Does anyone find.......

Linda4859
Linda4859 Posts: 78
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
That the more you exercise the less you want to eat? My appetite is dwindling and Im finding that I have to force myself to eat. Is this just a stage and will pass or am I exercising too much and not allowing my body time to eat? Any suggestions would be welcome.

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  • LittleD311
    LittleD311 Posts: 618 Member
    How often and how much are you working out!? You may need to take a rest day!?
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    I see so many people say this and I'm so jealous. When I work out, I work up a tremendous appetite. It's so hard to stay within calories even though I earn the extras from exercise. I think it is fairly common for people to have a smaller appetite on workout days, but equally common for people to have an increased appetite. I don't think there's anything wrong with having less of an appetite as long as you are taking in a sufficient amount of calories and giving your body the nutrition it needs.
  • ErrataCorrige
    ErrataCorrige Posts: 649 Member
    I have the same thing. The days I work out I am WAY less hungry than the days I don't. I have heard the theory that it is a left over from cave man days, when we didn't eat as much while traveling (or running away from danger). I don't know.

    Maybe it is just because your body is in fat burning mode, and using stored energy. I think I eat more on rest days because my body needs more nutrients to repair muscle.
  • Linda4859
    Linda4859 Posts: 78
    How often and how much are you working out!? You may need to take a rest day!?

    I take two rest days a week huney.
  • Linda4859
    Linda4859 Posts: 78
    I have the same thing. The days I work out I am WAY less hungry than the days I don't. I have heard the theory that it is a left over from cave man days, when we didn't eat as much while traveling (or running away from danger). I don't know.

    Maybe it is just because your body is in fat burning mode, and using stored energy. I think I eat more on rest days because my body needs more nutrients to repair muscle.

    Thankyou Heather that kind of makes sense to me. I wont woryy about it for a while then and just see what happens. Thankyou again.x
  • Linda4859
    Linda4859 Posts: 78
    I see so many people say this and I'm so jealous. When I work out, I work up a tremendous appetite. It's so hard to stay within calories even though I earn the extras from exercise. I think it is fairly common for people to have a smaller appetite on workout days, but equally common for people to have an increased appetite. I don't think there's anything wrong with having less of an appetite as long as you are taking in a sufficient amount of calories and giving your body the nutrition it needs.

    Thankyou Angela, will have to find smaller meals with higher calories.x
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I found when I lost all my weight the first time my appetite decreased on its own. I did this all by exercise. I would get full much faster and wasn't hungry as often..
  • Linda4859
    Linda4859 Posts: 78
    I found when I lost all my weight the first time my appetite decreased on its own. I did this all by exercise. I would get full much faster and wasn't hungry as often..

    Thankyou for sharing that huney, maybe it is all to do with a shrinking stomach and the fat burning mode thingy. xx
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