Carbs before Bed? Will it hinder fat loss?

bookstar · 01-04-2005, 11:19 PM

Hi,
I have heard both ways as to the truth about eating carbs before bed. I know that a lot of people say eating carbs before bed gets stored as fat.

I am on a strict fat loss diet right now and i am trying to adjust my daily menu for maximum fat loss, and I am wondering what the truth is about this? I am trying to figure out the contents of my last meal of the day but I am worried about too many carbs before bed. I figure cottage cheese, a boiled egg, or a fat free yogurt might be alright.

Please let me know if carbs are not good before bed while on a fat loss diet. Thank you!!!

kvyd · 01-05-2005, 12:45 AM

It all depends on the individual. I can eat lentils, beans, and brown rice before bed and not have any problems. Sugars are a bad idea. Usually a protein and fat meal right before bed is ideal for staving off catabolism during the 8 or so hour stint with no food. Id say keep them low or minimal, but it all depends on you.

LAM · 01-05-2005, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookstar

Hi,
I have heard both ways as to the truth about eating carbs before bed. I know that a lot of people say eating carbs before bed gets stored as fat.

I am on a strict fat loss diet right now and i am trying to adjust my daily menu for maximum fat loss, and I am wondering what the truth is about this? I am trying to figure out the contents of my last meal of the day but I am worried about too many carbs before bed. I figure cottage cheese, a boiled egg, or a fat free yogurt might be alright.

Please let me know if carbs are not good before bed while on a fat loss diet. Thank you!!!

there is no reason to consume carbs before bed (unless you are bulking). free fatty acids are the primary energy source for skeletal muscle at rest. elevated serum insulin levels also suppress GH release so lipolysis would not be maximized during sleep...

bookstar · 01-05-2005, 11:52 AM

So then should we maybe not eat before bed while on a fat loss prodram? I usually end my last meal at 8pm and I go to bed around 10:30 or 11pm.

Thanks.

kvyd · 01-05-2005, 11:59 AM

No. Eat before bed. Sleep is when your body isnt getting 3 hour feedings, so to combat this you need a slow burning source of proteins and fats. Remember for losing fat its bad to skip a meal.

LAM · 01-05-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookstar

So then should we maybe not eat before bed while on a fat loss prodram?

protein and fats. I would try to eat 15-20 minutes before going to sleep...

joey2005 · 01-05-2005, 06:20 PM

whats a really good meal for this then?
Fish and peanute butter?

GoalGetter · 01-05-2005, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by joey2005

whats a really good meal for this then?
Fish and peanute butter?

my favorite has always been cottage cheese and peanut butter with MAYBE a half a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa.

KarlW · 01-05-2005, 07:05 PM

Some lean meat and almonds or walnuts?

kvyd · 01-05-2005, 07:28 PM

Cottage cheese is a better before bed source than lean meat in my opinion, it is a longer lasting protein source.

Tha Don · 01-05-2005, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

my favorite has always been cottage cheese and peanut butter

awesome combo!

i have em both on toast right now as i'm bulking, also throw in a couple of fish oil caps for extra EFA's

peace

KarlW · 01-05-2005, 08:43 PM

cottage cheese

I WIIIISHHHH I could eat that stuff.

LittleKid · 01-05-2005, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarlW

cottage cheese

I WIIIISHHHH I could eat that stuff.

Yea, you and me both!

bookstar · 01-06-2005, 05:41 AM

I can practically live off cottage cheese, as long as it's not on toast - sorry young d ;-)

01-04-2005, 11:19 PM	#1
bookstar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 153	Carbs before Bed? Will it hinder fat loss? Hi, I have heard both ways as to the truth about eating carbs before bed. I know that a lot of people say eating carbs before bed gets stored as fat. I am on a strict fat loss diet right now and i am trying to adjust my daily menu for maximum fat loss, and I am wondering what the truth is about this? I am trying to figure out the contents of my last meal of the day but I am worried about too many carbs before bed. I figure cottage cheese, a boiled egg, or a fat free yogurt might be alright. Please let me know if carbs are not good before bed while on a fat loss diet. Thank you!!! Last edited by bookstar : 01-04-2005 at 11:36 PM.
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01-05-2005, 12:45 AM	#2
kvyd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor MI Posts: 1,130	It all depends on the individual. I can eat lentils, beans, and brown rice before bed and not have any problems. Sugars are a bad idea. Usually a protein and fat meal right before bed is ideal for staving off catabolism during the 8 or so hour stint with no food. Id say keep them low or minimal, but it all depends on you.
	Kevin "If you eat alot and workout hard and consistantly you will make good gains"

01-05-2005, 11:52 AM	#4
bookstar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 153	So then should we maybe not eat before bed while on a fat loss prodram? I usually end my last meal at 8pm and I go to bed around 10:30 or 11pm. Thanks.
bookstar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 153

01-05-2005, 11:59 AM	#5
kvyd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor MI Posts: 1,130	No. Eat before bed. Sleep is when your body isnt getting 3 hour feedings, so to combat this you need a slow burning source of proteins and fats. Remember for losing fat its bad to skip a meal.
	Kevin "If you eat alot and workout hard and consistantly you will make good gains"

01-05-2005, 06:20 PM	#7
joey2005 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 292	whats a really good meal for this then? Fish and peanute butter?
joey2005 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 292

01-05-2005, 07:05 PM	#9
KarlW My Little Man Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney Oz Posts: 1,030	Some lean meat and almonds or walnuts?
	What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)

01-05-2005, 07:28 PM	#10
kvyd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor MI Posts: 1,130	Cottage cheese is a better before bed source than lean meat in my opinion, it is a longer lasting protein source.
	Kevin "If you eat alot and workout hard and consistantly you will make good gains"

01-05-2005, 08:43 PM	#12
KarlW My Little Man Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney Oz Posts: 1,030	cottage cheese I WIIIISHHHH I could eat that stuff.
	What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)

01-06-2005, 05:41 AM	#14
bookstar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 153	I can practically live off cottage cheese, as long as it's not on toast - sorry young d ;-)
bookstar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 153

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