Workout Snax?

jamerz3294
jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Here's one for all you MFP'ers... I typically do a 90 minute workout at the club. 2ea 35 minutes on the Elliptical, and a 20 minute set on the rower. So I've been noticing that about half way through, I get really hungry! :grumble: Does anyone else experience this? If so, what kind of snacks do you take with you to the gym? Thanx! :drinker:

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  • jamerz3294
    jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
    Here's one for all you MFP'ers... I typically do a 90 minute workout at the club. 2ea 35 minutes on the Elliptical, and a 20 minute set on the rower. So I've been noticing that about half way through, I get really hungry! :grumble: Does anyone else experience this? If so, what kind of snacks do you take with you to the gym? Thanx! :drinker:
  • LokiFae
    LokiFae Posts: 774 Member
    I've heard chocolate milk is good for an AFTER-workout snack, so I've been drinking a glass when I get out of the gym. Otherwise, I would bring something like a bar so that you could eat while you were on the elliptical and wouldn't have to stop in the middle. Also, maybe you're just thirsty? I know that about halfway through my workout, I have to chug some water and then I feel a little better. I go through at least 25 oz. of water in my workout.
  • jamerz3294
    jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
    Yeah, I usually go thru about 30 oz of water during my workouts too! Hmmm... a bar of some kind may be ok, and I do take a break between each activity, so I could sit and munch for a minute.
  • Juliebean
    Juliebean Posts: 317
    Try a Fiber One bar. They're delicious and easy to carry with you.
  • jamerz3294
    jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
    Hmmm... Ezzie has some Curves Bars, that taste like cardboard :noway: And I refuse to eat them, I don't care how "healthy" they are, lol! But I'd be willing to try sumpn else, if really did have a good flavor. It's just that so many of the healthy bars, and such, taste like shredded newspaper, after it's been in the bird cage (so to speak). :grumble:
  • lmwardx
    lmwardx Posts: 74
    i bring grapes and trail mix!
  • Jubilee
    Jubilee Posts: 24 Member
    Can I suggest you try these bars that I have recently discovered, they are called Protilife Chocolate Crunch bars - 170 calories per bar and 16g of protien. They are really very good- honest (lol). Found at the grocery store in the protien bar-weight loss aisle. I buy them at Superstore (Canadian girl here) and they are very reasonably priced -- $7.49 for a box of 5. I`d put money on it that you like if not love them! There are other flavours too that I haven`t tried.
  • jrskeen78
    jrskeen78 Posts: 1
    Becareful with drinking milk, chocolate or plain before, during (especially during), and after work outs. When you work out, your body temp rises and drinking milk before or 1 hour after a workout can cause the milk in your stomach to curdle and curdeled milk wreaks havoc on your digestive system.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Becareful with drinking milk, chocolate or plain before, during (especially during), and after work outs. When you work out, your body temp rises and drinking milk before or 1 hour after a workout can cause the milk in your stomach to curdle and curdeled milk wreaks havoc on your digestive system.


    Heated, curdled milk....you mean....YOGURT? LOL :wink:

    If you're lactose intolerant, it'll give you gas. If not, it'll probably just take a long time to digest because blood is being diverted to the muscles rather than the GI tract. If curdled milk was a serious problem, no one could digest it--it curdles once it contacts your stomach acid. Curdling milk is how we get cheese and yogurt.
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