To eat or not to eat

       Hi Readers! In one of my first blogs (linked below), I talked about what to do if you want to have a good workout. Part of that was to make sure you have a good meal the night before and during the day leading up to your workout. When I was reading over my previous blogs to get new ideas about what to write for this week, I decided to test this out just to show my readers just how important food is.
       Food is very important to gain protein to fuel up for a hard workout. Whether it's running, lifting weights, or just walking with a friend,  protein and carbs are essential for a healthy and progressive workout. People with an eating disorder that disables them from eating think differently from this. With the eating disorder of anorexia, a person views them self as "not skinny enough" and they begin to starve them selves for their idea of perfect. The problem with this, though, is that the body naturally starts to take in all of the fat from what little they eat to make up for what they don't. This results in way slower weight loss and becoming very unhealthy.
       For my "normal" routine I fuel up as healthy as I think I can. Every night after I work out, I eat foods that would bring back the electrolytes I lost and I do not eat foods high in fat the night before or leading up to a workout. I usually eat healthy foods during the day prior to a work out, and although this might be a little unhealthy, I don't eat right before a workout because I hate getting cramps. I wanted to test how my whole workout would turn out if I tweaked one little bit of my workout so I tried two different ways.
     To test how important it is to fuel up with proper foods before a workout, I started the night before right after my workout that day. I got a fatty meal from Wendy's and ate that before bed. The next day, I ate fatty foods again. For breakfast, I had a muffin, for lunch a cheeseburger, and an ice cream cone right before my workout for that day. Needless to say, my workout was a complete mess. I found myself having to stop on the treadmill to take breaks, was very out of breath, and had very bad stomach cramps. The misconceptions about fatty and sugary foods is that they give you quick energy, but what others don't realize is that this "quick energy" is usually followed by a crash. I was so interested with these little changes screwing up my routine that I decided to test out another idea before going back to normal.
       The night after that workout, I ate like I normally do. I fueled up on the proteins I needed and did not eat foods high in fat. The next day, I ate foods that would benefit my workout during the day like I usually do. But the only difference between this and what I usually do is that I stopped eating four hours before my workout to show my readers how important it is to actually eat something before you start working out. This test workout was also a complete mess. All I could think about the whole time was food, my stomach was growling and cramping, and I had little to no energy so I felt very weak and in capable of finishing my workout.
        I can not stress enough how important it is to fuel your body right before a workout and even in everyday life. We only have one body and we need to take care of it to the best of our ability. We can not stuff it with fast foods and then "make it up" by working out. If you are planning a workout, please take my advice and fuel your body with the qualities and quantities it desires and needs.

Link: http://beazyy.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-to-have-great-workout-and-feel-good.html