Eating Before Bedtime – Is it Good or Bad for Weight Loss ? There is a common belief that Eating before bed can stall your weight loss. Is it correct? Read about it in this article.

The other day while I was working out at the gym, one of my friends looked very tired before he had even started. It was quite surprising because usually he is on top of his energy levels even after hardcore workout, but it was different on that day. I asked him what’s going on in his life and why he was looking so terribly tired.

He told me he hadn’t been eating dinner for the past 3 days since he had been having hard time in losing belly fat and losing weight, even after hours of workout. I instantly told him that he was doing all wrong. He then told me he read somewhere that if he eats dinner before bed, all the carbs will be stored as belly fat in his body as he’ll do nothing but sleep. As a result he will not be able to lose weight, reduce belly fat and get a flat stomach.

Why Is It Bad to Eat Before Sleeping – if you want to lose weight ?

This is another myth about weight loss and belly fat which is half true. If you think logically you are going to sleep for the next 8 hours and this won’t require much energy. So most people will think eating before bed will increase total fat. But this idea will be true if you eat junk and sugary food before bed. Without any doubt you will gain weight if you eat junk foods and I won’t recommend it obviously. Sorry guys, no late night tasty sugary foods.

Another important thing is that if you don’t eat anything for dinner or take any light snacks before bedtime, you won’t be able to sleep well. Your blood sugar level will reduce significantly which won’t let you sleep well. You will toss and turn around all the night and I can bet that no matter how long you stay in bed like this your sleep quality will be down in the dumps. It’s not the quantity of the sleep that’s going to affect you, rather it’s the quality.

Your blood sugar will be low if you don’t eat anything for dinner. On the other hand, if you eat too much before bedtime even if it’s good foods, your sleep quality won’t be good because your body will be busy in digesting this huge amount of food you just swallowed.

What Should I Eat Before Going to Sleep?

What I do is eat dinner until 8pm and have my bedtime snack at around 10pm. Obviously I stay away from all kinds of junk and sugary food items. These items will do no good to me but rather disturb my sleep and increase my total fat. As I mentioned before, you can swap sugary and high carb food items with healthy items, and you can do the same in this case, if you want to reduce tummy fat and lose weight.

Usually I eat a few tablespoons of my favourite light yoghurt before I hit the bed. This makes me feel full and I can sleep really well. Besides, it’s quick and hassle-free. You don’t need to prepare it; all you need to do is to take the yoghurt pack and a spoon to eat it. You can eat other healthy and sugar-free items as well.

So, it’s definitely not bad to eat before bed as long as you eat protein-enriched sugar-free healthy foods. If you want to learn more about what food items you can eat before bedtime, please click here.