eating before bed

[jipped genes]

how many of you drink a nightime shake just before bed or do you drink one an hour or so before bed? i was told today that if you drink it right before bed it will be stored as fat. this cant be right because i would be a whale.

[Shibby]

Well your body processes things slower when your asleep but you also are going longer without eating when your asleep. Alot of it has to do with your genetics as to just what way and how much before bed.

[jipped genes]

sorry ladies i did not mean to trespass on your domain i meant this to be in the gen nutrition forum. if a nice mod could move it for me please? or delete the whole thing? thanks!

[Fyre]

Well, I for one always have a shake before I go to bed. I usually have two scoops of whey with water just before I go to bed.
If i don't, I'll wake up at 3:00am starving to death!

[rubberduckyo]

I always have to have a little something as a "bed time snack" even if it's just some cottage cheese. If I don't I'll wake in the middle of the night and raid the fridge. lol!

[Chadd77]

I always thought a nighttime shake was crucial since your body does most of its growing while you are asleep. I always have one. If I’m bulking I add some extra calories to it and if I’m dieting for a show I just use water and whey protein mix.

[prolangtum]

About an hour before bed i usually have a shake consisting of a whey/casein powder, a TB of natty PB, and a half scoop of straight whey isolate. Comes out to around 250 cals.

[Timber]

Well if your cutting I have found that if you consume nothing 3 hours before bed the body fat simply melts away.

[mikereid]

All though I can't stand the stuff, I eat 1000grams of cottage cheese about an hour before bed. I used to take a shake but I would find I would still be full in the morning (don't ask me why) so I stopped.

[playthegame]

I would have some protein, complex carbs, and good fat! Here is what I have...

1.5-2 Scoops Whey
1/2 Cup Cheerios
12 oz Water
1 Tbsp of Natty PB or 1 Tbsp Flax Oil -- PB Taste Better

[Real1ty]

Cottage cheese and flax is one of the best things you can have before bed and i also have a shake made up in the fridge incase i need to get up during the night.A whey shake will do very little before bed because of its rapid absorbtion leaving your body starving for the rest of the night.Get something slow absorbing in there and see the difference

[Rottweiler]

1 Tbs Flax oil
2 scoops of Beverly Ultra Size mized in water
1 hour before bedtime.


my 2cents

[bowbow]

Right before bed I have a scoop of whey and a scoop of casien protein and flax oil.

[woodard]

If your bulking a MRP type of shake before bed will help wonders! When I am cutting I have a little whey/casein before bed because my last meal with any form of carbs is around 5:30. Dont want to be in a catabolic state all night.

[THE BOUNCER]

I like to have 40-50 grams before bed. Actually helps me sleep better. lol. When im dieting I even get up in the middle of the night to get in that extra protein.

[Primal Instinct]

For the longest time my gf would flip out, saying that I shouldn't eat because I could have a heart attack in my sleep, lol. Needless to say, I would almost die every night....from laughing

[Power Nutrition]

Originally posted by Chadd77
I always thought a nighttime shake was crucial since your body does most of its growing while you are asleep. I always have one. If I’m bulking I add some extra calories to it and if I’m dieting for a show I just use water and whey protein mix.

Exactly

BK
PN

[labrad]

I usually mix tuna, nonfat cottage cheese w/ some cajun spices b/4 bed. I actually like the taste.

[urso8up]

I usually have a protein shake about an hour before bed

[bigpetefox]

I made a good customized drink which consists of:

Whey Isolate

Soy Isolate

Milk Isolate

Micellar Casein

Whey Concentrate

I mixed the bulk powders together, take 2 scoops in rice milk with 1 tablespoon each of natural peanut butter, and flax oil.. I tend to warm up whenever I eat, and I need to be warm or I can't sleep.. This shake does the trick..

My calculations on how much of each protein is in the tub is kinda non-existant, I just dumped everything in a 10lb bucket..

I usually have this shake 1hr. before bed, and maybe some steak tips 30mins before I hit the hay..

[vic rattle]

Right before bed I will have a shake of milk and whey along iwth some natty pb. Now I still wake up every night at 3 am starving and have to eat. Should I jsut eat more before bed or just keep waking up and eating inthe middle of the night?

[bigpetefox]

Originally posted by vic rattle
Right before bed I will have a shake of milk and whey along iwth some natty pb. Now I still wake up every night at 3 am starving and have to eat. Should I jsut eat more before bed or just keep waking up and eating inthe middle of the night?

Have another shake when you get up.. I used to do that while cutting, since my cals were low, I was hungry all the time..

[TheRussian]

Sup Peeps,

I wouldn't recommend a shake before bedtime since whey protein is quickly absorbed.

Before bedtime, you'd need something that's slowly absorbed by the body.
I drink 1.5 cups of milk, but 1 serving of cream cheese is an excellent choice too

Just my $0.02

[muscledoc]

There are a wholenew breed of protein shakes that supposedly are made for right before bedtime. They are time released so that they dont just sit in your gut while asleep but rather release slowly.

I dont know for sure how sound the science is but they tell a resonable tale.

I've tried them, they dont upset your stomach.

If you want more info, let me know

[TheRussian]

Sure, I'd be interested in learning.

[muscledoc]

The product that I use is called Nitrovarin-PLS. It is a nightime protein that claims it "was specifically developed to overcome nocturnal Post-Absorptive muscle catabolism and Maximize muscle growth during slow-wave sleep." It is manufactured by NutraSport. I know that there are at least two others out there that do the same thing. Theoretically, it releases slowly so that it accomodates the slowed down metabolism during sleep. I know that it doesnt feel bloating or make my stomach feel full at bedtime.

[New_Mass]

To me it's about listening to your body, and based on what you did. If I train during the day then when bed time rolls around I'll have a whey protein shake, calories or how much depends on how I feel from the days work load. But if I train at night then the cals.. in my protein shake rises because i know my matabalism is boosted. So I would say that you just have to figure out what works best for your physique.