Late-Night Eating Advice

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Permalink Reply by Frances Worster on February 11, 2010 at 4:19am

I should add, the "training" in these classes are intensely physical - Suzuki, Butoh, aerobics, strength..

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Permalink Reply by Rob Lawrence on February 12, 2010 at 4:59pm

Make a recovery smoothie with 1 or 2 dates, 1cup water, 1cup coconut water, pineapple (fresh or frozen) and a banana (the recipe is in the Thrive Diet book not sure which page) and one scoop WFHO immediately after your late night class. Have it in your car or locker ready for when you are done. Then an hour or so later (right before bed) have another scoop of WFHO in just plain water. Before your morning workout you really should have an energy bar about 1/2 hour before hand (or half of The whole food energy bar) or earlier to ensure it is digested. If you do these things mentioned above you will see a dramatic improvement in your energy levels while working out thereby increasing your results! :) I hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Whitton on March 10, 2010 at 2:34am

hey Frances I saw ur article a while ago and have meant to ask you how you went with this? what worked for you and not? I've been experimenting with eating routines for the last few years to get more energy into my day and increase creativity - and for deepening my meditation and for opening up to face the darker and deeper emotions. I've done a few Vipassana camps and not eaten at night which got me thinking about this, and it was an amazing experience to not eat an evening meal (just lemon juice) for 10 days. (breaking the rules) I would do long yoga workouts every morning after not eating at night at all, and had some great experiences. got super tired for a few days then came out of that with crazy high energy - and felt stronger physically also.

but outside of a camp enviroment i test during the week days starting from Sundays to thurs. Here are my fav evening eating combinations:
- just a green smoothie with chlorella/spirulina, but no extra protein.
- high protein hemp/VEGA/brown rice green smoothie 30 mins after a workout, then maybe another around 9 but little (as Rob talked about above).
- just some fruit and lemon juice and maybe a couple of dates after my workout (around 630pm) then around 930pm a protein smoothie and bed about an hour after.



are a high protein smoothie around 30 mins after my eve workout. i experiment with just a green smoothie with chlorella every night, no extra protein (so a very small lite dinner) to high protein smoothies at 6 and 9 ... or just a protein smoothie after 9pm, and test them over a week.

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Permalink Reply by Kyle Morgen Garrett on March 10, 2010 at 7:39am

Frances, I don't know if you're still looking at this, but my suggestion is to eat something rather than nothing. I bodybuild so I am aware of these issues.

Being very hungry will disrupt sleep as much as being very full before bed.

What is key is to avoid foods that will draw alot of blood to the stomach. This means avoiding fiber, and fat, and volume.

Before bed I have 20grams of easily digestable protein (i.e. sprouted brown rice protein) and 2.5-5g of chlorella with a fish oil capsule. Its enough to just barely get me through (though i do wake up hungry).

I addition, I would consider snacking lightly during your workout (e.g. a nibble on a vega (or whatever brand) of bar).

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Permalink Reply by Aubrie Rose on March 10, 2010 at 3:26pm

I will generally go for something that will calm my nerves, and flush my muscles and keep my adrenals from feeling too overloaded. I would say have something with good fats - Raw Coconut butter or oil and Avocado blended together and spread on an apple or sprouted bread would prove to nourish and calm your body before sleep. You might also want to take a Vitamin B supplement which also calms stress.

I would definitely suggest you eat a LIGHT meal before your boot-camp. Dried figs and dates, a handful of almonds and sunflower seeds and a tablespoon of flax of hemp oil should do just the trick. It will boost your immunity and keep you lubricated, hydrated, and give you a natural energy without causing you to feel very ill, if you get ill at all. Have an apple or applesauce on hand for after your workout before you get to the main meal. You might also follow Brenden Braziers recommendation and have the VEGA PROTEIN SHAKE that you can buy off of this website immediately after your workout that will help to replenish your body of nutrients lost during the workout.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Crawford on March 10, 2010 at 11:16pm

Frances,

Have you tried Brendans recovery pudding? It may be just the thing for those couple late classes, it would be absorbed quickly so your not going to bed on a full stomach and you should wake with the 'stuff' to rock your boot-camp. Try it with 100% cocoa instead of carob, the endorphins in the eve will help relax you as well.

There's nothing wrong with working out before food in the early morning as long as you feel you're getting the most out of boot-camp.

I'm a real beliver in the 12/12 principal. That is eat 12 hours, fast 12 hours. Last meal 2 or 3 hours before bed. It gives your liver the time needed to remove the toxic byproducts of the metabolic processes. It helps maximize your Cercadian rhythm, particularily the melatonin production and its conversion to serritonin. It would also make the most out of overnight recuperation, utilising the materials you ingested through the day. So if you can still eat after the evening classes then right after boot-camp you should be fine.

By the sound of your training schedule I think you're already doing something right! just a couple thoughts to ponder.

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