STARVING after my workouts!

Brandilee2015
Brandilee2015 Posts: 10
in Food and Nutrition
I get SO hungry after my workouts. Is it ok to eat right after a hard workout?

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  • melissaC851
    melissaC851 Posts: 1
    You should always eat and get enty of water after a hard workout. You need to replenish what you have depleted from your body. You also don't want your body to go into starvation mode and store fat. I always eat right after my workouts, I get sooo hungry. So I listen to my body and fuel it :smile:
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I do. Just don't go crazy. Have some protein or a protein shake. I usually eat dinner shortly after working out.
  • Sydking
    Sydking Posts: 317 Member
    Why would it not be?

    You can eat all your calories after you train if you really want to
  • Sydking
    Sydking Posts: 317 Member
    Dont over complicate it :)

    Heck when i train in the morning i eat breakfast - about 600 cal. Eggs, brown rye, Mushrooms, Asparagus and heaps of water

    im starving like 30 min after

    so i eat again.... I love it
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  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    edited January 2015
    I'm usually very hungry after a workout if I didn't get enough calories in during the day. If this is the case I'll eat something with protein in it like a half a cup of cottage cheese or Greek yogurt. I work out late in the evening, though, so I don't eat too much after my workouts.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    Starvation mode: It's Not A Thing.


    But, yeah, if you have an appetite after working out, eat away. If you've been lifting heavy, your body is probably wanting some carbs and protein to fuel and feed the building of muscle fiber. Lots of water, too!

    I'm always starving after lifting. Cardio makes me want to puke, though, which is why I neglect it shamelessly and don't eat after the rare occasions I go all out. Feeling like you want to barf is the only reason I can think of NOT to eat post workout.
  • sherambler
    sherambler Posts: 303 Member
    People have told me not to eat until 2 hours after my workout to get the full burn potential of the workout and others have told me to eat within 2 hours of my workout for the same benefit...Whether or not one is right is irrelevant to me. I know that if I don't eat soon after I work out, then I'm likely to binge later on. I'm more likely to pick a healthier snack right after I worked out than later on in the evening when that post-workout high is gone and all I want to do is shove the nearest food into my mouth.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    people are idiots.

    eat.

    I get so hungry after a workout I want to stop at the store on my way home and get a snack- and I live 5 min from my gym.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    I only get hungry after workouts If I am doing cardio with my weights because I always do weights.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    Hunger can also be triggered by dehydration.
    I drink about a quart of water first. That usually does the trick, particularly when my cal count is on track.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    people are idiots.

    eat.

    I get so hungry after a workout I want to stop at the store on my way home and get a snack- and I live 5 min from my gym.
    Ditto.

    Thankfully I have a gym in the basement of my house, but walking upstairs sometimes takes too damn long
  • katya_be
    katya_be Posts: 227 Member
    sherambler wrote: »
    People have told me not to eat until 2 hours after my workout to get the full burn potential of the workout and others have told me to eat within 2 hours of my workout for the same benefit...Whether or not one is right is irrelevant to me. I know that if I don't eat soon after I work out, then I'm likely to binge later on. I'm more likely to pick a healthier snack right after I worked out than later on in the evening when that post-workout high is gone and all I want to do is shove the nearest food into my mouth.
    There are no rules about when and where... eat when you're hungry, drink more and follow your calorie goals :)
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    jkwolly wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    people are idiots.

    eat.

    I get so hungry after a workout I want to stop at the store on my way home and get a snack- and I live 5 min from my gym.
    Ditto.

    Thankfully I have a gym in the basement of my house, but walking upstairs sometimes takes too damn long

    I almost always take a snack with me now- it's just too tempting to stop and get a little something..> I'm like a starved beast- I am SO hungry after workouts- it's a little silly LOL
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    I can be super hungry after exercise depending on what I do.
    After a long run a lot of times I'm the opposite of hungry but I still force myself to get a little something to recover (half a larbar, peanut butter and half a banana, etc).
    After Pilates, pole and other strength training, I'm usually STARVING

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