Anyone Else NOT Eat Breakfast Before Working Out ?

donyellemoniquex3
donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
in Food and Nutrition
It makes me feel sluggish and I don't like the slish slosh in my stomach while I'm moving around.
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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Personal preference, do what you like.
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    Wait for about an hour after eating to workout to Avoid that feeling
  • TheGuardian
    TheGuardian Posts: 53 Member
    I usually eat a granola bar just to make sure I have enough energy to keep going, but full breakfast waits till after.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Yep. I often do a 10k run first thing in the morning, without eating ahead of time.
  • MathanMor
    MathanMor Posts: 11 Member
    Normally I like to workout in the afternoon or evening; but if I don't have a choice than I don't eat until after my workout. Just all around better that way.
  • jclist1
    jclist1 Posts: 87 Member
    Personal preference, do what you like.

    x2

    I tend to eat something small before I workout, but I know a lot of people who do not
  • celtbell3
    celtbell3 Posts: 738 Member
    I usually workout every morning and night. My eating is different for both. M-F, I am up by 5:30. I am completely unable to eat just before a workout .. I need to wait at least an hour. During the week in the morning, I do my workout with no problem. Within an hour of working out, I will have a banana. This is not my breakfast but it holds me over until I can eat breakfast as I'm usually prepping for work, getting the kids up and out and then driving to work. On S & S, I sleep in and will have an apple 30 minutes before working out. Immediately following my workout, I will prepare my breakfast. During my night workouts, I NEVER eat before, except for an apple or occasionally some PB. Again, within an hour of working out I will have some protein for the muscle repair but usually I eat dinner a little later.

    It's all personal. What works for some doesn't work for others.
  • jfauci
    jfauci Posts: 531 Member
    I'm at the gym at 4 AM and I don't eat before. I'm totally not hungry before I work out.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I work out in the evening.
  • Project_Jodie
    Project_Jodie Posts: 171
    I eat after I've worked out :)
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Personal preference, do what you like.

    QFT!!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Personal preference, do what you like.

    /thread
  • bjbrown9
    bjbrown9 Posts: 15 Member
    I can't eat before working out. I feel light-headed when I do. I eat breakfast AFTER.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    If I work out in the morning, I don't eat but I do have a coffee with gelatin and coconut oil whizzed through. I eat when I get home.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I work out (on weight days) at 5am and don't eat anything before I start.

    When I run in the hot summer months, I go early and without food - gotta beat the heat. This time of year, when I run later, I usually have breakfast 2 hours before the run.

    As others have said - do what works best for you.
  • 1dce
    1dce Posts: 238 Member
    I usually don't eat first. If I do it has to be 2 hours before, otherwise I get nauseous.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    I go to the gym after work usually, but yesterday I went on my day off and didn't eat beforehand as I just wasn't hungry. I can't workout for 2 hours after a meal usually.
  • LearnFromTheRed
    LearnFromTheRed Posts: 294 Member
    I don't eat before running in the morning. If I'm going any other time I will try to leave four hours after my last meal as I find running with anything in my stomach a bit of a trial. I use energy gels and sweets if I'm going on a long run as they don't have anything solid about them.
  • GREEKSTATUE
    GREEKSTATUE Posts: 121
    I take a preworkout & out the door I go. Breakfast as soon as I am done
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    I run between 4.30 - 5 in the morning, and then come home and take breakfast and a cup of tea back to bed with me. .
    Tried running later after breakfast, but tea just sloshes around..or feels like
  • chani8
    chani8 Posts: 946 Member
    I like to workout after I eat because it aids digestion and balances blood sugar. I read that it's best to wait about 15 minutes after eating, though.

    It's a good way to learn not to overeat. If you don't want to throw up during your workout, you wont eat so much before hand. ;)

    Oh, my exercise is weight lifting and walking, and the most intense is jump roping, so that may explain why I can do it. Even the few times I've jogged, it was at the end of my walk and more than a 1/2 hour after eating.
  • bethiewilliams
    bethiewilliams Posts: 37 Member
    I swim for fitness and cannot swim if I have eaten in the previous 4-6 hours. Horrible feeling and it makes me sluggish too...
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Personal preference, do what you like.

    This!

    I very rarely eat breakfast because if I do I am hungry all day and just want to sit on my butt and eat!
  • ThatOperaGirl
    ThatOperaGirl Posts: 138 Member
    I've tried both when I do 6am gym sessions. If I'm doing cardio, then not eating seems to work best for me, but if I'm doing strength training, then eating something small (half a banana, for example) seems to give me a bit of extra pep.

    I always have a coffee first, though. Always, always coffee :wink:
  • alechua
    alechua Posts: 224 Member
    I don't eat before my workout, but I drink 500ml of water before I start.
  • kczarnec
    kczarnec Posts: 28 Member
    For me it would depend on the kind of workout (harder I would need some kind of snack which I don't consider breakfast) and at what time in the morning. I try to eat enough to keep my strength up through the work out (banana, string cheese, etc.) but not too much that I'd get cramps.
  • webbeyes
    webbeyes Posts: 105 Member
    3 of my 5 weekly workouts take place in the morning. I never eat before ... although the 2 cups of coffee are a base necessity!

    The two days a week that are afternoon workouts typically end up being about 4 hours after my last real meal, so it doesn't affect the sloshy feeling.

    OTOH, my wife needs to eat at least something an hour before she works out.

    Personal preference indeed!
  • rachaelgifford
    rachaelgifford Posts: 320 Member
    I have to! I always exercise in the mornings and I always wake up hungry. I grab a light healthy snack, and then have porridge after :-)
  • Bound4Kona
    Bound4Kona Posts: 53 Member
    I'm up at 4:30 to be at the gym by 5a. I rarely eat anything before working, but will hydrate with water before working out.

    Once in a blue moon I may have a plain greek yogurt if I'm really hungry.

    Keep kicking a**!
  • gmthisfeller
    gmthisfeller Posts: 779 Member
    I never eat before a run.

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