Which is the right order to do things? We go for a ~40min walk every morning (all 4 of us, we live a street back from the brisbane river so along there, lots for the girls to see) and then usually have breakfast when we get home (oats). Should we be having breakfast first? We aren't looking to lose weight as such (I do still need to shift a couple of pregnancy kilos, maybe 5ish but know they will fall off with time, breastfeeding and healthy living), mostly just keep fit and 'wake up' for the day as well as the mental health benefits so mostly just looking for the 'healthy' way to be doing things.
We could potentially do things in the other order but don't really feel like eating when we first get up (DD's have been having their morning milk before we leave although DD1 might have weaned so not sure if that makes a difference now) and we need to fit everything in before work (DP leaves aroun 8 and we get up around 6) including showers and such!
ETA: DD1 doesn't walk, we take two prams or she sits on DPs shoulders if that matters lol.
My thoughts would be after (I have no real idea though), After you walk you need something to give you energy for the start of the day is how I see it and we are like you, we can't eat first thing in the morning either
I'd say after as well, but why don't one day you do it first and see which makes you feel better.
I know when i exercise I dont eat right before and usually eat after, but then I've never gone first thing in the morning
It really depends on what you want to achieve and how you think to be honest.
I know a lot of competitive cyclists who all eat after their morning session.
Some people believe if you eat after you burn that food better and quicker.
If you get tired during your walk or take a long time to recover, then I'd suggest something light before your walk.
Me personally, I never eat before I train. Training with food in my stomach just makes me feel like a concrete slab, everything feels harder, and I usually feel sick. So those sessions are never good ones!
If the girls are hungry you could always give them some toast to munch whilst you walk.
After, that's what I've always done. Your body is in "fat burning" mode after you exercise so you can have your carbs etc guilt free. My PT always encouraged this as your body digests your food more efficiently & there's a fair chance you'll get a cramp anyway if you eat first. If you need something before hand maybe have an apple or a bit of dried fruit to keep your sugar levels up!
i would grab something small before like a banana or something.
but dont eat a full meal before you run.
trust me i have been there. you get cramps.
Then eat something after your run..
I always eat cereal or something else light before I go to the gym in the morning. No reason other than I always wake up hungry and I feel really, really ill if I don't eat very soon after getting up. Then after my work out I eat a more substantial breakfast, usually with egg for protein. Boiled eggs are great because I can boil them up the night before and if I'm running late take them to work with me and eat them there. That's the theory anyway, usually I can't wait that long for more food
If I am doing a proper session at the gym (huffing and puffing) then I have a small breakfast first as otherwise I feel lightheaded. If just going for a walk then I would probably eat after.
Agree"My thoughts would be after (I have no real idea though), After you walk you need something to give you energy for the start of the day is how I see it and we are like you, we can't eat first thing in the morning either"
If I'm going for a walk I don't eat. If I'm going to the gym I have something to eat before, a banana or 30g nuti-grain or English muffin, I think I would pass out otherwise I don't know if this will change when I stop breastfeeding.
Breakfast - before or after?
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