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For the last meal of the day would you take a shake or a low carb Protein Bar? I have nu go bars which are 20 g Protein and 20 g carb (not from sugar, but from Fiber and sugar alcohols). I have been taking shakes before bed for several months now and want to try the bar if it is not going to mess with weight gain. What do you think?

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I'm no expert.. But I always go for the shake at the end of the day if I need it, just because there is more "crap" in the bars...

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For the last meal of the day would you take a shake or a low carb Protein bar? I have nu go bars which are 20 g Protein and 20 g carb (not from sugar' date=' but from Fiber and sugar alcohols). I have been taking snakes before bed for several months now and want to try the bar if it is not going to mess with weight gain. What do you think?[/quote']

Wait you've been taking snakes before bed???

Well I don't know maybe the bars are better! :P

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Wait you been taking snakes before bed???

Well I don't know maybe the bars are better! :P

Darn auto correct. Lol!

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I sometimes take a snake before bed...oh wait, nevermind!

Seriously though, I tend to gravitate towards the liquid just because I "feel" like it will be easier to digest.

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I'd probably do bar or half a bar over the shake so I didn't have to drain my sna...oh! I'm a girl...go pee in the night :-p

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I'd probably do bar or half a bar over the shake so I didn't have to drain my sna...oh! I'm a girl...go pee in the night :-p

Lol!!!

Oh and damn fiddle you got me thinking about the bars so I ate one!! (it was good and my calories where in the 500's for the day)

But it's sitting heavy now.. So I did your experiment for you.... SNAKES YES! BARS NO!

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Lol!!!

Oh and damn fiddle you got me thinking about the bars so I ate one!! (it was good and my calories where in the 500's for the day)

But it's sitting heavy now.. So I did your experiment for you.... SNAKES YES! BARS NO!

Lmao! I love your quirkiness (laugh a lot when reading your tongue in cheek responses to posts). I wonder if I am ever going to live this snake mishap down as it has so many innuendos behind it that are begging to be exploited beyond what has already been done in this thread! :)

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I do a pure Protein bar once in a while when I'm craving something sweet. I eat half slowly and it seems to cure my sweet tooth plus get the added bonus of protein:)

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You could try some casiene Protein Powder at night.

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I would also recommend a casein Protein powder... its a slow digesting protein that keeps you in a anabolic state while your sleeping.< /p>

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Thanks for your feedback everyone.

I think I will go with long extending Protein shake for bed time and bar for my afternoon snack. The brand of extended Protein I use is Syntax Matrix.

Morning snack is either energy squares and recovery shake before and after run 3 days a week or eggs/turkey sausage on non running days.

Morning Breakfast (6am) is usually a Protein Shake and green veggie drink following an early morning dash on my treadmill.

I try and do a vigorous 1 mile hill run full out (7 mph) every morning at 5:30am when I wake on an empty stomach to wake me up before work. It leaves me with sweat pouring off my face, but really helps. This is like a quick jolt to start my day out right irregardless if it is a running day or not.

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Thanks for your feedback everyone.

I think I will go with long extending Protein shake for bed time and bar for my afternoon snack. The brand of extended Protein I use is Syntax Matrix.

Morning snack is either energy squares and recovery shake before and after run 3 days a week or eggs/turkey sausage on non running days.

Morning Breakfast (6am) is usually a Protein Shake and green veggie drink following an early morning dash on my treadmill.

I try and do a vigorous 1 mile hill run full out (7 mph) every morning at 5:30am when I wake on an empty stomach to wake me up before work. It leaves me with sweat pouring off my face, but really helps. This is like a quick jolt to start my day out right irregardless if it is a running day or not.

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Thanks for your feedback everyone.

I think I will go with long extending Protein shake for bed time and bar for my afternoon snack. The brand of extended Protein I use is Syntax Matrix.

Morning snack is either energy squares and recovery shake before and after run 3 days a week or eggs/turkey sausage on non running days.

Morning breakfast (6am) is usually a Protein Shake and green veggie drink following an early morning dash on my treadmill.

I try and do a vigorous 1 mile hill run full out (7 mph) every morning at 5:30am when I wake on an empty stomach to wake me up before work. It leaves me with sweat pouring off my face, but really helps. This is like a quick jolt to start my day out right irregardless if it is a running day or not.

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Thanks for your feedback everyone.

I think I will go with long extending Protein shake for bed time and bar for my afternoon snack. The brand of extended Protein I use is Syntax Matrix.

Morning snack is either energy squares and recovery shake before and after run 3 days a week or eggs/turkey sausage on non running days.

Morning breakfast (6am) is usually a Protein Shake and green veggie drink following an early morning dash on my treadmill.

I try and do a vigorous 1 mile hill run full out (7 mph) every morning at 5:30am when I wake on an empty stomach to wake me up before work. It leaves me with sweat pouring off my face, but really helps. This is like a quick jolt to start my day out right irregardless if it is a running day or not.

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