Food at nite

[dna9488]

Ok, i have tried different foods at nite to eat. Everyday around 10:00-10:30pm i get hungry, and I f i don't eat within an hour i can't sleep. If i do sleep i walk up around 1am with massive hunger. I tried P.M Protein and that tastied like SHIT, so after a week i trashed it. Now i am eating Quaker Instant Oatmeal at nite wit Skim milk and its doing the job. the Nutrition facts are:

Calories: 160
Calories from Fat: 20
Total Fat: 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
Sodium 270mg
Total Carbohydrate: 33g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Soluble Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 13g
Protein: 4g

My goal is to get BIG, but also wanna cut down at the same time. Over the year i have lost 15lbs and have put on muscle like crazy. Age: 18 Weight: 195lbs Height: 6ft BF%: 14% (last year i was at 20%)
Diet is good, I eat 5 meals a day
I am off my supplement cycle, but i will start up on 3/19 wit Creakic and Nanox9
i eat about 3000-4000 cals a day
200-210g of Protein ONLY ON LIFTING DAYS
non-lifting/cardio is about 100-150g protein
Water intake is 50oz-60oz a day
When i start my cycle i am gonna make sure over 70oz or more a day


Sorry about the long ass message

[ROCKILLER]

I'm not going to comment on everything as there are others much better at those sort of things but you want protein at night. Good choices are cottage cheese or natural peanut butter. If you have a little of your regular protein with the peanut butter, the fat will slow the absorbtion. Pretty soon here youre going to have to pick, get big or get cut, you can do both at first but after a while you need to pick one and stick with it for a while. Cottage cheese tastes like crap to me but you get used to it. I just swallow it with water or sometimes cranberry juice.

[dna9488]

Dude, cottage cheese is nasty as hell. I can't handle the taste. I never thought of natural PB at nite. As far as my goal. I wanna get Big, no doubt, but i noticed i naturally leaned out. i do my cardio and keep my lifting consistang Low reps high weights. Usually i am sore for about 3-4 days after i hammer a muscle group.

[NYCmitch25]

how about a shotgun barel?

[Chadd77]

Dude, cottage cheese is nasty as hell. I can't handle the taste. I never thought of natural PB at nite. As far as my goal. I wanna get Big, no doubt, but i noticed i naturally leaned out. i do my cardio and keep my lifting consistang Low reps high weights. Usually i am sore for about 3-4 days after i hammer a muscle group.

I agree... cottage cheese is nasty. So are egg whites every morning. And plain chicken 3-4 times a day. And some nighttime protein. Believe me, it's not for everyone. If you can't stomach it then continue to eat instant oatmeal before bedtime.

[bowbow]

The only thing your going to get from instant oatmeal at night is fat.

[coffee-guy]

Nightime snacks for what you're trying to achieve...

* Egg White Omelet (throw in some tomatoes/onions or a little bit of salsa if you get tired of plain)
* Cottage Cheese (try adding a fruit - splenda and raisins/apples/strawberries make it quite a treat)
* Chicken and Vegetables (rice if you can pull it off)
* Casein Protein Pudding (I've got a recipe in that section)
* Fat/Sugar-Free Jello can fool you into thinking you're full as well

[dna9488]

The only thing your going to get from instant oatmeal at night is fat.

I am curious about how i get fat from it. I don't go right to sleep after i eat it, I usually sleep around midnite anyway. So in 1.5-2hrs i am awake and digesting it faster rather than sleeping right after i eat and having it digest slowly.

[bowbow]

Well instant oatmeal has alot of sugar in it for one. Just alot of carbs at the wrong time of day.
Now I did assume you were going to bed right after this little meal in which you would want a slow release protien not carbs. especially if you want to lose some fat.
I did notice something else I don't like in your post, You cut your protein intake big time on cardio days. Why? Your protein intake should be high everyday. Your muscles are growing more on non lifting days than when you are lifting so your shorting yourself on muscle gains doing that.

[dna9488]

Well instant oatmeal has alot of sugar in it for one. Just alot of carbs at the wrong time of day.
Now I did assume you were going to bed right after this little meal in which you would want a slow release protien not carbs. especially if you want to lose some fat.
I did notice something else I don't like in your post, You cut your protein intake big time on cardio days. Why? Your protein intake should be high everyday. Your muscles are growing more on non lifting days than when you are lifting so your shorting yourself on muscle gains doing that.

I see, wit the Oatmeal, i eat it than sleep about 1.5hrs later. If i eat natural Peanut Butter instead, what should i eat it wit? cuz f i have bread, carb issues.

[coffee-guy]

I see, wit the Oatmeal, i eat it than sleep about 1.5hrs later. If i eat natural Peanut Butter instead, what should i eat it wit? cuz f i have bread, carb issues.

Just eat the peanut butter if you want to "get big" but I don't think it is a good choice for "cut[ing] down at the same time"...

[dna9488]

Ok, i just bought natural Peanut butter 2day. Tastes soo good, what should i eat it wit? tonite i ate it wit 1/2 mini whole wheat bagel and also had my oatmeal

[Chadd77]

You might want to add some more carbs to your last meal. Not sure you are getting enough.

Okay... seriously... why so many carbs?? Where's the protein?????

[dna9488]

You might want to add some more carbs to your last meal. Not sure you are getting enough.

Okay... seriously... why so many carbs?? Where's the protein?????

lol, ya man, seriously i need some help wit it. OK, what has low carbs high protein? I used to eat almonds, but i broke out in acne like CRAZY. I could try the Fat Free jello. Or even warm up mixed vege's wit Chicken. Than my parents look at me funny and say, ur gonna get FAT, lol. But ya plez help a brother out.

[Chadd77]

When I'm cutting or bulking I always have a shake before I go to bed. If I'm bulking I'll add 1/2 cup of oats, a tbl spoon of natty pb, and a handful of ice. Blend it up and down the hatch. I know you said you don't like cottage chesse but that is another great form of protein you can eat before bed. Also, egg whites. You definitely want to add some type of protein in your bedtime snack.