Is it safe to eat at night

Workout is only half of the equation: you also need to be careful what you eat

Without any doubt, dinner is one of the most controversial meals in today's time. Most people think that if you skip dinner you're going to lose weight.


It is OK to eat at night, whether you want to lose weight or add muscle mass. It is even better to eat at night.  However, it all depends on the foods you eat, the time you go to bed and whether you're eating after working out or not, how much you ate during the day, and more.

Skipping dinner is something not recommended as the body will burn muscles for energy. Most people eat their dinner right after they trained. As we know, even on a low-carb diet or a ketogenic diet, there are advantages of consuming carbohydrates immediately before, during and/or after exercises.  But, if you're using a supplement packed with carbs during your workout, then your dinner should only contain fat and proteins.

If weight loss is your goal, then don't pack up a lot of carbs after the workout, especially if you take supplements. Additionally, you can include in your dinner small amounts of fish, yogurt and vegetables.  You should avoid supplements like Hydroxycut, Lipo 6 and Xenadrine before going to bed. Take instead: carnitine, choline, lecithin and one of the special supplements for during the night recovery (glutamine, taurine, GABA, ZMA).

If you have a fast metabolism and want to gain in weight and muscle mass, the most important thing is to avoid catabolism, including at night. In this case, you can actually eat even right before going to bed, to ensure that your body's getting proteins and energy during sleep. It's recommended to go for a 100% carbs shake after the workout and a protein meal By doing so, you'll reduce the risk of bloating and fermentation during the night and make sure that your body secretes enough testosterone and growth hormone. What should you eat? Fatty meat (mutton), paddy rice, baked potatoes and / or easily digestible vegetables in small quantities, fermented milk (fermented cheese, fermented cream), nuts and seeds. You can eat a greater quantity of food, but in this case, digestive enzymes are useful or you'll end up with a nasty case of gastritis.


Because dinner is the most sensible meal, you should experiment with various food combinations until you find something that's nourishing and lest you sleep without having to worry about an overloaded digestive system, or restless sleep, or stomach problems.You should also experiment with  the time interval between bed time and your last meal. It would be preferably to have a mild physical activity (walking, Pilates, stretching) so that the process of digestion will be already starting at the time you go to sleep.Or simply try leaving enough time between the time you last ate and the moment you go to sleep.

Keep in mind one thing: you should avoid carbs like sweets, sugar, flower, fruits and alcohol because these can start fermentation giving you gas, and also, lead to disturbances in the natural hormonal cycles.