starving after exercise!

Have a healthy snack ready for after your workout. I like to much on some veggies or a salad while making dinner if I'm starving.

eat more protein.

Are you doing cardio or weights? If weights, then you should eat a mix of carbs and proteins but no fat straight after exercise.It's better to eat the fast releasing carbs at this point. A banana is an excellent choice for example. And then you need lean protein. A good idea would be to bring a protein shake and a banana to the gym and sip on it on the way back. Or if it takes within a half an hour of ending the exercise until you are home, you could just prepare it and store it in the fridge. Then just drink it straight away. If you do, then you shouldn't be as hungry. You might also want to eat a bit more before exercising.

Is your target set too low now that you are exercising?

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Are you eating you exercise calories back?
MFP builds in a deficit before exercise. increasing exercise only increases the deficit - less is not more if your deficit gets too big you will stall/stop loosing.

Fruit, Lara bar, something with protein, etc.. Our bodies are seeking carbs, and you should supply just the right amount to offset what was spent working out.

I won't view my workouts as a weightloss technique, they're more about body conditioning. I lose weight by eating healthy foods and maintaining a caloric deficit each day.

Sometimes, if I feel like "cheating" I use this as my opportunity and have a *small* sugary sweet along with fruits.

Aftershock... quick and easy... put some in a baggy,, pour it into a bottle of water after working out.. should get you through for a while.. protein shakes are always good after a workout too.

First... thanks for reading.

Second.... looking for some friends (I am not new, but tired of only reading my moms updates everyday!)

Third... I have just added exercise to the mix... I have been working out for about 45 minutes at around 4:30. I feel great when I start, but by the time I get home from the Y, I am about to eat my arm. ThenI am prepping dinner and dealing with the three kiddos, and make poor choices (I ate four oreo cookies the other night while prepping dinner!!!)

Any suggestions? I am not sure if I am supposed to eat protein before, after, etc... thanks!

Your suppose to eat 15 mins before you workout and 15 mins after I like protien shakes or carry a protien bar with you

I'm trying to lose fat and gain muscle...I do cardio and weight lifting. I don't get hungry from cardio, but when I go as hard as I can on the weights, I get super hungry. I lift in the morning before work, and when I first started, on a particular day when I went hard on the weights, I was so hungry I had finished my lunch by 10AM. At noon my stomach was growling so hard, I got a plate of carne asada from a local mexican joint, and scarfed down the whole plate.

I don't get as hungry anymore, but I can still eat more on weightlifting days.

My personal trainer insists and asks me every time how much protein I ate within the hour before I came in to work out. Then he also insists that I eat again within the hour after I finish working out to make sure plenty of protein to burn and not muscle for all the exercise done. My diary is open and you are welcome to check it out. I work out on Mon, Wed and Thurs though this week was holiday Monday and I had a sprained ankle from doing the Fitness Boot Camp with him on Saturday.

Same situation here! I just started making a protein shake after workouts (Muscle Milk) and use that to hold me over until dinner. Day #2 of doing this and so far so good! I notice my snacking has decreased considerably the past 2 evenings