Keto post workout

BeckyS35

What do you all eat after you workout? I used to always have a protein shake with pb and banana in it. Well obviously this probably isn't going to work anymore. last night I had a hard time reaching all of my macros after my exercise was added in. Any advice or guidance is appreciated. Thank you in advance!!

tcunbeliever

nuts are my go to when I'm not eating enough and I'm not really hungry either...

RowdysLady

What's "workout"?

There are a bunch of people on here who will pipe in with great advice for you. But I saw you were new and wanted to say "welcome to the group!"

I will also say that I don't eat up calories I burn should I actually get off my *kitten*. I prefer to keep the deficit but I only walk or dance - nothing serious so that may not apply for you.

Gallowmere1984

I just eat whatever I normally would after lifting, which is generally just a blended (whey and casein) protein shake anyway. Failing that, hard-boiled eggs are pretty awesome.

ccrdragon

I workout fasted in the morning (only place in my schedule where a workout would fit) and generally don't do anything more than black coffee afterwards - I also do 16:8 IF so my first meal of the day doesn't happen until after noon. I know some peeps need to eat something after a workout and before I started the IF, I would drink a whey protein shake on my drive into work.

BTW - welcome to the group!

cstehansen

I do pretty much the same as @ccrdragon and work out from about 5am to about 6:30 am M-F and don't generally have any calories until somewhere between 11-12. I have some black coffee and water before that. I also do IF of between 16/8 and 18/6.

I'm IR and have noticed my BG spikes post work out which would lead me to believe my insulin also spikes a bit. Those insulin spikes will make me feel hungry, for a short time, but it usually resolves itself fairly quickly as my BG levels off. I think it levels much quicker than if I had eaten a carby meal because it is pushing it back into replace glycogen storage vs trying to get it into my cells for burning.

The longer I have followed this WOE, the lower the spikes and the shorter they are in duration and the less hunger I feel post workout. It's kind of interesting because now, I can almost predict what my BG reading will be in the morning during that time based on my hunger. I have gotten to the point where I can tell the difference between true hunger and hunger due to spiked insulin which is really helpful.

I had been in maintenance and then the last few weeks decided to try to increase muscle mass a bit and thought about adjusting eating schedule. I did not adjust. It has had no negative impact as I am up about 3-4 lbs and it is all in the right places. Waist might have even shrunk a bit. All the gains seem to have been in muscle mass.

All that said, I don't think it is necessary to eat post workout. Of course it is likely a situation of YMMV.

sammyliftsandeats

I generally work out in the morning and it is about an hour or so until I get to the office for breakfast. Generally, hard boiled eggs and bacon.

Works for me!

HawkPNP

I generally just eat what I always eat. If I workout in the AM, I am typically fasting. If it's after dinner, I don't typically eat anything. Working out doesn't really change my eating, I guess. But, I also run a life with two little kids and grad school, so a schedule just isn't in the books

Sunny_Bunny_

ccrdragon wrote: »

I workout fasted in the morning (only place in my schedule where a workout would fit) and generally don't do anything more than black coffee afterwards - I also do 16:8 IF so my first meal of the day doesn't happen until after noon. I know some peeps need to eat something after a workout and before I started the IF, I would drink a whey protein shake on my drive into work.

BTW - welcome to the group!

This is me too. It's usually a few hours before I eat at my regular lunch time and I'm not a fan of protein shakes. I'd rather get protein from meat. So that's what I eat.

BeckyS35

Thanks for all of the great info guys! I truly appreciate the help!