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  • Short on Calories at bed time...what to do?

    So I'm still a relative beginner weight training and am working to get my diet squared away. Based on calculators I've used, I've set my goal at about 2650 calories/day. I'm 6'3, currently 195, still got about 10-15 lbs of fat I think that I'd like to try to lose while starting to build some muscle.

    Just started my diet. Trying to get a 50% Carb, 30% Protein, 20% Fat breakdown in terms of calories. I'm tracking my meals and trying to get my breakdown about right. It's been really hard for me to eat 2650 calories every day so far...just not used to it. I've added Whey/Casein Shakes to my diet to help. Anyway, the past couple days, I'm close to my calorie goal but still have about 150 calories to go.

    1. What should I eat before bed to get to my goal? I've eaten dark chocolate one night. Tonight I had a bowl of lowfat yogurt. Are there right and wrong things to eat at this time? i.e. 9pm or later?

    Also, before the yogurt, tonight my carbs were at 46% for the day, protein was at 32%, fat at 22%. I ate the yogurt and now I'm at 49% carbs, 29% protein, 22% fat.

    2. I realize I may not be perfect on the percentages. But was it ok to catch up on carbs this late at night?

    3. If the percentages are going to be a little off, should I make sure that my protein is at least the 30% and get the others as close as possible?

    Thanks for any info!
    Last edited by rhetoric; 06-02-11, 08:56 PM.

  • #2
    If you are within 150 calories and a percentage or two of your macros, I wouldn't swear it. Don't bother unless you are really hungry.

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    • #3
      I would personally switch up your macro breakdown since you are weight training. I would go with 50pro/30carb/20fat or at least 40/40/20. Divide your calories by 6. Shoot for that range of calories every meal. Every meal needs to contain protein.

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      • #4
        Agreed with Archememy if you are doing a primarily weights-based training regimen. 50% carbs is good if you are doing a lot of running, etc. Otherwise, 40/40/20 is good. 50P is what I shoot for even though I do a fair bit of cardio. I might back off to 40/40/20 on intense cardio days - I do a lot of running.

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        • #5
          Slowly digesting protein sources at night. A few eggs, a cup of low fat cottage cheese, a casein shake (which are a pain in the ass), or even a scoop of natural peanut butter.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Archenemy View Post
            I would personally switch up your macro breakdown since you are weight training. I would go with 50pro/30carb/20fat or at least 40/40/20. Divide your calories by 6. Shoot for that range of calories every meal. Every meal needs to contain protein.
            good advise i like the 50/30/20 better but i am onlt weight training right now zero cardio.

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