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Why am I not hungrier when I exercise?

Kotuliak
Kotuliak Posts: 259 Member
edited January 28 in Health and Weight Loss
My typical workout is 500-600 calories worth, and I exercise 6 times a week. Yet, I've noticed, that I do not get hungrier when I work out and my body seems perfectly content with the 1,600 calories that I would eat on a rest day, or during the stretches when I don't work out.

I find it kind of odd - I would expect the exercise to have an impact on appetite...

Thoughts?

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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    It varies person to person. Some people find no difference, some people are starving after they workout, and some people have no appetite after they workout.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I can't answer that scientifically for you, but I have noticed the same thing. With one caveat - this is specific to cardio. With weight training I find I am RAVENOUS. With cardio it doesn't seem to make much of a difference, at all. I'd be curious to know why too.
  • Baby_sway86
    Baby_sway86 Posts: 62 Member
    I have that same thing, never been able to up the amount I eat. But what I do know is when I, sitting around doing nothing I'm more hungry, I think when I'm not activity or bored my mind just skips over to hmmm coffee, wine or whatever food lol.
    That's just with me personally, the more I do the less I eat.
  • LexiAtel
    LexiAtel Posts: 228 Member
    Your body is probably seeking stored fat to consume. If you are getting all the nutrition and meeting the macros, your body probably wont be hungry :)

    I ALWAYS listen to my body. If I feel hungry, I try water, if it don't go away with water, it's time for a snack. No problem.

    How much protein are you getting? That stopped my hunger pains.
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    I'm actually way hungrier on rest days, not sure why
  • SiempreBella
    SiempreBella Posts: 125 Member
    Lucky I am starving.
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    These days I eat every three hrs and wait 2 hrs after eating to exercise. When I'm finished it's food time again for me and yep my belly says feed me. I think our bodies may get use to eating patterns.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    cardio, i'm less hungry.
    lifting, more hungry but only if it's 'heavy' weights
    rest days, often more hungry, but not ravenous as I would be from lifting.
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    I'm actually way hungrier on rest days, not sure why

    My BodyMedia always indicates a higher calorie burn the day after vigorous exercise, I guess increase in metabolism and cals used for the body's repair?
  • LexiAtel
    LexiAtel Posts: 228 Member
    I'm actually way hungrier on rest days, not sure why

    My BodyMedia always indicates a higher calorie burn the day after vigorous exercise, I guess increase in metabolism and cals used for the body's repair?

    This makes sense... I noticed the day after I use weights, I am SOOOO hungry... :)
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