376. Q&A: Pre and Post Workout Eating (What To Eat Before You Workout)
Hot, Healthy, Never Hungry
Lauren Hubert MS, RD
4.9 • 616 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
If you've ever wondered what you should eat before or after a workout, but don't want to overthink it or derail your fat loss goals — this episode breaks it down simply.
On today's episode, I'm sitting down solo to answer a question submitted by a listener named Annie about how to fuel your body for running, from what to eat before and after your workouts to why your body can respond in ways that feel confusing.
There's so much conflicting advice when it comes to pre and post-workout nutrition, and it can quickly turn into overthinking every snack, every meal, and every workout. So instead of giving you more rules, I'm breaking this down in a way that actually makes sense for fat loss and performance.
In this episode, I first walk you through how to approach pre-workout fueling so you can support your energy without adding unnecessary calories, then we get into post-workout fueling specifically through the lens of fat loss and what your body actually needs to recover without sabotaging your goals. I also share practical recommendations and best practices for women who are incorporating more cardio, especially running, so you can fuel smarter without overthinking every bite.
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🎙️ Episode 359: Q&A: Why Your Workouts Aren't Leading to Fat Loss
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, my beautiful people, and welcome back to another episode of hot, healthy, never hungry. |
| 0:11.7 | Today we have a fun episode where we're talking about one of my favorite ways to exercise that I feel like has gotten a little bit of like too much hate from the fitness community, which is running. |
| 0:20.9 | So get excited. Before we dive into today's episode, I do have a review from Lemon 2-6-00. She said, you won't regret listening to this podcast. So glad I found this podcast, Lauren is changing the way of you dieting, and she is amazing. Oh, Levin-2-600-0. Thank you so much. And thank you to every person who spends a fraction of their day, a small little segment of their day when they listen to the show, leaving a rating, leaving a review. And even just listening to this podcast, it helps more women find the show. If you haven't, the only thing I ever ask, please, please, please take a second out of your day, leave a rating and review and follow |
| 0:54.1 | the podcast on whatever platform that you listen to so you don't miss episodes. It really does |
| 0:58.3 | help the show reach more women. So thank you. And I'm so glad you found this podcast, just like |
| 1:03.1 | what I want more women to do. We have a question from Annie today. I want to dive right into it on |
| 1:07.8 | this lovely Monday morning, so we're not wasting any time. |
| 1:11.3 | So Annie, take it away. |
| 1:13.4 | Hi, Lauren. |
| 1:14.7 | This is Annie. |
| 1:16.0 | I have been a longtime follower of your Instagram and your podcast, I think, since the very beginning. |
| 1:23.8 | Love everything you do. |
| 1:26.1 | I was wondering if you might be able to do an episode on running. |
| 1:33.1 | I am a runner and sometimes I struggle with trying to decide what to eat before I run, |
| 1:39.0 | what to eat after a run. And I've also noticed a lot of times my weight will go up the next day after a run. |
| 1:48.3 | I know you recently touched on that. |
| 1:50.9 | But yeah, I would just love a running episode. |
| 1:54.0 | You may already have one. |
| 1:55.2 | I can't remember. |
| 1:56.9 | But I know that you've kind of gotten to running too. |
| 1:59.9 | So that would be awesome. |
| 2:01.7 | Thanks so much. |
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