 Leonard 12 years ago | Oh yeah, binge eating can be a problem if I spend the night out and then crash back home hungry, eat first thing at hand and go to sleep right afterwards. Happens sometimes, but I found it’s good to prepare some healthy snack to wait for me when I come home. (If I spend the night at home, then it’s easier to keep it all balanced.) |
 Stevie 12 years ago | My two cents on this: I noticed that routine in my sleeping schedule helps me maintain routine and discipline in my nutrition.
I get up early even on the weekends and try to keep myself well rested whenever possible. When I fall out of my routine, I mess up my meal schedule and eat more than I should… and that’s not good. |
 Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | A nocturnal lifestyle does not automatically translate to extra weight gain. The challenge is that being out of the body’s natural circadian rhythm sometimes triggers inappropriate eating – overeating in general, a focus on unhealthy foods, and overdoing carbohydrates, as well as binging right after the all-night activity and then going to sleep on a full stomach. If you are going to be nocturnal, then simply shift your eating patterns according to your activity – as you stated, breakfast at lunchtime, dinner at midnight-1 am. And of course, be wary of vacation eating itself – often a source of eating pitfalls that can lead to extra weight gain if basic principles are forgotten. |
| Leonard 12 years ago | When on vacation, I tend to go to sleep around 4-5 AM and sleep until noon. What does this mean for my nutrition? Can I eat dinner at 1 AM if I am going to sleep at dawn?
Should I eat according to the objective time of day, or should I follow “mornings” and “evenings” of my own inner clock? Breakfast at lunch time, dinner at midnight, etc.
This always confused me and I wonder if nocturnal lifestyle automatically means that I’ll gain extra weight… |
