do you burn the same amount of calories if you have fatty food at night rather than during the day?
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recent study shows eating late at night or right before bed doesn't pack on the pounds. eating fatty foods high in calories will though. it doesn't matter if you eat 2000 calories in one sitting or spread through out the day. it's still 2000 calories.
55289
Carbohydrates if not used will be turned to sugar and stored. A balanced diet is best so instead of avoiding carbs completely, try avoiding eating carbs in the evening. Try it and I think you'll see some results.
962264
Late nights do cause weight gain.  As you get little sleep, you metabolism slows down, so you burn fewer calories.  Also, when people are awake, they tend to eat more.  There are many other factors.  Do yourself a favor, get some sleep.
112313
No. You just need to increase your metabolism. Once you do that, you will have the energy to burn calories more efficiently.
75415
no...not unless you want to eat something like a cup of oil that makes you puke for a few hours or have the runs. Wanna lose weight??? Eat less energy than you are expending. That's it. Period. It is physically impossible to maintain your weight if you are burning off more than you take in....that would imply that you are a perpetual motion machine...ie- its impossible. Forget slow metabolism excuses, forget protein diets, carb diets, etc. Just eat slightly less energy than you expend, and you will lose weight.
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Is it possible that you are eating less?  If the fatty foods are more satisfying, you may actually be consuming less calories.  Healthy foods may be less satisfying so you may be eating more to feel full.  You just need to find the right combination of foods that will keep you at a healthy weight.
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fat is turned into energy and consumed by your body.
942869
A few minutes after you eat.  When you eat, your metabolism starts to kick in.  Working out increases your metabolism, therefore helping you to burn more fat.
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Hi I started smart burn with hoodia one week ago with a reduced calorie diet and vigorous exercise meaning i walk three miles a day on my treadmill at 3.6 mph and two miles around town i roughly burn around 700 calories a day and take in about 1500 calories a day. I have lost 23 pounds and three inches off my waist in 10 days. I take two smart burn capsules in the morning and two desert burn all natural hoodia capsules in the evening before I do the other two miles. My key is if I want to eat my fatty foods I eat them in the morning that way you have all day to work it off. The rest of day i eat different salads for lunch and supper. Usually chicken breast salads. For snacks I eat two of the 100 calorie packs from nabisco twice a day, cut out all pops. I found nestea in the bottle sweetened has only 60 calories to whole bottle. I drink alot of that and water water water. It is a mental thing. I think any diet pill will work if you put your mind to it and be strict on urself. I have found in the past week I feel better about myself and have tons more energy. It feels good when you can pull old clothes outta closet you havent been in , in a long time. Makes it all worth it and gives you the strength and courage to keep going. I've never had more compliments than i have in the past week.
941147
If you eat more calories than you burn each day, you will gain weight. It doesn't matter whether the calories come from junk food or salad. Either you are eating too much or not exercising enough.
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You didn't get to that size overnight so don't try to lose the weight overnight , it will take time and patience. If you do take the time you have a better chance of the weight staying off. Yes you probably heard all the ways and advice before but it comes down to you wanting to lose it bad enough to stick to a program that will get results. Bottom line you must take in less calories than you use up in a day. The exercise provides two important things, one it consumes calories, two it helps provide muscle tone for your body to adjust to the weight loss. Your selection of foods is very important to ensure you are still getting the essentials your body needs. You know by now what types of foods to avoid and yes fruit and veggies are good but you still need a portion of protein etc. but here's the grabber, SMALL portions not what you have been used to. Yes there are times you will still feel hungry that is when you go and chew on the veggies.Avoid the dips, fatty foods, and min carbo's. Make a log of your progress, weigh in at the same time maybe once or twice a week , do not get disappointed it will take time......only you can make the difference, I'm pulling for you !
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Hey buddy!\n\nGreat question!  Here is the deal.  \n\nYou have a metabolism that probably burns about 2000 calories per day, if you just sleep.  Let's call this your resting metabolism.  In sci fi terms it is called your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate).  \n\nNow, when you don't eat 2000 calories for an extended period of time, your body can start to think it is starving (and for good reason); accordingly, it will slow down making your heart rate and system burn less calories, although it will still need to burn them.  So maybe now your BMR drops to 1500 calories/day, so your rate of burning calories drops and is probably why you started to feel pretty depressed.  It seems that heart rate and mood are linked.  Think waking up versus having a good cup of coffee.  Anyways, this is an aside, but should tell you I know what I am talking about. \n\nOK, let's get at your weight loss.  You said you were hardly eating anything, thus, you were creating a calorie deficit for yourself.  If you don't eat anything, yet you burn 1500 calories just living, albeit down from the faster metabolism of 2000, you still need to pull this energy source from somewhere.  Since you weren't eating, by deductive reasoning you can see that it came from your body fat stores.  Voila!  You were burning body fat.  Do starvation diets work?  Heck yes!  However, it is usually short term since who wants to be depressed or asleep the whole time.  As an example, this is exactly what happens to bears when they hibernate.  They stuff their faces with berries and salmon and whatever, then hit the cave and lay low for four months.  There metabolism drops big time since they just need to stay alive (deep sleep), but because they are not eating, they come out of the cave much leaner (six pack abs :) ) because they used their fat to fuel their long deep slumber. \n\nSo the two phenomenon can co-exist.  You can lower your metabolism and lose body fat.  However, as you attest, this isn't a very fun way to do it.  \n\nWithout getting really into it, the better (call in more mentally and physcially healthy) way to lose weight is to eat at your BMR, which keeps your metabolism normal; then stay active doing what you like to do.  Shoot hoops, dance, shop, hunt, golf, etc.  By staying active, your excess NRG over your BMR keeps you burning fat from the deficit.  Moreover, you won't be cranky or depressed the whole time.  The healthy clip you should expect is one to two pounds per week.\n\nKnowledge is more than half the battle.  :)\n\nI also suggest that you find someone knowledgeable to encourage and motivate you to help you reach your goal.  This really helps.  \n\nI believe this answers your question, but if not, you may email me.\n\nGood luck on your diet and fitness goals!\n\nTrainer Gregg\ngregg@leandownsite.com\n"You can achieve anything you set your mind on."
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Yes, eating carbs at night, in the form of sugars (processed and natural), white bread, white pasta, white rice, ice cream, cookies . . . is very unhealthy for you.\n\nIt is immediately turned into excess fat, and goes to your butt, abdomen, thighs, and chest. It is very challenging to work off that extra weight.\n\nA good way to reduce night time carb cravings is to have a cup of hot caffeine-free tea. And, do eat a large, well balanced breakfast with lean proteins because that will curb your appetite all day long.
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Yes they do. All calories that are unused or not "burned" will be stored as fat. The body automatically stores these unused calories for later use.
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eating a lot of food before you go to bed will add weight on you.  i know when i used to eat before i went to bed i put some fat on me.  if that doesnt work eat like 7 semi-big meals a day and may even try to lift some weight if you want some weight gain, but be careful because lifting weights will even add you metabolism rate even higher.
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It depends on when and how much you indulge.  \n\nIf you are working physically hard or participating in wind sprints, it is a marvelous energy booster.  It gets into your system quickly and is burned just as quickly.\n\nIf you eat a bunch of sweets just before bed it can help in the creation of tooth decay.  The body has no need to use it while you sleep so it is stored in your body for later use.  Unfortunately the body prefers the what's in there right now response.  It does not go for the stored energy first.  \n\nIt needs to be burnt off almost as soon as you put it in your mouth.  And it can go anywhere in your body.  With guys, it's usually the gut.  With women it's belly, butt and thighs.\n\nThe worst place it can deposit is on your internal organs.  That fat contributes to heart attacks, strokes, pancreatic failure, etc, etc.\n\nNatural sugars found in fruits aren't as deleterious as refined white sugar (or brown sugar)  That form of sweetness tends to come with complimenting enzymes, and is more healthful.
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It depends on how low your caloric intake is.  If you consume a VERY low amount of calories your metabolism will slow down.  That means that your body will store more of the calories as fat than normal.  See when you don't eat much your body will go on survival mode.  Because it doesn't think that it will get fed often enough, it will save a lot more than it normally would.  In order to lose weight you  need to eat regular meals throughout the day, but make sure that they are good quality (healthy) meals, and excersise because that is what burns the calories you already have stored.  A good way to raise your metabolism is to weight train.  Muscle, even at rest burns calories just to maintain itself.  Therefore, if you work out and increase muscle, you will burn more calories at rest than you would otherwise.  Also it's a hormone called cortisol that directs where and when to diposit fat onto your body.