Thursday, April 7, 2011

When do you eat the most..????

So i came across this article, which led me to my poll question: When do you eat the most? Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, or Late Nights. I am a horrible late night eater. If i stay up past ten, which i usually do all the time, i always feel the need to snack. It sucks hard core. I have always wonder if i gain more weight or not. Here's the article, tell me what you think.

Dear DM,
Is ‘late night eating’ bad for me? I am eating properly most of the times, but I’m hardly seeing any weight loss even with an exercise routine.
The Snacker
Dear ‘Snacker’,
The concern most people have with eating late at night is based on the fear that eating at these hours lead to greater weight gain and body fat accumulation.
However, that is not true.
Weight gain depends on how many calories you consume and how many calories you expend in a day. If you eat more than you expend, you WILL gain weight – regardless of whether the source of your calories are from your breakfast, lunch, dinner, or 1AM snack in front of the TV or at the stalls.
Also, however, the reality is that most people who have the habit of eating late at night usually end up reaching for the more calorie-dense foods. We’re all guilty of late night snacking, but how often do we reach for an apple when we’re ransacking the kitchen at that hour? It’s usually the instant noodles, ice-cream, chocolates, cakes, and so on – which are high in calories, therefore causing you to exceed your daily calorie intake and result in weight gain – all just because you felt like munching on something.
Sadly, it is also ‘Malaysian Culture’ to be eating at odd hours. Not only are the fast food outlets open all day now, but even the ‘mamak’ and roadside stalls are adopting this trend, and though it may be tempting to quickly point the blame these food outlets – we need to remember that we are the ones in full control of ourselves. If you find yourself pigging out at the stalls at 1:00 am, you have only yourself to blame.
Ultimately, it’s not when you eat, but what you are eating, and how much.
If you find yourself snacking on junk food mindlessly while watching the TV at nights on a regular basis, it then may be helpful to make a commitment to restrict eating after a certain hour, for example, no more eating after 9pm. This would help you get back on track in your weight loss program.
If you were to snack and consume even an extra 200 calories per day for example, you could easily add on 1pound of weight in less than a month – think about that.

Scary, huh?

Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. I eat the most when I get home from school, and around 8 p.m.

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  2. well you do have all control on your own weight, if you shoose to eat unhealthy then thats what you are going to be. After all they do say, you are what you eat1

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