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Best time of day to eat carbs?


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Anyone think... that eating carbs at dinner doesn't help your weight loss?  I know this sounds odd but I try and eat my carbs at breakfast or lunch and then be carb free for dinner.  I find this works best for me.

Am I making this up in my head or could it really work?

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Nope, it's true. Carbs aren't "necessary" at night time because you are winding down and aren't doing as much. It's better to eat carbs in the morning to get you going and keep you slightly fuller longer. That's what I do too. (former/kinda still member of Atkins)

I find that eating carbs (i.e. kashi cereal) in the morning keeps me craving carbs throughout the day, whereas if I eat some kind of protein (egg whites and cottage cheese) in the morning, I don't crave carbs as much during the day..

I generally eat carbs for breakfast and pre/post workout. Low GI carbs for breakfast and pre workout, high GI after workouts. Also, I always combine them with some sort of protein.

Technically the earliest in the day and pre-workout

Always eat protein post-workout

 I said technically b/c I eat fruits during the entire day lol

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