Breakfast or not?

 

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ok so i’ve heard if you run early in the morning you shouldn’t eat breakfast before because if you do then you’re just burning what you ate, but if you don’t your stomach is empty so you’re burning fat. I’ve also heard that you should eat breakfast before because it gives you energy and helps you burn more calories. So which is better eating breakfast or not before you run(if you’re trying to loose weight)?

Answer:

If you’re trying for to maximize fat loss, there are SO many more important factors that come in to play.

Such as.. Meal frequency, types of foods eaten, number of calories eaten per day, type, intensity, frequency, and duration of exercise.

It is more important that when you exercise, you’re at peak performance in order to get the best workout. Getting a good workout allows you to burn Calories during exercise, and also elevates your metabolism afterwords (google ‘EPOC’)

So to answer your question, find a time to eat that you’re comfortable with — listen to your body.

For me, I would eat something smaller 20-30 minutes before the workout, but it would depend on other things like how long I’ve been up, etc.

Hope this helps!!

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