Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Timing works out well for me in the mornings to eat an hour after my workout. I get up at 5am and have coffee and then get busy with my workout. Once I'm done, I shower, get dressed, make the bed, etc. get my stuff together for lunch and snacks and then make a myoplex lite shake and grab an apple for the drive to work. On the weekends I will have a high fiber ceral, lite soy milk and banana for my first meal after workout, however I think I need to add more protein to it. I enjoy visualizing the fat " melting off in sheets " every morning during and after my workout. > So, how many of you actually wait an hour after cardio to eat? Isn't this > what Bill says to do in the book? Sometimes, I don't have time to wait an > hour! I've gotta eat my breakfast and get going! Any thoughts/opinions? Do > you think it hinders progress to eat after cardio? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Timing works out well for me in the mornings to eat an hour after my workout. I get up at 5am and have coffee and then get busy with my workout. Once I'm done, I shower, get dressed, make the bed, etc. get my stuff together for lunch and snacks and then make a myoplex lite shake and grab an apple for the drive to work. On the weekends I will have a high fiber ceral, lite soy milk and banana for my first meal after workout, however I think I need to add more protein to it. I enjoy visualizing the fat " melting off in sheets " every morning during and after my workout. > So, how many of you actually wait an hour after cardio to eat? Isn't this > what Bill says to do in the book? Sometimes, I don't have time to wait an > hour! I've gotta eat my breakfast and get going! Any thoughts/opinions? Do > you think it hinders progress to eat after cardio? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I always try to do the empty stomach thing - I'm convinced it makes huge difference. I never did that before I found BFL and I never lost weight Brynie wrote: > So, how many of you actually wait an hour after cardio to eat? Isn't this > what Bill says to do in the book? Sometimes, I don't have time to wait an > hour! I've gotta eat my breakfast and get going! Any thoughts/opinions? Do > you think it hinders progress to eat after cardio? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 11:25 am, Brynie wrote: > So, how many of you actually wait an hour after cardio to eat? Isn't > this > what Bill says to do in the book? I'll eat within 15 minutes after a cardio session but usually It's cottage cheese w/berries or a myoplex shake after 30 minutes. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I'm like you . I don't have that kind of time. If I get up at 5 to get the exercise in, shower, eat and get out the door to work... well, I'm NOT getting up at 4 to so that my stomach stays empty for an hour afterward. LOL... mostly because then I just wouldn't do it. I think it's more important, for me, at least... to actually DO the workout than worry about those fine details. Now, as I do make progress if that changes so be it. I'm not there yet! Grace --------------------------------- Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I'm like you . I don't have that kind of time. If I get up at 5 to get the exercise in, shower, eat and get out the door to work... well, I'm NOT getting up at 4 to so that my stomach stays empty for an hour afterward. LOL... mostly because then I just wouldn't do it. I think it's more important, for me, at least... to actually DO the workout than worry about those fine details. Now, as I do make progress if that changes so be it. I'm not there yet! Grace --------------------------------- Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Grace you make an excellent point: Getting in the workout is what's important!! Don't sweat the small stuff. We all have different schedules and time constraints and one size never fits all. Whether you eat 15 minutes or 60 minutes after a work, the goal is the WORKOUT. D' > I'm like you . I don't have that kind of time. If I get up at 5 to get the exercise in, shower, eat and get out the door to work... well, I'm NOT getting up at 4 to so that my stomach stays empty for an hour afterward. LOL... mostly because then I just wouldn't do it. > > I think it's more important, for me, at least... to actually DO the workout than worry about those fine details. Now, as I do make progress if that changes so be it. I'm not there yet! > > Grace > > > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with - make it your home page > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 > I always try to do the empty stomach thing - I'm convinced it makes huge > difference. I never did that before I found BFL and I never lost weight > I have to eat something small before my weight days because I find my strength suffers if I haven't eaten anything. I just run out of energy and it's no good if I can't lift the weights I need to build muscle. Cardio days I do on an empty stomach though, and I usually only have time to wait about half an hour before I eat, because I too have to get going. In a perfect world I'd do things by the letter but I think it pays to do whatever works for you if it's going to help you stick to a program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 oh, i agree, do what you have to - besides we're all different here. I feel so bad when you guys talk about getting nauseous and stuff, but then I think...am I working hard enough?...should I be getting sick too? hmmmm.... Rockgurl wrote: > > >>I always try to do the empty stomach thing - I'm convinced it makes > > huge > >>difference. I never did that before I found BFL and I never lost > > weight > > > > I have to eat something small before my weight days because I find my > strength suffers if I haven't eaten anything. I just run out of energy > and it's no good if I can't lift the weights I need to build muscle. > Cardio days I do on an empty stomach though, and I usually only have > time to wait about half an hour before I eat, because I too have to > get going. In a perfect world I'd do things by the letter but I think > it pays to do whatever works for you if it's going to help you stick > to a program. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I probably don't wait an hour if I do cardio first thing in the morning. When I come in I cool off for a few minutes then go to the shower. When I get out of the shower I eat. It's the best I can do because by then I'm starving. Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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