Should women eat after a workout?

jla2425

Im getting mixed advice. Some say no eating for 90 minutes to 3 hours after a workout for maximum fat burn. Others say right after is best. Any advice ? Also i workout in the afternoon or evening. Ive always eaten something before regardless. I sometimes do cardio in the evening also so i can eat a bed time snack if im done my calories...

estherdragonbat

It makes no difference to fat burn. If you feel full after working out, then wait. If working out after you eat makes you nauseous, then wait. But it's not going to impact your burn.

jenilla1

I've never had a problem being successful with my weight loss, maintenance, or fitness progress eating whenever I feel like it, especially right after a workout. If you don't want to eat right away, it's OK to wait. If you're hungry, eat. Do what works for you. Keep it simple. Sometimes the advice you get from people is just bullcr@p. Oftentimes, the more complicated people try to make something, the more bullcr@ppy their advice is.

Theo166

I thought the rule was only real men are allowed to eat after a workout?

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

The only thing that matters is sticking to your calories over 24 hours.

Meal timing doesn't matter.

amusedmonkey

I always eat after a workout. Not immediately, but within an hour. I'm losing weight just fine. Don't overcomplicate things and just eat whenever you feel like it.

sardelsa

I eat during my workouts sometimes... haha. I say eat when you want it won't make any significant impact on how much fat you burn.

livingleanlivingclean

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

The only thing that matters is sticking to your calories over 24 hours.

Meal timing doesn't matter.

Or sex.

ninerbuff

Maximum fat burn happens when you are asleep.

Timing of meals don't really matter. It's about being in a calorie deficit to lose body fat.


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jla2425

jenilla1 wrote: »

I've never had a problem being successful with my weight loss, maintenance, or fitness progress eating whenever I feel like it, especially right after a workout. If you don't want to eat right away, it's OK to wait. If you're hungry, eat. Do what works for you. Keep it simple. Sometimes the advice you get from people is just bullcr@p. Oftentimes, the more complicated people try to make something, the more bullcr@ppy their advice is.

Totally agree that people do over complicate things. Im always feeling i need to eat after or i feel weak and eating before doesnt affect me what so over im not sluggish or sick. I do have a high appetite. Thanks all !

canadianlbs

i hope they 'should'. because i sure do. heck, sometimes i break off halfway through to scarf something in the parking lot and then i go back.

sardelsa

ninerbuff wrote: »

Maximum fat burn happens when you are asleep.

Timing of meals don't really matter. It's about being in a calorie deficit to lose body fat.


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Just out of curiosity...what if someone is getting very poor sleep.. ? Would it happen just resting as well?

nutmegoreo

I don't understand how this is a gender thing. If someone could explain how digestion/consumption work post-exercise differently between men and women, that would be awesome thanks. I'm just trying to figure out where this "information" could have possibly found any roots.

OP, eat if you're hungry and it doesn't make you ill. Meal timing is rarely relevant for the average person. IIRC, in the case of elite athletes, that could be different.

Machka9

I always eat after my workouts. Sometimes just about immediately ... sometime a bit later. Rarely more than an hour later unless for some reason I don't have food accessible within that hour.

tsortsor

I like to eat 4 to 5 hours before and then right after

KANGOOJUMPS

its fine

SpecialSundae

Eat the foods. Lift the weights. Drink the coffees. Give no f*cks.

jla2425

http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2016/01/22/eat-before-exercise.aspx

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I don't understand how this is a gender thing. If someone could explain how digestion/consumption work post-exercise differently between men and women, that would be awesome thanks. I'm just trying to figure out where this "information" could have possibly found any roots.

OP, eat if you're hungry and it doesn't make you ill. Meal timing is rarely relevant for the average person. IIRC, in the case of elite athletes, that could be different.

This was the ppst i read

kaizaku

After exercise your body needs energy. So yes, eat after workout. Moderate carb, low fat and moderate protein meal.

amusedmonkey

jla2425 wrote: »

http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2016/01/22/eat-before-exercise.aspx

nutmegoreo wrote: »

I don't understand how this is a gender thing. If someone could explain how digestion/consumption work post-exercise differently between men and women, that would be awesome thanks. I'm just trying to figure out where this "information" could have possibly found any roots.

OP, eat if you're hungry and it doesn't make you ill. Meal timing is rarely relevant for the average person. IIRC, in the case of elite athletes, that could be different.

This was the ppst i read

My best suggestion is to stop reading anything printed on that website. He's a certified quack. He either makes up stuff or takes a study and extrapolates things it didn't say or overblow results that barely made a difference.

It's true that women tend to burn less glycogen than men at the same exercise intensity until you get into the lactate threshold, but it has no practical bearing on weight loss.

jessef593

Cardio doesn't burn fat. Anyone telling you that needs a smack in the head. It all boils down to calories