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food after a run

TrinityTrinityTrinity
TrinityTrinityTrinity Posts: 53 Member
edited January 4 in Food and Nutrition
The past 2 times I've run and not eaten after I've felt weird, kinda of nauseous and a headache.

I don't know if I should post this here or on the fitness and exercise board.

I ran about 30 min after I ate a good breakfast (english muffin, eggbeaters, and veggie sausage).

Should I eat something different before? What should I eat after?

Replies

  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    you will hear so many answers for this but I would say just keep to your daily limit and it does not matter to much when you eat the food
  • TrinityTrinityTrinity
    TrinityTrinityTrinity Posts: 53 Member


    Should I eat something different before? What should I eat after?
    my main question is am I eating the right stuff? IDK what to eat
  • amybg1
    amybg1 Posts: 631 Member
    Eating too much too soon, when you're eating before a run you want low protein, higher-carb, low-fiber breakfast and afterwards I find whenever (now rarely) nausea sets in a banana is good post-run and seems to settle the stomach enough to allow for more food to be eaten soon after.

    So for an example of a pre-run breakfast, bagel with either peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese is a good option, bowl of oatmeal or cold cereal are also good ones.

    If you MUST eat 30 mins before, aim for something smaller but the above options are good for 1- 1 1/2 hours before your run
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