When to eat breakfast?

besdais
besdais Posts: 76 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I keep hearing different points of view on this, so I wanted to hear what you all thought. I exercise in the morning (a brisk 20-25 min. walk and then about 10-15 minutes of strength work or exercise ball or something.) Question: Eat before or after my workout? I hear both. I'm not really hungry when I first get up, but if I should be eating before my workout, I can do that. Thoughts please?
Thanks = Sally

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  • besdais
    besdais Posts: 76 Member
    Help?
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    honestly? whenever you're hungry for it.
  • EHisCDN
    EHisCDN Posts: 480 Member
    I don't think it really matters. I prefer to have a small snack before I work out and then my full meal afterward. If I don't have the snack beforehand then I sometimes feel a bit weak (I do an intense hour of cardio) and I like to have my meal afterward in case I'm really hungry.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    whenever works better for you. Whether you choose to eat before or after your workout is really more about your comfort than anything else.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    If you're not hungry, just wait! Many people do fasted workouts. I work out later in the day so I don't usually have to deal with this, but when I do races they are usually earlier in the morning and sometimes I can't stomach food, other times I can. Try it both ways and see which makes you and/or your workout feel better.
  • MickeyCastello
    MickeyCastello Posts: 269
    I don't think it really matters. I prefer to have a small snack before I work out and then my full meal afterward. If I don't have the snack beforehand then I sometimes feel a bit weak (I do an intense hour of cardio) and I like to have my meal afterward in case I'm really hungry.

    This is what I was taught to do, and it works pretty well for me too.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    Depends how you feel.

    When I workout in the mornings I need to have something small before hand or I get dizzy and nauseated. A banana or a piece of toast with peanut butter works. I think would usually make a smoothie with protein powder for afterwards as the thought of eating anything solid right after made my stomach turn. After about 2 hours, I would eat a real meal.

    However, that is just how I am and how my body reacts.
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    I agree it's a matter of personal preference. I workout in the morning before breakfast because I don't like to eat as soon as I get up and like to workout in the mornings. If you have energy for your workout and aren't hungry I wouldn't worry about it.
  • Kiyalynn
    Kiyalynn Posts: 128 Member
    Personally I feel exercising on a full stomach is bad, I for one always feel sick if I try to do so and end up doing half the exercise as I would on a empty stomach. So, I have always preferred to eat after exercise.

    I hate breakfast... I'm never hungry in the morning. My routine while loosing weight was to get up, give the dog a decent walk, Do the dishes, and shower. Before bothering to eat anything... and even then all I really wanted for breakfast was a Coke-Cola, with a packet of oatmeal (breakfast under 400 calories) and I was fine till lunch. If I eat first before doing anything else... I don't feel like doing anything, I don't walk, I don't do the dishes... just shower and get on the computer. I also walked my dog 4 other times during the day, Always doing it before a meal/snack rather than after.
  • besdais
    besdais Posts: 76 Member
    Thank you very much, I appreciate the help. I was reading that you absolutely should eat before working out, and I don't do that, but was willing to start if I needed to. I like the idea of eating a little something before the workout, then eating a full breakfast after. I won't stress about it, then. You all rock!

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