Since I do my cardio first thing in the morning, I just eat breakfast afterwards. Usually an egg, WW toast, and a vegetable like cooked greens or tomato in the summer.

I drink a bunch of water, and then eat whatever the next meal is whenever I get hungry. I find that working out tends to suppress my appetite--even if I'm starving before I get started, I'm usually just not that hungry after I'm done. I'm also not one who sees much of a point in consuming special extra snacks just because I've worked out a bit, it seems counter-productive to me. With that said, however, I'll admit that I don't turn down the orange slices and bananas they offer at the end of many fun runs or trail races. The nasty multigrain rolls they always have that are rock hard and tasteless, no thank you, but for breakfast after a morning race run on an empty stomach, those oranges are pretty amazing.

It depends on the workout. Resistance = protein (protein shake, Greek yogurt, etc). Cardio = sugar immediately, carbs a bit later. After a run I usually have a Lifesaver, juice or an apple, take a shower, then eat a meal with bread or pasta.

i usually time my workouts to have the next meal within one hour afterwards- breakfast or dinner. for me it's more about what to eat before a workout to have enough energy...one to half an hour before a workout i have some peanut butter and banana, some cereal, fruit, something...

Depends on when I worked out but if its a mornign or lunchtime workout, then my next meal of breakfast or lunch would follow shortly thereafter. If I am working out after work and before dinner, I usually just snack on some baby carrots or other crudite along with a piece of string cheese. This helps to tide me over for dinner.During the hot summer months, I'm also partial to downing a cold brew after my workout and before dinner to refuel post workout.

Simple fuel keeps me going longer than energy bars, so when I go out on long bike rides I bring slices of roasted sweet potato and some nuts to munch on every 20 miles or so.

I don't like to eat too much right afterwards, so I usually end up making a smoothie. The ingredients depend on what I've got on hand - usually dates or a banana, soy or almond milk, ice, a little spoonful of nut butter, and a pinch of salt.

A mountain of potatoes and a good amount of steak or other lean protein. Plus some fruit and maybe some milk.

I like to eat a banana covered in peanut butter after a hard workout. Drink plenty of water with it. Simple, delicious. Sometimes if i'm feeling fancy i make it into a peanut butter banana smoothie.

I go to the gym in the late afternoon after work, so I usually eat a handful or two of raw almonds on the way home just to curb the hunger pangs before dinner.

Chicken skin, followed by one small cake (frosting first) and a swig of orange juice.

Just kidding. In winter I usually jog later in the day so I tend to grab whatever out of the fridge, a leftover smoothie or some slices of chicken. I heard runner's high is better when you jog on an empty stomach so I'm famished when I get back.

I'm eating Paleo at the moment, so it's usually always a protein! I go to the gym after work, so I pretty much just eat dinner afterwards.

After I run always have a lot of water first and then hit the shower. This helps me cool down and decide how hungry I really am. Then, usually I go for a piece of fruit (my favorite is a giant sweet honeycrisp apple, nice and cold from the fridge) for quick sugar energy and Greek yogurt for protein. After long runs (8+ miles) I'll also have a banana or coconut water for electrolytes and potassium. For triathlon training, I make these raw energy bars and cut them into 1 inch cubes. http://www.justasdelish.com/raw-energy-bar/ I take them with me on my bike-to-runs and double training days, and they are great fuel without being too heavy or sugary like store-bought energy bars can be.

We generally come home and snack a bit on some turkey jerky or tasty cheese, then I get started on making dinner. The proteins help tide us both over until dinner is ready, and keeps us from going for the potato chips.

For muscle recovery a blend of protein and simple carbs e.g. some sugar post-workout is important. I'll often have a shake, but good 'ol chocolate milk also fits the bill perfectly (in moderation of course!)

I think it depends on what kind of exercise you're doing and what your weight loss goals are...that said there's quite a bit of evidence that low-fat chocolate milk, to quote Gretchen Reynolds, "contains an almost ideal ratio of sugars and protein to spur glycogen replacement," from her book, "The First 20 Minutes." A fabulous book, btw!
I exercise in the morning, so I usually have an egg casserole with a good amount of carbs (potatoes or sweet potatoes) in it, along with a few slices of avocado.

I've also heard that about chocolate milk. I don't keep it on hand, though, so I like slightly sweetened low-fat yogurt on the same premise: a mix of carbs, fat, and protein.

I will say that I don't eat more than a bit of yogurt after a workout (unless it's meal time, of course) because it is SO easy to overestimate how many calories you've burned and literally eat up your whole workout in 5 minutes. I guess this is less of a concern to people who aren't worried about weight management, but I am so I try to keep my post-workout eating of anything I wouldn't have eaten otherwise to a bare minimum.

Greek yogurt, mashed banana & chia seeds is the perfect post-run treat

I like to eat before I work out, and I usually run right after breakfast. I can't make it through a run if I'm hungry!

another vote for chocolate milk...or, er, beer. maybe a cinnamon crispy from amy's bread, or 1/2 a philly cheesesteak if i've gone over 10 miles.

what do people eat before? i still can't find that good mix. i usually have coffee, maybe some yogurt, but if i go within the hour, i sometimes hurl that mixture back up. esp if i'm running quickly (slow doesn't make me hurl as much for some reason).

I run first thing in the morning, always have a cup of coffee as soon as I am out of the shower. After my weekend long run, somewhere around twelve to sixteen miles for me right now, I won't even shower first....food first! Coffee always, some eggs typically, and maybe a piece of homemade gluten free banana or pumpkin bread. Then I eat even more throughout the day. I can not run with food in my stomach, so I always get home hungry

This weekend after a long afternoon hike I had a bowl of cottage cheese with banana and honey. This morning after a quicker but more intense hike I had poached eggs on whole wheat bread.

I pre-assemble a protein shake before going to the gym, whip it when I get back. If I'm too lazy for that, chocolate milk or even just milk holds me over until I can get something else in my stomach.

I'm a cyclist that trains after work, so I usually eat a protein-rich snack around 5:00 before I leave work (almonds, cheese, greek yogurt, etc) so I'm not hungry during my workout. I eat something with easily available sugars immediately after my workout like a Glenny's (http://www.glennys.com/cranberry-and-almond-bar-1-1oz-bars.html) bar so that I can make dinner without feeling woozy. I tried making my own version of Glenny's bars, but could never get the consistency right...

Protein shake! A cup of summer-frozen berries, 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1 scoop protein powder and a generous splash of milk.

Dark chocolate almond milk. My favorite.

Followed by fruit/yogurt/granola. (Breakfast -- I swim in the mornings.)

I do yoga twice a week after work and my stomach needs to be pretty empty to be upside down or to breathe in a twist, by the time I get home it's usually too late to eat anything that isn't quick. I usually have a small berry smoothie with greek yogurt and agave or an apple and some cheddar cheese.

As a rower in college, my coach was a fanatic about peanut butter, bananas and wheat bread. Not only is it a great post work-out food, those three items were always stocked at the dining hall. I used to wrap the peanut butter toast around the banana. Voila! A banana dog!

Anyway. I still do that sometimes (o the nostalgia!) after a hard summer workout because I'm craving the salty peanut butter, but now I more often have a glass of milk and a small something carb-y and sweet when I get home from the gym to hold me over until dinner.

The first hour after a workout is the key window for getting your body the protein to rebuild muscles, and some kind of sugar to keep you going while your body starts the recovery process. The magical formula for this? CHOCOLATE MILK. Seriously. There have been tests done and stuff. If my coach had a mantra, it would be "Chocolate milk chocolate milk chocolate milk..." whispered during races. Because chocolate milk is (post-workout refueling) excellence.

I lift heavy weights so my post workout meal is normally a high protein, low or non fat and high carb meal (I follow Leangains if this sounds familiar to anyone).

When I first started running a lot, I always really craved a glass of cold milk (sometimes if it wasn't cold enough, I'd add an ice cube!), but now I'm rarely hungry afterwards, so mainly just water until the next meal. I'll have some fruit or something if necessary but usually I eat enough at meals to get me in between.

Post yoga, I always seem to want a riff on Aux Vivres' (it's a great vegan resto in Montreal) dragon bowl-- some brown rice, bright and colourful fresh veggies, a piece of tofu or tempeh and AV's Dragon Sauce (also known as crack in my house).

I like to snack on something with carbs and protein in it. The protein helps to rebuild damaged muscle tissue, and the carbs replace your glycogen (read: energy) stores that were repleted during the workout.

I'll have vegetables and bean dip, a hard-boiled egg or egg salad, or yogurt with fruit.

There is a sixty minute window when you are finished working out to eat. If you don't eat something then, your recovery time extends. Also, do drink a lot of water. IT helps your muscles more efficiently clear waste products out so you hurt less the next day :)

After my morning long runs, I refuel with flax seed (or other seed or berry) pancakes and a hot mug of coffee :) Post-coffee refueling with powerade zero or water, chocolate soy milk if it was a particularly long run.

I'm currently doing the Insanity program, but usually do a mix of yoga/running/pilates/Jillian Michaels etc. After a hard workout, I usually have chocolate milk, Aria whey protein powder in milk or water, sweet potatoes, or almonds and fruit. I don't like to eat a large meal after because it makes me feel like I've just cancelled out my workout (I know this isn't true, but that's where my silly brain goes :) ). Oh and lots of water always.

After I’m done working out it’s about 30 mins till dinner or lunch, so I just wait and drink water to fill me up. I know it’s not ideal but with work I fit in an hour of PT when I can, at that’s right at the end of the day most of the time. * Tuesdays I go to yoga right before lunch at work*

In the rare instances when I’m free to workout in the mornings and crave something after I enjoy bananas with almond butter or whatever fruit I have available.

After I’m done working out it’s about 30 mins till dinner or lunch, so I just wait and drink water to fill me up. I know it’s not ideal but with work I fit in an hour of PT when I can, at that’s right at the end of the day most of the time. * Tuesdays I go to yoga right before lunch at work*

In the rare instances when I’m free to workout in the mornings and crave something after I enjoy bananas with almond butter or whatever fruit I have available.

My workouts are usually only about 3 hours before bed. I might have a little yogurt snack or some nuts afterwards but nothing big.

Since I usually exercise pretty close to bed time, I usually have a chocolate milk and maybe a bowl of cereal if I'm STARVED. But usually, I'm good until morning, when I want to eat ALL OF THE THINGS.

I usually do a cardio workout in the gym every morning, and when I get home I am STARVING! I have been making my own gluten and dairy version of a bircher muesli which I recently posted on my blog; it is a good source of protein and iron, and keeps me full for a few hours.
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I am a runner, so I'll usually grab a banana pre-run and then when I get home, I'll eat about half a cup of cottage cheese or make breakfast. And drink coffee, since it's usually a weekend when this happens.

I also run twice a week at lunchtime, so I'll eat some fruit about 30 minutes beforehand and then just eat my lunch afterwards.

I just made chocolate protein bars with chickpeas and protein powder that I'm planning on using as pre- and post-long-workout fuel; tastes just like brownie batter so I'm pretty proud, but still have to see if it works out with my stomach on a long run!

I alternate between cardio and crossfit workouts, but always end up having the same snack afterwards - a high protein, nut and peanut butter bar. Gives me the added energy I need to not feel sluggish for the rest of the day!

Big fan of my breakfast shakes. Used to neglect breakfast when I was younger, but now I use it to get me started for the day. I like to get a good mix of carbs and protein as I want the most out of my workouts! :)

My shake consists of:

500/600 mils of Super/semi skimmed milk
1 banana
3 scoops of Oats
1 table spoon of linseed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of coffee
1 table spoon of honey

Optional:
1/2 scoops protein powder
1 weetabix

You can also see the recipe here: http://imafrickinninja.com/breakfast-shake/ :)

Right now, I usually have a helping of Silk's Fruit & Protein juice/shake/whatever they are, because they are really delicious and I always feel like I am not getting enough protein. After that, I am usually cooking dinner, so it is usually a shitload of broccoli (which I can never eat enough of), and either chicken or fish.