i don't like eating before i workout.

:) 

i dont know why...

I don't really like eating too much anyways, so I almost always feel really drained of energy, like I want to move, but there's nothing in me to fuel that.

Then again, if I eat a ton before eating I just feel like a cow attempting to sprint, literally.

16k?????? that is such a long distance to run on just an apple! if i had to run that much, i'd eat a pound of spaghetti beforehand. too bad i can't run that much in the first place... you must be so fit!

if i'm doing serious exercise, like running, i'll have to eat then wait a long time before i run. if i'm just doing pilates or light muscle building, i don't need to eat. however, that is unhealthy. my wii fit told me that!

@aalyceh@xanga - In regards to the "endurance category" my coach tends to say there is no need to carb load unless you're running a race (10k+) for that you should carb load 2-3 days before. Other than races, runs above 20k+ need carb loading but not by much. He also recommands that we eat 2-3h before hitting the roads.
The 2-3h rule works for me:). Before I race anything or even go out for a run I usually have to eat. As I stated in my post, not doing the 2-3h thing killed my run.

btw, time for 7k? I don't know why but I always wonder about other people's times....call it a habit

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When I'm hungry before working out, it's really hard to finish a workout because I keep thinking about how starved I am.

But in the mornings I usually just have yogurt with granola just to have something in my stomach before I start my workout.

yes i think u need to eat something with carbs in it before u work out, i vomited while i worked out with empty stomach :)

at my school, the dining hall is not open 24/7 - we have specifc hours - so i went to the gym one morning without eating anything and barely drinking. i had just started consecutively working out a month or two before that morning, so i only did about twenty minutes on the elliptical. however, that morning, i was barely able to make it to ten minutes. when i got off the elliptical, white dots blurred my vision, and according to the athletic director, i had turn starch white (and i'm normally a pale person, so that fact that i became paler says something). i almost passed out; now, no matter what, i always have a little something before i work out - i'll never exercise on an empty stomach again, but if i have a big meal, i'll wait a little bit - you don't want to be full and then run a mile - you just need to find your own happy medium :)

I once did my 3k XC race without eating anything or drinking more than about 4oz. Needless to say, I passed out while hitting the finish line and stayed in a half-consious state of mind for a little over an hour. I was so out of it that I texted all my friends telling them I was dying. Heat + Dehydration + No food + The hardest XC course we run = dumbest thing you could do to your body.