Do you eat before or after you exercise?

It's a personal choice. I don't, my wife does. Either way is fine

Both. You need to eat before, but you shouldn't have a full meal closer than an hour from the exercise. You can work out on an empty stomach, but you might run out of steam depending on the duration and intensity of your activity.

I usually eat after I exercise and heard you should eat something before. Last week I tried something before and
got sick to my stomach. Maybe I ate the wrong thing I don't know.

BEFORE OR AFTER?

Before and after.

But before would be at least an hour if not more before. If you eat too close to your training, you can feel sick.

I do both. The before is usually mixed nuts at least 30 mins before and some fruit rifgt afterwards if it's cardio or protein shake if it's some sort of lifting.

I follow LeanGains and StrongLifts 5x5 and I lift at 5am or 6am... so I do IF with the 30g of BCAAs in the morning. LOVE IT! It really fits my lifestyle better.

Maybe my problem was I ate right before.

That is the problem. One time I tried rushing it and exercise half an hour from a meal, it made me feel miserable. I can easily imagine getting sick when I exercise right after a full meal.

Also, unless you ingest plain sugar, the food you eat is not available for energy until about an hour anyway. Sugar is available for use in about 15 minutes.

I eat something high in protein about an hour before working out (200-300 calories). Eating too close to working out can cause an upset stomach. Then I eat something else within an hour of working out, again high in protein (200-300 calories). The second meal I eat is low in fat because supposedly fat it more readily absorbed into the system than protein.

Both before and after.

However, if I eat before, I have to have at least 30 minutes (or ideally 1 hour) before my workout. I once ate *just* before my workout and about hurled on the gym floor. :blushing:

I work out in the morning.

I eat a 250 cal muffin sandwich about 45 mins before I work out.
After my 550 cal burn (estimated) in the gym, I eat a 400 cal breakfast.
The rest of the day consists of slightly smaller meals and snacks.

If I dont eat first, I wont finish the workout or I wont give it my all because my juice will have run out.

I work out in the early evening, before dinner, and sometimes I'm hungry, so I will have a yogurt, or canned tuna, something light like that, then after I workout, I have my dinner.

My boyfriend is a bodybuilder and used to be a physical trainer. He told me that if losing weight is my number one goal, then I should do moderate cardio on an empty stomach. At the very least, if I need to eat, have protein and fat, but no carbs or sugar. If you eat carbs or sugar, then your body will burn that -- it looks for glucose first. If there's no glucose readily available to burn, then it will go after the stored body fat and convert that into the energy it needs (i.e. "burning fat.") If you eat a muffin or bagel before a brisk 30 minute walk or jog, then all you've done is burn off that muffin or bagel -- no real fat burning has taken place.

However, for strength training it's okay to have a light meal including complex carbs about 30 minutes before, and then eat simple carbs with protein afterward (like a protein shake and apple).

I follow LeanGains and StrongLifts 5x5 and I lift at 5am or 6am... so I do IF with the 30g of BCAAs in the morning. LOVE IT! It really fits my lifestyle better.

This +whey protein on the way to the gym.

Because I can't dictate when my workouts are, I can't eat beforehand. While I try and work out between 10am and noon, something can come up and I have to go at 8:30, therefore if I just ate, it isn't good.

But then I am eating all day it seems.

Eating before means your body is fueled for your workout. You don't need to do this. Army, we do pt before breakfast. It can be tough eating before working out because it may not sit right with you. Your body diverts blood and this could lead to dumping too. Runners experience this and have to be very careful of what they eat, especially since they may wind up miles from a bathroom. You do want to eat afterwards though. Carbs and protein, especially protein. A benefit to working out after eating is maximizing your workouts because you're fueled. How can you expect to do max anything if you're running low on energy? I like to wait a couple hours after eating to be safe.

Breakfast before exercise.
Eggs, English muffins, yogurt, banana. (not all in one sitting of course.