Is eating dinner right after a 45 minute cardio session bad?

[sparks_E39]

As in is it ruining my hard work? Just done 25 minute run and 20 minute cycle at the gym, came home and had tea.

[shakotan]

sparks_E39 said:

As in is it ruining my hard work? Just done 25 minute run and 20 minute cycle at the gym, came home and had tea.

All depends on what you are eating?

[BrabusMog]

I've just polished off a spaghetti carbonara (home made) about 20mins after coming in from a 10k, I usually do. It certainly hasn't done me any harm.

Edit - certainly better to eat afterwards than before, unless you want to spew it up

Edited by BrabusMog on Monday 25th July 19:51

[sparks_E39]

Roast chicken with lots of veg, 2 spuds and a couple of small Yorkshire puds. My diet is kinda like this

7:30 am 2 Wheatabix with Banana Semi skimmed milk

Snack: Apple

Lunch 1pm: Chicken or Tuna and sweetcorn tub and yogurt

Snack Banana

Gym 6pm (3 times a week, I also cycle 6 miles each way to work 2-3 times a week)

Tea 7pm

Hopefully will see steady weight loss at this rate

[young_bairn]

It will help your recovery if you eat the right things after training. Protein is what you want. Chicken, fish etc.

[Autopilot]

I have different goals from you, but I normally eat around 45 mins after I train and typically is low carb and high in protein. To aid recovery, I do however have fast acting carbs immediately after I finish training to aid recovery (and to cause an insulin spike etc etc etc boring boring boring.

So no, in my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with eating after training like you are currently doing

[E21_Ross]

no. it will help your recovery, ideally, you should eat something within 20 minutes of finishing.

[BoRED S2upid]

Probably better to eat straight after training when your metabolism is high you burn the food quicker so all good.

[sparks_E39]

Thanks chaps. I've tried a few different diets and this is the first time a diet/workout plan seems to be working for me, the weight is coming off slowly (1-3 lbs a week) and I'm not getting bored of it. I sometimes go to the gym before breakfast as well. Looking to get back down to a 30/32 waist by October, currently a 34, so need to lose around 20 lbs (currently 13 stone)

[goldblum]

BrabusMog said:

I've just polished off a spaghetti carbonara (home made) about 20mins after coming in from a 10k, I usually do. It certainly hasn't done me any harm.

Edit - certainly better to eat afterwards than before, unless you want to spew it up

Edited by BrabusMog on Monday 25th July 19:51

Approx calories burnt during a 10k training run = 650.Approx calories in Spaghetti Carbonara (homemade) = 1000.

Glad you're not running to lose weight or improve performance! Of course you may eat like a saint the rest of the time......

[E21_Ross]

goldblum said:

BrabusMog said:

I've just polished off a spaghetti carbonara (home made) about 20mins after coming in from a 10k, I usually do. It certainly hasn't done me any harm.

Edit - certainly better to eat afterwards than before, unless you want to spew it up

Edited by BrabusMog on Monday 25th July 19:51

Approx calories burnt during a 10k training run = 650.Approx calories in Spaghetti Carbonara (homemade) = 1000.

Glad you're not running to lose weight or improve performance! Of course you may eat like a saint the rest of the time......

yup those figures seem pretty good to me, obviously depending on terrain, weight, running efficiency, weather etc.

keep it up OP, you're losing the weight the right way....slow, steady and sustainable. not like most who yo-yo diet.

well done