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All in my head?

lokihen
Posts: 382 Member
We've had a lovely stretch of warm weather which has me outside walking, cycling and doing stuff. The side effect is that I'm a lot hungrier than if I had been exercising inside.
Anyone else experience this or am I just mental?
Anyone else experience this or am I just mental?
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Fresh air makes one hungry. So I have always been led to believe. I don't know if it's actually true or if I feel hungry because I believe it.2
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Do you eat any of your exercise calories back?0
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I've always believed its harder work doing cardio outside than doing the same thing on equipment in a gym, I guess it comes down to the gym maintaining a steady temperature through the aircon, while when you're outside your body is working harder to maintain your body temperature in the changing temperatures/enviroments (wind, heat, walking out of the shade and into the sun etc!)0
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Are you eating foods that satisfy you, or following some sort of diet/plan?
Some people eat things they don't like to be "healthy", then wonder why they want something else to eat.0 -
Cardio causes increased hunger. And yes I'm always starving after a hike or outdoor workout.1
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CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Fresh air makes one hungry. So I have always been led to believe. I don't know if it's actually true or if I feel hungry because I believe it.
I've heard and experienced this too but I have no idea why it is. Maybe it's just that if you are outside you are probably being more active even if you don't realize it ? Im trying to remember if I am hungrier on days I'm outside and just laying around (ie going to the beach) . Anyone know if this is a thing ?0 -
I'm outside walking or running every single day. I don't think it makes a difference. I still lost 80 lbs.0
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