I am starting my workout again tomorrow morning. It is every morning at 5 am. I know it sounds ridiculous but I love it and I wouldnt have it any other way. There are absolutely no excuses at that time of the day. Anyways I am not sure what to eat before hand.

Prior to surgery I would have cranberry juice and a granola bar. I am on soft foods now and need some ideas on what to eat before I go. My plan is to get up at 4 take my medicine and have a little water or no sugar added juice and then start eating something at 440 while i am driving to workout.

Thanks for any suggestions!!!!

Brittany

I am starting my workout again tomorrow morning. It is every morning at 5 am. I know it sounds ridiculous but I love it and I wouldnt have it any other way. There are absolutely no excuses at that time of the day. Anyways I am not sure what to eat before hand.

Prior to surgery I would have cranberry juice and a granola bar. I am on soft foods now and need some ideas on what to eat before I go. My plan is to get up at 4 take my medicine and have a little Water or no sugar added juice and then start eating something at 440 while i am driving to workout.

Thanks for any suggestions!!!!

Brittany

I cannot eat for about 1 to 1.5 hrs before exercising. how about a Protein shake?

I cannot eat for about 1 to 1.5 hrs before exercising. how about a Protein shake?

Does it make you sick or what?

When I used to have to work out that early I couldn't eat before hand! I would drink a glass of 8oz of water but thats it and then eat after the workout! Now that I don't work out until 830ish I drink 1/2 of my protein drink and 1/2 after my workout!

Yes I feel sick if i eat before exercising, I also cannot drink much at all while exercising but I can drink before and after.

interesting! Well maybe i need to try water and or juice before and then protein drink after. thanks for the heads up!

I'm also a morning person, I eat a cheese stick!

I don't eat anything before a morning workout. Even for long training runs (10+ miles), I wont have anything before hand. I was like that pre-op and it still works for me post op.

I have Protein immediately afterward, either a shake or eggs.

How about half ripe banana with some Peanut Butter?

I am starting my workout again tomorrow morning. It is every morning at 5 am. I know it sounds ridiculous but I love it and I wouldnt have it any other way. There are absolutely no excuses at that time of the day. Anyways I am not sure what to eat before hand.

Prior to surgery I would have cranberry juice and a granola bar. I am on soft foods now and need some ideas on what to eat before I go. My plan is to get up at 4 take my medicine and have a little Water or no sugar added juice and then start eating something at 440 while i am driving to workout.

Thanks for any suggestions!!!!

Brittany

I take a teaspoon of Peanut Butter and then drink 8oz milk on the way. I have a metabolic personal trainer who said I absolutely need to be putting subsistence in my stomach before a work out. I have never gotten sick, but I am sure things are different for different people. For me, I feel better when I have something on my stomach before working out and I work out at 6:30am.

Oatmeal with milk is great - some protein and lots of slow carbs to give you energy throughout your workout.

I personally can't eat anything before a work out cause it upsets my tummy. . . but like it was suggested, a protein shake would be good but maybe after the workout. . . .good luck!

When I was running a lot in the summer (waaaaaaayyy back in the good ol' days... ), my favorite thing to have was Greek yogurt. I knew I was getting fuel, it didn't make me feel full, and just sat in there so nice and comfortably with no issues at all. Plain, with a little vanilla extract and Splenda.

I'm planning on getting on the treadmill a little later today and I don't have Greek, but I do have Kroger Carbmasters (which, if you're not familiar with it, is like any typical "diet" yogurt, thinner and not real substantial, but good) so I think I'll see how I feel with that.

I do early morning workouts as well, and I actually do not eat anything prior to. I take my Omeprazole, drink some hot coffee for awhile and take my B-12 sublingual - then I start my workout. During my 30 minute session, I'll drink 20oz of Water.

I actually CAN'T eat before working out. It makes me feel tired, so I'll workout first and then eat - or drink my Protein shake. I don't wait more than 30 minutes after though because it's optimal to get in hi-protein 30 minutes before or after a workout. After my evening workout I'll go straight to eating dinner, protein first, then veggies. I am seriously considering adding back in healthy Carbs. I always lose much faster when I do eat at least some carbs. I don't think I'm getting in enough seriously. That's another subject matter though!!

Once I'm finish though I'll drink a Hi Protein Shake, take my Vitamins and Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium. Yeah!! It makes me feel great.

I drink a protein shake before working out and sometimes a protein bar instead.

On the Regis and Kelly Lee show they said yogurt before a work out will help you burn more calories.

I try to not eat before morning work out - I have read several times that since you have been fasting over night, a workout on an empty stomach burns more fat or burns fat better? It made total sense to me so I googled (hate to make statements without "evidence"):

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/diet_and_fitness/article6988526.ece

http://www.notyouraveragefitnesstips.com/best-fitness-tips/performing-morning-cardio-on-empty-stomach-fasted-cardio-fasted-workouts-burn-fat