exercise & food

skinnyfat2skinnyfit
skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
Hey :) should you work off extra calories before or after you eat them? Does it matter?

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  • CouchSpud
    CouchSpud Posts: 557 Member
    Doesn't matter, your calorie intake should balance at the end of the day. But they say your metabolism works better after sport ^^
  • rochey1098
    rochey1098 Posts: 285
    Don't think it matters, I sometimes go negative for brief moments before I eat my first/second meals and it hasn't killed me yet :smile:
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    It's just because I usually don't have time to work out at night and I don't want to store all the junk because I can't work it off after i eat it. I always make sure to work out during the day if i know I will be going over my limit for the day. Will this be okay to work out before it?
  • rochey1098
    rochey1098 Posts: 285
    Nah don't worry about that, when you work out you use the energy stored in your muscles first, then as long as you're hydrated nicely your liver will start on fat reserves.

    On the other side of the coin, your excess energy will be stored as fat and energy in the muscle... can't remember the name of the muscle energy but it sounds like gly-something :tongue:

    Oh some people say to eat before/after a workout because the muscles absorb more nutrients so that might be worth thinking about... i think carbs and protien 3:1 or something... google will know
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    Okay so will i not store the fat if i work out then eat more?
  • rochey1098
    rochey1098 Posts: 285
    If you worked out and burned 200 calories then ate 200 calories worth of food then nothing bad would happen, the body uses fat as a buffer for these things so you wouldn't gain or lose anything... at least that's my understanding
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    thank you muchly :)
  • CouchSpud
    CouchSpud Posts: 557 Member
    You need to stop worrying about storing fat. Your body doesn;t put on a kg in fat over night, you know ^^. Even though our bodies are pretty amazing, they don't do magic. If you eat the stuff in the eve and work out the next day, you will be just fine. Don't stress yourself about this. Is that still about the choc fudge cake? lol I am sure no one minds if you don't eat it or eat something less calorofic instead ^^
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    Yes it is about the cake but i was curious too because i only have time to work out during the day, not at night. So mostly curious :)
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