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Originally Posted by nanafan
meh, i am 5'8 and i weigh around 140ish i don't know if i am overwieght or what but i know i could definitely lose a few. i usually walk on the treadmill for 20 to 30 mins a day. what is good which i hear from a lot of people is that you shouldn't snack after dinner, because you wont be able to burn off what you had in your sleep, i am not sure if that's right or not, but i try to snack less which helps.
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Walking doesn't burn a lot of calories, so try running!
And those people are right, mostly. If you're not exercising, then dinner is the smallest meal you should eat. Your body should then resort to your fat deposits and burn those.
If you're lifting, it's not the same. Because your muscles are damaged, you will need *extra* energy to burn right before you sleep to repair them. Taking some casein protein right before you sleep--whether from a casein shake or from drinking milk or eating cottage cheese--will keep your body from cannibalizing your own muscles to retrieve nutrients.