Chayesh Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I also find that if you don't feed after midnight' date=' it keeps you from being wrapped in a cocoon and morphing from a cute cuddly guy into an evil green gremlin.[/quote'] Damn...so that's my problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchaeius Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 When you said you had Good News' date=' I was thinking you just saved a bunch of money on car insurance by switching to Geico.[/quote'] That actually got a laugh out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeSeeU Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 eating after midnight is not the problem, you see its when you eat after midnight then nod out and sleep. You sleeping after eating for usually more then 4 hours is bad for your body in that all the food you just consumed is not being burned/used because your not active... don't get it twisted, you can eat after 12 aslong as you do work! Do work son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 eating after midnight is not the problem, you see its when you eat after midnight then nod out and sleep. You sleeping after eating for usually more then 4 hours is bad for your body in that all the food you just consumed is not being burned/used because your not active... don't get it twisted, you can eat after 12 aslong as you do work! Do work son! Yeah, they say to not eat 4 hours before bed, which for people with faster metabolisms it might be a little hard because they're usually eating every 2 hours, but I believe they usually mean meals 4 hours before bed, a small light snack shouldn't be too bad, especially if it's an apple/orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Yeah' date=' they say to not eat 4 hours before bed, which for people with faster metabolisms it might be a little hard because they're usually eating every 2 hours, but I believe they usually mean meals 4 hours before bed, a small light snack shouldn't be too bad, especially if it's an apple/orange.[/quote'] If you do some research you will find thats a load of bull. The body efficiently stores energy no matter when you eat. Eating before bed has been shown in studies to have no impact on weight gain. Just one supporting link of many Its what you do with the rest of your life. People always say try this or that, but only one universal truth holds. Exercise, and dont eat loads of junk (good diet) and you will lose weight. The biggest contributor to weight loss is exercise, which is empowered by you diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Actually it depends on what he's doing. I've known a few PT's as well as having mom and her boyfriend who have gone to seminars where people focusing on not only losing weight but getting a better overall fitness level they have all said to try and not eat 4 hours before bed, especially large meals. I said nothing about it impacting weight gain in a negative way or positive way, stating what I've been told by PT's as well as those who've attended physical fitness seminars to get in a better overall health. I myself eat before going to bed by about two hours and don't gain much or lose much, but then again my weight gain/loss fluctuates more than anyone else I know so things such as that never really applied to me. (As I was replying to EyeSeeU's post, I wasn't just stating it as a simple end all of things, as you seem to think I meant by it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-D&Der Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 The biggest contributor to weight loss is exercise' date=' which is empowered by you diet.[/quote'] Actually it's food intake. Unless you have a disorder of some sort. Exercise is an important factor in muscle/fat ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chayesh Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 If you do some research you will find thats a load of bull. The body efficiently stores energy no matter when you eat. Eating before bed has been shown in studies to have no impact on weight gain. Just one supporting link of many Its what you do with the rest of your life. People always say try this or that, but only one universal truth holds. Exercise, and dont eat loads of junk (good diet) and you will lose weight. The biggest contributor to weight loss is exercise, which is empowered by you diet. That's not entirely accurate. You are correct in that your body stores energy efficiently, however, why is the energy being stored and, more importantly, HOW is the energy stored. Your body stores that which it has no use for as....(dramatic pause)...fat cells. Fat is the highest power source in your body, but, it is lower than carbs on your body's favorites list because carbs burn more quickly and easily with less energy produced. So physiology basics would lead you then to correctly state that to begin burning fat, one must exhaust a majority of their current carb buildup currently in their system, or at least, create a run on energy to kick the body into burning fat to maintain energy levels. The awesome thing about exercising is that you continue to burn fat after for a short period after exercising as you've exhausted your carb buildup if you've exercised properly. (Of course, I am referring to exercising for weight loss and basic fitness purposes and not marathon training or anything advanced like that, though the same principles of human physiology still apply in most cases.) So if fat is only burned when activity levels are high and force the body to switch to that source for energy, eating before sleep will certainly have negative affects on weight gain. Here's why: You eat something, you sleep. While sleeping, your body's energy demands are extremely low. That's the whole point, right? Regeneration of vital resources within your systems. It's like taking down the server for maintenance purposes. Remember that whatever your body does not currently have a need for it stores as fat for later use. Whatever you eat just before bed, due to your lack of need for high energy levels while sleeping, is just going straight to the fat cells. Every reliable fitness trainer, physiologist, sports therapist, and dietician I've ever read or spoken to has agreed on this fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Just read your post Balinor, good stuff man. Keep up the exercise, cut out sugar and fats as much as possible (alcohol too-yea that can suck while in college) and get the right amount of sleep. Muscles burn **** loads of calories when they're active and fat is nothing more than stored calories. Likewise the more muscle you build the more fat you're bound to burn up fueling it (providing you are somewhat strict with your diet as well). The physical result of weight loss is an immense pyschological motivator-best of luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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