[Oahu]

To eat a late dinner? I work until 8:30 and I'll eat around 5:30. But after the gym I get home around 10:30 starving and can't help myself from eating. People say you shouldn't eat past 7:00pm but is it really that bad for you?

[Forsaken]

Not bad at all.

[ThePitBull32]

I always eat right before I go to bed...My goals are to gain/maintain muscle, and lose fat. As long as you're not scarfing big macs late nite, or ever, you're fine.

[IDRISCKY]

You should do a search. There are a lot of threads on pre-bedtime meals with good information and meal ideas in general.

[GenericSlim]

Typically, if I eat right before I go to sleep, I'll wake up in the morning more hungry than I do if I don't eat right before bed . Which is good considering I'm trying to bulk

[XTrainer]

Don't worry about what "people" say, the vast majority of nutrition information out there is bull anyway.

I've found that when I'm cutting weight, limiting my pre-bed meal to around 200 calories helps a lot. If you're not worried about losing weight, make your pre-bed meal as large as you want. Heck, guys who are struggling to GAIN weight should drink a bunch of water before bed so they'll have to wake up at night, which gives them an oppurtunity to down a big glass of whole milk or some other highly caloric substance.

Another interesting tib bit: Having calories, especially carbs, in your system makes for a better night's sleep.

[JohnnyBuddha]

I've read that if you want a deeper sleep, you should go to bed on an empty stomach (unless, of course, you can't sleep because you're so hungry, in which case a light snack is okay). The general rule I've read is nothing within 2 hours of bedtime, and that dinner should be a light meal (in comparison to lunch and breakfast).

[oyaji poi]

Those "general rules" don't apply to people who lift weights. They apply to fat housewives/office workers.

Read up on proper nutrition for people who do what you do.

[Saith]

Originally Posted by ThePitBull32

I always eat right before I go to bed...My goals are to gain/maintain muscle, and lose fat. As long as you're not scarfing big macs late nite, or ever, you're fine.

I usually stop by McDonald's on my way home from the gym for a big mac combo (SUPERSIZE ME!) and one of their apple pies (diet coke of course, gotta watch the figure). Then I throw everything in a blender and drink it like a shake. Sometimes I'll only use half the diet coke if I want it to be more like a soup.

[immovablestone]

Originally Posted by Oahu

To eat a late dinner? I work until 8:30 and I'll eat around 5:30. But after the gym I get home around 10:30 starving and can't help myself from eating. People say you shouldn't eat past 7:00pm but is it really that bad for you?

Keep it to just relatively lean meet and veggies, with very little carbs (no refined), and you're fine.