How do any of you guys stay lean and muscular without gaining tons of weight from eating all these sugars late at night?? I thought sugars/carbs were bad to have right before your body goes into a catabolic state (sleeping)... am I wrong? Whatever happened to 'timing is everything'??
Whenever I want some chocolate or a "late night" snack, I mix a scoop (33g) of casein with water, mixing and adding a little more water as you go, until you have a dough-like substance. I spoon out four small balls onto a plate and microwave for about 4 minutes (or less if you want it more mushy).... scoop a little almond butter on top of each one while its warm so it melts. Taa daa! Casein chocolate almond cookies!
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08-01-2010, 06:58 AM #31Registered User
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That is totally a myth that somehow got perpetuated, but timing certainly isn't everything. You can eat anything you want before bed and as long as it fits withing your daily calories (and macros to a degree) you certainly won't get fat from it. There is nothing wrong with eating carbs/sugars late at night. Keep in mind that even during sleep the body is hard at work repairing tissues.Originally Posted by runGIRLrun
On a mini-cut, then onto maintenance mode for the summer.
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08-01-2010, 08:05 AM #33Gone Primal
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I never thought about microwaving my Casein...I'll have to give this one a try! Thanks for the ideaOriginally Posted by runGIRLrun
Whenever I want some chocolate or a "late night" snack, I mix a scoop (33g) of casein with water, mixing and adding a little more water as you go, until you have a dough-like substance. I spoon out four small balls onto a plate and microwave for about 4 minutes (or less if you want it more mushy).... scoop a little almond butter on top of each one while its warm so it melts. Taa daa! Casein chocolate almond cookies!
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08-01-2010, 08:10 AM #34Unstoppable
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Last night I had chocolate protein powder mixed with vanilla yogurt, cocoa, stevia, some kashi golean crunch cereal, cinnamon, frozen blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, and a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter on top! Mmmmmmm! I do this with vanilla protein too
It's my new favourite!
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08-01-2010, 08:35 AM #35Potato chip queen.
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It must be our retardedly amazing genetics.Originally Posted by runGIRLrun
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at night, I snack on apples and carrots. I love munching on those.
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08-01-2010, 10:09 AM #37Registered User
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LOL, that must totally be it! :POriginally Posted by fitlover
It must be our retardedly amazing genetics.On a mini-cut, then onto maintenance mode for the summer.
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08-02-2010, 05:23 AM #38Registered User
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yeah, i get this problem too. i just drink milk and lots of water. it's been effective on making me not feel hungry.
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08-02-2010, 12:21 PM #39Figured it out!
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I go with green veggies, they fill me up fast, almost always fit into the macros and I dont feel guilty after.
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08-03-2010, 09:17 AM #40F*ck me? F*ck you!
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Just out of curiosity... microwaving protein mix doesn't change it's composition? I make protein brownies and cookies, and such and have been wondering about this...
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08-03-2010, 11:53 AM #41Banned
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Nope. It's fine.Originally Posted by MsDesi
To cut and paste from a previous thread:
Originally Posted by emma-leighOriginally Posted by Blacksmith80
It is fine.Originally Posted by hyacinth30
Just 'changing protein structure' is not an issue for what most people eat protein for (that is - to gain amino acids)... eg: 'change protein structure' when you whip egg whites, or cook eggs, etc... So => You can still digest the protein.
The difference is that when you cook a protein you can alter any biological FUNCTION it had (eg: growth factor, immunoglobulin etc) < so you lose any 'secondary benefits' over and above that of simply being a protein source.
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08-04-2010, 08:31 AM #42F*ck me? F*ck you!
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Thank you very much! I pretty much thought that was the case... just wanted make sure when my BB friends ask me about protein structure changes when cooking it, that I was giving them the correct info.Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
Nope. It's fine. To cut and paste from a previous thread:Trauma survivor and women's advocate since 2007.
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01-14-2019, 04:13 PM #43Registered User
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I usually do this specially when the times that I was still going to gym, it will gonna be hard for you to resist that habit lol.Originally Posted by youcanttouch23
here's some interesting article about it bitly.com/OvernightSnack
It's my new favourite!
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