Empty stomach workout - more effective?

[JJ66]

I was wondering if it's more effective for us pink swayers to workout on an empty stomach. (Obviously not waiting all day until we're starving), but in line with this idea:

"Exercise first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and your body should burn more fat. ... With glycogen stores depleted and low morning insulin levels, your body has to turn to other energy sources, like fat, to power through your workout."

Is that the same philosophy as is behind the full 60-minute workout (vs 30 minutes) to burn glucose?

[atomic sagebrush]

If you can, it's great, but if you find that you are unable to exercise effectively, then it's not going to work out even if it's the greatest tactic in ever. :/ In that case I want you guys to eat before, or after exercise, just not BOTH.

yes yes it's the exact same concept as the 60 minutes of exercise, and the overnight fasting as well. Something about that forcing your body to burn off its stores of fat as fuel seems to sway pink in a big way, even though we don't know how or why. A ready supply of carbs(sugars) in the blood for fuel seems to either actively sway blue, or possibly is simply neutral in comparison to forcing the body to burn off the stores.

[MrsEnglish]

Exercising first thing in the morning would do this (if you're a morning person). I run before breakfast in the summer (because it's too hot to run in the afternoon! In winter I run ONLY in the afternoon!).

To me, and just in my opinion, it wouldn't be worth it if it weren't early in the morning and you had to go through the day hungry waiting until after exercise to eat.

[JJ66]

Yeah, I don't love being hungry, but I do prefer it to running with food in my stomach. Cramps, stuff sloshing around, etc. So, I've been running around 11AM then eating my first meal at noon. The morning coffee is sustaining me until then.

[JJ66]

If you can, it's great, but if you find that you are unable to exercise effectively, then it's not going to work out even if it's the greatest tactic in ever. :/ In that case I want you guys to eat before, or after exercise, just not BOTH.

yes yes it's the exact same concept as the 60 minutes of exercise, and the overnight fasting as well. Something about that forcing your body to burn off its stores of fat as fuel seems to sway pink in a big way, even though we don't know how or why. A ready supply of carbs(sugars) in the blood for fuel seems to either actively sway blue, or possibly is simply neutral in comparison to forcing the body to burn off the stores.

In terms of "exercise effectively" - I'm not doing anything crazy intense. Really just my usual 30 minute jog, sometimes 45 min. It's still cool outside too so not sweating much. Hoping it's doing something for my sway!

[atomic sagebrush]

Yeah, I don't love being hungry, but I do prefer it to running with food in my stomach. Cramps, stuff sloshing around, etc. So, I've been running around 11AM then eating my first meal at noon. The morning coffee is sustaining me until then.

that is pretty much ideal IMO

[atomic sagebrush]

In terms of "exercise effectively" - I'm not doing anything crazy intense. Really just my usual 30 minute jog, sometimes 45 min. It's still cool outside too so not sweating much. Hoping it's doing something for my sway!

I think we discussed this in a different thread but I want anyone with PCOS to exercise even if you can't get up to the full 60 6-7 recommendation. So if that's what is working for you, the benefits to blood sugar control are so huge that's absolutely what I want you to do.