Will eating late at night destroy my weight-loss plan?

Your weight gain or loss is determined by the amount of calories you consume versus the amount your body uses. Take in more calories than you burn off and the excess calories will be stored as body fat. Burn off more calories than you take in and you will lose body fat. The time of day the calories are consumed does not factor into this exchange. A metabolic diet (eating clean, small meals 5 to 6 times a day) can include late-night eating, as long as the last meal of the day is part as the daily food-plan. A metabolic diet (aka 'clean eating') together with our metabolic workouts are designed to increase your metabolism, even at rest or when you sleep at night.

The problem with eating late at night is that it can disrupt your sleep and most people usually eat late at night for reasons other than hunger. The choices many people make when selecting a late meal or snack are not usually nutritionally sound (read “junk” or “empty calories”). When deciding whether or not to eat a late night snack make sure your are actually hungry and that the choice you make is nutritionally sound. Light foods like bananas, carrots, apples, raw almonds,, celery sticks with natural unprocessed peanut butter or even low-sodium,no-butter air-popped popcorn make good snack choices.