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milk before sleeping???

tboy21 Posts: 70 Joined: 2002/03/21	2003/02/11, 02:39 PM I return from the gym at about 10 pm and go to sleep at about 3 am,i have my post workout meal followed with my dinner an hour later,i just wondering wether drinking milk on its own or mixing it with a protein supplment and having it before sleeping is helpful in building muscles or will it make you more fat??
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2003/02/11, 05:03 PM .... I think that`s fine... I do that all the time
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2003/02/11, 05:24 PM Yep, its OK. Nice tall glass of milk and a chicken breast make a good snack before bed. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/02/11, 05:30 PM I have 30grms b4 bed -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada
tboy21 Posts: 70 Joined: 2002/03/21	2003/02/12, 02:56 PM BUT WILL THE CARBS IN THE MILK TURN TO FAT???????
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2003/02/12, 03:33 PM if you are drinking an 8 oz cup of non-fat or skim milk, you are only looking at 3 grams of carbs. What is that as opposed to a whole meal with 27 carbs??? i'd take the glass of milk anyday. just my thoughts... -------------- Bettia.... You are nothing less than Beautiful in my eyes.
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/02/14, 01:38 PM Actually regular skim milk runs around 12g of carbs per cup because of the lactose in it. It's not going to kill you, but milk gives you a pretty solid insulin spike which you don't really want at bed time. However, I know plenty of folks that still do it occaisionally (myself included) and they didn't get fat overnight. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/02/14, 05:08 PM My b4 bed shake is with low fat water. -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2003/02/15, 10:46 AM lmao carivan!!!! where can I get it? I'm sold!!!! -------------- Bettia.... When you feel like giving up, take it to the limit one more time!! You will SUCEED :-)
Shaolin_911 Posts: 92 Joined: 2003/01/20	2003/02/16, 07:07 PM Id recommend Cottage cheese. Its really good b4 bed since it had Casein in it, much like milk. But theres a lot more protein in cottage cheese then in milk, because of the casein u will digest it slowly which is what u need b4 sleep since most ppl dont wake up every few hours to have a meal. I have a serving of cottage cheese every night b4 bed. 15g protein 1g fat 6g carbs