Working out and hunger

AmyOutOfControl
AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am woefully out of shape and recently started working out a little bit every day. It is making me SO hungry! I jogged 2 miles yesterday and I felt like I was dying of hunger at dinner-- I had already had 1500 calories. Does this go away after working out for a few weeks? I don't want to feel like I am dying of hangry-ness every night. Ughhhh

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  • kydsyd8
    kydsyd8 Posts: 3 Member
    Youre body will start to get used to this! Right now your body isnt used to burning so many calories. But something that helps is right after your workout have a smallsnack consisting of JUST protein (ex cottage cheese) this will 1. Supress your hunger more and 2. Rebuild your muscles faster and reduce any soreness!! :)
  • Nuke_64
    Nuke_64 Posts: 406 Member
    You need to fuel your work outs. I am guessing your 1500 calories didn't include the ones you burned from jogging. You need to eat back some of your exercise calories. Not doing so is harmful and lead to losing more lean body mass and more harmful things like brittle nails, hair loss, lack of energy, and if taken too far, organ damage.

    How did you arrive at 1500 calorie goal? Are you estimating how many calories you burned? If so, what is the estimate.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    are you properly accounting for your exercise either in your activity level or logging it and eating exercise calories back (MFP method)? you should be accounting for exercise activity somewhere...failure to do so is going to leave you hungry.

    you may also want to *kitten* what you're eating and aim for high satiety foods...i.e. fibrous foods, lean protein sources, and healthy fats.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    Thanks for the feedback! I will definitely try the protein snack after workouts. I am logging my exercise and have a Fitbit hooked up to my account. I am 5'1" (barely) so (I think?) 1500 calories is very enough with the exercise I am doing.
  • Nuke_64
    Nuke_64 Posts: 406 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    I am 5'1" (barely) so (I think?) 1500 calories is very enough with the exercise I am doing.

    That may be reasonable but exercise and you fitbit will adjust that goal everyday. How did you come up with 1500? How much it the Fitbit adjusting it? How many calories did you estimate burning by jogging?

    Opening your diary would help others answer your questions.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    Thanks for the feedback! I will definitely try the protein snack after workouts. I am logging my exercise and have a Fitbit hooked up to my account. I am 5'1" (barely) so (I think?) 1500 calories is very enough with the exercise I am doing.

    what does your nutrition look like? are you eating mainly whole foods or a lot of highly processed foods. a diet of whole foods and meals made from scratch, whole ingredients is going to be far more satiating than a diet consisting of a lot of highly processed foods.

    also look at what carbohydrates you are consume...if find certain carbohydrates more filling than others...i.e. i can eat a baked potato and be stuffed, but traditional pasta leaves me wanting. also make sure you're getting plenty of protein and good fat.

    you're going to have to play around with your nutrition.
  • shrcpr
    shrcpr Posts: 885 Member
    In addition to everything the others said, if you're just starting to exercise make sure you're drinking enough water before/during/after. Sometimes thirst masquerades as hunger.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    The "JUST" protein isn't all that true. If you add in some healthy fats, it will help you stay satiated as fat takes almost twice as long to digest. Also carbs replenish glycogen after workouts.

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