I usually have a light breakfast and a large glass of water about a half-hour before working out (at a moderate to high level for an hour). I was wondering if many of you eat a snack of some sort after working out? If so, what do you usually have?
I always do because I workout after work and then have a 30 minute drive home. If I don't eat something in that time, I walk into the house WAY too hungry and tend to make poor dinner choices. I usually have a protein shake or a Luna bar.
I'm usually hungry after a workout so I'll eat something small, around 100 calories or 200 calories at the most, if I eat something bigger I just don't feel good. Specifically what I eat just depends on my mood!
I'm usually not hungry straight after a workout, but depending on the time of the day, I may either grab a piece of fruit or actually prepare lunch/dinner about 1 hour later (so the exact food depends). The only exception is when I go running early morning, because I do it on an empty stomach, and after that the hunger for breakfast comes back fast--then I fix myself oatmeal with cinnamon and apple, that kind of stuff.
I usually eat a big bowl of mixed vegies and a serving of Smoked Turkey lunch meat. It holds me over intil dinner. I work out usually betwwen 11 am - 1pm.
Yes, I try to follow the 30 min. "rule" that my trainer swears by. I eat some combination of protein, carb and a good fat, like ff cottage cheese, fruit and a couple of olives.