I have been following the Always Eat After 7PM plan based on the science presented in the book Always Eat After 7PM by Joel Marion. If you want to catch up on my goals for following this plan you can read about them here. You can read about the science behind this book and learn more about the author here. I also share my goals and updates in this post here.
After a month of eating after 7, eating foods that were thought to be "forbidden" by current diet culture - aka simple carbs and ... I feel honestly, the best I have felt in a very long time. I have WAY more energy that I have had in years. I am not dragging at 3pm and counting down the hours until bedtime, I never think twice about bouncing out of bed at 5AM to workout, and, most importantly, I have more energy to keep up with my kids!
The most challenging times to curb hunger are just before bed and in the morning. By following the Always Eat After 7PM program, you have the most willpower to stay on the diet because you are eating during the hours when you are most hungry. This also puts you into both intermittent fasting increasing testosterone and your metabolism, while putting you into ketosis.
I feel like I have learned so much from this book and put so much of Marion's knowledge to the test and had great success with it. This is one of my favorite tips:
“A research paper published in Sports Medicine in 2014 showed that people who eat the majority of their carbs at dinner actually sleep better. Carb-induced, quality sleep decreases cortisol (a fat-storing hormone) and ramps up the production of your sleep hormones, serotonin and melatonin. Restorative sleep increases fat-burning hormones—the main one being growth hormone—overnight.”
I have been eating the majority of my carbs at dinner and it has helped me sleep so much better at night, so that I wake up refreshed and have so much more energy throughout the day! I can't recommend this method enough!
We’ve been traditionally taught to avoid carbs, have an early dinner, and never eat before bed. But the fact is, the latest scientific research shows us this earlier model is not the most ideal .Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight by Joel Marion is now available to purchase. “Learn more about the book and how to purchase here
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