Nighttime snacking is probably the single most, worst habit you can get yourself into when trying to get your body in shape.
It is the very worst time for you to be eating and the very last thing that your body needs before it goes into its nightly repair condition, otherwise known as sleep. Therefore, any nighttime eating should be avoided at all cost, and here are a few ways to help you avoid nighttime snacking.
Start A Nighttime Routine
With a routine, it will not let you have the excess time on your hands when most people begin to snack at night. Try to begin a routine approximately three hours before bedtime. This will keep your metabolism going up until the point that you go to bed and you will be burning calories as well.
Examples of tasks to do at night could be giving the kids a bath, cleaning the kitchen counters, vacuuming the carpet, pick up around the house, or any other activity that will take time as well as burn a few calories.
Start A Nighttime Workout Routine
By doing a light workout at night, you can burn some of those calories that you consumed during your last meal. Make sure that it is a light workout or you will get your adrenalin going and it will be hard to get to sleep afterward.
Stretch
Stretching is very beneficial for many reasons. Stretching the muscles that you have been using all day will help your muscles recover and allow you to have a better night’s sleep. It will also help you relax so that you can go to sleep easier.
Read
Reading at night is much better than watching TV if you are trying to get to sleep. Reading will engage your brain, which burns calories, while it makes it difficult to eat a snack. If you can read something that you are interested in, you will not be snacking.
Drink Herbal Tea
Not only is herbal tea a zero calorie drink, but also if you drink what is called a “sleepy” tea, like chamomile, it will help you go to sleep easier. Try not to use regular sugar when drinking, to flavor the tea, try a low calorie sweetener instead.
If you are not a tea drinker already, it may not be your favorite drink at first. It will usually take some effort to drink tea if you are not already a fan of it. Once you do start drinking it though, the positive effect of drinking warm herbs will relax you, allowing your body to enter into its sleep mode.
Now that you have some idea of what you can do to get to sleep easier as well as take up the time you use to eat a snack, you will have a healthier nightly routine, and allow your body to repair itself and take full advantage of your daily workouts, without sabotaging it with all of the nighttime eating.
It is the very worst time for you to be eating and the very last thing that your body needs before it goes into its nightly repair condition, otherwise known as sleep. Therefore, any nighttime eating should be avoided at all cost, and here are a few ways to help you avoid nighttime snacking.
Start A Nighttime Routine
With a routine, it will not let you have the excess time on your hands when most people begin to snack at night. Try to begin a routine approximately three hours before bedtime. This will keep your metabolism going up until the point that you go to bed and you will be burning calories as well.
Examples of tasks to do at night could be giving the kids a bath, cleaning the kitchen counters, vacuuming the carpet, pick up around the house, or any other activity that will take time as well as burn a few calories.
Start A Nighttime Workout Routine
By doing a light workout at night, you can burn some of those calories that you consumed during your last meal. Make sure that it is a light workout or you will get your adrenalin going and it will be hard to get to sleep afterward.
Stretch
Stretching is very beneficial for many reasons. Stretching the muscles that you have been using all day will help your muscles recover and allow you to have a better night’s sleep. It will also help you relax so that you can go to sleep easier.
Read
Reading at night is much better than watching TV if you are trying to get to sleep. Reading will engage your brain, which burns calories, while it makes it difficult to eat a snack. If you can read something that you are interested in, you will not be snacking.
Drink Herbal Tea
Not only is herbal tea a zero calorie drink, but also if you drink what is called a “sleepy” tea, like chamomile, it will help you go to sleep easier. Try not to use regular sugar when drinking, to flavor the tea, try a low calorie sweetener instead.
If you are not a tea drinker already, it may not be your favorite drink at first. It will usually take some effort to drink tea if you are not already a fan of it. Once you do start drinking it though, the positive effect of drinking warm herbs will relax you, allowing your body to enter into its sleep mode.
Now that you have some idea of what you can do to get to sleep easier as well as take up the time you use to eat a snack, you will have a healthier nightly routine, and allow your body to repair itself and take full advantage of your daily workouts, without sabotaging it with all of the nighttime eating.
