If you are talking directly before, it doesn't matter. For me, that just gives me an upset stomach. What happens when you excercise is the glucose (I think that's the right sugar) that is stored in your liver is burned first. As that is being used, your body begins to convert available proteins and carbohydrates into sugar. Fat stores are then tapped and used in much the same way. This is somewhat a simplification, but you get the idea. It is important to eat either sometime before or shortly after so that your body does not start to use muscle as a protein source. This is why serious lifters and body builders eat about six small meals a day, so there is always available protein and carbs. But I think eating directly before a workout will not give your body time to digest food into a usable form.
i quit eatin anything before i walk,one day it was rainin,and i didnt think i was goin to walk,so i ate a light breakfast,it stopped rainin,so i took off and i felt like shit the whole time...ps: gynecologist,you should be very proud of yerself for takin responsibility and control of yer life,i mean that from the bottom of my heart,obesity is a mfer..just go out there every day,every other day,whatever,and DO WHAT YOU CAN,nothin more, nothin less...aint nothin like feelin good..'keep the continue'
I should of explained better my bad on that one. I meant 30 minutes after or before. But your reply was great nonetheless.