Fasting/skipping evening meals

Question
Tasha
I have been trying most of my adult life to get my weight to normal (I am at least 20 pounds overweight) with my biggest probelem a large distended belly,
I have noticed that a low calorie diet exercise helps very little- maybe I have a slow metabolism?
However, whenever I skip supper, which doesnt happen too often but is usually because being a night worker I am too tired to eat and just go to bed when I get home, I wake up with a much reduced belly and a bit lighter on the scale.
Is it something about what the body does with food in the evening? Does supper just sit and ferment in my belly? Maybe I should turn things around and eat a big breakfast, medium lunch, and light or no supper?
If I could skip supper every day I would, but like most people I am hungriest in the evening and then lay on the couch.
I have also been thinking of instead of running in the morning, which hasnt really helped with weight loss,maybe I should run after work in the evening? Maybe my metabolism slows down to nothing in the evening?
Thanks for your thoughts!

Answer
Thank you for contacting allexperts.com I hope that I can assist you with your question.

Yours is the second question I have answered today regarding a distended belly.  This must be a trend.

Contrary to what you may read in magazines and newspapers, dairy products are not good for you.  IN addition to causing many allergic reactions, they also increase mucus and often contain hormones, antibiotics and other chemical additives that are potentially harmful and deadly to a person.  Humans are the only species on earth that drink milk after they are weaned and it is not healthy or natural to do this.  When my clients come to me I always advise them to stop consuming any dairy product.

From what you tell me, I feel this is your problem.  I think that if you will stop consuming dairy products you will find that your bloating issue is not as pronounced.  Also, I don't know what your diet is like, but I always recommend to my clients to reduce their intake of meat as well.  The meat on the market today is also full of hormones and antibiotics and other chemicals.  The people who produce meat in this country will deny this.  However, it has been proven time and time again.  At the very most you should be eating only about 4 ounces of meat twice a week.  (Four ounces of meat is about the size of a pack of playing cards). I know this does not sound like much to you, but if you eat more, you will be putting your health in danger.

Also, if you can find a source for naturally  raised meat in your area, that would be better.  There are producers of grass-fed, all natural, no hormone, no antibiotic meat out there, you must look for it.  You can try doing a search on http://www.localharvest.org for natural beef and meat.

Another issue would be to increase your consumption of fresh, whole, unprocessed vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds and vegetable oil to approximately 75 percent of your diet. Preferably eaten raw and preferably organic. Cooked foods should only be 25 percent of your diet.  Your body needs living foods in order to maintain your health and repair the damage that occurs on a daily basis.  I cover this in greater detail on my blog at http://everydayhealthandwellness.blogspot.com

Eating foods that are highly processed can also be part of your problem.  There are many chemicals that are used to preserve processed foods. Many people have a sensitivity to these products. By cutting them out, you can determine if this might be part of your bloating problem as well.

Finally, make certain that your elimination is good.  You should be having a bowel movement at least once a day, and preferably twice or three times.  If you are not having one at least once a day you are not getting the fiber that you need.  Again, fiber can be found in unprocessed, whole foods, especially fruits and vegetables.  By reducing your meat consumption (which has been shown to contribute to certain types of cancer, particularly colorectal) and increasing your fiber consumption, you will effectively "clean out" your digestive system.  You might also consider doing a full body cleanse to make certain that you have gotten all the fecal matter and other residual food out of your system by going to www.bepurecleanse.com.  It is expensive to do a full body cleanse, but it is worth it in the amount of toxins that you will get rid of.

Skipping meals is a very controversial topic.  While some members of the medical profession say that you should not skip a meal, others are silent on this topic.  Personally, I do not have a problem with people skipping meals.  In nature, we would often go for more than a day without eating if food was not available, so our body can deal with a lack of food from time to time. In fact, for some individuals fasting is very beneficial.  If you do not have any ill effects from not eating a dinner meal, then I do not see any reason to be concerned about it.  However, if you follow my recommendations as to your diet, you will find that skipping a meal is unnecessary because your bloating issues will end.

Best of luck to you. Please feel free to contact me any time.

Tasha  

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