bedtime snacks

[Daisy_Girl]

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.

Nighttime meal should be protein and fat.

You need to take your daily caloric alloance and divide it by the number of meals (including bedtime meal). The number you come up with is how many calories should be in each meal. Then, you will never be over, as long as you stick with your pre=planned daily diet.

Example ..... 1500 calories, 5 meals. 1500/5 = 300 calories per meal.

 

[scorpiogirl]

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.

Is she eating at least 110 grams of protein a day? She needs to just to MAINTAIN the muscle she's already got. Is she eating at least 1100 calories a day? She also needs this amount so that her body doesn't think it's in STARVATION mode. These two things are VERY important.

Being female and not taking any strength enhancing supplements isn't going to allow her to get big muscle gains anyway - very minimal if any at all. These are BASICS and not for building muscle - just maintaining. However, if she would TRY to gain a little muscle, she would speed up her metabolizm and lose fat easier. Most mainstreemers don't understand that, so they sit on the cardio equipment for an hour at a time - which actually works AGAINST what they're trying to do. Daisy is right - she needs more food at night.

Believe me, we're not "confused".

 

[jpt]

ok appreciate all the help....i just re-read what i typed and it came off rude...def didn't mean it like i wrote it....haha. i guess i'm just to the point. thx again

 

[treilin]

ok appreciate all the help....i just re-read what i typed and it came off rude...def didn't mean it like i wrote it....haha. i guess i'm just to the point. thx again

WOW I think the ladies on here are more then wanting to help a fella female out... And it looks like we were used abused and left with nothing... Your girl should get her butt online and join in with the rest of us and then she could take her own diet and lifestyle into her own hands rather then routing it through you...

 

[jpt]

i don't mind

 

[scorpiogirl]

i don't mind

In any case, it's an invite for her. We'd love to have her!

 

[*Bunny*]

In any case, it's an invite for her. We'd love to have her!

^^ what she said

 

[krissy]

I say tell her to eat some cheese, she needs something she can chew that taste good, the way she eats all day, she can afford to eat a piece of cheese.