Eating prone and before bed...

[JKurz1]

Has there been any studies that shows the effect of eating a "snack" of say cottage cheese, peanuts and a shake while laying down and the effects on the digestion process? I do not mean totally prone, but say laying down on the couch so that your back, and head are elevated to almost a seated position? Also, does falling asleep immdiately after alter digestion? Much thanks.

 

[jdynasty]

I know this, if it's bad for you, i'm fucked, I pretty much as eat in that position, watching tv mostly

 

[JKurz1]

well, let's put it to the test....what do you eat laying down? How soon do you crash afterwards and what are your current stats?

I know Cutler does it before each nap, but he's on enough gear to float this board.

 

[jdynasty]

I eat dinner laying down, but last night I ate some tuna then went to bed, after eating taquitos and refried beans. I'm 6' 4" 256, 36 inch waist

 

[JKurz1]

so you are a pretty large dude......bf% estimate? What are you goals and why do you eat late? Do you eat 6x a day? Do you train at night?

 

[jdynasty]

bf% around 14, my goals, to get up around 300 pounds, I eat 6x or more a day, I eat late all the time, always hungry. I use to train at night, but now usually around lunch time

 

[JKurz1]

you didnt get to be 250 on that diet..........shoot me the REAL thing

 

[jdynasty]

bro, somethings are genetics, every male in my family is over 250, dad is 280, oldest uncle is 340, youngest uncle 275

 

[jdynasty]

I do eat pasta or potatos during dinner

 

[jdynasty]

oh, and I eat fourx as much as a serving, eat eat eat

 

[JKurz1]

HAHAH...nowwe are getting somewhere.......not a slam bro....I wish I could do it like you...Im too anal weighing everything....prop and karma to you, I knew you didnt get to 250 on tuna and veggies............fast food sometime too, right? Dessert here or there. Nothing wrong with it bro....not a flame, trust me.

For example, how much pasta? 1/2 box?

 

[jdynasty]

lol, I stopped eating fast food, especially after watching super-size me, but like right now, I am sitting here eating taquitos for lunch,

1/2 box at least, I will eat real clean for a month or two, but then I have to eat pizza rolls and ice cream, I get away with it though.

as long as I dont drink sugar drinks I tend to stay pretty lean

 

[JKurz1]

taquitos??

 

[jdynasty]

chicken or beef wrapped in a flour or corn tortilla

 

[JKurz1]

Actually, I guess it would the supine position.....so, does going to bed immidiately after result in fat storage? More so then if I stayed awake for 1/2 hour?


I just read that you burn more calories sleeping than watching the tube....so you tell me what you do!

 

[jdynasty]

I try and not eat any carbs after dinner. right now I am trying to bulk up, so I am eating as much as I can

 

[JKurz1]

understood....looking for some other views. Meals while laying down right befor ebed, yeah or neh?

 

[jdynasty]

sure, why not, but I get heartburn sometimes if I eat right before bed

 

[JKurz1]

sure, why not, but I get heartburn sometimes if I eat right before bed

lol...I know your thoughts and thanks. COuld I get someone else's opinion now bro.......

 

[Joe Stenson]

lol...I know your thoughts and thanks. COuld I get someone else's opinion now bro.......

If there's a difference between your metabolism while sleeping vs. being awake but still sedendary, it's negligible at best.

Seriously man, if you want to gain some muscle, you're going to have to gain a little fat. Start eating.

 

[JKurz1]

If there's a difference between your metabolism while sleeping vs. being awake but still sedendary, it's negligible at best.

Seriously man, if you want to gain some muscle, you're going to have to gain a little fat. Start eating.

you know what's funny? Seriously and not a slam. The bros who are heavier and have a heavier bf% are the ones that say skip the cardio, eat, eat, eat.

The lean bros say, keep the cardio, and eat, but do so very clean! Never eat after x oclock, etc.

So, eating laying down versus upright is no different and eating and then immidiately falling asleep has only positive effects? Is that what we are saying?

my final meal is roughly 200 cals from peanuts (about 20)
200 cals from dry curd cottage cheese
and 180 cals from a casein and skim shale. So roughly 550 cals, 18-10g of fat, minimal carbs, 1-2g of sugar, and 45-55g of protein.

 

[Joe Stenson]

you know what's funny? Seriously and not a slam. The bros who are heavier and have a heavier bf% are the ones that say skip the cardio, eat, eat, eat

The lean bros say, keep the cardio, and eat, but do so very clean! Never eat after x oclock, etc.

Well, I don't fall into either category 'cuz I think cardio is good, but I have a higher bf% .

Anyway, things like "never eat after x oclock" are misrepresentations of what is actually happening. It's not the fact that they aren't eating after some magical cut-off time, it's the fact that by doing so, they're eating less total calories for the day. People always make up stupid rules to justify things, but it really just comes down to the all-mighty calorie.

Want another example? Eating 6 smaller meals a day will keep you leaner than eating 3 larger ones. Possibly, but not because of any effects on metabolism or utilization of nutrients, but because the more frequently you eat, the less likely to be ravenously hungry you are, and therefore the less likely that you overeat. So again, it comes down to calories consumed and nothing else.

So, eating laying down versus upright is no different and eating and then immidiately falling asleep has only positive effects? Is that what we are saying?

my final meal is roughly 200 cals from peanuts (about 20)
200 cals from dry curd cottage cheese
and 180 cals from a casein and skim shale. So roughly 550 cals, 18-10g of fat, minimal carbs, 1-2g of sugar, and 45-55g of protein.

That meal looks good.

Honestly man, I don't get it. You've been eating that same pre-bed meal for a while now. Have you gotten fat yet? No. So why are you asking if it's going to make you fat?

 

[JKurz1]

That meal looks good.

Honestly man, I don't get it. You've been eating that same pre-bed meal for a while now. Have you gotten fat yet? No. So why are you asking if it's going to make you fat.....I'll tell you exactly why......cause now I'm putting down 3x as many cals during the day.......make sense?

 

[Joe Stenson]

I'll tell you exactly why......cause now I'm putting down 3x as many cals during the day.......make sense?

So how could you ever attribute any fat you gain to the pre-bed meal anyway? You'd never know.

But fair enough. I can see that if eating before bed DID increase the likelihood of fat gain (given an equivalent number of daily calories) you'd want to know about it.

 

[John WB]

What kind of cottage cheese do you eat? You said that meal has just 1-2 g of sugar, but the cottage cheese I see at stores suually has like 5-6 g per half cup.

 

[Joe Stenson]

What kind of cottage cheese do you eat?

dry curd