a little confused

[rickrick55]

i have been reading around and some people say that they have a protein shake right before bed..and it keeps them anti-catabolic why they sleep..but this confuses me when trying to lose weight because wouldnt all those carbs get stored as fat since youre not burning them off and a shake actually hits your system in about 20 minutes..?

I just need someone to clear this up for me because i often find myself hungry before bed and i dont know what to do..because i dont want to be working hard all day losing weight and then eat or drink something right before bed and ruin the whole thing..

and if i shouldnt take protein..what can i have?

[StoneGRMI]

Don't have any carbs with your protein shake. Usually people will have whey/fat shake or a cassien protein shake. I prefer to just eat some cottage cheese and skip the shake all together.

[rickrick55]

i hate cottage cheese..any other options? lol

[rickrick55]

and what do you mean..that my protein shake doesnt have any carbs..it sounds like your trying to say like dont have carbs along with a shake?

[StoneGRMI]

and what do you mean..that my protein shake doesnt have any carbs..it sounds like your trying to say like dont have carbs along with a shake?

Exactly. What kind of protein do you have? Just regular whey protein has very minimal amounts of carbs so thats what you should be using.

[rickrick55]

yeah i have MRI Pro-Nos

[M302_Imola]

Get yourself some whey protein, put a few scoops in the blender, with about a cup of cottage cheese, and two scoops of natural peanut butter and you will be set! Or you could just buy some casein protein and add some fat to it. The key is to have some form of casein protein (ex. cottage cheese) and fat (ex. peanut butter or fish oil) before bed to help you stay anti-catabolic. The fat will slow down absorption and the casein has a delayed release of protein.

[rickrick55]

okay iguess i will man up and eat cottage cheese..thanks

[novastepp]

you need to see your diet as a way to nourish your body. food doesn't have to be burned off by exercise. your body needs food to maintain, repair, and grow. that is why you need food before bed.