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Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 04:22:44 pm
I know you're not supposed to eat in the evenings, is it after 9pm or something?

Is there anything I can eat that is not bad for me, I'm sure someone once told me Weetabix, but there must be other things? I've heard fruit is bad because of all the sugar...

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#1 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 04:31:24 pm
Weetabix is bad to eat any any time, mainly because it tastes like shit.

Only thing to eat after 9 is a kebab or a curry.

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#2 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 04:36:12 pm
Just eat when you're hungry and exercise regularly and stop worrying about minor details  ;D

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#3 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 04:39:19 pm
Just eat when you're hungry and exercise regularly and stop worrying about minor details  ;D

I'm hungry all the time :( can't exercise 24 hours a day...

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#4 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:06:28 pm
Just eat when you're hungry and exercise regularly and stop worrying about minor details  ;D

I'm hungry all the time :( can't exercise 24 hours a day...

Just go hungry then, or eat celery since it contains less calories than it contains.

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#5 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:17:54 pm
Celery is bollox unless you put peanut butter on it, but then I may as well go with the kebab option.

I would take speed if I didn't have a day job  :dance1:

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#6 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:23:59 pm
Actually, the idea you're referring to is a bit of a myth.

The idea that evening snacking is worse than at any other time isn't really backed up scientifically, and changes in the metabolism have a fairly negligible effect. All that really matters is your total calorie intake and output.

So basically it doesn't matter that you're snacking late at night, the only question is whether you need the calories at all.

If you want to push yourself endurance wise, such as a long gym session/run/caving trip(if you're me), then the night before is a good time to start loading up on complex carbs.
If you've been exercising that day and you want your body to be able to recover efficiently, then taking on sufficient calories (and obv specifics such as protein) is important, and sleeping on a nutrient-starved body is a seriously bad idea.
If on the other hand you have eaten sufficient calories for the day/aren't pushing hard the next day, and are simply snacking, and thus over-eating, out of habit, it's a problem which you will have to try and work around.

So if you need the calories don't worry, otherwise how about having your evening meal a little later? This could help you stop snacking. Other than that it's down to your own diet/self control and whatever little tricks you can come up with.   :devangel:

One thing i do if i'm feeling like some bored-snacking is have a cup of coffee/tea/hippy tea instead. Or just identify that i'm bored and do something else!

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#7 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:30:25 pm
Cheers Sam - so are you saying that the time (9pm) thing is irrelevant? I thought that your body doesn't break down the food when you're sleeping so it just gets stored as fat?

Eating my evening meal later is easy to do - I just haven't done that because I thought it was bad for you...

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#8 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:40:28 pm
Cheers Sam - so are you saying that the time (9pm) thing is irrelevant? I thought that your body doesn't break down the food when you're sleeping so it just gets stored as fat?

Eating my evening meal later is easy to do - I just haven't done that because I thought it was bad for you...

That is indeed what i'm saying! Your body is really just as able to deal with the food at night, if it needs calories it'll use them.
Eating your meal a bit later (wait until you're hungry) is absolutely fine, and far better than eating it when it's not needed and then eating again later on!

You're not being stupid though, it's exactly the same as not eating before you swim due to cramp-induced drowning. Lovely idea, equally commonly believed, equally fictional.

Hope that helps!

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#9 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:40:47 pm
Huffy told me no carbs after 8pm, don't know the science behind it though

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#10 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 05:50:53 pm
Huffy told me no carbs after 8pm, don't know the science behind it though

The "science" isn't there. There's just as much evidence that an evening snack can speed up your metabolism, blah blah blah.
It's all hot air really. Calories are calories whether through the night on an IV drip, or from your morning fry up...  :ang:

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#11 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 06:11:46 pm
Calories are calories whether through the night on an IV drip, or from your morning fry up...  :ang:

Mmmm IV lard.

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#12 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 09:05:48 pm

Mmmm IV lard.
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You obviously have great IV taste receptors!?

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#13 Re: Evening snacks?
September 28, 2009, 10:36:38 pm
I was just having a Homer moment

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#14 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:04:20 am
Does anyone know if these natural appetite suppressants are for real?

http://www.appesat.co.uk

Is it a crock of shit?

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#15 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:06:23 am
Does anyone know if these natural appetite suppressants are for real?

http://www.appesat.co.uk

Is it a crock of shit?

Probably most diet/slimming products are.

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#16 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:10:38 am
Probably most diet/slimming products are.

Even though Vanessa Feltz lost 1.5 stones?  :lol:

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#17 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:18:26 am
Probably most diet/slimming products are.

Even though Vanessa Feltz lost 1.5 stones?  :lol:

Who the fuck is she, some fat bint on TV?  ;) :P

Anyway, diets/products don't work because the psychology of a "diet" is that you are going to restrict yourself until you reach a target weight, and you can occasionally "reward" yourself when you've done well.  This is ultimately self-defeating since (with a very few exceptions) its a simple equation of calories in v's calories out, and the best way to achieve this is through a change in life-style (not over eating and regular exercise), not dieting which just encourages a yo-yo'ing in weight.

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#18 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:27:53 am
Ok, but recently I read that Stevie Haston was on 700 calories a day to reach his goal and climb 9A. Sounds like a diet to me?

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#19 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:28:24 am
Almonds are pretty good for keeping you sated/being good for you imho.

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#20 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 09:43:39 am
Almonds are pretty good for keeping you sated/being good for you imho.

Cool - just googled it and it looks like a winner.

One thing that is interesting is:

The researchers also noted that some of the fat found in almonds is not digested or absorbed by the body after consumption, which leads to lower caloric intake than the number indicated on almonds' nutrition labels.

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#21 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 10:45:52 am
Ok, but recently I read that Stevie Haston was on 700 calories a day to reach his goal and climb 9A. Sounds like a diet to me?

Sounds like you'd wilt if you were on 700 calories a day!

Far be it from me to put words into Stevie Haston's mouth, but yes that will have been a diet with a very specific goal, i.e. climbing 9a, I very much doubt that he'll continue that regime for the rest of his life.  Diets can help you achieve short-term weight loss, but are ineffective at long term weight loss.

You on the other hand sound like you want some help/advice on what you can graze on thats not going to result in the pounds piling on, no?  If this is correct then you'd better face up to the fact that if you don't want to take in too many calories (because it exceeds the amount you're burning and would result in weight gain) then you're going to feel hungry at times (alternatively increase the amount of calories you burn each day e.g. if you don't already start cycling to work).

Psychomansam's advice to recognise when you're bored and about to start eating as a consequence and to go and do something else instead is very good, perhaps have a cigarette whenever you feel hungry  ;)


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#22 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 11:00:13 am
perhaps have a cigarette whenever you feel hungry  ;)

I tired that, but ended up eating a whole packet.

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#23 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 12:43:00 pm
Bananas are good to eat later in the evening because they have stuff in them which helps you sleep, apparently. [/science]

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#24 Re: Evening snacks?
September 29, 2009, 01:53:56 pm
Classic late night munchies - nip to garage for a finger of fudge, a can of irn bru and a packet of space raiders.

 

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