I do 1/2 a banana before and then the other 1/2 after with cereal and milk and coffee.
LYNNEL38 9/25/08 5:16 A
I split my breakfast. Have cup of fiber One cereal and 1/2 cup fat free milk, or poached egg, 1 pc turkey bacon and lite bread before I exercise, and then have a serving of fruit afterwards.
THEBUNNERS 9/24/08 7:17 P
Thanks everyone for your advise!
HOTHEADED1 9/24/08 6:47 P
I eat breakfast before. That way my stomach is not growling the whole time I am working out. I eat a high protien breakfast so it holds me through.
SP_COACH_DENISE 9/24/08 4:02 P
This ask the expert question may help you too: http://www.sparkpeople.com/community/ask_the_experts.asp?q=59.
Denise
ANAVLY 9/24/08 1:29 P
There's not really a right way or a wrong way. Some people prefer exercising on an empty stomach, some need some food in them. Some people might like to eat a little bit before exercise and the rest of their breakfast after. Just find what works for you!
I'm not sure where you read this eat within 20mins of waking up thing, but I doubt there's much behind it. And if you do eat something and then immediately do your exercise, it won't really digest in time to do anything for you during the workout unless you do a really long workout.
But if you like to eat when you first get up, and having food in your stomach doesn't bother you during exercise, go right ahead. If you like to eat when you first get up, but the food does bother you, try just eating a little bit. And if you don't like to eat until after your workout, that's ok too.
THEBUNNERS 9/24/08 1:05 A
I will be starting a morning exercise routine, but am wondering about whether or not I should eat breakfast before or after. I read that you should eat breakfast within 20 mins of waking up, and breakfast is supposed to get you the energy needed to start your day, so would exercising first just deplete what little energy you have left from the day before? Help!
