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Don't lie. Have you ever been that person who is in a darked room at night, peering inside the fridge, with their face illuminated by the light from the fridge, longingly looking at that carb and fat laden delicacy.
That's many of us. Midnight cravings can massively throw us off our health goal. Not to mention how much it messes with our sleep/wake cycle.
1. Minimise having a refined carb rich meal at dinner time:
Carbs get metabolised quickly and leave you feeling hungry soon after. You could choose from many other healthier alternatives.
2. Meditation:
Cortisol, the stress hormone causes you to be hungry and reach out for foods. Managing your stress through meditation is an effective way of controlling your stress.
3. Regularise meal timings:
Your body adapts fast to your meal timings . Over time, it begins to expect meals at these timings. Start by fixing your three meals and curbing
4. Fix sleep/wake timings
When you fix your sleep/wake timings and don't binge Netflix at 1 AM, you won't need nachos/chips/ popcorns to munch on. Also, when you're well rested, you make healthier choices.
5. Including proteins and fats:
Proteins and fats metabolise slowly compared to veggies. Including them as part of your meals will keep you full for longer times.
6. Try having water instead
Sometimes our bodies mistake thirst for hunger. Reach out for some water and see if the wave passes.
7. Ask yourself, is it emotional hunger?
Sometimes we're not physically hungry. Our emotional state makes us reach out for comfort foods. Loneliness, grief, procrastination can cause us to eat when we don't really need to. Reflect to see if there's another way you can alleviate your mood instead. Play a song, call a friend, distract yourself, and sleep.
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