To eat or not

I try to eat something small before a workout that has some protein for a little bit of a boost (the last couple of weeks I've been on a string cheese kick). I workout during my lunch break and if I eat too much beforehand then I feel like I'm going to lose my lunch midway through my workout, but I have to have something or else I feel like I'm going to pass out.

I usually will eat my lunch almost immediately after my workout (the contents of which vary greatly).

I usually eat after. I tend to jump out of bed and into my gym clothes and head out before I know what I'm doing. If I stopped long enough to eat, I'd likely talk myself out of going and go back to bed instead.

If I eat anything substantial in size less than an hour or two before workout, I mean anything bigger than a tablespoon of something, I get nauseous. So I either workout fasted or have a small square of chocolate if I'm hungry. After workout I'm not usually hungry until about an hour later, so that's when I eat a substantial meal of anything I feel like eating for breakfast that day. Eating before that makes me nauseous.

zepeda602 wrote: »

Do you eat before or after workout and howlKong before or after? What do you eat?

It depends for example if I'm going to do cardio and I just woke up I would eat something small like a banana, Cant eat too much because my get stomach pain, but after the workout I need a regular meal

I eat before and after I workout. I used to run on an empty stomach because it would make me sick otherwise, but now I eat a bowl of oatmeal (60 g = 1.5 servings), a banana, and some walnuts about 10 minutes before I run.

When I do strength training I try to eat something small but substantial (e.g., a banana, an couple of eggs, a protein bar, etc.) then I try to get something with protein in after I lift too.

Play around with it and see what works for you!

I eat 2.5-3 hours before a workout, I change what I eat regularly so no typical meal for this. Coffee 30-60 minutes before, post workout shake of whey, dextrose, leucine and creatine monohydrate 30-60 minutes post workout. Proper meal about 2-4 hours after that. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer on this one if that's what you're looking for. Different bodies have different preferences, meal timing is entirely whatever makes you feel better. You might feel better having carbs and protein an hour before a workout. Or maybe even just fats and protein about two hours, experiment until you find what works best.

I like to eat a porridge/peanut butter/raison breakfast a few hours before going for a ride. Lately I've found doing that and eating small amounts while I'm riding helps avoid the famished/exhausted feeling after a long ride.
When I was younger and running I didn't eat before or during a run. Looking back it was probably a mistake.

After. About an hour. Change it up every day. Cheerios, almond milk & a piece of fruit; steel cut oatmeal with berries and toasted walnuts; Greek yogurt mixed with, unsweetened coconut, chia seeds, and ground flax seed; a poached egg with a slice of Canadian bacon on a low calorie toasted English muffin and fruit, toasted English muffin with peanut butter and a piece of fruit.