What do you eat before you work out?

Loves418

Actually this is my problem:
I am up at 545am with my son get him to school and back home. I eat breakfast about 7:30am. I work from 9am-12pm then I have a break where I want to hit the gym at about 12:30. Problem is I am hungry at that point. What can I eat before I workout that won't sit in my stomach and make want to puke while working out yet satisfy me? This week I ignored the hunger and got stomach cramps while jogging on the treadmill. :frown:
So if you eat before you work out what do you have. I was looking for something at around 11:30ish. Thoughts..

kels1152

Hi there,
I know cliff bars work well if I eat them about a 1/2 to an 1 before a workout. I don't eat them often but it's a quick thing. Do you have a fridge at work or microwave? You could try having a banana with 1tbsp of peanut butter or a pb&j sandwhich. I would suggest just trying different things to see what sits well with your stomach. I work out in the mornings and sometimes will only have a piece of toast which works for me. If I have more time and don't work out first thing I always eat oatmeal. That fills me up and gives me energy.
When do you normally eat lunch? Before or after the workout?

ArtGeek22

Bananas and cliff bars are both great choices! Bananas are great because they don't make you cramp up

kate21797

I'm a cross country runner, and being so, I need fuel before running that won't make me want to barf during a race. Some good ideas I've had are:

Apples ( without the skin )
Bananas with just a LITTLE melted peanut butter drizzled on top for protein
Raisins
Applesauce

Any kind of white carbohydrate (bread, crackers, rice ) is a good choice because it isn't too heavy and burns up fairly quickly, giving you energy very soon after consumption without making you feel sick.

Loves418

I should have mentioned I work from home..sorry..I eat at 2:00 then start work again at 3.

chefwrx

10 grams of BCAA's and then fasted heavy weightlifting Mon/Wed/Fri Leangains style

alejandralozano89

of course you're hungry! in order to accelerate your metabolism you should not let more than 4 hours pass by without a snack or a meal.
so, if you have breakfast at 7:30, you should have a snack at around 11. a snack bar, fruit, trail mix or something. then you should be ok to have your lunch at around 2.

onedayatatime12

I either have a slice of whole wheat toast with almond butter (1/3 tbsp) or a whole small apple with 1/3 tbsp almond butter or a banana!

katy_trail

something fairly light like citrus, nuts, cheese, or carrots and pb.
If i'm really hungry, i'll have part of a turkey burger or a combo of the above foods.

i shouldn't have said 'light' more like, compact. doesn't take up much space, but I get a little
energy from it.

katy_trail

of course you're hungry! in order to accelerate your metabolism you should not let more than 4 hours pass by without a snack or a meal.
so, if you have breakfast at 7:30, you should have a snack at around 11. a snack bar, fruit, trail mix or something. then you should be ok to have your lunch at around 2.

this is bro science. don't listen to them. just eat when you're hungry.

zoeysasha37

A slice of wheat bread with peanut butter and a small handful of almonds