Working out before breakfast

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  • histora
    histora Posts: 287 Member
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    I just read an excellent book on this- The Essene Diet by Dr. John Hagan. Lots of benefits to leaving your stomach empty in the morning- weight loss, reduced hunger cravings, less stress, better sleep. A lot of the problems people have, especially obesity, according to Hagan, comes from thinking their stomachs have to be filled with food all the time. Society encourages this maladaptive behavior.

    Those benefits do not apply to all people. Completely not touching your source of information (don't have time for the haz mat suit) for many people, (including myself, my son, at least three of the girls in my nursing program, and one of the fitness instructors at the wellness center) working out on an empty morning stomach can lead to some nasty shakes, fatigue, heavy sweating after the cool down, and malaise.

    Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

    OP, do what you do. If its working, and you feel fine, have at it, cause you know your body better than we do. :)

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