Hi Kuroneko,
I hear you about going to bed at 4 am. I absolutely adore staying up all nite. I think better when everyone else is sleeping & it is quiet, I get so much more accomplished. Unfortunately, I have had to learn the very hard way for me & my body, that if I don't sleep at least 6-7 hours and they aren't at night (preferably starting around 11:00 pm to midnight) my body will start to pack on pounds. Even when I am eating w/in my calorie limits and exercising. I could not figure it out until my doctor told me that my body was thinking that because I wasn't sleeping during the core night hours that my body had to "conserve" food and so everything I ate was turning to fat even if it was low fat. Shssshhh.
Whether I totally believed his explanation or not, I did find that when I started going to bed earlier like at 11:00 pm (which was very hard to do since I love to stay up) and sleeping until 6-7 am, I started to just naturally lose weight even though I didn't change what I was eating or if I was exercising.
And yes, I agree about the # of calories eaten vs those burned.
eKatherine, the Allure article specifically references the "being good all day" thought process and the "reward" theory for why people tend to binge at nite. Also because it becomes a mindless thing. You sit down to watch TV and that is when mindless munching becomes a big danger...which I definitely can see for my self. I really have to watch that and keep food away from the TV.
I also find that if I stay up on weekends until 4-5 am, my favorite times, I tend to retain water in my hands and feet and feel heavier. Yuck.
I just wish there was some sort of pill you could take that lets you stay up as late as you want, not be tempted by nite time snacking and still not have any problems with water or fat retention. :-)
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