Eating after evening workouts

[Pam]

Anyone have any thoughts on what I should eat after a late night cardio workout? Or shouldnt I?

[Smoke]

Way back when..when I was kickboxing I usually didn't eat dinner till 9:00 or so. They claim you will continue to burn calories for a few hours after a workout. I wouln't worry about eating, just eat something sensible. I would think you would want to stay away from heavy carbs like pasta, but chicken or fish with veggies shouldn't hurt.

[Pam]

Sounds good to me. So you think Fiber One would be a good choice? It has 14 grams of fiber in 1/2 cup...lot of carbs but I thought maybe because of the fiber it would be ok...its a fairly low glycemic food if I remember correctly.

[fish]

If you can sleep through, why eat ?

I have read all the before sleep anti catabolic stuff, but that seems more for body builders.

Loosing weight ? They tell me to eat less and move more.

Am I mistaken here ?

fish

[Pam]

You're not mistaken fish. My problem is though despite my weight I dont eat enough. Somedays I was lucky to get in 1000 calories, which isnt good.

I am trying to take in around 1600 calories now and have not used all those before my evening workout. I have found that when I eat I lose. And this week has proved that once again to me. So basically I dont want to cheat myself out of calories that my body may need to help me lose weight...make sense? But I dont know...I'm usually around 1300-1400 calories after dinner..so maybe thats enough? Also after my workout I am usually up for about 2-3 hours so not sure if that makes a difference either.

I just have something light, around 200 calories or so. Its working so far so I'm going to stick to it. It may be something I change once I hit that dreaded plateau.

[Smoke]

whats a normal menu for you in a day....what kind of stuff are you eating and when?

[fish]

Pam,

Oh yes, it makes absolute sense. Did we not do this line a while ago ?

The concept of constant limited fueling to keep the metabolic fires burning efficiently seems to be commonly accepted these days.

Smaller, more numerous meals. Brekfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack.

I have read both sides of eating just before bed, though. Bodybuilders and powerlifters seem to approve, while body weight control folks seem not to approve.

In your situation, I think I would simply make sure I got the cals in even if late. But I have also read that if you eat late, be sure your food is easy to digest or you will be more apt to interfere with your sleep.

fish