Eating after cardio workout?

sparklelioness
sparklelioness Posts: 600 Member
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A little background:

Ive been exercising for almost four months now-before that i hadnt exercised in years. I only walk right now because my weight hurts my knees if i try to run, but i do a brisk walk, i make sure i work hard and sweat. I started out barely able to do 30 mins, then i went to 45, then for the last two mos its been an hour, and in the ladt week ive bumped it up to 75 mins most days.

I eat a big breakfadt of 500-700 cals around 9-10 am, and i go for my walk around 7-8 pm. I get back around 8-9 pm. The bf gets home around then, so if say im done with my walk at 9, we'll eat around 10:30.

My question is, with walking 75 mins now (at a brisk pace-today i walked 4.46 miles in that time), is it ok that i dont eat til an hour or two after i come back from my walk? Am i supposed to have something right after? Is it hurting me if i dont? And if i should, how many calories should i eat? Would 200 be enough?

Thanks in advance for any replies :)

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  • sparklelioness
    sparklelioness Posts: 600 Member
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  • Eloira
    Eloira Posts: 82 Member
    A little background:

    Ive been exercising for almost four months now-before that i hadnt exercised in years. I only walk right now because my weight hurts my knees if i try to run, but i do a brisk walk, i make sure i work hard and sweat. I started out barely able to do 30 mins, then i went to 45, then for the last two mos its been an hour, and in the ladt week ive bumped it up to 75 mins most days.

    I eat a big breakfadt of 500-700 cals around 9-10 am, and i go for my walk around 7-8 pm. I get back around 8-9 pm. The bf gets home around then, so if say im done with my walk at 9, we'll eat around 10:30.

    My question is, with walking 75 mins now (at a brisk pace-today i walked 4.46 miles in that time), is it ok that i dont eat til an hour or two after i come back from my walk? Am i supposed to have something right after? Is it hurting me if i dont? And if i should, how many calories should i eat? Would 200 be enough?

    Thanks in advance for any replies :)

    After doing a full session at the gym, I'm usually shaky, but I walk it off (to car or whatever). I dont eat till about an hour later :) so IMO you're fine :D

    yesterday tho, I really pushed the body so had to have an apple, though I spose even then it was an hour later lol!

    if you do feel shaky make sure you get something in you :)
    as long as you're being safe I'm sure its ok :D
  • Eloira
    Eloira Posts: 82 Member
    Also!
    one thing I did notice, you eat around 10:30pm? thats awfully late, I heard it's best to eat before 6-7pm. However you've lost 25lbs so far, so if it's working keep it up :D
  • haylz247
    haylz247 Posts: 435
    i eat a hour after exercising because the body still burns fat and eating would interrupt that process :)

    10.30 does seem late but like Eloira said, if it works for you keep doing it

    good luck!
  • sparklelioness
    sparklelioness Posts: 600 Member
    Thanks to both of you :) as for dinner, its not always 10... Sometimes its 9 :p but yeah, by bf gets home around that time so i just wait for him- id rather eat with him than eat alone. It doesnt bother me-i do my walk and by the time he's here i'm hungry and ready to eat.

    As for eating late being bad, i dont subscribe to that. I think what matters is how many calories you eat and how many you burn, not what time you eat them, and as you noted, its working for me :)

    I never feel shaky after my workout, so i guess thats a good sign, that my blood sugar isnt getting too low? Probably because i eat a BIG breakfast-it keeps me full til dinnertime.
  • Eloira
    Eloira Posts: 82 Member
    Thanks to both of you :) as for dinner, its not always 10... Sometimes its 9 :p but yeah, by bf gets home around that time so i just wait for him- id rather eat with him than eat alone. It doesnt bother me-i do my walk and by the time he's here i'm hungry and ready to eat.

    As for eating late being bad, i dont subscribe to that. I think what matters is how many calories you eat and how many you burn, not what time you eat them, and as you noted, its working for me :)

    I never feel shaky after my workout, so i guess thats a good sign, that my blood sugar isnt getting too low? Probably because i eat a BIG breakfast-it keeps me full til dinnertime.

    yeah maybe split it up a bit? :) like maybe split the breakfast into two and have throughout the day or somet? XD

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