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After a month on the program, I’m ready to offer a final review on Joel Marion’s book, Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight.

From my first post, I mentioned how bad my eating had been lately and that I wanted to lose weight. Sticking to diets in the past has always been really hard for me, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. After working my way through the unique steps, I can definitely say that Joel Marion’s Always Eat After 7 PM program makes dieting easy and eliminates 90% of reasons for resistance.

With this program I learned a lot about common diet myths. (Post 2 explores the science behind the system.) Other diets demand restriction, both food and eating schedule. Because that’s something I just can’t do consistently, it wouldn’t work. Or, I should say, wouldn’t work for ME—other low-carb plans do work, if you can follow it to a tee. Most of us need the wiggle room.

Because of conflicting “expert” advice, I was constantly trying diets that didn’t work for my preferred eating style. Always Eat After 7 pm actually encourages eating late. One interesting thing the book discusses is how eating carbs at night induces deeper sleep:

“A research paper published in Sports Medicine in 2014 showed that people who eat the majority of their carbs at dinner actually sleep better. Carb-induced, quality sleep decreases cortisol (a fat-storing hormone) and ramps up the production of your sleep hormones, serotonin and melatonin. Restorative sleep increases fat-burning hormones—the main one being growth hormone—overnight.”

By flipping the script, I was able to follow a new way and lose weight, which was my goal. My constant cravings have diminished, plus my sleep is a little better too. Overall, I just feel healthier, less tired and less anxious.

Over time, I simply began to crave less sugar. I was able to eat some desserts (see my favorite recipes in this post), but it was a treat, not 24/7. If you are also struggling with super-strict diets and/or intense sugar cravings, this plan can work really well.

As for the big question, how much weight did I actually lose? I am down 5 lbs already, with no plans to stop!

Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight by Joel Marion is now available to purchase. Learn more about the book here.

This post contains sponsored content. All opinions are my own.