What do you eat after a workout

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  • bshedwick
    bshedwick Posts: 659 Member
    I try to go with a 100 Calorie Muscle Milk drink. Either that or a Gatorade-Protein drink after a really long run.
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    I eat dinner after working out. If I'm lifting, I have a protein shake immediately after, and then eat dinner.
  • Rzimmermano
    Rzimmermano Posts: 11
    A personal trainer told me that within ten minutes you should take in a protein shake or smoothie. I have the Lifetime Fitness Whey Protein in vanilla, skim milk and two fruits. Normally berries since they are the best for you. It is important to feed the muscles that you just burned...granted, if you only work out for 20-30 minutes I don't eat anything. I'm talking about 60 minutes or more. To people that don't eat anything after a work out, you are only making your body hold on to fat which is what we are all trying to avoid right? Hope this helps! It helped me, I dropped 35 pounds and dropped 8 points in my overall body fat.

    I have been told this is wrong and that you don't have to take anything after by a bunch of people.
    I will keep taking mine within the hour cause it makes more sense to me!


    If it makes more sense to you doing it that way, then that's great! All I am pointing out is that it has made a huge impact on me and my overall goals, and it may help this women achieve hers as well. Sometimes trying something new is a good thing:)
  • ssicard38
    ssicard38 Posts: 26 Member
    Just Protein ISO mixed with Water.

    If my sugar level are low, I mix with juice and include a banana.
  • Gee45
    Gee45 Posts: 171
    Protein shake with either milk or almond milk, berries and a banana. One scoop of protein powder after cardio or two scoops after a strength training routine.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    I'm a huge fan of 0% fat plain greek yogurt + fruit after workouts lately.

    FAGE! love greek yogurt....mix in chocolate protein powder...its like pudding
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I have a protein shake. Sometimes I put peanut butter or yogurt or fruit in it. I get done exercising around 5:30 AM and my stomach can't handle real food that early but I need a little something or I don't feel right. I take breakfast stuff to work and eat it in my office around 8:ish (scrambled eggs and or yogurt).
  • Lillemeddy
    Lillemeddy Posts: 94
    I usually make myself a Coconutmilk, banana + chocolate whey smoothie for right after lifting. A couple of hours later I fill up with a proper dinner :) For cardio, I just have a protein shake.
  • MoNiCaMaRieV
    MoNiCaMaRieV Posts: 50 Member
    i workout first thing in the mornings so i have my breakfast after..usually a banana, protein bar or shake...sometimes yogurt
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    No Milk to much sugar PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN ..... For Muscle recovery

    why would sugar be bad after a workout?

    I was wondering this also but didn't want to break out my worm can opener to get into it ;)
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    Broscience?
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=broscience
  • aeverton
    aeverton Posts: 359
    8 oz of low fat chocolate milk

    Angie
  • aeverton
    aeverton Posts: 359
    8 oz of low fat chocolate milk

    Angie
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    Nothing for 1-2 hours.

    This has nothing to do with broscience or glycogen storage or anything, just a preference as I tend to over eat if I eat right after a work out.
  • jmvane15
    jmvane15 Posts: 28
    I throw back a shake of chocolate protein and eggs.
  • robinogue
    robinogue Posts: 1,117 Member
    If I'm hungry I'll have a fruit smoothie, otherwise nothing.
  • mhig011975
    mhig011975 Posts: 181
    P90X recovery drink
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    Nothing for 1-2 hours.

    This has nothing to do with broscience or glycogen storage or anything, just a preference as I tend to over eat if I eat right after a work out.

    I have this same problem, which is why the Leangains model of Intermittent Fasting works so well for me. It literally RECOMMENDS that I eat fully half my calories for the day right after a workout. That works for me ;)
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,266 Member
    For me it's lunch........usually around 800 calories or so with lots of protein and carbs
  • irisheyez718
    irisheyez718 Posts: 677 Member
    If I exercise for an hour or more and don't eat soon after I feel SICK! I try to eat something higher in protein, sometimes it might be a protein bar, but usually bacon and eggs!
  • oneIT
    oneIT Posts: 388 Member
    A personal trainer told me that within ten minutes you should take in a protein shake or smoothie. I have the Lifetime Fitness Whey Protein in vanilla, skim milk and two fruits. Normally berries since they are the best for you. It is important to feed the muscles that you just burned...granted, if you only work out for 20-30 minutes I don't eat anything. I'm talking about 60 minutes or more. To people that don't eat anything after a work out, you are only making your body hold on to fat which is what we are all trying to avoid right? Hope this helps! It helped me, I dropped 35 pounds and dropped 8 points in my overall body fat.

    I have been told this is wrong and that you don't have to take anything after by a bunch of people.
    I will keep taking mine within the hour cause it makes more sense to me!


    If it makes more sense to you doing it that way, then that's great! All I am pointing out is that it has made a huge impact on me and my overall goals, and it may help this women achieve hers as well. Sometimes trying something new is a good thing:)

    I was agreeing with you, sorry if it didn't sound that way. LOL
  • catherine4211
    catherine4211 Posts: 944 Member
    When I get done with my workout, I go home and have a whey protein shake or 1/2 an Apple, handful of peanuts, crackers. I just not sure what I should eat... what do you do?

    You can give me the other half of your apple.
  • fionat29
    fionat29 Posts: 717 Member
    Breakfast! Lol!
  • mrmanmeat
    mrmanmeat Posts: 1,968 Member
    So you dont eat back your exercise calories.

    I do, but not the instant that I get done.
  • mystiedragonfly
    mystiedragonfly Posts: 189 Member
    I drink a protein shake with soy milk, yogurt, and peanut butter in it. Main reason is because my blood sugar drops very low after a hard work out. Other reason is to put back the nutrients I burned in the work out. Then when I get home (usually 45 mins to an hour later), I eat salmon and some sort of carb.

    I have made my after work out shake one of my many "small meals".
  • revjames
    revjames Posts: 75 Member
    I usually have whatever comes into my mind while I am running. Its kind of a carrot that focusses me on the goal. (not an actual carrot you understand)..... Last night I ran 75 mins and did 8 miles so fancied a fruit scone and it was great!
  • ONMYWAYOPAL
    ONMYWAYOPAL Posts: 1
    My trainer insists we eat immediately after a workout. She suggest something crunchy like apples or carrots etc to rev
    our metabolism. That's what I do.
  • mscoco10
    mscoco10 Posts: 527 Member
    I usually workout late so I have water but now that i'm unemployed I'm working out 2/3 times a day. I try to eat very light things like fruit, yogurt, a few veggies.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,266 Member
    i don't drink alot of milk. So I was thinking of doing a protein shake with skim milk and seeing if that would work.
    work? In what sense? As long as your getting enough DAILY protein, when you consume it really doesn't matter very much. A body builder trying to build muscle could be the exception where food partitioning can make a slight advantage.
  • FitnActiveMom
    FitnActiveMom Posts: 42
    Shakeology!
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