As the title says I’m trying to incorporate a new morning routine before my work. I recently just had a kid and I want to still have time for the gym but I don’t want to be getting home at 8 o clock every night, so I decided I want to start going to the gym in the morning. This is what it looks like right now: Wake up – 6:30 | leave for gym – 7:00 | be done with workout by – 8:15 | be at work – 8:30 | so now I’m trying to come up with how I want to handle my meals on a budget, I want something cheap and fast for the morning that I can eat before I head to the gym, and something I can pack in a lunchbox for lunch after the gym when I’m at work, while keeping it all fairly healthy and fitness friendly and obviously on a budget. Anyone else that does something similar to this, what do you do or recommend?
Starting a new morning routine, need advice on pre workout meals and post workout/lunch meals
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Congrats on the new baby and kudos for making the gym work around it! For the pre-workout meal on a budget, eggs are your best friend – a couple of hard boiled eggs or scrambled eggs take 5 mins and are filling enough for a workout without being too heavy. For lunch, meal prepping rice with chicken thighs (way cheaper than breasts) and some frozen veggies works great and you can portion it out for the week in one Sunday session. One thing that also made a real difference in my routine was tracking what I was eating more accurately – I switched to PlateLens after trying a few other apps and it’s been the most accurate by far. You just take a photo of your meal and it instantly calculates the calories and macros using AI, which is super quick when you’re meal prepping and want to know your portions without weighing everything. Great for staying on track without overthinking it.
Those are FAST transitions! 15min to shower, change and get to work?
As of your question: When I eat early, A banana and overnight oats (Oats, frozen fruits, sunflower seeds or nut butter, liquid) is the my go to.