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If you can walk from bed to the fridge with your eyes closed, you’re probably one of the many people who make nighttime food trips. If this happens only occasionally, you don’t have to worry about it too much, but if it happens to you regularly, it’s time to use some proven tips and break this unhealthy habit. Nighttime is for sleeping, not snacking!
Why eating at night is not good
The human body functions best in cycles that allow for optimal metabolism and regeneration. The last meal of the day should be eaten no later than 2-3 hours before bed. This is very important due to the digestive processes and regeneration of the entire digestive tract, which works hard all day long. Eating large meals just before falling asleep or during night-time trips to the fridge significantly burdens the digestive system, which does not work at full speed during these hours. After dark, human metabolism slows down, which is why night-time snacking ends in unnecessary weight gain for many.
How to help yourself?
Evening and night attacks on the fridge are often the result of very irregular meals. If the body does not receive the right amount of fuel during the day, it will remind you about it with double the force in the evening. It is therefore worth planning and making time for eating, especially if you lead an intense lifestyle. Dinner should not consist of fatty, spicy and hard to digest dishes. They should be replaced with products rich in magnesium, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D. After 6 p.m. you should also avoid coffee, tea, alcohol and energy drinks, which can increase appetite and make it difficult to fall asleep.
Healthy sleep
The basic way to control nighttime snacking is healthy and sound sleep. Sitting in front of the TV or computer until late at night disrupts our body and hinders natural regeneration processes. It is therefore worth going to bed before midnight. About 30 minutes before going to bed, do not look at the TV screen, smartphone or laptop, and just before going to bed, air the bedroom and silence the phone - notifications or messages from friends do not help us fall asleep! Dietary supplements that facilitate falling asleep, which contain melatonin or gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), may also be useful.
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