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Late Night Eater! HELP

eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 05:43 AM Hi There. I need some advise regarding my working hours and my eating habbits. I work on stage so due to the nature of the job, I generally get to bed late (2am) I also get very hungry after coming of stage at around 11pm and I oftern end up eating crap fast foods or foods from a service station late at night. I also travel from one theatre to the next and so again I end up eating foods that are avalible to me from service stations and other small outlets that frequent the moterways here in england. I don't have any perminant access to fridge or cookers. I really really need some help to keep to my recomended nutrition plan which consists of Protein -168 g Carbohydrates -588 g Fats - 41 g Total Calories - 3357 with out eating crap. Please plesae all you experts out there help me!!! Many thanks in advance eddie dredge:surprised:
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/10/30, 08:30 AM Eddie - Eating at night is okay, as long as it is fitting into your caloric needs. A few things that you could pack and eat that don't need refirgeration: Apples, oranges,bananas ready-to-drink protein shakes or pouches of shake mix and a shaker to mix in in with water, or protein bars like tri-o-plex, which is opat-based and very tasty/filling beef or turkey jerky (drink lots of water) peanut butter and all-fruit jelly sandwiches (my husband likes all-fruit blueberry spread)on high-fiber bread You could also get yourself a small cooler and do some prep work on your day off (aren't Mondays dark?) , cook up a bag of frozen chicken breasts, a pot of rice and a bag of frozen green vegetables, duidivde them into containers and now you have meals that can be eaten cold, may taste better microwaved, but are better than junk. I often ate salad with a can of tuna and some rice, topped with flax oil and garlic, salt&pepper in my car in-between appointments. -------------- Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/10/30, 09:46 AM You may also want to look at the small cans of Tuna in water or olive oil, hard boiled eggs,and if you do bring a cooler, cottage cheese... -------------- A little discipline at the table and at the gym might help reduce that belly! Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 01:41 PM Thanks for all of that. Its really helpfull. My one concern with pre packing in to a cool bag is that I'm sometimes away for five days at a time and I would worrie about eating foods that have been sat in the car for that period of time. It may sound silly, but how long would the foods mentioned last i a cool bag? Also, asimmer, I have your list of foods that you posted and is most helpful, but where would beef or turkey jerky fit in to a nutrition programe. May I also say how many of you articles and post are helping me. It really fabulous. So thanks for your time. Kind regrads Eddie Dredge
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 01:56 PM Oh and mondays - very dark!:)
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/10/30, 02:14 PM How do people get away with eating so much crabs, 588! I eat on average abot 200 or less but my good fats and protien are alot higher. This is an average of my last 4 days: 2254 Calories 68g Fat 186g Carbs 222g Protien Fats include 10 grams of Fish Oil per day, some Olive Oil and Natural Peanut Butter!
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/30, 02:23 PM I saw that and thought the same thing MVP....I only get 82 carbs a day...but Amy has us on a program...but stll..588???That seems like an awful lot.
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 02:31 PM have to admit that I thought it was very high. But its what came out from my info that i put in to he nutrition section. Do you think maybe its an error today I have only eaten aroung 20g and also my cals intake seems high. Any advice would be fab. Kind Regards Eddie Dredge
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/30, 02:32 PM This sites tracker is not a good one to go by. There is some kind of bug. Not sure why but it is always high. -------------- When I consider the short duration of my life, swallowed up in the eternity before and after, the little space which I fill and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant and which know me not, I am frightened and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, why now rather than then. Who has put me here? By whose order and direction have this place and time been allotted to me? The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me. Blaise Pascal 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/30, 02:36 PM ah yes Eddie...the nutrition tracker always seems to be off...the cal and carbs way to high.Amy will be able to help you here...I just follow her instruction...at 150 lbs she has me at 1650 cal a day..breaking down to 202g protien,82g carb,and 55g fat.I'm sure my numbers don't help you much...but it can give you an idea of maybe where you want to be for your goals..yours would be different depending on your weight...ok...I know I'm not making sense...so we'll sit back and wait for Amy to help.:)
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 02:39 PM ok thanks mutt. Could you maybe advise as to a realistic intake. I'm 28, 5ft 7 weigh around 11st5ib and want to lose weight (10st) and reduce my fat mass to become learn and ripped. Kind Regards Eddie Dredge
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 02:44 PM thank you KC. Glad you loverly peps spoted it or I may have ended up rather round bellied!:)
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/10/30, 06:56 PM Whats your weight in English please! ============ Quoting from eddiedredge: ok thanks mutt. Could you maybe advise as to a realistic intake. I'm 28, 5ft 7 weigh around 11st5ib and want to lose weight (10st) and reduce my fat mass to become learn and ripped. Kind Regards Eddie Dredge =============
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/10/30, 06:58 PM :( Crabs LMFOA :big_smile: ============ Quoting from SFGiantsMVP: How do people get away with eating so much crabs, 588! I eat on average abot 200 or less but my good fats and protien are alot higher. This is an average of my last 4 days: 2254 Calories 68g Fat 186g Carbs 222g Protien Fats include 10 grams of Fish Oil per day, some Olive Oil and Natural Peanut Butter! =============
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/30, 07:04 PM 168 lb and i want to get down to around 140
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/10/30, 08:40 PM For female try 1600 tops 1680 Calories, for a Male try 1824 Calories. With not knowing much about you this is the best I can do but if you hook up with 1 of the trainers here they can really get you going in the right direction! Use this link http://www.freedieting.com/tools/nutrient_calculator.htm to help you set your intake in Carbs, Protien and Fats.
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/31, 07:32 AM Many thanks
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/10/31, 09:20 AM i sent you an email. As far as being on the road for 5 days at a time... this is where your meals ready-to-eat like shakes are going to come in handy. Oatmeal, carried in dry form and then made with hot water, instant potatoes, in a pinch (my husband lived off potato buds in college, he would just put the flakes in a cup and add hot tap water, ewww). Dried foods will keep without refrigeration... the jerky/smoked/tinned meats will be easy non-perishable sources of protein, just be sure to drink plenty of water to balance the extra sodium intake. A bag of apples will last quite a while without refrigeration. Hard crackers like wasa crisp or rye crisp are good multigrain carbs that need no refrigeration. If you had a cooler and you kept refreshing the ice (at gas stations they usually sell ice) you might be able to keep perishable foods at a safe temperature for a few days. We often take along deli meats and cooked chicken breasts when we go raod-tripping, along with milk and bread, etc. to save on eating costs. -------------- Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/31, 09:26 AM Many Thanks Amy. All you have advised on has been most helpful. And I'm now a little addicted to beef jerky, which is not really that poplar here in the UK, but I managed to hold of it.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/31, 10:55 AM Just be sure you drink lots of water with that jerky...I had it for lunch the other day and without enough water it really left me bloated from retaining water...so watch your water intake!!:)
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/10/31, 02:04 PM If you like sardines they are a source of good fats. But keep mouthwash around for the killer fish breath! -------------- A little discipline at the table and at the gym might help reduce that belly! Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/10/31, 04:26 PM Sardines, Tuna and Brown Rice in a sauce of your choice (Mustard and Hot Sauce or Salsa and Fat Free Mayo is my favorite)is choice, you can even wrap it up in a whole wheat tortilla and make a burrito. ============ Quoting from carivan: If you like sardines they are a source of good fats. But keep mouthwash around for the killer fish breath! =============
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/31, 04:30 PM I think you'd need more than mouthwash to kill that breath!!!!!:)
eddiedredge Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/30	2006/10/31, 06:21 PM Thanks for all that advice guys. Just a quick question regarding KC_72 comment on beef jerky. You mentioned about drinking plenty of water while eating it then say to watch wter intake, and I'm now a little confussed. If you could elaborate that would be really helpfull Thanks again