carb craving mornings after a heavy workout

Strangegirlz

Hi I was just wondering if anyone can advise me about this. I follow a primal/paleo diet but am pretty new to it. Some mornings usually if I have had a big workout the night before, I wake up literally just craving carbs. I usually just go for a good choice of paleo banana pancakes but honestly this morning I just wanted to snatch my husband's rye bread out of his hand or grab his bowl of shredded wheat. Do you think this is just psychological or do I need to eat after my workout the night before?
What I've read says that on paleo if you are satisfied you shouldn't crave these things so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong. I fuelled up really well before workout yesterday as it was after dinner and I didn't eat after as it was late. I keep wondering would just clean eating be better as I could still have my oats and stuff like that but all the primal stuff makes sense?

wickedwendy6

I like the paleo thing too - it just makes sense in my mind. Having said that, I found it was just too hard to strictly follow. So I've recently changed to clean eating (to a certain extent) and find that is much easier. I hardly eat bread and have only a few select grains but just that seems to make is much easier.

Cr01502

I would recommend stealing your husband's rye bread.

jrobinson143

i would also lean towards the clean eating idea as apposed to the paleo diet. I workout with a trainer (although i am NOT one) perhaps one can shed some scientific light on this. My trainer said it depends on when you eat those carbs and what kinds of carbs they are (there is a differenece between a baked potato and a piece of fruit). He tells me to eat carbs in the am (fruit and grains)before lunch and none for dinner, so your body will be burning fat while you sleep. You should wake up hungry and eat those carbs (fruit and grains) for energy to sustain a awesome workout!

Cr01502

i would also lean towards the clean eating idea as apposed to the paleo diet. I workout with a trainer (although i am NOT one) perhaps one can shed some scientific light on this. My trainer said it depends on when you eat those carbs and what kinds of carbs they are (there is a differenece between a baked potato and a piece of fruit). He tells me to eat carbs in the am (fruit and grains)before lunch and none for dinner, so your body will be burning fat while you sleep. You should wake up hungry and eat those carbs (fruit and grains) for energy to sustain a awesome workout!

The intake of your carbs is irrelevant.

Also whether it's a baked potato or a piece of fruit it will still get broken down as glucose.

I'd find a new trainer.

delonda1

i would also lean towards the clean eating idea as apposed to the paleo diet. I workout with a trainer (although i am NOT one) perhaps one can shed some scientific light on this. My trainer said it depends on when you eat those carbs and what kinds of carbs they are (there is a differenece between a baked potato and a piece of fruit). He tells me to eat carbs in the am (fruit and grains)before lunch and none for dinner, so your body will be burning fat while you sleep. You should wake up hungry and eat those carbs (fruit and grains) for energy to sustain a awesome workout!

i think your trainer meant between complex and simple carbs. not knocking him like the other person because the advice is sound as eating the carbs early in the day is a great idea..

with that being said why not try being 80% paleo and only eat carbs when necessary

matthewcorb

That's probably the hardest part about the Paleo diet but I tell you this, it is worth it. Also it's okay to fill up on extra carbs once in a while but don't make it too often.