Minimum protein / cal a meal?

[r0dxx]

Let's say I'm eating every 3 hours...but woke up super early, and want to stay up about 3 hours later. Can I split one of my meals in 1/2?

For example one of my meals is 48g carbs / 40g protein can i make it into two seperate meals 24g carbs / 20g protein - 2 hours apart?

I usually have a minimum of 30g protein a meal...that what I'm wondering if it's ok to have less then that. Does your body need a certain amount for a certain time span? Also can I just eat the meals very slowly? For example take 30 minutes to eat every meal?

Example (off day) that I have to get up early on -
7am - meal1
10am - meal2
1pm - meal3
4pm - meal4
7pm - meal5
10pm - meal6 (usually my last meal)
1-2am - (want to be my last meal, for these days (weekend) )

 

[P-funk]

at the end of the day, calories in vs. calories out.

 

[r0dxx]

at the end of the day, calories in vs. calories out.

I still don't understand that. Everyone says that...But then we have threads asking what kind of rice is better, what's the best bread?

If its calories in / calories out...Why not just eat subway, and protein bars all day?

 

[bigsahm21]

Because those cals are different than clean healthy cals like you're probably talking about.

 

[Nigeepoo]

"at the end of the day, calories in vs. calories out." determine body-weight.
However, "macronutrient composition, timing and training" determine body composition.

You choose.

 

[Jodi]

Personally, I prefer this choice!

However, "macronutrient composition, timing and training" determine body composition.

The cal in vs cal out just bothers me because it's not an accurate portrayal of what really goes on in the body.

 

[Nigeepoo]

And body-weight change can be muscle-weight, fat-weight or water-weight. Bathroom scales can't tell one from another.

That said, the body is quite flexible in terms of macros. Provided there are sufficient Essential Amino Acids, Essential Fatty Acids, Vitamins, Minerals, co-factors, fibre etc present and there are sufficient Carbs to fuel the workouts, it should be possible to cut or bulk by tweaking the total number of kcals/day.

 

[P-funk]

Personally, I prefer this choice!



The cal in vs cal out just bothers me because it's not an accurate portrayal of what really goes on in the body.

you're right. a calorie is a calorie, up to a certain point. You have to have proper macronutrient intake in order to realize your true potential wrt the goal you are trying to achieve.

what i meant in this instance is that if he is taking in"x" amount of calories per day (for whatever his goal is), it doesn't matter if he splits that meal in half (since he is up for a longer period of time). In the end, if he were to add another meal, that would increase his calories more substantially and push him away from the proper intake that he is seeking for his goals (for dieting this would be a problem. For gaining, not so much).

if that makes sense.

 

[P-funk]

And body-weight change can be muscle-weight, fat-weight or water-weight. Bathroom scales can't tell one from another.

That said, the body is quite flexible in terms of macros. Provided there are sufficient Essential Amino Acids, Essential Fatty Acids, Vitamins, Minerals, co-factors, fibre etc present and there are sufficient Carbs to fuel the workouts, it should be possible to cut or bulk by tweaking the total number of kcals/day.

I agree with that. If you adhere to those basic ideas...proper EFA, proper protein and sufficient carb intake...manipulate your carb intake.

your explaination was a lot better than mine.