Food before and after exercise

[ruthandsam]

Please can you advise what food to eat after a heavy bout of exercise. Just joined a boot camp exercise routine and was ravenous afterwards. My meals for the day went like this: Breakfast was porridge and a banana before exercise then jacket potato with prawns/salad afterwards. Then was so hungry a couple of hours afterwards and ate Rivita and humous as a snack. Errrr, starving later on and ended up with a chicken curry and rice.

I know I have completely blown the good work done, so please can someone advise a better meal plan for when I undertake the exercise routine again!

Many thanks

[wardlaw]

Seems to me you are trying to do too much too soon. Do not eat immediately before or after exercise. Take it gently and then use a shed load of willpower.

[ruthandsam]

I did wonder that myself Wardlaw but I want to commit to this exercise class because I know it will help me. I do a similar class on a Monday but it is much more gentle. Still recovering from Friday's class though so will take it easy tonight!!

Thanks for your advice.....................

[wardlaw]

Good luck! Stick with your OWN programme. Too many people with too little knowledge are doing more harm than good.

[factor-fiction]

Try drinking a large glass of water after the exercise. or have more porridge- I eat porridge after a morning run

[coccinelle]

After exercise it's usually liquid the body needs wa

[penelope2]

I usually take a Whey High Protein drink (shake) after exercise, does the trick for me.

[sergiosatterfiel]

Try to consume light food that must contain fiber and avoid consuming just after the exercise.