Is it really important??....

kmaf2018
kmaf2018 Posts: 124 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi All

I just wanted some peoples intake on the importance of breakfast AND eating straight after a workout. I often read that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it must not be missed, eat within an hour of waking etc etc, however, although I do eat breakfast most days but usually not until around 3 hours of waking up, some days I just don’t fancy it! And on the days I don’t “fancy” it (like today) I’ve smashed my PT workout (as he puts it!). Of course its not something I do intentionally but if there are days where I don’t fancy eating breakfast is it really bad to miss it?

Also, after a workout whether it be a class or my PT session I don’t always fancy eating my lunch straight after it…I often read you must eat within an hour of a workout or straight after a work? Again, like today, I didn’t fancy my lunch as soon as I got back from the gym so I didn’t eat until approx. 45 minutes after my workout – does it really matter that I waited 45mins to eat or should I be aiming to eat my lunch sooner?
Thanks

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  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Nutrient timing is not as important as some make it out to be. Many people find success training in a fasted state and/or practicing intermittent fasting. Do what works for you.
  • kmaf2018
    kmaf2018 Posts: 124 Member
    Thank you! Thats really helpful!
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    I agree that neither of these "rules" are true or useful.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited March 2017
    Breakfast being the most important meal of the day is a horrible old myth - put about by breakfast cereal manufacturers perhaps?
    Maybe it was for my Grandfather's generation, long day of manual work with no break.,,,,,

    No you don't have to eat within an hour of exercising - a silly gym myth.

    Overall diet = very important.
    Effective training routine = very important (if you have more than modest ambitions).

    Meal timing = really unimportant unless you are training for a very extended duration (3hrs+) or training multiple times a day or you are truly an elite athlete working at the extremes of human performance.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    Breakfast being the most important meal of the day is a horrible old myth - put about by breakfast cereal manufacturers perhaps?
    Maybe is was for my Grandfather's generation, long day of manual work with no break.,,,,,

    No you don't have to eat within an hour of exercising - a silly gym myth.

    Overall diet = very important.
    Effective training routine = very important (if you have more than modest ambitions).

    Meal timing = really unimportant unless you are training for a very extended duration (3hrs+) or training multiple times a day or you are truly an elite athlete working at the extremes of human performance.

    yep- it was like a kellogs thing to promote cereal.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,772 Member
    If you find yourself overeating later in the day because you skipped meals, then you should consider eating something light either in the morning or after your workout. If you don't have a problem with overeating out of hunger later in the day, then don't worry about it.
  • kmaf2018
    kmaf2018 Posts: 124 Member
    I actually find I'm less hungry when I skip breakfast or have it later in the morning which is weird. Like on a day where I dont fancy breakfast as soon as I get to work (9amish) and I have a mid morning breakfast, workout at 12.30pm, have lunch around 2pmish then dinner is around 6.30pm, I feel satisfied all day
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    The days when I do the most exercise, I always skip breakfast. That's just logistics.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I prefer to run in the morning on an empty stomach so I don't need to worry about upset stomach or worse. I never skip breakfast after and by 9:30 I am eating my snack of almonds.
  • YvetteK2015
    YvetteK2015 Posts: 654 Member
    Some people find that eating breakfast actually makes them hungrier the rest of the day.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    YvetteK2015 wrote: »
    Some people find that eating breakfast actually makes them hungrier the rest of the day.

    This is me. And, I have to eat something about an hour before I lift or else I'll bomb.
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