Do you eat before you workout?

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  • kimberlyblindsey
    kimberlyblindsey Posts: 266 Member
    I have to have something in my stomach. On work days, I eat a half banana with peanut butter, a little protein, and carbs; however, since I'm on vacay I eat more knowing I can take my time getting to my WO.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    AM workouts- at best- coffee and a spoon full of yogurt. mostly nothing.

    Working out fasted in the AM makes me sick- but it goes away after a week or two- I just don't do it often enough to get through the uncomfortableness.

    Normally I eat about 45-60 minutes prior to lifts. Rarely right before- don't like feeling full when working out.
  • katematt313
    katematt313 Posts: 624 Member
    No. I drink water before I workout, then eat immediately after.

    Eating right before a work out usually makes me want to hurl.
  • momof41964
    momof41964 Posts: 7
    I usually dont but this morning I did have a banana. I litterlly started running today. I do short sperts, walk and do the stadium steps. I am so new to this. Anyhelpful hints would be great. Also I had a weigh in today and gained 4 pounds. I know that four pounds is not that much but my question is this time I did wear my running shoes and do a hard work out. Would that have caused some weight gain?
  • 6ftamazon
    6ftamazon Posts: 340 Member
    I eat something carb-y since I am diabetic like an apple, a banana, or a similarly small snack. If I eat too much I get seriously nauseous
  • thatjosiegirl
    thatjosiegirl Posts: 362 Member
    It depends on what I am doing! If I am doing a light to moderate exercise, then yes I do eat before. Now if I am doing an intense cardio exercise like running or boot camp, then NO!!! Only because it makes me very nauseous and sick to my stomach.
  • WhizGidget
    WhizGidget Posts: 62 Member
    Nope. I'm usually in the gym by 6:30 in the morning, and I can't eat anything that early, no matter what. I used to eat and then workout a couple hours later, and I wanted to die. So, no food for me, just water. Then I eat within a half hour to an hour post-workout: Either yogurt with granola, or a piece of fruit (a whole apple, peach, something)
  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
    I can't eat before a workout, no matter what time of the day it is - I'll just get sick. Afterward, though, I can usually have a lil' somethin'-somethin'. A Quest bar usually fills me up pretty well.
  • akaiookami
    akaiookami Posts: 44 Member
    It took me months to figure out what worked regarding food and exercise. I get up early to workout at home and/or run the nearby roads, so I don't usually have a lot of prep time. (Kinda felt like Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
    I started out eating NOTHING, beginning with cardio and ending with weights. I was a useless wet noodle that needed a nap afterwards.
    So then I tried having a protein shake before cardio then weights. SLOSHY tummy made me feel awkward and icky, but not used up by the end.
    So, NOW I have the protein shake and do weights then cardio. I have some fuel digested by the end of the workout to keep me from exhaustion, and doing the strength first keeps me from bouncing my stomach around uncomfortably.
    If I run: I have a small drink of the shake, run, finish the shake, and do weights then cardio.

    I eat some eggs/yogurt/nuts after the post-workout-shower to finish breakfast.

    Amazing the routines we come up with to get things done, eh?
  • alska
    alska Posts: 300 Member
    wow! thank you everyone! :)

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