Dumb questions

Guts · Post by **Guts** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:51 am

Alright, Well one friend is trying to tell me two things..If you eat your food faster it will slow down your metabolism..and that if you eat anything past 8 o clock that it helps get you fatter.. I am trying to prove him wrong on that by telling him it depends on what you eat not if you eat. But Wanna prove him wrong by have showing him others answers.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:29 am

it won't slow metabolism but it takes 10mins or so for the brain to register that your stomach is full so could potentially over eat gaining wt

i eat right before i go to bed and i think i look alright...if your cal requirements are 3000 a day and you've had them by 8 o clock and then if you eat then yes it will probably store as fat (cals in vs cal's out rule) and it doesn't matter what you eat, if it's over what you've used than you might grow fat

SarahPT · Post by **SarahPT** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:53 am

Swaonso is right that it won't slow down your metabolism, just increase the chance you will overeat.

Eating befor ebed is not necessarily bad. I always eat before bed or I wake up starving. A lot of people find that eating a small serving of good fats is satisfying before bed. A handful of seeds or nuts. A protein shake is another good choice before bed.just keep portions small when eating before bed.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:13 pm

I eat a bowl of Cereal about 1-2 hours before bed. If I didn't I would feel strange, as I've that all life, and it never has affected me in any ways, like regular night time toilet trips or any weight increases etc etc.

luvlife · Post by **luvlife** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:36 pm

just make sure that what you are eating before bed isn't crap. like McDonalds or something. not that you should ever eat that but obviously it's worse to eat something bad before bed than just during the day when you are still burning calories.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:49 pm

Also keep cals low. Your sedentary heart rate, may reduce caloric burn potential, compared to a more acitve one, during waking hours, and even indulging on lots of healthy calories, can promote Fat storage, at any time in the day.

Bella · Post by **Bella** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:42 am

Prior to now I used to eat meals quickly and I wouldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t register that I was full so portion was bigger. Now I have a smaller portion and eat and chew food slowly, placing knife and fork down between bites. It takes 20 minutes for the brain to register that it is full.

mmmm after reading your responses I'm confused lol. PT told me not to eat 2-3 hours before going to bed as the digestion process slows down.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:30 am

Then you use more muscle for energy for 2-3 hours.

By the way did the PT say why this slow down happens?

Bella · Post by **Bella** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:58 pm

Boss Man wrote:
By the way did the PT say why this slow down happens?

No he didn't really explain why. He just told me not to eat 2-3 hours before bed as metabolism slows down and he said it slows digestion. I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t really question him about this. Next session we have I will ask him the whys

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:05 pm

if your metabolism is high it doesn't fluctuate, it remains the same if exercising, eating reguarly etc

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:40 pm

I would ask him why, as I eat something within 1-2 hours of bed, and never have gained weight off it, not that I can tell, or had any adverse effects on weight.