Is exercise an appetite suppressant?

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  • lynnstrick01
    lynnstrick01 Posts: 181 Member
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    I really don't get HUNGRY very often, My problem seems to be when I am just relaxing watching TV and every commercial is about FOOD.. I start having stupid cravings for stuff I don't even really LIKE. that's when I know it is time to hid the DREAD-MILL or get up and DO SOMETHING.
  • stefabeth_
    stefabeth_ Posts: 1 Member
    edited January 2016
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    If I run or do other cardio (bike, elliptical), I am usually not hungry afterwards and the rest of the day is just normal. On days when I do strength/resistance training though, I am hungry literally every single hour of the day (like I'll eat, an hour later I'm hungry so I eat again, an hour later I'm hungry again so I eat some more, etc).
    I think there is some science behind the hunger after strength/resistance training and not after running (something to do with aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise and their different effects on metabolic rate? Don't quote me on this as I'm not 100% certain).
  • lynnstrick01
    lynnstrick01 Posts: 181 Member
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    makes sense and seems like most of the posters agree.. the cardio only folks all seem to be saying they don't get as hungry where the strength trainers are ravenous.

    I don't get hungry after ANY kind of physical work, but I think that must just be a personal thing. Something about being tired, hot and sweaty just kills any thought of food for me. Plus on the rare occasions that I do eat while my body temp is up, even if it isn't from a work-out (for instance if i have been in the hot tub) I feel nauseous for hours.

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