Myth #2 Busted!

Myth: Eating late at night makes you fat

Truth: Actually, it doesn't. What adds excess weight is the amount we eat, not the time. Take for example, an active female who requires 1800 calories per day (find out how many calories you need per day). If she eats 1300 calories throughout the day, then gets home late from work and eats dinner (500 calories) at 9:00pm, she won't gain weight because her total intake for the day is 1800. Now take that same active female on another day... if she eats 1800 calories throughout the day then comes home from work although not really hungry, eats a sandwich (roughly 200 calories) at 9:00pm, she will over time gain weight. It's the extra calories that add up over time and increase one's total weight.

So calculate your daily caloric need and focus on those numbers, not the ones on the clock.