Why am I burning more cals?

MoonIite
MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm noticing a pattern with my workout log. On days when I eat something (usually a small snack) and wait an hour or two before working out I end up burning more calories. Whereas when I do my workout right after eating, my calorie burn is way down. Is there a reason for this?

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  • utes09
    utes09 Posts: 561 Member
    You calorie burn could be more after you've waited because your body isn't focusing on digesting.
  • Heatherbelle_87
    Heatherbelle_87 Posts: 1,078 Member
    well that depends. Are you logging longer or higher-intensity workouts when you wait between eating and working out VS eating then working out immediatly?

    And is this based on an HRM or MFP calculations?
  • Julijulz
    Julijulz Posts: 119 Member
    Only thing I can think of is that you have a blood sugar spike and then it drops...that would make you slow down on your workouts. You would have less energy. You would have more energy when your sugar is at a even level.
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    I have a question- HOW do you know how many calories you burn during every workout?
  • bethvandenberg
    bethvandenberg Posts: 1,496 Member
    It's my understanding that you should wait an hour or more so that your body is done digesting. That affect blood flow etc. :)
  • MoonIite
    MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
    wickedcricket; I have a heart rate monitor that I wear during my workouts and it tells me the cals burned.
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