At
night when we are asleep are body is at rest and we lose water weight
that we acquired during the day. Respiration and transpiration happen
during our sleep that eliminates water. We also digest food while we
sleep. The digestive system works faster when our body is at rest due to
its dominance. Besides losing water we also lose calories. Simply lying
in bed and breathing can still burn up calories. We want to maximize
the amount of calories loss when we sleep to help us lose weight.
Speeding up the metabolism before hitting the sack can increase calories
burned.
Here are things you can do at night to help you lose weight tomorrow:
1. Drink Green Tea:
We want to boost our metabolism when we sleep, green tea has been
known as a great metabolism booster. Drinking a cup before bedtime can
help increase the metabolic rate, but one cup isn’t enough though. To
get the full effects of green tea you have to drink it throughout the
day and night. This will guarantee faster metabolism during sleep.
Another drink you can try is coffee, if your someone that can still
get a good nights sleep after drinking coffee you can use it as an
alternative for green tea at night.
2. Minty Scent:
There are certain aromas that can make you crave food and increase
the appetite and there are some scents that suppress hunger and curb
cravings. Mint is one of them, sniffing peppermint every few hour can
help you lose weight and prevent over eating.
Before going to sleep put some peppermint oil in your diffuser or
spread some on your pillowcase to prevent getting midnight munchies.
3. Protein Shake:
Drinking a protein shake before bed time might seem like a weird time
to do so, but a scientific study was done regarding absorption of
protein during sleep that proved that this is the perfect time to get
your protein shake on.
Digestion and absorption of protein is more effective when our body
is at rest. Protein increase muscle mass and more muscle mass means mre
calories burned.
4. Clean Up The Kitchen:
Keep everything tidy in the kitchen food lying around can cause you
to have a midnight binging session. Keeping a clean and tidy kitchen
pantry can help your lose weight and help you control your diet. Lock
out the pantry and avoid having foods that are just lying around at
night. This will prevent you from grabbing the easiest food to eat at
night.
5. Eat Cottage Cheese:
Eating food before going to bed may defeat the purpose of losing
weight but eating certain foods can actually help you lose weight.
Cottage cheese is rich in casein protein that helps metabolic rate and
can actually help curve hunger at night and prevent you from over eating
during breakfast.
6. Turn the Electronics Off:
Turn off the tv and cellphone, leave your laptop and tablets outside.
Sleeping time is for sleep alone. People that have gadgets near their
bedside table are more prone to gaining weight and adapting a unhealthy
lifestyle. This is especially prominent in kids. Leave your gadgets
outside the bedroom and place your phone away from you. This can also
help you wake up earlier, since you actually have to stand up to turn
off the alarm.
7. Hot and Spicy:
Another way to boost metabolism is eating spicy food. Increase
metabolism at night by eating pepper or adding some cayenne pepper to
your drinking water. Another mixture you can drink at night to boost
metabolism is lemon water and cayenne pepper.
8. Resistance Training:
Doing exercise at night can help keep the metabolism up even in our
resting phase. Avoid doing cardio though, this can make falling asleep
harder. Do a little bit of resistance training to help increase muscle
and increase calorie burn. Doing resistance training at night can also
help heal muscles during sleep and increase muscle weight.
Our body is designed to burn and eliminate toxins and calories
even in our dormant state. Give it a little extra push to burn more at
night to help you lose weight in the long run. Getting enough sleep is
important too, people that lack sleep are more prone to weight gain and
illnesses than people that get their needed 8 hours of sleep.
