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no carbs after 7-8 pm

napoatusa
napoatusa
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2006/03/28, 10:08 PM
hey :)

I read that you shouldnt eat carbs after 7-8pm.... (it was some thread on this site)

My problem is that I work till 7 30, and I work out from about 745-915...... then I usually drink a protein shake (protein powder with milk, yogurt, bananas and strawberries and creatine)..... I am sometimes still hungry after that.... I go to bed at around 11pm.... am I allowed to eat something or should I rather go a bit hungry to bed?

thanks
Mojo_67
Mojo_67
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2006/03/28, 10:40 PM
Maybe have 1/2 cup cottage cheese(fat free or low fat) with a tbsp. natural peanut butter in it. That is if your looking to gain. If I remember correctly, you were.
bb1fit
bb1fit
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2006/03/29, 11:30 AM
It surely wasn't a "quality" thread. There is no magic witching hour where carbs somehow automatically turn to fat. If you are energy deficient, you body will utilize them just fine.

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Mojo_67
Mojo_67
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2006/03/29, 11:49 PM
bb1's exactly right. Coming in from a workout is one of those times where you need it, be it day or night means nothing. I know this, don't know why I missed it, but I did, thanks for catching it.

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