Eating before and after gym in the morning

Sorry about 600 calories...

I do 2 scoops of Combat protein in water before swimming 4 miles in the morning. Then when I get to work I have 3 eggs (hard boiled) with a tbs of coconut oil and 3 fresh dragon cayenne peppers blended in. All whipped up in a mini ninja.

I read somewhere that it's carbs prior, protein after. My healthy smoothie has both, so I drink half on the way to the gym, half on the way to work, and breakfast is done! For my smoothie, I use plain ff yogurt, seeds (sesame, chia, flax), leafy greens, berries, half a banana, and water.

I also work out at 6 am and really can't eat that early. My trainer told me to eat protein/carb snack before bed, and that works fine, and then I eat a protein/carb/fat breakfast afterwards. I am eating for weight loss, so I might have a protein crepe at night w/protein powder, oatmeal, egg whites, and almond milk, drizzled w/ almond butter; breakfast after workout might be scrambled eggs with (I use egg whites to have more calories for other things), broccoli, 2 slice bacon in the scrambled eggs. When I do cross fit or weight lifting I can feel my metabolism rev up and my morning snack after breakfast also is usually protein/carb/fat (like protein powder, oatmeal, almond milk, or sweet potato and cottage cheese or whatever.

I also swim and always have an energy bar that I make. It has peanut butter, oats, almonds, honey, prunes and coconut, under 150 calories. Afterwards I'll have either another or a banana.

big_striker wrote: »

Apologies if this has been covered before. I have decided to get my workouts done in the morning from now on before work so I will be hitting the gym around 6am. What do you suggest or what do you do when it comes to eating?

I am planning on a protein shake before then a proton shake after with a bagel and peanut butter or tuna. I am hoping for enough to last me until lunchtime which is 12:30/1pm.

I am more interested in post workout food to stop me getting hungry mid morning

You definitely don't need a protein shake before and after. The bigger thing is getting some protein either 2 hours before or after. And some more recent research would suggest your total day is more important than the timing.

If you like bagels (and want protein just to be sure) check out a company called P28. They make protein infused bagels. I tend to eat one of those with peanut butter daily. If you did that, and am still hungry, a protein shake can be added on top of that.


I guess the question also is, what are your stats and goals? It's possible that 2000 calories isn't enough, but it's hard to say without knowing that info. But as a point of reference, I am a 33 year old, 5'11, 185 lbs, male and lift 4-5 days and do HIIT 1-2 days (totaling about 5-6 hours a week) with a desk job and I lose at 2300-2500 calories and sustain at 3000.

Unless you're doing cardio, I would suggest eating fruit or some sort of carb to give your workouts a boost. I personally fast in the morning then have a good breakfast after my workout. And by good I mean protein pancakes uncured bacon almond butter, on a good day a side of fresh from egg and of course coffee