Bedtime meal (keep it PG, please!)

Alendralouise

Recently, my sleep has been crap, and I think it might be due to hunger; maybe my body isn't getting enough (ahem) for recovery overnight.

What do you lovely, (wise) people in lifting programmes eat before bed? Anything helping with your sleep at all?

I need to be careful with calories as I'm maintaining and strength-building within my 69kg Olympic weightlifting category. Therefore I think I'll have to split my evening meal 'bugdet' rather than include an additional meal.

Or maybe my 2300 cals aren't enough.. aaarrrghhhh!!

domeofstars

If hunger is bad enough to interfere with your sleep, then you're not eating enough calories. Sometimes I will go to sleep when i'm a little bit hungry, but if the hunger is strong enough to stop me from falling asleep I will get up and eat a snack. I suggest fat-free chobani yoghurt, a piece fruit, a mini protein bar/ball etc. You could even bulk cook grilled chicken breast and have some before your sleep to see if that protein hit will help keep your hunger in check. Good luck to you....how does that saying go 'winners do things that losers are not prepared to do'

ClubSilencio

My snack a few hours before bed is a piece of gluten free vegan bread (you can use whatever bread you like- mine is 70 cals) with a big tablespoon of almond butter, tsp of raw honey, and some crushed walnut pieces sprinkled on top.

Besides being satiating, this snack provides me with a deep sleep and vivid dreams due to the magnesium, tryptophan, and b-vitamin content. The body makes melatonin with these materials.