Eating Dinner 1st or Exercising 1st

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  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    Which is best to do first, have dinner or walk on my treadmill? I thought it would be walk first, but my husbamdsays I shouldhave dinner and then walk..... What to do?????

    My motto is "if it works for you, use it". Consumption to Deficit ratio won't be any different either way...........
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Doesn't matter. Since walking is low-impact, you shouldn't have stomach issues if you eat before your walk. If you were running or doing something high-impact, I would say you should give yourself an hour to digest first.

    Oh, and walking/eating doesn't change your metabolism... You can't make short-term changes to your metabolism over the course of a day.
  • CWSpiegel
    CWSpiegel Posts: 114
    If you are just walking at low pace, eat first. It helps with digestion. If you are doing a proper metabolic/strength workout, I would eat a small snack before for some quick energy, and then eat a big meal after. My reasons are, IMAO:

    - You don't want to feel heavy and sluggish.
    - You don't want to throw up.
    - Your muscles need protein after you work out to help rebuild and prevent DOMS/Soreness from setting in.
    - You can *kinda* get away with eating "bad" carbs after you work out, because your muscles need some sugar to help get the protein into your muscles as glycogen. That being said, don't down a bread bowl of pasta alfredo just because you did 100 push ups. If you are a Paleo/low carb person, and you want to be in Ketosis, disregard this part and flame me on PM's.

    Personally, I like to eat a handful of nuts and ~1 oz of dried fruit about a half-hour before I work out and, when I get back, I down a protein shake and eat some tuna/ small portion of grilled fish and some fruit. I usually eat my main meal (dinner) about 3 to 4 hours later. I usually walk the dog after I finish dinner because A) it helps with digestion and B) it gives me some time to let the food settle and "fullness" to set in so I don't overeat.

    Again, just my opinion...
  • fatchiick
    fatchiick Posts: 105
    I have found no difference with working out before eating... I have tried over and over the workout before breakfast/eating and didn't see any difference...

    I would say if you can say you're gonna work out for 40 mins do 20 before and 20 after... I found that when I walked to get something to eat and walked home it was generally like I ate nothing I lost weight... Someone posted a link to a japense study that says working out soon after eating rather than waiting hours is more beneficial and from personal exprience I believe there is some truth to that...

    So id say after..

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