Late Night Snacking

Steve said:
Your metabolism does not shutdown while you sleep. The food will be digested. And you can't create something out of nothing.

So if you need 3000 calories to maintain and you are eating 2500 calories in total per day, yet, for whatever reasons you stuffed in a big chunk of those cals later in the evening, you aren't going to store energy. You can't create something out of nothing. Calories are energy. Fat is stored energy. Follow me?

IMO, there are certainly better ways to time your nutrition.... but we're talking strictly fat storage.

Look at me.

When I'm bulking, I'll shoot for 3500-4000 calories per day depending on a few things.....

I divide this up into 6 meals. My last meal almost always occurs right before bed.
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What does bulking do for you?

I was reading a nutrition mag last night and they had a basic "diet" for losing weight and one for gaining - and basically gaining was just adding like a handful of almonds or something similar.

I was thinking - I can show you how to gain weight.... :rotflmao:
 
SweatPea said:
What does bulking do for you?

I was reading a nutrition mag last night and they had a basic "diet" for losing weight and one for gaining - and basically gaining was just adding like a handful of almonds or something similar.

I was thinking - I can show you how to gain weight.... :rotflmao:
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Hahaha, it's really nothing special. Just as a diet is simply a matter of consistently being in a caloric deficit.... bulking is the opposite.

It's certainly not a free ticket to eat whatever you want. The idea is to gain as much muscle as possible without adding a significant amount of fat.

Nothing special really in terms of nutrition. Training changes quite a bit, at least for me.
 
Steve said:
Hahaha, it's really nothing special. Just as a diet is simply a matter of consistently being in a caloric deficit.... bulking is the opposite.

It's certainly not a free ticket to eat whatever you want. The idea is to gain as much muscle as possible without adding a significant amount of fat.

Nothing special really in terms of nutrition. Training changes quite a bit, at least for me.
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So why do you have cycles of bulking?

Is it just for personal reasons? Or do you compete?
 
SweatPea said:
I was asking the why's behind it. I know that body builders "bulk" just don't know why or when.
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Why?

Well let's start with what's the alternative. Take me for instance.... I could stay relatively lean year round and maintain my physique. But what fun is that. I'd rather try and improve my physique. And the only way to improve it is to add more muscle.

Adding more muscle requires this 'bulk' or caloric surplus. If you are doing things right in terms of diet and training, you can gain a good bit of muscle. However, any time that you're in a caloric surplus, there is going to be some fat gain.

Basically I bulk until I get uncomfortably fat, lol.

My 'uncomfortably fat' probably isn't fat at all to most.... but it's the point where I feel too soft and too sluggish. Once I reach that point, I alter my approach and ween into a cutting phase.

The point of a cutting phase it to lose as much fat as possible while maintaining as much muscle as possible. This is accomplished again, through different (then bulking) but proper dieting and training.

Make sense?
 
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I read an article a few years back about late night snacking. It was called "out of hunger or out of habbit" anyone ever read it.

late night I'll grab a 40cal sugar free fudge pop gets my choco craving out the window with out the guilt but I try to stop eating after 9:00-10:00
 
I finally once and for all stopped my late night eating (which was a big problem for me in years past). How did I do this?

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Practicioners of this rediscovered technology can reclaim their own thought patterns and reprogram their subconscience mind to ease hunger, rest better and find new wellsprings of energy that will support all other healthful activities.

Now, I could charge $8.95, no! $89.50 for these jewels of hyper-health technologies designed to turbocharge your life!!! But, because you are members of the WLF I will give you these powerful, life altering techniques to halt late night binging and restore the energy and balance you need to kick up your weight loss three notches.

Here they are:

Just follow these powereful techniques to end late night binging...FOREVER:

1. Turn OFF your TV set, your computer and all other sources of artificial light.

2. Go to sleep!

Follow these two important lifestyle changes and you will wake up at Sunrise rested, you will be hungry for breakfast, which will start your daily diet regimen off right. Your well-rested body will scream out to be used and exercised. You will be be more alert. You will have an extra hour or two in the morning to exercise or read or watch the sun rise. You can organize your day, get things done. Live!!

There are unfortunately downsides to this however.

1. You will not know who the "Biggest Loser" is...

2. You will not know if Britney Spears regains custody of her children or not...

David C
Being Silly
 
I plan a snack for bedtime into my day...

some say that brushing your teeth help or mouth wash -but just plan for it in your day...
 
Hello and welcome!What I do if it is LATE enough I just go to bed!
But if you still have a couple hours snack on some low cal fruit's
such as graps(3 cals a peice)a few watermelon chuncks(40 cals)
Special k makes 90 calorie snack bars that come in lots of flavors
(I reccomend honey nut)FF jello 10 cals or just go for a walk to
take your mind off :) hope this helps.
 
Drink a glass of skim milk, enjoy a glass of sugar free cocoa or eat a hard boiled egg. Anything with protein will help you feel full the rest of the night.
 
I suffer badly with this

The thing is it can't be fruit it has to be chocolate or something carby.. any ideas?
 
For chocolate, there are different types of fudgicle bars I have seen, bryers makes an amazing one with 70 cals, there are also ones that are a bit smaller and are 40 cals don't remember the brand though. If you want carbs, i suggest rice cakes there are various flavours and are 35-40 cals.
 
I find that protein will keep you filled longer than carbs, so my late night meal is a PLANNED protein shake with a little bit of Peanut butter. I allow myself enough room in my defecit for this shake, and it keeps me full :) If its sweets im craving i'll toss in a banana and some strawberries instead of the peanut butter
 
When you first start dieting, late night hunger for me at least was the first thing i had to experience. I fought this by brushing my teeth and flossing really good. The minty flavor can ruin your appetite, but even when i still felt hungry, i drank water. After awhile, your body begins to get used to the way your dieting and you wont feel as hungry, but if you continue grabbing those lat night snacks, your body will never get used to how you want it. I believe in you, you can fight it.
 
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