No carbs at night...

JuniperT

So, where do you stand? I'm just curious...I've had a couple people tell me that the last bit of carbs they eat a day is at lunch or afternoon snack and then that's it. I understand the concept, but I'm curious...do you carb or not close to sleeping? If you don't, has it helped you?

watfordjc

My insomnia and circadian rhythm makes this difficult to answer. I generally stick to protein/fats before sleeping, but I sometimes sleep after eating breakfast (carb heavy), sometimes skip dinner and have it the next morning after breakfast or as a second dinner, or at 6:35 am am about to have 2 dinners and depending on if I'm tired or not, breakfast. I also get between 1.5 and 11 hours of sleep a night/day.

My previous loss of 61.5 lb was with just lean protein and fibrous carbs before sleeping, so it does work. Did it help? I have no idea.

andyisandy

Meal timing is irrelevant. Eat when you want, stay in your Cal's, and hit your macros and you be fine

CristinaL1983

But then how would I drink my whiskey or beer?? LOL

I don't really pay attention to when I eat carbs. I eat most of my food in the evening anyway and it has not affected my weight loss at all. I have lost weight exactly as expected.

Oncebittentwiceshy38

agree

WendySPWarren

Your body need carbs for general upkeep, growth and repairs during the night especially. I wouldn't cut out carbs, but I wouldn't pig out before bed either.

volume77

i eat carbs all night.......

DopeItUp

I eat a large amount of carbs just before bedtime every night for around 2 years. Have lost 86lbs. Don't believe stupid myths.

Textmessage

I had most of my daily carbs late tonight. So far, everything seems okay!

Mads1997

What concept? why can't you eat carbs at night?

Cr01502

Meal timing is irrelevant. Eat when you want, stay in your Cal's, and hit your macros and you be fine

This.

I eat a large amount of carbs just before bedtime every night for around 2 years. Have lost 86lbs. Don't believe stupid myths.

And this.

I eat the majority of carbs at night because it helps me sleep better which helps my body to recover.

Aureilie

Meal timing is irrelevant. Eat when you want, stay in your Cal's, and hit your macros and you be fine

^^ This.

LiftAllThePizzas

I make sure to only eat proteins while standing on my head. So far so good.

xprettyreckless

I don't know, but I just had a whole wheat toast with melted cheese and a slice of tomato on top,
and it tasted pretty darn good (even though it's almost midnight.)

squatsandlipgloss

It really doesn't matter when you eat what. I eat chocolate at night and I always lose weight the next day (this might be a problem :P).

watfordjc

Not that I like links where the actual data is behind a paywall and only the abstract is free, but this (single study) suggests the opposite may be true: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475137

bluebear_74

I think people only lose weight with the no carbs at night rule because carbs tend to be higher in calories and if they aren't allowed to eat them at night...

I was watching The Doctors yesterday and even they said you can eat whenever, just maybe avoid eating a meal 90 minutes before bed because some people have trouble sleeping, but a 100-150 calorie snack right before bed is fine.

bearwith

4 hours before going to bed

mazdauk

Everyone metabolises differently BUT

I eat pasta, I eat bread, I eat potatoes, I drink wine and after 3 months I'm just over halfway to my goal.

A calorie is a calorie.

TheVimFuego

I try to keep some calorie buffer specifically so that I can munch some bread just before going to bed.

Carbs'll help you sleep, based on proper science with long names for stuff.

If I can put some crisps on it too then all the better. Red Rock Deli ones preferably ... yum.

I did Paleo for a while, sorry, but I just like bread, what can I say

babydiego87

i eat carbs whenever. see ticker