Balancing Act

Exercising BEFORE a meal burns more calories
Reason: When blood sugar is low,
your body draws on stored fat for energy.
Still, you don't want to exercise on an empty stomach
and risk fainting. So if you plan a 30 min workout,
take a high-carbohydrate snack of 100-200 calories
45 min beforehand. It's sustaining enough.
Then have your breakfast, lunch or dinner
AFTER the workout - but again keep it light
or all your efforts would have gone down the drain.