Times of the day to eat certain foods...

Hey, there is not any real answer, after months of tests, I figured the last week what helped me not to suffer from hypoglycemia premices, remove the feeling of hunger, and stay energized :

- Tiny breakfast, mainly coffee for the tonus it gives, white cheese for proteins : Less that 200 kcal (I'll pass all the rest)
- Snack at 10 am, oatmeal for carbs
- Snack for lunch, homemade protein + carb cookie
- Around 3 pm : pastas
- Around 5 pm (pre-workout) : Whey
- Post workout : whey
- Dinner : the less "strategic" ones, my "pleasure" of the day.

So as you see, every two hours, the insulin has made it's job, and If I don't recarb, I feel very weak. That new strategy helped me to be fricking energized the whole day, and forget about the whole 'damn I want to eat, can't clock move quicker ?'

Along that diary, I've oilseeds, they boost you, without them, it would have been hard to be up the whole day (Not much, around 20 grams per day)

It makes absolutely no difference barring you don't have a disease or malfunction. Other than that, it's more about getting in your total macronutrient and caloric needs. It would be in your best interest to eat at or about the same times everyday so your body can develop a hormonal rhythm that you can get used to. Eat when you're comfortable and get your target intake. End. And no, everyone's not different. That's a cop out for people that don't know how the body works. I'm sure you've heard it and watch, you'll hear it a zillion times again.

+1 I was just saying yesterday that the whole "3-meals-a-day" is nothing but a cultural burden. People don't listen to their body, the force themselves not to eat the whole morning and end eating oversized proportions at lunch ahah

Meal and nutrient timing is irrelevant.

You can eat whenever you want and eat whatever you want as long as you are hitting your macronutrient goals.

Spiritcrusher is obviously not familiar with itermittent fasting which is a big movement amongst bodybuilders at the moment. Personally, I eat two meals a day of around 1000 calories each. It just depends on how you like to eat.

But yes, it is good to have carbs before a workout only if your muscle glycogen is depleted. If it isnt (which is the case for most people), it doesnt matter.

Protein timing is irrelevant just as long as you get an adequate amount in at some point each day.

IF has many qualities, for instance, enjoying big meals ahah

I 100% agree about the base fact, and my diet works pretty well on me...
It's only by testing, and skip habits that you could learn the what and the when the body needs, but require a hell of mastering

Ow man, I wasn't talking about the IF as a revolution , it's our friend's rsmith89 opinion

But I read tons of pages on it, and it does indeed have qualities (hormons stimulation, stuborn fat, psychological effect of forget about the 6 meals per day, etc...)

I'm just telling what you both said : a little knowledge so you don't mess up, but a diet that suits you, thus you could maintain on a long-term

I generally agree with what everyone else has said previously :-)

Carbs and protein are good (some would say essential) post workout to replenish stores.

I workout early in the morning so I just go with a black coffee.

Carbs are generally thought to be better for you in the evenings as your body is less insulin sensitive and they also help with sleep.

All the cereal manufactorers have gotten us programmed into thinking processed grains are a healthy start to the day... thanks Mr kelloggs! ;-)

if im at work and have to stay up until late hours and only aloud 7 hours kip (in the most uncomfortable bed EVER, so i dont actually sleep very well) i have a small box of cereal the 30g boxes. i find after one of those i sleep much better if i dont have one im staring into space for hours...... dont know y this is but it helps me.
i must admitt i dont eat carbs much other than that

Timing doesn't matter besides eating protein within 90 minutes of finishing your workout,

I've been told that taking a protein drink after your intense workout is pretty important. The closer to the time you end the faster it gets into your system.

. Even Mr. Olympias, who nowadays can spend up to $20-30k on one steroid/hgh cycle will eat with spot on frequency/timing. There's a reason for that but again that's just specifically for bodybuilding.

EL-OH-EL

Post hoc ergo propter hoc.

Many bodybuilders obsess over timing but this does not mean that this obsession has any relevance.

Not to mention the fact that the practices of steroid-users has absolutely no relevance to natural trainees.

Yup, that whole specific timing is a myth. In fact just make sure you provide the nutriments you need for your goals. The body is regulated by himself

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/proteinshakebenefits.htm

Sigh

"Hierarchy of Importance

When speaking of nutrition for improving body composition or training performance, it's crucial to realize there's an underlying hierarchy of importance. At the top of the hierarchy is total amount of the macronutrients by the end of the day. Distantly below that is the precise timing of those nutrients. With very few exceptions, athletes and active individuals eat multiple times per day. Thus, the majority of their day is spent in the postprandial (fed) rather than a post-absorptive (fasted) state. The vast majority of nutrient timing studies have been done on overnight-fasted subjects put through glycogen depletion protocols, which obviously limits the applicability of the outcomes. Pre-exercise (and/or during-exercise) nutrient intake often has a lingering carry-over effect into the post-exercise period. Throughout the day, there's a constant overlap of meal digestion & nutrient absorption. For this reason, the effectiveness of nutrient timing does not require a high degree of precision.

The Primary Laws of Nutrient Timing

The First Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.

The Second Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing"

~Alan Aragon.