Running after dinner

[Anonymous]

The only time I can run is at 8pm. I eat dinner at 6 and don’t eat anything after my run. I go to bed at 11:30 and wake up at 7. I don’t feel that hungry when I wake, so I eat breakfast at 8.

I’m not hungry after running and am wary of eating late at night. But would I lose more weight if I eat a piece of cheese and a few nuts after my evening run? Does it matter how intense the run is? Some nights I do a 30 minute jog and some nights I do interval runs.

[Anonymous]

Why do you want to eat post running? You admit you're not hungry.

I'd focus on hydrating in the short amt of time after running and bedtime.

[Anonymous]

Everyone is different. I need to run or workout on a totally empty stomach. Running after dinner would make me sick, but YMMV.

[Anonymous]

“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

[Anonymous]

Male? Female? Old ? Young?

There is evidence that premenopausal women should fuel before and after workouts to protect hormones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Male? Female? Old ? Young?

There is evidence that premenopausal women should fuel before and after workouts to protect hormones.

Protect hormones from what?

Op is running for 30-min.
Not running an Iron Man.
Big difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male? Female? Old ? Young?

There is evidence that premenopausal women should fuel before and after workouts to protect hormones.

Protect hormones from what?

Op is running for 30-min.
Not running an Iron Man.
Big difference.

Just putting it out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

So hydrate and stretch (especially with a stretch band).

You don't need to gobble down nuts, cheese, and other stuff especially when Op isn't hungry and bedtime is around the corner.
And OP will negate any calorie burning she just achieved from her workout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

You would not lose more weight if you ate food after you run. But is your question really, should you eat after running at to help with recovery? Are you running every night? Is it important that your running improves? What are your true goals here? Losing weight? If so, definitely do eat more. If it's to improve your running, that might be a bit more complicated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only time I can run is at 8pm. I eat dinner at 6 and don’t eat anything after my run. I go to bed at 11:30 and wake up at 7. I don’t feel that hungry when I wake, so I eat breakfast at 8.

I’m not hungry after running and am wary of eating late at night. But would I lose more weight if I eat a piece of cheese and a few nuts after my evening run? Does it matter how intense the run is? Some nights I do a 30 minute jog and some nights I do interval runs.

The only reason you eat frequently is to boost anabolism and muscle gain. If all you do is run, then intermittent daily fasting of 12 hours is fine without eating.

You could even skip breakfast, or eat something small like a boiled egg and glass of milk if you aren't that hungry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

You’re running for 30 minutes. Unless you’re running sub 5 minutes miles you don’t need anything for muscle repair and recovery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

You’re running for 30 minutes. Unless you’re running sub 5 minutes miles you don’t need anything for muscle repair and recovery.

1/10 troll attempt there. Everyone has constant muscle repair needs, and exercising when older requires more recovery effort.

Couple of boiled eggs for a night snack will fix you up OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

You’re running for 30 minutes. Unless you’re running sub 5 minutes miles you don’t need anything for muscle repair and recovery.

1/10 troll attempt there. Everyone has constant muscle repair needs, and exercising when older requires more recovery effort.

Couple of boiled eggs for a night snack will fix you up OP.

And help you gain 5lbs. You don’t need anything after a moderate run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Will I lose more weight if I eat more calories?” 🤦‍♀️ Seriously?

No, you don’t need to eat after you run. Especially if you’re not hungry

For muscle repair and recovery. I’m a middle aged woman. I’m not running at a very intense speed compared to what I was capable of in the past, but I’m getting back into shape so it is a moderately hard effort for me.

You’re running for 30 minutes. Unless you’re running sub 5 minutes miles you don’t need anything for muscle repair and recovery.

1/10 troll attempt there. Everyone has constant muscle repair needs, and exercising when older requires more recovery effort.

Couple of boiled eggs for a night snack will fix you up OP.

OP doesn’t need any more nutrition. A competitive middle aged runner OPs age would consider her run a recovery effort.

OP just needs to rest and hydrate. There is no need to validate workout effort with additional “fueling” at OPs level.