She tries to follow the advice she sees on the Eat This, Not That!
Well, we’re here for you, Marianne.
Although a healthy diet doesn’t change (your RDAs will still be the same!
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Eat Carbs Before Bed
If you’re hungry after your shift, have a carb-heavy meal.
Wait; can that be right?
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Well, the pasta-nomics of weight loss aren’t quite so simple.
One study in theEuropean Journal of Nutritionput two groups of men on identical weight loss diets.
Half of the group ate their carbs throughout the day while the second group reserved carbohydrates for nighttime.
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Another study in the journalObesitysaw similar results.
Bedtime carb eaters lost 27 percent more body fatand felt 13.7 percent fullerthan those on the standard diet.
Simply list each complete hour you were asleep in bed, and each partial hour (including naps).
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Then make a note of the events that may have influenced your sleep.
Did you exercise that day?
Drink a lot of coffee?
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After two weeks, read through the whole thing, looking for patterns.
The results may surprise youand help you with yourweight loss goals.
The dip might make your pound-shedding shuteye deeper and make you fall asleep faster.
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After four weeks of sleeping at 66 degrees, the subjects had almost doubled their volumes of brown fat.
(And yes, that means they lost belly fat.)
you’re able to try a few relaxing yoga poses; Balfe-Taylor recommends theDeaf Man’s Pose.
Before hitting the sheets, do a quick set of crunches, reverse crunches, and a jackknife set.
Jubilee suggests completely rehydrating before stressing your body with any other food or drink.
Her motto for getting your inner furnace stoked and ready: “Rehydrate, then caffeinate!”
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Go get some of that sunshine while you’re free to.
When the hormones that control hunger go haywire, they make us crave junk food.
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By letting some light into your life, you’ll get some life into your weight loss goals.
“Hit the gym and do some treadmill sprints on an empty stomach toburn fat,” he says.
Glycogen levels are depleted during sleep, so your body will utilize body fat as an energy source.
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THINK AHEAD…
Plan Your Meals
Nurses are no strangers to taking graveyard shifts.
To come to this finding, theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder researchersstudied 14 healthy adults for six days.
Vitamin D is essential for preserving metabolism-revving muscle tissue.
Other good dietary sources: tuna, fortified milk and cereal, andeggs.
Light-blocking curtains make a huge difference when it comes to falling asleep after working the night shift.
Melatonin, the hormone involved in putting your body to sleep, is compromised when light is present.
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Get a Standing Desk
Ideally, we sleep about eight hours for every 24.
Most people spend another seven to ten hours sitting at their desk.
That means most of us spend the overwhelming majority of our time sedentary.
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Jubilee says that one way to burn more calories daily is to stand more and sit less.
She cites aBritish studywhich found that standing at work burned 50 more calories per hour than sitting.
For more fat-burning hacks, watch our video onhow to lose 10 poundswith 10 easy tricks!
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Caffeine is a natural appetite suppressant.
“Not eating enough throughout the day can make your metabolism sluggish,” she says.
Sneak in a Mini Workout
Forget slogging on the treadmill for hours.
That’s just 2.5 minutes of work for a resting metabolism boost that will last 24-48 hours!
Why not try any one of thesefun activities that don’t feel like exercise?
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