says Aragon, “so a better focus is to figure out how many calories you need to consume and stick to your goals.” What’s more,research has shown that obese people on a weight loss program who shifted their carbohydrate intake towards the last meal of the day had better fat loss than those who spread carbs out throughout the day. The reason: manipulating your carbohydrate intake might influence the hormones in your body (leptin and adiponectin) that influence metabolism and help flatten your belly. That’s not to say that you should eat carbs, carbs, and more carbs. A health balance of proteins, carbs, and fats is ideal. But the research is just another reminder that how much you eat—and not necessarily what you eat—is most important when considering your weight loss goals.
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