Who eats before workout who doesn't and why ?

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  • Lizakabibbis
    Lizakabibbis Posts: 370 Member
    I'm at the gym at 5am - I just have a cup of coffee. It's way too early for me to eat.
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    I have to eat first thing in the morning...like almost immediately. I'm starving. If I'm doing an early morning workout I'll still eat a banana and a protein bar.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    I do not eat before running, and run anywhere from 10-13 miles in the mornings. I have 2 cups of coffee, 2 poops, and I'm good to go.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    I need to eat before working out. Ideally, I can eat a meal ~40-50 minutes before. If it's right before my workout, then I'll only be able to tolerate something light like a starch/sugar-syrup based item (fruit snacks, workout gels/gummies/gu) - but I definitely need at least that.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Bowl of oatmeal and a glass of milk at 5, at the gym at 5:30.
  • vonveganstein
    vonveganstein Posts: 24 Member
    I try to have at least a banana before I go on my bike rides , then come home and make a plant based smoothie
  • LiftandSkate
    LiftandSkate Posts: 148 Member
    I do not eat prior. Exercising with anything on my stomach makes me want to hurl. Plus, I work out early in the morning, and I just can't eat that early. If I'm doing a long skate, I might have 1/2 of a protein shake, but that's about it.
  • kitlynnJ
    kitlynnJ Posts: 78 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    I eat a small carb-heavy snack, usually a banana, before I run. I feel sick if I don't eat anything.

    Same here. I like half a banana before a morning run.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    anitastevens75 wrote: »
    I haven't tried working out without food but I have found if I have an big work out burning lots of calories I tend to feel faint afterwards until I eat again ...does anyone think age is a factor.o watches something this morning that states after 35 for a female u should exercise on empty belly so u burn insulin

    Insulin is a metabolic hormone...you don't burn hormones. For the most part, meal timing and workout timing is pretty irrelevant...it's far more important that you're getting proper nutrition and an appropriate amount of calories throughout the day.

    There are some advantages to training fasted if you're an endurance athlete...but these are training advantages and don't really have anything to do with weight management per sei. I do ride fasted frequently but they are typically shorter rides...for longer rides I fuel up before hand, but I give myself some time to digest unless it's like a banana or something...but an actual meal needs time to digest.

    I don't lift fasted, nor would I recommend that as there is no real training advantage there and your session is likely to suffer. I don't do any kind of special food before a lifting session...I lift in the evening after work and I've had breakfast, lunch, and snacks and that's plenty to fuel my session.
  • rlr5072
    rlr5072 Posts: 22 Member
    I eat something small before and after. If I don't eat, I feel weak and light-headed and don't get a good workout. My go-to for an evening workout snack is half a serving size of mini-wheats. It seems to give me the perfect amount of fuel without making me feel nauseous, and I can eat it quickly on the run between work and the gym. If I work out in the morning on the weekend, I'll normally have a bowl of oatmeal with a tablespoon of peanut butter mixed in about two hours prior to working out, since my workouts tend to be longer on the weekends.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    My main form of exercising is swimming, and I can't eat for a good two hours before I swim or I'll be terribly nauseated and burpy. I always want something immediately afterwards, though!
  • piperdown44
    piperdown44 Posts: 958 Member
    I eat something about a little over an hour before my lifting session. Usually around 10:15am and then lift from 11:45-12:45. If I don't I get light headed and sick to my stomach. Usually it's 2 greek yogurts and a tablespoon of peanut butter.
  • EatingAndKnitting
    EatingAndKnitting Posts: 531 Member
    I just started working out, so my habits may change as my intensity and duration of workouts change, but if I ride my stationary bike in the morning I have to eat first. Otherwise my blood sugar might get too low. I just eat my normal breakfast (egg sandwich or oatmeal and eggs), so I'm hardly stuffed. I don't eat anything after.

    If I walk at night with my husband I do it before dinner. It's just more convenient.

    If I overstuff myself, I try not to, but it still happens, a slow walk of about a mile helps settle my stomach and relieve cramping and bloated feelings. Nothing intense though.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    anitastevens75 wrote: »
    I haven't tried working out without food but I have found if I have an big work out burning lots of calories I tend to feel faint afterwards until I eat again ...does anyone think age is a factor.o watches something this morning that states after 35 for a female u should exercise on empty belly so u burn insulin

    You don't burn insulin. No-one burns insulin, it's not a fuel.
    Nothing magical happens on your 35th birthday.
    No I don't think age is a factor.
    Exercising fasted or fed has no impact on your weight loss / fat loss - that comes down to your calorie deficit over a period of time. (OK - maybe a slight impact if fasted or fed helps or hinders your exercise and therefore in a minor way your calorie burn....)

    Keep it simple I would suggest. Eat and train in a way that suits your personal preferences.
  • jennydelgado09
    jennydelgado09 Posts: 119 Member
    I usually eat an apple ora banana before my 5am workout. Just so I'm not working out on an empty stomach. But sometimes I don't eat at all and just eat when i get back
  • ISweat4This
    ISweat4This Posts: 653 Member
    I eat after my 6am workout.
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