Sleep vs Eating

chico1st · 07-20-2007, 04:43 PM

Ok i know sleep is important to gains, but eating is also important to gains. My issue is that I get hungry during the night and wake up and it takes me about an hour to get back to sleep.

I try not to pack in a massive meal but i do eat a normal sized (800cal due to bulking) meal just before i go to bed. Should i try to eat more so i dont wake up? or should just keep doing this? I figure eating in the middle of the night is good too.

I guess sleep eating would be awesome but i dont know how to train that :P

Blooming Lotus · 07-20-2007, 05:03 PM

I still wake up often to eat during the night myself. It's been discussed here before though. Before you go to bed try to get a good protein source in ..casein from cottage cheese seemed to be a popular suggestion. I usually wake up at 4:30 am to start working out for as many as hrs as I can swing ( 1 1/2 - 2 - 2 1/2 ish normally) and I find if I don't eat during the night and do at least several glasses of milk or protein or whatever fluid and a small high gi carb, I just gas nxt morning.
I get calory control though, it's half an issue of myy own .
Do eat something . Try a protein shake and force a lt at least of glucy fluids down with a small carb before you sleep for a low cal satisfying and efficient choice.. you're obviously needing it . If you have to wake up and do it, don't worry tooo much because as long as youre servicing your body, you'll probably be better off than not. . and if you can sleep right through - well even better.

L0uie69 · 07-20-2007, 10:25 PM

i usually slam a protein shake if i wake up in the middle of the night

Hoglander · 07-20-2007, 10:30 PM

Sleep is magic time, don't screw it up.

danzik17 · 07-20-2007, 10:32 PM

6AM starvation wakeup call every morning for me.

Witchblade · 07-21-2007, 04:26 AM

Post this in the nutrition section next time.

What are you eating before bed? 800kcal is one big fucking meal.

Blooming Lotus · 07-21-2007, 04:53 AM

and clearly if you're getting hunrgy , you don't have enough protein in that meal.. it takes 8 -10 hrs to naturally break that down .. what exactly arre you eating then?? Nice pick up Witchblade.

07-20-2007, 04:43 PM	#1
chico1st Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 144	Sleep vs Eating Ok i know sleep is important to gains, but eating is also important to gains. My issue is that I get hungry during the night and wake up and it takes me about an hour to get back to sleep. I try not to pack in a massive meal but i do eat a normal sized (800cal due to bulking) meal just before i go to bed. Should i try to eat more so i dont wake up? or should just keep doing this? I figure eating in the middle of the night is good too. I guess sleep eating would be awesome but i dont know how to train that :P
chico1st Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 144

07-20-2007, 05:03 PM	#2
Blooming Lotus Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 896	I still wake up often to eat during the night myself. It's been discussed here before though. Before you go to bed try to get a good protein source in ..casein from cottage cheese seemed to be a popular suggestion. I usually wake up at 4:30 am to start working out for as many as hrs as I can swing ( 1 1/2 - 2 - 2 1/2 ish normally) and I find if I don't eat during the night and do at least several glasses of milk or protein or whatever fluid and a small high gi carb, I just gas nxt morning. I get calory control though, it's half an issue of myy own . Do eat something . Try a protein shake and force a lt at least of glucy fluids down with a small carb before you sleep for a low cal satisfying and efficient choice.. you're obviously needing it . If you have to wake up and do it, don't worry tooo much because as long as youre servicing your body, you'll probably be better off than not. . and if you can sleep right through - well even better.
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07-20-2007, 10:25 PM	#3
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07-21-2007, 04:26 AM	#6
Witchblade Succinct Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Holland Posts: 4,365 Photos: 2	Post this in the nutrition section next time. What are you eating before bed? 800kcal is one big fucking meal.
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07-20-2007, 10:30 PM	#4
Hoglander Cleaner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 1,178 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 10	Sleep is magic time, don't screw it up.

07-21-2007, 04:53 AM	#7
Blooming Lotus Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 896	and clearly if you're getting hunrgy , you don't have enough protein in that meal.. it takes 8 -10 hrs to naturally break that down .. what exactly arre you eating then?? Nice pick up Witchblade.
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