Carbs at night

[Tom Treutlein]

A new diet plan now has me eating 5 meals instead of 8-11. It's easier for me as a 17 year old to deal with my life, hang out with the girlfriend, and just enjoy myself, so I split up the meals into 4 hour intervals, basically.

Anyway, is it okay if I eat carbs at night? My workout is between 2-3 PM. 3 PM is my post-workout shake. At 4 PM is my next meal, with 5 oz. london broil, 1 cup oats (or 1/2 cup barley), 2 tbsp ground up flax seeds, some lettuce, and maybe a tbsp of olive oil.

So, my next two meals are at 8 PM and 11 PM. I go to bed by midnight usually. Would it add on that much fat, or would I be safe to do this? It's just easy to make all my meals balanced, so they all have the same amount of oatmeal. 1 cup, which is 2 servings.

 

[KWKSLVR]

As long as they are low GI and you have a little protein in there you're fine.

 

[anthrax]

IMHO the "no carbs at night" is overrated

You won't be eating for about 8 hours, so the carbs will be used rather than stored as fat (if taken in moderate proportion)

 

[JoBu]

Depends on what your goals are...bulking or cutting. I'd say some complex carbs before bed is a good idea if bulking. I'd drop carbs from your 11pm meal if you're cutting and most concerned about being ripped.

 

[bigp3]

I would not eat carbs 4 hours before bed and for gods sake dont eat high carb high fat meals in combination

 

[anthrax]

I would not eat carbs 4 hours before bed

If you workout in the evening you want to have some carbs before bed

 

[JKurz1]

I would not eat carbs 4 hours before bed and for gods sake dont eat high carb high fat meals in combination

Another blanket statement that's junk. I train at 6pm and am in bed by 10.....I have carbs all the way up to shut-eye and sometimes even after I snooze off for an hour...........nothing wrong with it, just keep it to a minimium..........

 

[bigp3]

yes training late would be the only exception to the carb rule. We all know your body has a window of about 3 hours post training when it is very receptive to carbs.

 

[easy]

What about carbs before bed with Glucorel???

 

[thate]

Another blanket statement that's junk. I train at 6pm and am in bed by 10.....I have carbs all the way up to shut-eye and sometimes even after I snooze off for an hour...........nothing wrong with it, just keep it to a minimium..........

But do you eat carbs all throughout the day as well?