Fast days and excercise

[formicadinosaur]

How do people find this if you do it? Also when do you eat?

its fine
I go to the gym all morning and do not eat till supper on fast days

I did this on Friday (fast day) and was fine, but then went again sat morning (after a decent breakfast) and was laid out the rest of the day with a migraine. Dunno if I should leave it later in the day the day after a fast, was really annoying as had loads to do yesterday.

Thanks. Managed an hour and 5 mins but felt slightly weedy despite eating meal two hours before. But the n it's much hotter then normal!! It is my first fast day also, so am just getting used to things anyway.

Calories? I've read that I shouldn't have more but I really hAd to as there's no way I could have made it through such an energetic hour otherwise. I burnt about 600

The weather is making me feel tired too but usually I'm bursting with energy on fast days and do one hour plus cardio workouts no problem.

formica
remember that with 5:2 you DO NOT eat back your exercise calories
because they are accounted for in calculating your TDEE

You don't eat back exercise cals on fast days in order to give your digestion a rest. The TDEE is for non fast days.

If you're new to fasting, take it easy on the exercise front until you're used to it.

Thanks. I feel it's quite a steep learning curve at the moment. I really should order the book as I've just winged it today, using info from various sources.

the tips and hints thread is what the book is based on

Ill look it up now thanks