Weight Loss

@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
January 18, 2018 10:41am CST
Trying to lose weight is not so much about what you eat but when you eat it. It's true that what you eat is important like eliminating junk food, fast food and foods high in salts and sugars. The important thing is WHEN you eat. Since it takes 3-5 hours for your body to 'digest' food, it's not a good idea to 'indulge'; especially in the late hours of the evening. According to research, food should be consumed between the hours of 8 am to 4 pm. That allows for that 3-5 window of time for the body to break down the food before heading to bed. Not only will you lose weight faster but it is better for the blood pressure and insulin levels.
Time-restricted feeding, or TRF, is an increasingly studied diet that researchers believe may be a tool for weight-loss, diabetes prevention and even longevity.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
18 Jan 18
In Europe we all eat dinner from around 7:30 PM, there are not many obese people in Europe. It's what you eat, not when you eat. A light dinner does not take 3 to 5 hours, no more than 2.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jan 18
And I think it's how well your metabolism is working too @LadyDuck .
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
18 Jan 18
It doesn't surprise me they want 5 hours to digest dinner over here in America! The idea of eating healthy so its not a 5 hour battle of the belly is to hard to do!
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
18 Jan 18
@nanette64 If metabolism is slow it is surely a problem, but even in Europe after dinner people do not exercise or go out to run, we usually sit to watch the TV after dinner.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
18 Jan 18
Guilty here I just ate some dark chocolates especially my language schooling started and I was craving for sweets
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• Germany
18 Jan 18
@nanette64 I heard that dark chocolates is better than other sweets
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jan 18
Well they say dark chocolate is better for you than the other kinds @m_audrey6788 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jan 18
@m_audrey6788 I like chocolate too so I have to behave myself.
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@maezee (41997)
• United States
18 Jan 18
I eat right before bed and I have had no problem losing weight that way. Then agaon what I eat before bed is a salad packed with veggies.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jan 18
Well at least that's the 'good' stuff @maezee .
@dgobucks226 (34356)
18 Jan 18
Interesting study. I guess I am in trouble since I snack while watching TV after dinnertime. It is probably not healthy to eat right before going to bed. Since you are just laying there calories are not being efficiently burned
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jan 18
Very true; plus the fact that you can also get Acid Reflux @dgobucks226 .
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
19 Jan 18
@nanette64 Yes, Acid Reflux too!
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
18 Jan 18
Although I only read the first part of "The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet", it did say to take an hour to have your dinner, no matter what you want. But just to have a small low carb breakfast and lunch.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jan 18
And a lot of people don't realize that 'wolfing' their food down makes them consume more food. It takes the brain 1/2 hour to realize that the stomach has food in it, so in that 1/2 hour, people can eat a lot more than is necessary @Spontaneo .
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
20 Jan 18
@nanette64 I know what you mean...
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