Longest time between meals?

n88tr · 03-19-2008, 11:23 AM

Last night I woke up at 3 am voluntarily [!] to take my Casein shake and 2 supp pills, then I slept, badly, till 830 am. I realize that's 5 hours and 30 mins w/o protein. Is is terrible eating plan? Should I wake up again at 6 am and take more protein, or should I double up my 3am dose?

The time I last ate before the 3am wake up was at 11 pm, all of my previous meals were at 3 hr intervals.

<3Frosty · 03-19-2008, 11:27 AM

Like i said, you are really over thinking this man.

You didnt eat after 7 pm, and now all of a sudden you are eating past 7 pm but also waking up super early to eat and then go back to bed.

Have your meal at 11 or whenever you go to bed, go to bed for a good 7.5-9 hours, and then wake up and eat.

n88tr · 03-19-2008, 11:50 AM

So it's OK to let my anabolic state go dormant?

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I'm eating every 3 hours up until I go to bed, then I get up at 3 am for the Casein and the 2 supp pills.

**Thomas_Rivera** · 03-19-2008, 12:09 PM

You don't need to wake up two times during the night to eat. If you wake up regularly during the night and get the casein shake in then just go back to sleep. Eating every 2 hours of the day is more important, your metabolism is lower while you sleep anyway. Its worse off to miss breakfast than to not eat while sleeping.

n88tr · 03-19-2008, 01:37 PM

Is it bad to eat fast-digesting carbs late in the afternoon or later into the night? I'm not looking at add fat so should it be strictly vegetables and protein the later I get into the day?

musclemaniac uk · 03-19-2008, 02:03 PM

yes it is bad, because sugars would cause an insulin spike preventing the release of GH while you sleep, and after the crash of sugar your blood sugar level will drop below normal and glucagen and cortisol are released to level it out, and those 2 compounds are catabolic.

n88tr · 03-19-2008, 03:22 PM

English, please?

**lil_big_junior** · 03-19-2008, 03:44 PM

Every 2 hours. I don't wake up during the night to eat anymore. I now just have Whey or Casein with Flax seed in Milk before bed, I need my sleep...

**ZackKnight** · 03-19-2008, 05:35 PM

Sleep is where you recover man. Not where you need to eat. Just do what you gotta do, but you need at least 6 to 8 hours of continuous sleep to get that optimal recovery you're looking for.

**lil_big_junior** · 03-19-2008, 08:04 PM

Very true.

monkeybiker · 03-19-2008, 10:03 PM

Getting a good nights sleep if far more important. Relax, you don't need to be this obsessive with your eating plan.

**ZackKnight** · 03-19-2008, 10:10 PM

I kinda feel like you're over thinking this and obsessing about it.

If you have a log and post ur diet everyday, then we can help you and you won't have to worry about anything. We can take up a lot of the leg work for ya.