bedtime snacks

[jpt]

Fats?

Sorry, years of experience here show me that when someone says their diet is fine - it ain't.

List up exactly what she eats and when .... might be the issue.

ok....but keep in mind she is not in training for a competition or anything.

7:30am mhp probolic vanilla shake with strawberries and banana

10am yogurt and fish oil

12pm 1 can of tuna

12:30 workout

2:00 chicken salad with olive oil and 1 slice of multigrain bread

6:00 chicken with beans, broc or spin and fish oil

then around 8:30 she is hungry again...and that is my question...what should she eat.

 

[scorpiogirl]

I don't think she's eating enough! If that's it, she better only be a 100 pounder!

What are her stats?

 

[jpt]

she is 5'3 110 pounds....she is a very tiny girl. i think she's eating plenty for her size. and once again she is not looking to gain alot of muscle and compete....she just wants to look good naked haha!

 

[Daisy_Girl]

she is 5'3 110 pounds....she is a very tiny girl. i think she's eating plenty for her size. and once again she is not looking to gain alot of muscle and compete....she just wants to look good naked haha!

LMAO, people who compete eat beter than she does - she is even more restrictive and starved than a competitor.

Less is not better. If she is eating very little and working out, then her body is using her muscle tissue for fuel .... thereby dropping her metabolism and making it ahrder to lose weight. A reduction in muscle tissue is also the cause of the "thin but soft" look.

I don't think she is eating enough either. Plus, she is going from 6pm to 7:30am with NOTHING to fuel her body. That is over 12 hours - a ripe breeding ground for catabolism. The body works, even when sleeping, and if you don't give it something to fuel it while it works - it will use the muscle. She should take in a protein/fat about 30 min before bedtime.

Not enough veggies, not enough good carbs. SHe should have a little good carb with the tuna meal - maybe even cottage cheese or a small potato. It wil help fuel her workout too.

If I were her, I could check out the stickies at the top of this board to get an idea of sample diets and good articles on diet and training. IMO, results are going to be TOUGH (if not impossible) to get with what she is currently eating.

 

[*Bunny*]

Sorry, years of experience here show me that when someone says their diet is fine - it ain't.

^^^ You said it Girl. I was once one of them...

I cannot stress enough that these ladies KNOW WHAT THEY'RE talking about when they she she needs to eat more & make better food choices....

 

[jpt]

the diet is working well.....she def doesn't need to eat more. she is eating six small meals a day....whichc is PLENTY!!! i think you may be a little confused....she is not looking to gain strength, mass etc etc.......she is taking in almost 2000 calories a day. (she has been eating walnuts around 8:30 and 2 scoops of peanut butter about 20 minutes before bed) she is looking to get in shape and shred a little fat....if she ate more she would not see better results as she is not lifting....she is doing cardio and circuit training type stuff.

 

[*Bunny*]

the diet is working well.....she def doesn't need to eat more. she is eating six small meals a day....whichc is PLENTY!!! i think you may be a little confused....she is not looking to gain strength, mass etc etc.......she is taking in almost 2000 calories a day. (she has been eating walnuts around 8:30 and 2 scoops of peanut butter about 20 minutes before bed) she is looking to get in shape and shred a little fat....if she ate more she would not see better results as she is not lifting....she is doing cardio and circuit training type stuff.

7:30am mhp probolic vanilla shake with strawberries and banana

10am yogurt and fish oil

12pm 1 can of tuna

12:30 workout

2:00 chicken salad with olive oil and 1 slice of multigrain bread

6:00 chicken with beans, broc or spin and fish oil

then around 8:30 she is hungry again...and that is my question...what should she eat.

***Sorry I didnt see her macros' posted, nor did i see either walnuts or PB in diet ^^ you posted.

Best of luck to her & her goals

 

[KBEKQT]

ok....but keep in mind she is not in training for a competition or anything.

7:30am mhp probolic vanilla shake with strawberries and banana

10am yogurt and fish oil

12pm 1 can of tuna

12:30 workout

2:00 chicken salad with olive oil and 1 slice of multigrain bread

6:00 chicken with beans, broc or spin and fish oil

then around 8:30 she is hungry again...and that is my question...what should she eat.

I eat 4 egg whites, 1/2 cup oatmeal and 1 tbsp anpb before I hit the sack...wake up hungry as hell and ready for that shake and anpb in the am.

Does she not eat any veggies? No sweet potato, hardly any carbs, where does she get her energy for circuit training and cardio?!?!?

 

[Daisy_Girl]

the diet is working well.....she def doesn't need to eat more. she is eating six small meals a day....whichc is PLENTY!!! i think you may be a little confused....she is not looking to gain strength, mass etc etc.......she is taking in almost 2000 calories a day. (she has been eating walnuts around 8:30 and 2 scoops of peanut butter about 20 minutes before bed) she is looking to get in shape and shred a little fat....if she ate more she would not see better results as she is not lifting....she is doing cardio and circuit training type stuff.

when we say post her diet, we mean post everything. bits and pieces here and there, and partial information is useless.

hope she reaches her goals.

 

[Tomer]

it seems like a lot of people are suggesting to put some form of fat as part of the bedtime snack?

I am having trouble tweaking this part of my diet as well.. I eat well throughout the day, then find I blow it all and eat the wrong thing at night... but also find I've eaten enough calories by 8:00 too.