Post run food

[Patjoub]

What does everyone eat on running days I have a coffee and small banana before I go out. I don’t usually want anything else for a couple of hours, but I do seem to feel hungrier than usual for the rest of the day Just wondered if anyone else does too

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Beware “hungry” may really be “thirsty”...

I eat nothing usually before a run, sometimes a banana. Always a banana after and a cup of tea, one sugar, after shower.

[Patjoub in reply to Jay66UK]

I always have a drink after my run

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Patjoub]

A drink. Or 2.5+ litres through the day?

[Patjoub in reply to Jay66UK]

You don’t need 2.5 litres of drinks a day as you get fluid from food also

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Patjoub]

Ok. I’ll back off.

[amanda2463 in reply to Jay66UK]

Me to minus the banana!.

Note: jay and I don’t do this together 😂😂

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to amanda2463]

She’s lying... 🤣🤣🤣

[amanda2463 in reply to Jay66UK]

😂

[Mumsygill Graduate in reply to amanda2463]

😂😂

[mountaindreamer Graduate]

I run early morning, with water but no food before running, then more water plus breakfast after. I’m definitely hungrier since reaching the longer runs, but I just let myself eat more, as I don’t weigh much and am not running to lose weight.

[Patjoub in reply to mountaindreamer]

Thanks that’s what I meant I do seem to need bit more food I suppose it’s obvious really as your body is working harder than normal

[Hidden]

I also like a banana before if I remember to pick them up. A wee bitty later I'll have my normal meal, salmon and potatoes or sometimes a ristirante (spelling!) Pizza. Except Fridays, if I run on a Friday it's really whatever happens, tonight it is an Indian takeaway. Chicken tikka masala with mushroom pilau rice. Just because. 😉

[Patjoub in reply to Hidden]

Yum 😋

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

I do my runs in the morning, at least 1 hour after breakfast, that also goes for other exercises I do except cycling, strangely enough, when I go for a cycling run I just go out straight after a meal, I could not go out running immediately after a meal.

[Glynis1]

I run very early in the morning, 5am. I have some water before I go out a coffee post run then have my breakfast at work at about 7.45 when I get there. Usually weetabix, blueberries, strawberries, banana and alpro coconut milk.

[sallenson Graduate]

A burger?

[amanda2463 in reply to sallenson]

Kebab ?

[sallenson Graduate in reply to amanda2463]

My kinda gal

[Kamia Graduate]

I’ve read on here to have half a banana about an hour before you run for energy.

I run around 8:30pm so a few ours after my main meal and try not to eat anything after.

I’ve heard it’s best to run on an empty stomach and eat after as your body is still burning calories. If you run after you’ve eaten your body stops digesting the food because you need your energy for the exercise. I think the food gets stored as fat.

You’d have to look that up though it’s just something I heard but I do try to follow it.

[Hidden in reply to Kamia]

I've tried to run 3 hours after eating, it was not pretty. So I pace myself through the day with light meals. You're lucky it has no effect, much more freedom to run when you like.

[Kamia Graduate in reply to Hidden]

If I didn’t like my evening runs so much I’d consider running in the mornings so I could go before breakfast and then eat loads after while my body is still burning those calories.

Running after food didn’t work out so well for me today. I don’t think I left enough time in between eating and running.

[Running59 in reply to Kamia]

I don’t eat when I get back it’s lots of protein shakes and a banana