What to eat to lose weight and build muscle

[matthelm]

yeah, my trainer was saying that I should eat the carbs in the morning before work out with oatmeal....any other ideas as what is a good meal before a workout?

 

[keasbey]

list of good things to eat...Meats- chicken, beef, turkey, certain porks, fish.. pretty much if it had a heart beat eating it will be good for ya.. now you dont wanna eat the bad cuts like wings or dark meat or high sodium depending on what your goals are, but for the most part meats are solid choices.. then you add in a carb source depending on the time of day and your goals.. these could be brown rice, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, oatmeal, green vegtables, certain potatoes to name a few.. tack on some nuts as a snack during the day and you get some good fats..

 

[access]

Eggs, include some whole eggs in your diet. They are nutrient rich with some very good fats and high protein. Eggs on whole wheat toast is an excellent meal before a workout.

 

[Chrisco915]

Agreed and good for breakfast too..........3 whole/4 whites from Omega 3 Jumbo eggs sunny side up on Whole Wheat toast, 1/2 Cup of Irish Oatmeal with a sprinkle of Splenda and a 12" pancake with honey and sugar free syrup............maybe a scoop of protein too......

 

[SirStovetop]

I always hear not to eat carbs late in the evening, but how do you all sleep like that? I even take ambien to fall asleep and if I have no carbs near bedtime, I'm up again in two hours hungry, regardless of how much ambien I take. Only difference is now I'm naked staggering around my condo in a drunken stupor of sleep meds hunting for anything that will fill me up, which usually ends up bein a pb&j sammich.

 

[Chrisco915]

I always hear not to eat carbs late in the evening, but how do you all sleep like that? I even take ambien to fall asleep and if I have no carbs near bedtime, I'm up again in two hours hungry, regardless of how much ambien I take. Only difference is now I'm naked staggering around my condo in a drunken stupor of sleep meds hunting for anything that will fill me up, which usually ends up bein a pb&j sammich.

LOL...............that happens to me on Melatonin. LOL. I was told to drink my shake and a 1/2 cup of Oatmeal between bed to curb that late night hunger. It works pretty good from my experience. How is Ambien working for you?....my doctor wants me to start talking it.

 

[keasbey]

now i have no experience with that but wouldnt your body figure it out after lets say a month of being on the no late night carbs and finally give up..

 

[SirStovetop]

"LOL...............that happens to me on Melatonin. LOL. I was told to drink my shake and a 1/2 cup of Oatmeal between bed to curb that late night hunger. It works pretty good from my experience. How is Ambien working for you?....my doctor wants me to start talking it."

Ambien is SUPER. I have serious issues getting quality sleep, even working 5 night a week as a package loader at UPS and hitting the gym, I still come home exhausted and can't sleep. Its even worse if I do any kind of thermogenic. The only thing I've ever slept better on than Ambien is HGH lol. Sadly tho its much cheaper for me to get the ambien. Ya just gotta give yourself min of 7 hours to sleep. I'm not even groggy the next day as long as I get my ass to the shower.

And Im'ma try the oats at night with the shake and see if that helps.