Very hungry, no exercise days

1a1a

After really getting into exercise and getting to burning on average 600 calories a day (and eating accordingly) I now find myself over-eating on days where, for one reason or another, i don't get to exercise (days when it's too hot for example).

Does anyone who normally exercises a lot and eats a lot, have any strategies for getting through these low activity days without blowing the calorie budget?

BeautyFromPain

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chedges9090

I have certain days that I know that I will not be able to excercise. 2 ideas for you. 1) save some of your calories from your excerise days that week.. for the days that you won't be able to excercise. You should be able to average your week out. 2) It isn't yummy, but it does help the stomach grumblings.. Air Popped Popcorn. I carry some with me in my car.. especially for those days I am constantly running around doing errands, etc Good Luck- I am sure you will do just great.

SlimSadieG

Bump - You have just described myself...

rocky282

You could take out all bread products on your non exercise days then if you double or tripple your vegi intake you should still eat a ton of food but eliminate the extra calories. I find that a good hardy Vegi soup for dinner or lunch is very filling with meat and vegi's and no pasta so no big calories. You can eat a giant bowl and fill the grumbles without over caloring. Also snacking with Celery or Cucumbers will help, they are both very low cal but very filling, the tummy has to work hard to break them down. If you swap out the other lunch/dinner for a giant salad you should be very low cal and very full. If your craving breads like I do though adding a little rice to the soup can help. When I am really craving rice/bread I make stuffed pepper soup with about 1/4lb of ground beef, 5 or 6 large bell peppers, 1 large can of crushed tomato, 1 cup water, and 1/4 cup uncooked rice. Brown the meat and then add everything else and simmer for 2 hours or in a crock pot for the day. Very filling and very few calories.

Good luck on your mission!

Helloitsdan

Start your day with a massive amount of protein.
It's that important!
Experts say that if your breakfast is the biggest meal and you start out with appx 40g of protein then it curbs your cravings for the rest of the day.
Something that works for me is cassien protein midday.
You get a jug of it from optimum nutrition and for your 2nd snack you drink a cassien shake.
Its a slow digesting protein and keeps you full longer.
Also on non workout days you should cut carbs a little but the protein will curb appetite!

Enjoy!

1a1a

Some excellent suggestions here, thank you :-)

Might I trouble you for the vege soup recipe please rocky?