Eat BEFORE or AFTER exercising?

Question

Posting this in CC because people get really pissed when you talk about when they eat or when they should eat in regards to exercising. 
I've had people swear you should eat before (and give a certain amount of time before exercising too), and I've had people swear you're not supposed to eat until after (and exercise on an empty stomach). 
My SO is one who is dead set on the idea that you shouldn't eat until after, no matter how hungry you are. But personally I just can't do that. I can't be running a mile while my stomach's growling lol 
So what do you ladies think? Before, after or both?

Answer

Just eat if you're hungry. Wait an hour or two before you work out if you ate. 
Do not eat and work out right away. Do not work out on an empty stomach/hungry. 
If you eat and work out right away, you'd most likely feel like shit and throw up. If you work out on an empty stomach, your body won't have as much energy as it should and you could also feel like shit if not done properly. 
Working out on an empty stomach would logically burn fat easier and faster to lose weight. Just don't work out if you're starving. It won't do much good you.  
Either one is fine.

Answer

From a science perspective, if youre trying to lise weight you shouldnt eat before but you also shouldnt do hugh intensity cardio with liw bliid sugar. High intensity requires energy at a rate that your body cant supply with fat so you'll end up canabolizing muscle because its easier fir your body to break down.  It goes sugar, glycogen (stored sugars in muscles), muscles (proteins), then fat. If you do lower intensity cardio (heart rate under ~140, depending on age) then your body can use fat as its energy source but will always use sugar if its available first.

Answer

I think (as with most things) you need to do what works for you. Listen to your body. I prefer a later day workout bc I like to feel like I have some food and water in me and I can push harder. Then after I have a protein shake or snack. Just because it works for one person does not mean it will work for you. Listen to your body and trust your (healthy) choices.

Answer

If your doing HIIT my trainer advised me to have carbs before especially when first being this routine.

Answer

I just can't eat before. I usually do intense weightlifting and then cardio after and if I eat before I feel like puking before I'm halfway done with weights.

Answer

I think it depends on the goal and workout here. 
If your goal is burning fat and you're doing HIIT/cardio types of workouts, I've always been told to eat very light or not at all right before working out. If you're doing something like heated yoga, you should eat but not too close to exercising (about an hour or so before). Water is a given. 
If you're goal is to bulk and you're primarily doing weights with little to no HIIT/cardio, then eat but you still do not want a giant meal. 
If I am absolutely starving, I try to stick with a small protein shake or bar. I have low blood pressure so get light headed really easily.

Answer

There was a program I recently watched on the bbc that investigated this question. I think they found that men should eat before and women should eat after. As the different sexes bodies work differently.
So providing you are female you should eat afterwards. But not straight afterwards. I think you are meant to wait like an hour or so? 
Obviously make sure you have the energy in you before exercising though.

Answer

I don't work out starving, but I don't eat right before either. I feel sick if I exercise on a full stomach. I might have something light about an hour beforehand and then eat afterwards.

Eat BEFORE or AFTER exercising?

Let’s Glow

Glow is here for you on your path to pregnancy

25+ million

4.8 stars

20+

Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy

1st Year (Baby & You)

Baby Products