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Why a late dinner is bad news for your waistline
Is it bad to eat late at night? This question is coming up a lot in my work with clients. Luckily, several research groups are investigating how meal timing affects metabolic health. (And sleep – but I will talk about that latter point in more detail in a different post). In this blog, I will summarise the findings from two recent studies, and I focus on how the timing of your biggest daily meal and eating late can impact weight loss. And the opposite, weight gain and obesity.
Is your inner critic giving you a hard time for not sleeping well?
When we make a mistake, we often blame and point the finger at ourselves for what we perceive as a major personal short-coming. Within seconds our mind starts to beat us up, wielding an invisible measurement stick and complaining that “You should have done this better, you are simply not good enough! Who will like you? You are a failure!” And these might be some of the ‘nicer’ thoughts that your mind hurls at you. But even when we are not making mistakes, our critical mind, the inner bully, is constantly evaluating what we are doing and how well we are doing it.
Bedtime procrastination – why bedtimes are different to bodytimes
Bedtime procrastination means that people don’t go to bed and sleep ‘on time’ although there is nothing preventing them from doing so. It’s an intention-behaviour gap. They intend to go to bed but then stay up for another while. What’s the big deal you might ask? Well, less opportunity to sleep and therefore more sleep deprivation and tiredness the next day at work.
What is Insomnia and How Sleep Therapy Can Help
Often, we get stuck in spirals of fear and guilt about not sleeping or insomnia. Our minds race, our hearts pound, and anxiety piles upon anxiety. We feel alone and disconnected from our loved ones.
A holistic approach based on science
I blend evidence-based practices in my approach. The result is a combination of sleep science and chronobiology with Compassion-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Training, and Mindfulness. In this post I explain what they are about.
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What does Christmas Dinner mean for our Sleep? 💤🍗🎄![]()
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Well, you may have seen me speak about ideal sleeping windows in the past, but did you know that there are also ideal eating windows too? ![]()
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And, you may not be surprised to learn that they impact each other. ![]()
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You’ll be glad to learn that Christmas Dinner is actually a healthier choice for supporting your circadian rhythm. While the time each of us may choose to eat our Chritsmas Dinner may vary (and even divide! 😅) it is, generally speaking, earlier in the day than our usual evening meal. And anything we may then have in the evening tends to be a little lighter. ![]()
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Not having the heaviest meal of the day so close to the time you’re asking your body to slow down, switch off its processes and go to sleep, is much better for your sleep!![]()
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💙 So, see if you can take this into the New Year with you and eat your evening meal even a little earlier, to give your body the time it needs to digest, slow down and prepare for restful sleep and support your circadian rhythm.![]()
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