Re: do you do your cardio first thing on an empty stomach or later in the day on an

[Guest guest]

I rarely do cardio on an empty stomach. If I try to do that, I find that I

don't eat my first meal until 9:30 or 10am, and the whole day is

off-kilter. The only time I sometimes do cardio on an empty stomach is

Saturday, when the kids sleep in and I just get up and do it; otherwise,

I'm busy getting them ready and off to school, and then I wind up sitting

down to read the paper, and suddenly - I haven't done the cardio AND I

haven't eaten!

n

At 09:22 AM 4/2/2006, you wrote:

>empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I eat as

>much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this morning

>I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me running

>around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after I eat.

>Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

[Guest guest]

that is what happened to me today. I accidentally slept let which my

son doesn't ussually let me do and I wake up and it's 9:30 and im

thinking not only is my stomach not wanting to run but if I do the

cardio then by the time I eat breakfast it will be 10 something and

that just makes things weird.

> >empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I

eat as

> >much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

morning

> >I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me

running

> >around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after I

eat.

> >Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

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[Guest guest]

I really don't want to be at the gym at 5:30 AM (The time I would have

to workout if I wanted to exercise first, then eat due to my dh's

schedule for work.) I am a SAHM. I have all day to workout.

My schedule is something like this:

7AM Snack

8AM workout

10AM breakfast

12PM snack

3PM Lunch

5PM snack

7PM Dinner

OR

7AM Breakfast

8AM workout

10 AM Snack

12 Lunch

3PM Snack

6PM Dinner

9PM Snack - if hungry OR if I am staying up late.

I find if I wait until 9:30/10AM to eat after my workout, I am too

hungry! I would be anywhere...especially in the closet eating Oreos if

I waited that long to eat.

This is just my schedule right now and works for me. I have a

kindergartener so the mornings are good for me to workout once they are

in school.

I haven't even tried to do my workout first thing. It's just not worth

it for me to be up that early, come flying in the door to get

breakfast, kids ready etc.

Kari

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> empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I eat as

> much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

morning

> I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me running

> around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after I

eat.

> Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

>

[Guest guest]

If you do cardio later in the day, don't wait three hours after you

eat. That means you'll be going over 4 hours without food and that's

way too long. Wait 2 hours max, then do cardio, then wait an hour to

eat.

Personally, I eat before and immediately after every workout. Some

people eat before and after weights (feed muscle) but do cardio on an

empty stomach and wait an hour (starve fat). It's a matter of finding

what works best for you. Getting the workout done is obviously a lot

more important than getting the timing just right.

On 4/2/06, Alyssa <alyssie@...> wrote:

> empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I eat as

> much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this morning

> I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me running

> around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after I eat.

> Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

>

[Guest guest]

This is true lol i had just thought I had read somewhere that it

takes three hours after you eat for your stomach to be empty. I

guess it read wrong.

Anyway I only waited an hour and a half today. Thanks for the

advice

> > empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I

eat as

> > much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

morning

> > I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me

running

> > around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after

I eat.

> > Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

This is true lol i had just thought I had read somewhere that it

takes three hours after you eat for your stomach to be empty. I

guess it read wrong.

Anyway I only waited an hour and a half today. Thanks for the

advice

> > empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I

eat as

> > much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

morning

> > I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me

running

> > around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after

I eat.

> > Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I RARELY work out first thing in the morning. I generally get to work

by 6am and my gym doesn't open until 5:30. In fact, I have almost

always worked out at night. Sometimes, on Saturdays I will take a

Spinning class before breakfast. I've been doing the BFL thing for

almost 2 years and I've been very successful.

Now with that being said, I do make exceptions. I admit that before a

vacation or another occasion where I have to wear revealing clothing,

shorts, etc, I will make a concerted effort to work out first thing in

the morning on an empty stomach and the only thing that gets me

through it is that I know it's temporary. I cannot do it all the time.

I just hate mornings too much and if I hate working out, I'll start

missing my workouts and that is disaster for me. I'm working on it,

but I am kind of an all or nothing person.

When I'm in one of my serious fat-burning modes and I'm doing early

morning workouts and everything and I can't get an early morning

workout in, I'll add some cardio AFTER my ubwo and my lbwo. I have to

say that it is tiring, but I notice a big difference in how fast the

muscles start showing and the fat starts leaving when I'm uber-

disciplined.

Ordinarily though, I workout where it fits my schedule and I'm

perfectly happy and healthy doing that.

I hope that made sense and didn't make me sound too crazy.

>

> empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I eat

as

> much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

morning

> I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me running

> around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after I

eat.

> Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

>

[Guest guest]

I RARELY work out first thing in the morning. I generally get to work

by 6am and my gym doesn't open until 5:30. In fact, I have almost

always worked out at night. Sometimes, on Saturdays I will take a

Spinning class before breakfast. I've been doing the BFL thing for

almost 2 years and I've been very successful.

Now with that being said, I do make exceptions. I admit that before a

vacation or another occasion where I have to wear revealing clothing,

shorts, etc, I will make a concerted effort to work out first thing in

the morning on an empty stomach and the only thing that gets me

through it is that I know it's temporary. I cannot do it all the time.

I just hate mornings too much and if I hate working out, I'll start

missing my workouts and that is disaster for me. I'm working on it,

but I am kind of an all or nothing person.

When I'm in one of my serious fat-burning modes and I'm doing early

morning workouts and everything and I can't get an early morning

workout in, I'll add some cardio AFTER my ubwo and my lbwo. I have to

say that it is tiring, but I notice a big difference in how fast the

muscles start showing and the fat starts leaving when I'm uber-

disciplined.

Ordinarily though, I workout where it fits my schedule and I'm

perfectly happy and healthy doing that.

I hope that made sense and didn't make me sound too crazy.

>

> empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I eat

as

> much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

morning

> I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me running

> around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after I

eat.

> Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

>

[Guest guest]

Not at all, it makes perfect sense to me. I think after a few weeks

of getting used to the 20 minute method i may try and add it a few

more days a week after my upper and lower body workouts. I've

actually heard that doing cardio AFTER weights(if its a weight

lifting day that is)is the best way to do it when your doing both in

the same day.

> >

> > empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I

eat

> as

> > much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

> morning

> > I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me

running

> > around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after

I

> eat.

> > Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Not at all, it makes perfect sense to me. I think after a few weeks

of getting used to the 20 minute method i may try and add it a few

more days a week after my upper and lower body workouts. I've

actually heard that doing cardio AFTER weights(if its a weight

lifting day that is)is the best way to do it when your doing both in

the same day.

> >

> > empty stomach? I want to try and do it in the morning before I

eat

> as

> > much as possible as that is what it says in the book, but this

> morning

> > I my stomach was feeling queesy and it just wasn't having me

running

> > around so I plan on doing it a little latr on three hours after

I

> eat.

> > Im just curious how many people do it first thing.

> >

>