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Going to bed hungry
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Many times in the past, I saved calories to continue my late night snacking and it would work for a couple days. But I'm not at my strongest at one or two o'clock in the morning. I am more likely to throw caution to the wind and eat more than I'd saved room for. This time, I've taken the attitude that late snacking is just not something I do anymore. I go to be instead. And, you know what? I hit the pillow and I'm out. To some extent I was confusing hunger and sleepiness. Now, yes, I'm up earlier in the morning but it's a very pleasant time to be up, before the rest of the household and while the birds are still chirping.1
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I know this is a hotly-debated topic, but I thought I would share a little observation that I made...
Earlier, I Googled "how to go to bed hungry", since I am a big time late-night eater... The results were literally 50/50... Every other result said "do it and you'll burn fat". The other half said , "don't do it because you'll sabotage your efforts".. it's no wonder people are so confused. At least I'm confused.. and frustrated.
FWIW, I am going to TRY to go to bed hungry tonight to see what effect it has on me. I guess that's the only reliable answer I'm going to get.
This is going to depend on your behavior and what you've been conditioned to accepting as normal. First of all barring any medical issues this is not so much an issue of hunger as it is appetite.
Caloric deficit is the most critical variable to this, but as the time before bed tends to be the most vulnerable time for the majority. The day is done, most are decompressing, reading, watching TV, etc. and out of a routine and hence more vulnerable to eating more than the budget allows.
Personally this is my budget check point. I check the logs and make sure my protein/carb goals are in line with my goals.0 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nope.
What if I told you that I lost weight eating popcorn every night right before bed?4 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.4 -
Yay for popcorn!! I eat a bowl every day, and usually as the last thing I eat. I find if I have it as a midday snack I tend to forget dinner if I get involved in something, and then oops! It's 2 am and I just turn in. Late night popcorn ensures I eat dinner
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Definitely a personal choice here. I don't enjoy feeling really hungry and don't want to go to bed that way. I eat dinner quite late so am actually rarely hungry at bedtime and am not a middle-of-the-night eater. Eating my last meal at 9:00ish, I've still managed to lose weight as long as I stay in a deficit.
Now my most difficult time is that long stretch between my late lunch and dinner. Fill in with healthy snacks and I do OK. Popcorn is one of my favorites!0 -
You should eat right before bed. Just not carbs. 4oz of lean protien and a cup of vegetables. Especially if you take an evening walk. You're body will use the food as energy and since it's no-carb, your body burns a lot of calories while digesting it. Also, sleep is extremely important to weight loss/muscle gains, so if you have something in your stomach, you'll sleep better and get better results.18
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BabyBear76 wrote: »You should eat right before bed. Just not carbs. 4oz of lean protien and a cup of vegetables. Especially if you take an evening walk. You're body will use the food as energy and since it's no-carb, your body burns a lot of calories while digesting it. Also, sleep is extremely important to weight loss/muscle gains, so if you have something in your stomach, you'll sleep better and get better results.
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BabyBear76 wrote: »You should eat right before bed. Just not carbs. 4oz of lean protien and a cup of vegetables. Especially if you take an evening walk. You're body will use the food as energy and since it's no-carb, your body burns a lot of calories while digesting it. Also, sleep is extremely important to weight loss/muscle gains, so if you have something in your stomach, you'll sleep better and get better results.
No, and vegetables are carbs...
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BabyBear76 wrote: »You should eat right before bed. Just not carbs. 4oz of lean protien and a cup of vegetables. Especially if you take an evening walk. You're body will use the food as energy and since it's no-carb, your body burns a lot of calories while digesting it. Also, sleep is extremely important to weight loss/muscle gains, so if you have something in your stomach, you'll sleep better and get better results.
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positivepowers wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs cause a spike in blood sugar then a swift descent, leading to more intense hunger pangs. Protein is digested more slowly and does not cause the rapid spike.
http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/9/2375.long
Granted the focus of the study was on diabetics, but the information does correlate to those with normal sugar regulating metabolisms.
protein causes a similar insulin spike...
No it doesnt7 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.6 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?1 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
More minutia...1 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.7 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...1 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.4 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...2 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.3 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.
Please...1 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.
Please...
So going back to the beginning, what is it that she said was nonsense?
"Carbs turn to sugar." True
"Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep." True
"Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping," True
"and you may not sleep as well either" True3 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.
Please...
So going back to the beginning, what is it that she said was nonsense?
You'll have to refresh my memory...0 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.
Please...
So going back to the beginning, what is it that she said was nonsense?
You'll have to refresh my memory...
Edited my last post before I saw this0 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
But some of the things you say are odd. No one is attacking you. Just trying to understand where you get your information.2 -
I see it now. You are correct, nonsense was not the correct response. The correct response should have been minutia...1
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
But some of the things you say are odd. No one is attacking you. Just trying to understand where you get your information.
We're not talking about me to begin with. Like I said, I think you should read up thread to see what we are talking about.1 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.
Please...
So going back to the beginning, what is it that she said was nonsense?
"Carbs turn to sugar." True
"Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep." True
"Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping," True
"and you may not sleep as well either" True
All minutia except for sleep. That depends on the person...0 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
Nope. I lost weight, at the rate predicted, eating a big ole' bowl of popcorn (came in around 350 calories worth) right before bed).
Did this all last year.
Got down to my lowest weight doing it too.
Since I was losing weight as anticipated, eating carbs before bed did not slow fat loss.
But it slowed it at night. And you burned more during the day because you were eating less than you would have during the day.
How do you know that weight loss slows at night?
First, we're talking about fat loss.
Second because after you eat fat loss is slowed, your blood sugar rises and it doesn't use fat as energy.
I think you should reread what I have said before you try and defend something I am not arguing. I said fat loss will be slowed at night if you're eating at night and that more fat would be used during the day because less calories would be consumed during the day since you're saving some for the night.
And it's all irrelevant if you maintain a calorie deficit...
Right, but you guys like to attack people when they say something that is true but you take the wrong way.
You guys love to use the word attack...
Because it is a word that describes your actions.
Please...
So going back to the beginning, what is it that she said was nonsense?
"Carbs turn to sugar." True
"Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep." True
"Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping," True
"and you may not sleep as well either" True
All minutia...
I agree1 -
oof, if I go to bed hungry I was up with an upset stomach. If you are hungry before bed but don't have a ton of calories left, eat a big bowl of veggies- carrots, broccoli, celery- they all have waaaay low calorie counts0
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If I go to bed hungry I wake up in the middle of the night without fail. On the flip side, if I go to bed stuffed I can't sleep. So I do neither and find a happy balance somewhere in the middle...2
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