Best time of day for carbs?

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  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    Eat whatever you want whenever you want. Even if it does make a difference what time of day you ate them, the difference is so minuscule that it's a moot point. If it mattered, then intermittent fasting wouldn't be a thing.

    If you're trying to lose weight, you're burning everything off all day anyway if you're in a calorie deficit. That's what really matters for weight loss.

    This is not entirely true. The reason to eat carbs at specific time is to control your insulin levels and when they are spiked. The reason to control insulin levels is maximize your body's insulin sensitivity and GH (growh hormone) levels. For example eating carbs late or anything (especially sugar) will spike insulin production. Insulin and growth hormone are antagonistic and don't coexist well. If you spike insulin before you sleep you will inhibit your GH levels and GH is ESSENTIAL for building muscle and burning fat. The more GH the better you can burn fat and build muscle which is why pro BB take it like its going out of style.

    That being said, especially if your not concerned with building muscle, yes it is somewhat irrevelant as long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose fat. If however you are looking for every advatange eat carbs in the morning and post workout and avoid them late at night.

    Insulin makes you gain weight now? :|

    I highly doubt the OP is going the pro BB direction and asking if carb timing is a thing.
    Yes insulin is a fat storing hormone

    Gee, and all this time I thought insulin existed to regulate blood sugar. Does it store fat when you're in a calorie deficit too? ;)
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Carbs are great day or night :D
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    emmanuel4everjackson wrote: »
    littlechow5 wrote: »
    Hi-

    I was wondering if there was a specific time of day that's good to eat carbs? I've read that you should eat them in the morning so that they burn off all day, and I've read that you should eat them after a workout too. I'm trying to do below 160g per day, but I tend to want them more in the morning.

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    You are on the right track! I am fully convinced that nutrient timing is VERY IMPORTANT for weight loss & a healthy lifestyle. P.S. The best advice I ever got & can give concerning nutrition is EAT LOTS OF NUTRIENT RICH VEGGIES.

    what convinced you that nutrient timing is very important for weight loss?
  • Add713
    Add713 Posts: 53 Member
    edited October 2014
    TMM211073 wrote: »
    Calories can't tell the time, so it doesn't matter....

    xXx

    AMEN ^^^^^ Cake at bedtime...yummmmmm

  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    post-workout
  • Vina4
    Vina4 Posts: 23 Member
    For me personally I follow what my PT has told me to do when it comes to my eating habits. I have also been losing weight from it too. He has me eating most of my carbs in the morning and at lunch. Afternoon I eat more veggies to help balance things. I try really hard not to have things like rice,oatmeal, bread etc during the afternoon and evening. But, that is just what works for me and my body.
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    around training

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  • BlackTimber
    BlackTimber Posts: 230 Member
    Many people find that eating carbs later in the day helps them sleep more soundly.
  • BlackTimber
    BlackTimber Posts: 230 Member
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    Eat whatever you want whenever you want. Even if it does make a difference what time of day you ate them, the difference is so minuscule that it's a moot point. If it mattered, then intermittent fasting wouldn't be a thing.

    If you're trying to lose weight, you're burning everything off all day anyway if you're in a calorie deficit. That's what really matters for weight loss.

    This is not entirely true. The reason to eat carbs at specific time is to control your insulin levels and when they are spiked. The reason to control insulin levels is maximize your body's insulin sensitivity and GH (growh hormone) levels. For example eating carbs late or anything (especially sugar) will spike insulin production. Insulin and growth hormone are antagonistic and don't coexist well. If you spike insulin before you sleep you will inhibit your GH levels and GH is ESSENTIAL for building muscle and burning fat. The more GH the better you can burn fat and build muscle which is why pro BB take it like its going out of style.

    That being said, especially if your not concerned with building muscle, yes it is somewhat irrevelant as long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose fat. If however you are looking for every advatange eat carbs in the morning and post workout and avoid them late at night.

    Insulin makes you gain weight now? :|

    I highly doubt the OP is going the pro BB direction and asking if carb timing is a thing.
    Yes insulin is a fat storing hormone

    Gee, and all this time I thought insulin existed to regulate blood sugar. Does it store fat when you're in a calorie deficit too? ;)

    You always have some insulin present. So I guess theoretically yes. It's just so much more complicated than that though.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    BlackTimber wrote: »
    Many people find that eating carbs later in the day helps them sleep more soundly.

    I put them under my pillow and they sing me Spanish lullabies
  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    Eat whatever you want whenever you want. Even if it does make a difference what time of day you ate them, the difference is so minuscule that it's a moot point. If it mattered, then intermittent fasting wouldn't be a thing.

    If you're trying to lose weight, you're burning everything off all day anyway if you're in a calorie deficit. That's what really matters for weight loss.

    This is not entirely true. The reason to eat carbs at specific time is to control your insulin levels and when they are spiked. The reason to control insulin levels is maximize your body's insulin sensitivity and GH (growh hormone) levels. For example eating carbs late or anything (especially sugar) will spike insulin production. Insulin and growth hormone are antagonistic and don't coexist well. If you spike insulin before you sleep you will inhibit your GH levels and GH is ESSENTIAL for building muscle and burning fat. The more GH the better you can burn fat and build muscle which is why pro BB take it like its going out of style.

    That being said, especially if your not concerned with building muscle, yes it is somewhat irrevelant as long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose fat. If however you are looking for every advatange eat carbs in the morning and post workout and avoid them late at night.

    Insulin makes you gain weight now? :|

    I highly doubt the OP is going the pro BB direction and asking if carb timing is a thing.
    Yes insulin is a fat storing hormone


    :lol: I'd love to know how going over my sugar intake every day and eating pints of ice cream before bed led to me greatly reducing my BF%, losing 53 lbs, and improving my overall fitness happened if this were true. Calorie surplus results in fat storing....
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    BombshellPhoenix wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    Eat whatever you want whenever you want. Even if it does make a difference what time of day you ate them, the difference is so minuscule that it's a moot point. If it mattered, then intermittent fasting wouldn't be a thing.

    If you're trying to lose weight, you're burning everything off all day anyway if you're in a calorie deficit. That's what really matters for weight loss.

    This is not entirely true. The reason to eat carbs at specific time is to control your insulin levels and when they are spiked. The reason to control insulin levels is maximize your body's insulin sensitivity and GH (growh hormone) levels. For example eating carbs late or anything (especially sugar) will spike insulin production. Insulin and growth hormone are antagonistic and don't coexist well. If you spike insulin before you sleep you will inhibit your GH levels and GH is ESSENTIAL for building muscle and burning fat. The more GH the better you can burn fat and build muscle which is why pro BB take it like its going out of style.

    That being said, especially if your not concerned with building muscle, yes it is somewhat irrevelant as long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose fat. If however you are looking for every advatange eat carbs in the morning and post workout and avoid them late at night.

    Insulin makes you gain weight now? :|

    I highly doubt the OP is going the pro BB direction and asking if carb timing is a thing.
    Yes insulin is a fat storing hormone


    :lol: I'd love to know how going over my sugar intake every day and eating pints of ice cream before bed led to me greatly reducing my BF%, losing 53 lbs, and improving my overall fitness happened if this were true. Calorie surplus results in fat storing....

    You and I are precious little snowflakes!
  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    BombshellPhoenix wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    AcademicusMaximus wrote: »
    hollydubs85 wrote: »
    Eat whatever you want whenever you want. Even if it does make a difference what time of day you ate them, the difference is so minuscule that it's a moot point. If it mattered, then intermittent fasting wouldn't be a thing.

    If you're trying to lose weight, you're burning everything off all day anyway if you're in a calorie deficit. That's what really matters for weight loss.

    This is not entirely true. The reason to eat carbs at specific time is to control your insulin levels and when they are spiked. The reason to control insulin levels is maximize your body's insulin sensitivity and GH (growh hormone) levels. For example eating carbs late or anything (especially sugar) will spike insulin production. Insulin and growth hormone are antagonistic and don't coexist well. If you spike insulin before you sleep you will inhibit your GH levels and GH is ESSENTIAL for building muscle and burning fat. The more GH the better you can burn fat and build muscle which is why pro BB take it like its going out of style.

    That being said, especially if your not concerned with building muscle, yes it is somewhat irrevelant as long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose fat. If however you are looking for every advatange eat carbs in the morning and post workout and avoid them late at night.

    Insulin makes you gain weight now? :|

    I highly doubt the OP is going the pro BB direction and asking if carb timing is a thing.
    Yes insulin is a fat storing hormone


    :lol: I'd love to know how going over my sugar intake every day and eating pints of ice cream before bed led to me greatly reducing my BF%, losing 53 lbs, and improving my overall fitness happened if this were true. Calorie surplus results in fat storing....

    You and I are precious little snowflakes!

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