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Drea D.

What is the best food to load up on before a long stretch of working out?

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I'm currently on an exercise program that has me in the gym for about 2 hours at a time and I'm struggling with hunger pains during my workout. What are good foods to eat before hand? Or even a snack to eat in the middle of my workout (that won't cause cramping)?

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  Jan

  Hmm, I'd say a combination of protein & carbs at least an hour into the workout & something that won't make you hurl!

  8 oz of chocolate milk? 1/2 bagel & 1 tblspn peanut butter? banana & peanut butter? milk & 1/2 apple? 1/2 of a Power Endurance Bar?

  I would just want to be sure I wasn't eating as much or more than I burned. It goes in so much easier than it comes off!

  Good luck, Drea!

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  Jayson

  I can only answer from the perspective of a person training for a marathon but here goes:

  The morning of a long run I consume:
  1. One strong cup of coffee (you know what this is for right?)
  2. a bowl of whole grain oatmeal with fruit on top.
  3. a homemade fruit smoothie, made with 4 or 5 fruits including blueberries and bananas, while flax seed and a few tablespoons of yogurt.
  4. then a proceed to overhydrate myself a bit.

  I manage to control hunger pains with gatoraid or water when running. Usually its not a problem. I know the oatmeal takes awhile to move through the system.

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  Jeff

  Anything you eat will be purely for comfort and not for nutritional advantage. If you can't make it more than a couple of hours without being hungry than you either have a general issue with your diet or a misconception of what hungry feels like. Perhaps what you are feeling is actually thirst not hunger. Eating within a couple of hours of, or during, intense exercise often leads to stomach issues and it is my opinion your search for the correct food to prevent this is probably futile and also not necessary.

  P.S. Make sure you eat immediately following your exercise.

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