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Why late night-night eating can hinder your weight loss journey

9 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short coaching reel by Deepa (Living Proof Institute) explaining that eating close to bedtime—especially processed foods—raises inflammation and disrupts deep, restorative sleep, which in turn impairs the body’s ability to lose weight. The core practical recommendation is to avoid eating for 2–3 hours before bedtime. Sleep is framed as a primary but commonly overlooked pillar of weight loss.

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Hi, my friends, this is Deepa from the Living Proof Institute. And in my previous reel, I talked about the number one obstacle that impairs weight loss. I wanted to go into more detail today to really speak about why that impairs weight loss. And so when we eat too close to bedtime, especially when we eat a lot of processed food, it's going to create a lot of inflammation in the body, and it's also going to impair our ability to go into a deep, restful sleep and to really focus on resting and repairing and healing. And this deep, restful sleep is what what's required for your body to effortlessly lose weight. Sleep is actually one of the main pillars when it comes to weight loss, and it's commonly overlooked in many weight loss programs. So my number one tip to you is to make sure that you're avoiding eating two to three hours before bedtime.