Eat by the clock to stay healthy.

 
   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..