On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:39:53 -0500, Kristina K. Carlton
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>What is the premise behind not eating 3 hours before going to bed? Mercola
>says protein types should have a small protein snack shortly before going
to
>bed.
>
>Kristina

He says it helps optimize leptin and insulin.  However, I don't think there
is one magical plan that will work for everyone.  And I certainly don't
agree with plenty of what Rosedale has to say (namely, demonizing saturated
fat).  I eat plenty of saturated fat and find it gives me superior energy
and satiety over monosaturates.  But if you are achieving success following
Mercola's recommendations -- then why change?  The only reason I gave a few
of Rosedale's suggestions a shot was because my weight had stalled for so
long.  And another reality for me but not necessarily for a taller woman,
is a female my size (5 foot 2.5 inches tall) simply does not "need"
anywhere near the "recommended" , 1,500+ calories per day. Maybe I need a
little more calories on hard workout days -- but not day in and day out.
The idea of stuffing ourselves at 3+ big meals per day plus endless
snacking is not the norm in many other parts of the world where people are
much slimmer.  Sardinian men (lots of centenarian males in Sardinia) do a
full day's hard work hiking up and down steep hills with their sheep and
they start their day with only a coffee latte.  There's an interesting
article on this at the omnivore.com

So long as my carbs are kept sufficiently low, fat sufficiently high and I
don't overdo protein -- I can get by on far fewer calories and yet have
plenty of energy. But what works for me may not work for you -- you just
need to try a plan for a reasonable amount of time and if you are not
seeing results, then start tweaking or trying something else.