what do you eat before exercising first thing in the morning?

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Most people who do hard training, especially swimmers, eat nothing before amorning workout.

protein before (bout 45 minutes), protein after, breakfast when I get home .. — Kitty =^..^= NO MORE NUTS KITTY!!! 168/159/130ish – Nov Goal 155 September 17, 2003

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Exercise actually takes the edge off my appetite and I am likely to feel less hungry all morning… have my two-egg breakfast and tea, and I’m good to go until lunch.

Coffee will take away your appetite. Eating after noon (I get up late most of the time, like 1 in the afternoon, since I go to bed at 3 or 4 AM.

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usually nothing. then I get my coffee after Curves and have brunch when I get home. — Lori 220/145/135 LC since 1/17/03 Nov Challenge 145/140 http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller

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usually nothing. then I get my coffee after Curves and have brunch when I get home. — Lori 220/145/135 LC since 1/17/03 Nov Challenge 145/140 http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller

A drink with protein and a small amount of carbs. — Bob M in CT

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks!

Most people who do hard training, especially swimmers, eat nothing before amorning workout. martin

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

I have one or two hard boiled eggs and a glass of water and carry a water bottle with me.

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everybody, thanks for all the replies. well, it looks like it depends on when I wake up. on weekdays I wake up early so I can forgo the breakfast before the workout. I should just drink plenty of water. but on weekends, by the time I am up, I am kind of famished. so I guess I need an egg or something before. not carby, just enough to fuel the workout. right? many thanks again for all the replies!! you’re the best! indrani.

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

My morning workouts, 1 hr of wieght training, usually begin at about 5 am. So I don’t eat anything prior to working out, however I do drink a 32 ounce home brew protien/carb shake during my workouts; 3 cups water 1 cup ice 1 cup raw fruit (strawberries my fav) 2 1/2 scoops protien powder (vanilla) 2 tbs honey works out to about 50/50 grams of protien/carbs. Bob

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

Nothing to eat. Cup of tea, coffee. Then either (alternating days) 1. yoga, cardio or 2. Martial Arts and Weights. Then shower, then breakfast. Years ago, when I did The Zone, I had a small Zone snack before exercise. Usually, I’m not hungry in the morning till hours afterr exercise, but I usually eat breakfast anyway.

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Sometimes I eat before working out, sometimes I don’t. It depends on my schedule and if I overslept or not. I’ve noticed that when I don’t eat, I am really hungry afterwards, and when I do eat, sometimes I get side cramps while working out. So when I do eat, I try to keep it to something light. — -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna

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I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

I seem to remember that the Eades, in "Protein Power" stated that exercising in the morning on an empty stomach promoted release of growth hormone, which if true would make it tend to promote fat burning and muscle development. I don’t have my book any more to check, so if I’ve not recalled this correctly, please feel free to comment. HG

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I have a big glass or two of water (and my Synthroid pill <g) before my morning walk. It’s not good for you to exercise when dehydrated. In fact, in my weight-loss group the leaders always stressed to take a water bottle with you, even on walks, and keep sipping. I don’t do that but sometimes I wish I had brouht one! Exercise actually takes the edge off my appetite and I am likely to feel less hungry all morning… have my two-egg breakfast and tea, and I’m good to go until lunch. – Anne

I actually don’t eat anything before I exercise first thing in the morning, but immediately following, I have my first two glasses of water. I then eat whatever it is I’m having for breakfast. — Nancy Howells (don’t forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

I have not exercised in the morning for a while now. The first thing I do is get up and dress to go out for a cup of coffee to the convenience store/ gas pump a couple doors down from my house. That morning coffee does the trick! (I don’t make any coffee at all at home; I have teabags available if I don’t want coffee) I’ll get something like a couple chocolate chip cookies to go with coffee, then might have a submarine (blt with light oil and mayo) at the pizza/ sub down the street. In the evening I’ll open a can of Progresso soup or cook spaghetti with sauce.

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

Breakfast. Scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. One hour in the gym six days a week, alternating load bearing and cardio.

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I eat nothing before exercising. — JC Lyle’s New Ultimate Diet "1. eat less you fat fuck 2. exercise more you fat fuck"

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<< I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. <BR<BR

Bill Philips of EAS/Body for Life fame promotes doing cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. He believes you will burn more fat due to fasting over night depleting your glycogen stores. With depleted glycogen, your body burns stored fat instead. It’s been a while since I saw his video/read the book/did the BFL program so maybe someone else can explain this theory better. What I’m wondering, though, if since low-carbing already depletes your glycogen stores and taps into fat burning, does this theory really pertain to us? BTW I almost always work out (lift weights, not cardio) on an empty stomach just because I don’t have time to eat in the morning before hitting the gym. Brenda 135/107

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or do you not eat anything? I seem to remember something about exercising on an empty stomach in the morning being more conducive to fat burning. anybody have any ideas/suggestions? thanks! indrani.

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you know, i think this post will spark the usual debate about food before or after exercise. i DO NOT eat before i do yoga and i DO NOT eat before i go for my morning walk, without any difficulty. i suspect you will hear something different for different types of exercise. — read and post daily, it works! rosie the bumper sticker… is secular America’s Book of Proverbs.

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