Eat Well. Stay Lean. Feel Great.

[HANSEL]

NP bro. Yea its nice as hell up here, but its kind of weird as the class separation is so Vivid its scary. I drive around next to a guy in a Ferrari on one side and on the other side a day laborer here from Mexico driving a bucket. Its unusual. I am one of the few that fits somewhere in the middle.

Thanks for the nice words, but I owe it all to the People on this board that helped me when I came here, a starved newbie.

I think people come here for assistance in reaching their goals, they learn alot thanks to the many great members here on the board. Then those who were mentors step aside and let others start feilding questions and helping out. Its great to see. I am just trying to Re-Pay my debt that I incurred when I came here and all the cool EF members posting here at that time helped me greatly. soon, Ill stop posting here and you bros will take over.
Thats why EF is so great.

Regards.

 

[buffedmama]

Eating Before Bed...

I noticed the "bed time snack"...

I'm the mother of a 2 year old, I work full time and go to school part time... I tend to go to bed at 9 - 9:30 to be up to train at 4:30.

My question is:

What is the cut off time you shouldn't eat after? Most people say not to eat after 7 pm...

 

[Euphanasia]

hey.. great post... it really helped me. DO you think you could see if my diet seems all right? Dont know if the calories seems to high.


Currently at 5'10 170. with 14 bf

7:00 am: 8 egg whites + 1/2 cup of oatmeal
10:00 am: can of tuna, + 1/4 cup of almonds
12:30 am: 1 chicekn breast + 1 can of tuna + 1 tbs flax
workout
Post workout shake: 40 g whey, 40 g dextrose
Dinner: 8 oz salmon
Before bed: 1 cup ff cottage cheese + 1/4 cup almonds or can of tuna + flax.

Total calories is 2420
230 g of protein a day
100 g of carbs a day
70 g of fat a day


P/C/F ratio is 40/30/30

 

[gmanlax7]

buffedmama - there isn't a cut off time to not eat after, if your trying to add muscle you always want something in your stomach so you don't go catabolic.

the more important thing is what time you want to cut carbs at

 

[Lee]

thx hansel, thatll help me on my diet a bit, gives me more variety

 

[AlbinoAssassin]

What's wrong with brown rice and sweet potatoes? They are both compex carbs sources that are staples in a lot of cutting diets (expecially brown rice because of convenience). Sweet potatoes are way better for you than white potatos. I was just wondering what your reasoning is for hating on those two foods. I agree with evrything else, they are all good clean foods that will keep your body humming along and feeling good!

 

[HANSEL]

buffedmama, as gmanlax7 said, there really is no cut off as long as carbs are low in the PM. I usually eat about 1 hour before bed to let things digest a little before lying down.

AlbinoAssasin, I totally agree that those carbs are optimal for keeping your exterior lean and your interior running smooth. Maybe they dont agree with corvettedudeman's system but for most they will work.

hey.. great post... it really helped me. DO you think you could see if my diet seems all right? Dont know if the calories seems to high.


Currently at 5'10 170. with 14 bf

7:00 am: 8 egg whites + 1/2 cup of oatmeal
10:00 am: can of tuna, + 1/4 cup of almonds
12:30 am: 1 chicekn breast + 1 can of tuna + 1 tbs flax
workout
Post workout shake: 40 g whey, 40 g dextrose
Dinner: 8 oz salmon
Before bed: 1 cup ff cottage cheese + 1/4 cup almonds or can of tuna + flax.

Total calories is 2420
230 g of protein a day
100 g of carbs a day
70 g of fat a day


P/C/F ratio is 40/30/30

Euphanasia, If your doing a 40/30/30 break down your macronutrient totals will look more like this:
2400cals
240gr= 960cals pro
180gr= 720cals carb
80 gr= 720cals fat

50/25/25 would be this:
2400cals
250gr = 1000cals from Pro
150gr = 600cals from carb
66gr = 600cals from fat

I think your diet looks good, you should defintetely throw some broccoli or other veggies in there, at least with your salmon in the Eve. And a chicken breast and a can of Tuna looks like alot of pro in one sitting, maybe get more at breakfast time if you can. I sometimes throw a scoop of whey into my Oats.

Regards

 

[HANSEL]

I cant beleive I forgot to add Veggies to my list. there full of nutrients and fiber.

I have broccoli everyday with my steak for dinner but most are good. I think some of the best nutrient dense fibrous carbs are:

Broccoli
Cauliflower
Brussel sprouts
Green pepper
Asparagus
Spinach/Cabbage

Tomatoes, Onions, and Carrots are also good but have more carbs in the form of sugars so be aware of how much you eat.

 

[AlbinoAssassin]

Good stuff Hansel! A little karma lovin' for you.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

i've now been doing a diet similar to this for two weeks now and wow i think i've found a great diet to stick to. My abs are starting to pop out and im not weak like when on keto or tired when on high carbs!!!

I'll post my meals ifyou like