Hi all,

I am currently bulking and am aiming for around 3000 cals per day having increased this slowly from 2300. I am making target with my fats and my protein daily but come up short at times with my carbs.

My question is this. Even though it is at night is it preferable to eat some more carbs to make up my cals or would it not be a good idea to eat carbs at night?

By "at night" I am refering to a couple of hours after dinner (usually two or so) around 9:30. Bed is anywhere between 10 and late depending on whether my 3 month old son decides to sleep or not. :p

Yeah, have all the carbs you want before bed, just try to keep them complex and low GI.

I don't think it matters too much if they are low GI - or not a large quantity mixed with fats and protein.

Difficult to give an opinion without seeing your diet, but personally when bulking to get the calories in I'd either add more fat or some decent carbs with the choice dependant on what tastes better!

Ok, this is what I did tonight...

I had two slices of wholewheat bread with a tablespoon natural peanut butter and a banana sliced onto it. MMMMMM Peanut butter and banana sarnie... YUM. :drool: Washed it down with two cups of skim milk.

Good or Bad?

Brief overview of diet today (pretty much the same every day):

Meal 1:

1 Cup Rolled Oats
1/4 Cup Wheat Germ
1/4 Cup Wheat Bran
1 Whole Egg
2 Egg Whites

Meal 2:

2 Slices Wholewheat Bread
1 Tsp Olive oil lite margarine
50 grams nonfat cottage cheese
4 Slices tomato
4 Slices Cucumber
4 Slices Onion
10 Grams Ground Flax Seeds

Meal 3:

1 Medium Chicken Breast
1 Cup Couscous or Brown Rice
2 Cups Salad (incl carrots, tomato, cucumber, onion, lettuce, peppers)
1/2 Tbsp Flax Seed oil
10 Grams Ground Flax Seeds

Meal 4: Pre-Workout

1 Cup nonfat Milk
1/4 Cup oats
1 Banana
32 Grams Whey

Meal 5: (PWO)

1 Cup nonfat Milk
1/4 Cup Oats
20 Grams Dex
32 Grams Whey
5 Grams Creatine Mono

Meal 6:

1/2 Can Tuna
1/2 Cup Brown Rice or 1 baked potato or 1 sweetpotato
1 Cup mixed veggies
1/2 Tbsp Flax seed Oil

Meal 7:

See above for what I had tonight.

Exclude meal number 5 on non workout days and please bear with me as this overview is from memory which is not very good at night (see bit about 3 month old son).

Ok, this is what I did tonight...

I had two slices of wholewheat bread with a tablespoon natural peanut butter and a banana sliced onto it. MMMMMM Peanut butter and banana sarnie... YUM. :drool: Washed it down with two cups of skim milk.

Good or Bad?




Probably good to have complex carbs in this meal (as you do) because it is your second PWO meal (I personally don't count the shake as a 'meal').

However, I'd personally have more protein (not whey) right before bed. 2c milk is only about 14g of casein protein. Cottage cheese might be better than milk here, but who knows. I'm always afraid of fat gain and I love cottage cheese, so I tend to eat it before be cutting or bulking and I'm not a milk fan. Perhaps 1c milk and 1-c cottage cheese?