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Rest Day Hunger

Kelly_Runs_NC
Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I work out 6 days a week and notice on my rest day I seem more hungry than any of the others that I actually burn more!? Does anyone else notice this and know why?

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  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I find exercise is frequently an appetite suppressant. It's perfectly OK, if you can manage it and want to, to set aside 100-200 calories a day on your exercise days and have a nice thousand-calorie bonus to eat on your rest day. :)
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    A while back I read an article (can't recall where) that said our bodies can often trigger a hunger response when we are actually dehydrated, not hungry.
    Sometimes I don't find out I'm dehydrated until I get a calf muscle cramp while swimming. Ouch.
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