what do you eat before exercising

[solarliving]

I'm getting ready to go on a 5 mile bike ride, and I'm not sure what to eat. ANy suggestions?

Thanks

[misslinda]

Solarliving,

HI! I always start with water before I eat and then dig into a bowl of a fruit/veggie combo that has been put in the food processor.

Like today, I mixed 2 cups of spinach,1 1/2 fuji apples,3 broccoli florets


Road bike? :)

[Revvell]

Since I excercise mostly at 5:30 a.m. ~ water.

Revvell

[rawfigure]

water, maybe some Yerba Matte tea and 3 Cordycept Mushroom caps from New Chapter (these are dried into caps). If awhile from time I get up to work out I may have 1/2 a Fuji Apple or a small serving of Gogi Berries if appleless.

[karenisraw]

I eat a raw cracker with coconut oil spread on it for energy.

k
:)

[JinxieKat]

My favorite.. a banana!


Jinx

[solarliving]

Thanks everyone for your responses. This route I go on is pretty intense so I needed something that would allow me to ride for an hour. I ended up doing a smoothie of strawberries, blackberries and spinache. I brought some nuts and seaweed for the ride back. It held me up pretty good. I just wondered if I was eating enough.

Thanks again

[eachpeachpearplum]

I make a green smoothie w/coconut butter and have a serving beforehand, and for durnig I take the same smoothie and dilute it 1/4 smoothie to 3/4 water. :)

[Secret Heart]

Like Revell I am excersising at 5:30 am and thus have only a bit of water beforehand...I have my 4-5 fruits when I come home...

H

[cattzeye]

I always eat fruit before I exercise. On weekdays, I exercise after work, in the late afternoon. On these days, I usually eat a big apple about 30 minutes before. On weekends, I exercise in the AM. I get up early, eat my usual breakfast of a big fruit salad. Then I wait about 1 hour before exercising.

Christine

[monkeyboy]

Hi Everyone,

They don't call me Monkeyboy for nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pre workout it's all bananas and a big jug of water.

Maybe an orange too.


Peace and happy cardio,

M.B.

[PATH301]

For me just coming off juice fast and now ending of recovery time I hope,
I've been doing 8oz spring water upon wake up to get fluids moving, then make a fruit drink in the blender mixed with spring water and organic maca powder before workout. :)

[theresaann]

what I really like about being raw is that I can workout with nothing, or after eating pretty much anything, cause my body isn't bogged down digesting a lump of crap. It's amazing...

[Curleedst]

At 5:00 am - water. Fruit smoothie afterwards.



Since I excercise mostly at 5:30 a.m. ~ water.

Revvell

[Cinnamon]

I also exercise first thing in the morning so for me it is just water. When I get home I have citrus juice (orange and/or grapefruit) and then an hour or so later a large green smoothie. Before raw I had to eat a large breakfast before exercising or I'd get so sick to my tummy, but not anymore!

[Denise Nicole]

Before cardio (in the AM) grapefruit and water
Before lifting (in the PM) celery
after both protein shake (you can do a green smoothie here)

[freespirit]

I eat a banana, tahini, water and coconut oil smoothie beforehand. For post workout I eat an apple with almond butter drizzled with honey to help with my glycogen stores. I feel fantastic afterwards. And the energy I have during my workout is so much better then when I was eating the SAD.

[littleangelbear]

I did a 13.2 mile time trial on my road bike this past Sat. I was well-fueled and felt great, even knocking 3 minutes off last year's time :)

Here's what I ate:

My race was at 10:00 a.m. and I woke up at 5:45 a.m.

6:30 a.m. Smoothie: Banana (1), Mango (1), a few strawberries, ice and water

9:00 a.m. Banana (1)

9:45 a.m. small bit of energy gel (not raw, but I only use it on race days)

I felt great and didn't have the dreaded everything exiting LOL.

Afterwards, I ate a Larabar :) I forget to eat afterwards...big no-no. You need to refuel and replenish :)