5 Morning Habits That Are Making You Gain Weight
posted by Jessica Goodman -
Get your a.m. routine in check and finally start losing some weight.
Posted by Women's Health on Tuesday, September 11, 2018
As we go through our day, we do things without thinking about it as part of our regular routine and sometimes those things are causing other things to happen like gaining weight, lack of energy, and so forth.
1. Oversleep - We've all heard that a lack of shut-eye may cause weight gain, thanks to elevated levels of the appetite-stimulating hormone cortisol in the body. But turns out the opposite—getting too much sleep—might not be much better for you.
2. You Get Ready In The Dark - If you keep the blinds closed after you wake up, you could be missing out on the weight-loss benefits of the sun, according to another study published in the journal PLOS One.
3. You Don't Make Your Bed - A National Sleep Foundation survey found that bed-makers were 19 percent more likely to report getting a good night's sleep compared to those who didn't make their beds. And since sleeping soundly has been liked to a lower BMI
4. You Skip The Scale - they found that those who weighed themselves every day were more successful when it came to losing weight and keeping it off. And the best time to step to it is first thing in the a.m., when your weight is at its lowest, says Lisa Jones, R.D., spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
5. You Skimp At Breakfast - Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that low-cal dieters who ate a balanced breakfast that contained 600 calories of lean protein, carbohydrates, and a little something sweet reported less hunger and fewer cravings the rest of the day compared to those that ate a low-carb 300-calorie breakfast. They were also better at sticking to their calorie limits. What’s more, they had lower levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin after their meals.
This is really making me rethink my morning routine and work on creating something more effective!