Originally Posted by
ovoleg
I feel like if I ate pb&j before bed I would balloon!
Ok here is the logic.
Your body recovers and gets stronger while it is at rest. In order to rebuild muscles that have been stressed (ie.workouts) there needs to be protein, amino acids, fuel. Once you go to sleep true recovery begins BUT your body will go into a stasis mode after a couple of hours with no food. If you want your body to fully recover give it the rebuilding fuel it needs then go to sleep you get better recovery while at rest.