To eat or not to eat?

[BigDog1]

Okay I need to know if I should eat before I go to the gym? I know that a 1200 calorie diet is good to loose weight how is a 1500 calorie diet? If I don't eat before I go to the gym and I burn 500 calories should I eat back the 500 calories, or do I stick with the 1200 calorie diet?

[lace1228]

you should eat 1500-1800 calories a day 1200 is not enough also the rule is eating an hour before a work out something small and then you should eat withen an hour after a workout something with protien. I work at a gym so I actual know what I am talking about.

[BigDog1]

Thanks lace1228, I was eating a 2000 calorie then droped to 1500 and that didn't seem to work and now that I'm at 1200 weight is comming off. Can you answer my other question? Should I eat the caloeies that I burn at the gym or stick with my diet? So a protine bar would work before the gym. Then eat a meal after. Would this work? When I say meal its usually 4oz of chicken toss salad no dressing 1/4 cup of starch. Okay I am all over the board I hope this make since to you.

[lace1228]

I would eat the 1800 on the day you go to the gym, what a lot of people don't know is that you continue burning the calories even once the work out is over it is important that you do eat before hand because you need to have energy for your body to do a good work out, fuel up. did you know that a person in a coma can still burn 1100 calories a day? That is what it takes for your body to do all the things it does. So it isn't really heathy that you only take in 1200.

[BigDog1]

Thanks lace1228 I didn't know that that is good info. I think that an anonymous user told me that as well hmm. So when I eat a 1800 why can't I loose the weight?

[lace1228]

when you eat healthy and eat your calories your body will be happy so when oyu eat the caloires I suggested you will start to feel better and the weight will come off eventually., Eating 1200 calories works but your losing muscle as well and that isn't good, the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn. If you can try doing some weight trianing to build you up is a great start you are not going to see results right away but if you keep at it the results will come and you feel great.

[BigDog1]

Okay I will to that thank you again you have helped a lot. Your gym should be proud to have you on their staff.

[lace1228]

Thanks you just made my day : ) good luck hope it works out for you.

[BigDog1]

:)

[cuteLiLbunny]

calories are still calories no matter when you eat them but personally I wouldn't eat right before working out cause you might start to not feel well, like when they say wait a half hour before swimming if you ate something.

[BigDog1]

I like that wait a half hour. But I just don't know what is better for ya, thanks.

[Anonymous]

eating after the gym is much better. I don't know why but it's something about your calories still being burned even after you excersise :) so yeah, right after the gym is good

[BigDog1]

Hmm I don't know about that. I do eat lunch after the gym and it seems to work. Thanks

[Anonymous]

definitely eat a bit before going to the gym so you can't waste all your energy

[BigDog1]

I like that thanks.