Does anyone have an answer to this question? I know that it's good to drink water before and during a workout - which I do - but I don't usually eat before a workout being that I work out early in the morning...however, today, I worked out (a 45 minute jog) this afternoon - after earing an egg omelet and some nuts - and I felt really blah during and after my workout. So is it really necessary to eat before a workout or to fuel up? I was thinking that if I need, perhaps a yogurt would be better than the egg omelet and handful of nuts...

Sheyla

Hi Sheyla,

I was told if you're going to eat not to workout directly afterwards. The body needs energy to digest the food and while you're working out, you want to use your energy burning away fat.

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Kelli (LCing since 01/01/03)
Restarted 02/09/04 @ 155.5

I usually wait an hour after eating to exercise or I will feel bloated afterwards. If I'm really hungry before a workout I will eat a small handful of nuts for a protein boost and the fat usually takes the edge off my hunger till I'm done. HTH!

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Karen
147/135 LF
135/127/117 LC

Sheyla,

Although this response is a few months after your initial post, I just wanted to comment. If you are working out for a shorter duration - such as 30 or 45 minutes - you really do not need to fuel your body before as you will not run out of "fuel" during the exercise session. If you are exercising for durations that start to approach and pass the 2 hour mark, you will need to fuel "during" the exercise session to avoid bonking.

Jim

Generaly, you should wait at least 2 hours after eating before you exercise.

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