Late Night Bites

Daily Quote: "The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport." --Bill Rodgers

Today visited Border Books and purchased from the sales bin the book, "Prevention's your perfect weight: the diet-free weight-loss method developed by the world's leading health magazine" (what a long title for a book!), by Mark Bricklin and Linda Konner. Couldn't beat the price, it was on sale for $4.99!!

The book has struck a chord in my own battles of midnight snacks, which I mentioned yesterday in my blog, the following is from the book, pg 97:

It may not be just what you eat that determines the number on the bathroom scale, but when. A preliminary study indicates that midnight snacking may slow down what in metabolic lingo is called diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT) -- the food's natural ability to boost metabolism and burn more energy. This means you'll burn off fewer calories after the meal and you'll pack on more weight.
On three separate days over five weeks, nine men ate either a morning, afternoon or late-evening (1:00 a.m.) snack. Every other aspect of their diet was controlled. Researchers found a big difference between the DIT of the morning and late-evening snack. (The afternoon snack had no significant effect.)
"Eating at night produces less heat and burns fewer calories than eating a snack in the morning." says registered dietitian Judith Stern, Sc.D., professor of nutrition and internal medicine at the University of California, Davis. "Over a period of time, it may mean trouble. By eating the bulk of your food late at night, even in one year there might be a substantial increase in body weight."
The bottom line: Lay off the midnight snacks.

Today is a Recovery Run.
6 miles. Time, 1:00. Pace, 10 minute miles. Life Fitness Treadmill on the cardio training mode setting where the elevation automatically changes to keep my heart rate at a constant 144 bpm. Treadmill speed set at 6.0 mph. Elevation changes: 3.0 - 0.9 grades. Feels great to run easily after yesterdays Long Run, no aches nor pain and my morning pulse is a low 40 bpm...all systems are GO!