> Here's another thought on skipping breakfast before
> a workout....... I
> occasionally use a personal trainer at the gym... no
> HE  says that if I
> don't eat prior to working out, I will burn more fat
> during my workout.
> He also said,  as I lose weight, and get close to my
> goal weight, I will
> want to start eating something light prior to a
> workout. He's basically
> saying if your overweight and skip breakfast before
> working out, you will
> burn more calories.  I don't know if it's true or
> not, but perhaps one of
> the specialists on the list can comment.

He is referring to a couple of studies done in Europe
a few years ago. The researchers found that after
fasting through the night, the body had a tendency to
burn more stored fat during vigorous exercise. The
problem is that the study was misinterpreted by some
excercise enthusiasts to mean that the body burns more
calories. That is simply not the case. Your body will
burn the *same* number of calories during exercise.
It's just that immediately following the nightly fast,
a *greater percentage* of those calories will be fat
calories.

I get really frustrated with these "personal trainers"
who continue to promote inaccuracies.