What do you eat before an early morning workout?

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    I eat a navel orange in the car while driving to the park where I run. About 20g of fairly quick carbs no more than 30 min before working out keeps my glucose levels good. (Type 2 diabetic.)

    You don't need to eat fat such as nut butter before working out, your body can't digest it quickly enough to use it.
  • bcradio1
    bcradio1 Posts: 43 Member
    Protein shake and a cheese stick for me
  • Live_life_well
    Live_life_well Posts: 86 Member
    I workout at 520am and don't eat anything. However, I drink a LOT of water at the gym. Likely go through 1-1.5 litres of water. Tricks my stomach into feeling full which deceives my mind into feeling energized.
  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 599 Member
    BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
    Coffee.

    Do you really "need" the energy? Unless you are running a huge deficit you should have enough from the day before.

    This. Coffee and some water for me. I figure that I have scads of stored energy. I do just fine for 30-45 min of intense exercise, but it’s not like I’m an elite athlete in training or anything.
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    I just have a zipfizz on the way to the gym
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I just drink water. I do LISS cardio or moderate aerobics in the morning for about 30 minutes and get through my workouts great. Anything longer and my strength-training workouts are done in the evening.

    Some of my friends eat a banana with peanut butter and that helps them.
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    A shake made with coffee instead of water.
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  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    I eat a boiled egg. I cook up about 6 on the weekend and put them in the fridge. They are ready to schnarff down on my way out the door. I tried no food and nearly collapsed once. Never again!
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  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    I generally do a fiber one bar, and eat eggs after.
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  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    I eat 2-3 clementines. It’s between 45-80 calories and just enough fruit sugar to get me going but not heavy in my stomach at all. I usually workout for 1-1.5hrs and then eat a good breakfast.
  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    I eat 2-3 clementines. It’s between 45-80 calories and just enough fruit sugar to get me going but not heavy in my stomach at all. I usually workout for 1-1.5hrs and then eat a good breakfast.

    I had to Google clementine. I had no idea what that was, lol.
  • Stationagentjules
    Stationagentjules Posts: 57 Member
    I grab a mandarin on my way out the door. Just enough
  • mburgess458
    mburgess458 Posts: 480 Member
    Banana and coffee
  • gcaracciolo2
    gcaracciolo2 Posts: 130 Member
    +1 for nothing. I prefer to enjoy eating after a workout anyways so I can enjoy it fully instead of rushing early in the morning
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Nothing...plenty of fuel on board from the previous day.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Nothing...plenty of fuel on board from the previous day.

    ^^ This.

    .. my exact words I was gonna post.

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