Early morning workouts - Eat before??

SugaryLynx

I swear that my 130 calorie Special K protein bar before my a.m. workout not only helps me wake up and find energy, but it starts up my metabolism for the day so that I don't go into starvation mode.

I almost shot dr. Pepper out of my nose laughing

I dont' understand what is funny

They found it amusing because you managed to pack a bunch of fitness myths pretty densely into one sentence.

You do not "start up" your metabolism and your body does not go into "starvation mode" just because you haven't eaten for 10 hours.

Thanks for the kind explaination. I am pretty sure that being on MFP is supposed to be a support system rather than a spot to make fun of people who don't totally understand how to be healthy.

I'm just chiming in to say that *I* laughed because I honestly thought you were joking. The post just read like you were being facetious.

^ pretty much this. It wasn't intended mockery. I thought it was a joke as well. Apologies.

On that note, I have no issue quickly dispelling this stuff as it floats around because it's frustrating and has no basis in science. And I like science