We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Your workout ends. You are: STARVING! or lost your appetite

Verity1111
Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
edited January 3 in Food and Nutrition
So which is it? It depends for me. Today I worked off about 600 calories (estimate) and then I ate 700 because I felt like I was going to pass out if I didn't eat lol. When I had only worked out for 45 minutes I felt not hungry, but after 90 minutes I needed food asap or I would probably have cried a little. Lmso
«13

Replies

  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I burnt 600 cals & then didn't eat for another 5 hours. I was starving but cause I was out I could not eat (no shops where I was) so I just put up with it. Now I'm still under my cals for today by about 600 cals so all is good.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Lol. I will probably be under my calories too. I'm not sure if I will eat back all my exercise ones or not, but I need to add more protein for today for sure. That one meal had over 50g though, which is high for me being a vegetarian. Yay lol
  • candirose69
    candirose69 Posts: 149
    I don't get hungry I just crave the wrong food, cheeseburgers and sugar!!! everytime!!!!
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Starving! Every time!
  • GypsysBloodRose26
    GypsysBloodRose26 Posts: 341 Member
    It doesn't matter how much I work out, I am STARVING. The good thing is I don't usually crave anything naughty. Mostly, I LOVE to eat a wrap with chicken, apple, cheddar cheese, and a homemade honey mustard sauce, all with a side of fruit. Crisp, refreshing, full of protein, and delicious!
  • lauraatkinson85
    lauraatkinson85 Posts: 84 Member
    If I go swimming I am starving, if I do a gym class I lose my appetite. x
  • samblanken
    samblanken Posts: 369 Member
    I've only had one workout where I was starving afterwards - I was pretty hungry before I started my run and I was ravenous by the time I got home. Every other time - it kills my appetite. I run after work and there are alot of nights that I'm just not hungry for dinner, so I don't eat any.
  • Crazy4Healthy
    Crazy4Healthy Posts: 626 Member
    I find if I eat enough throughout the day before my workout (I workout after work), I'm usually not hungry right away. If I don't eat enough beforehand, I'm starving right after my workout.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,087 Member
    If I do an hour on the elliptical I lose my appetitie, initially. Don't understand why it tends to change my carby starchy cravings into meaty protein ones, though. Anyone else notice this?
  • Ezwoldo
    Ezwoldo Posts: 369 Member
    I pretty much am always starving after I work out , I think it's because I normally do it before I eat to make sure I have earn't my meal.
  • LilacSnow
    LilacSnow Posts: 238 Member
    it depends, sometimes working out staves off hunger for a bit, but usually after i'm done working out i'm really hungry and stuff the closest food item in my mouth.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Usually I get ravenous after I lift weights. If I'm not ready to eat a whole meal I'll have a protein shake to keep my hunger at bay until I can get some real food. I'm usually not hungry after I run. I've been known to run 10 miles on an empty stomach and wait a couple of hours to eat. Sometimes it's different but this is the case the vast majority of the time.

    My theory is that I growl and roar and sh1t when I'm lifting weights so my metabolism thinks I'm a tiger so I have to go hunt for food when I'm done.
  • CoCoMa
    CoCoMa Posts: 904 Member
    Never hungry after a workout and have to force myself to eat something :ohwell:
  • Kebby83
    Kebby83 Posts: 232 Member
    I always have a greek yogurt right after my workout. I am not really hungry but if I don't then I find I feel like crap - headache, nausea, dizzy about 2 hours later.
  • sarafay80
    sarafay80 Posts: 41 Member
    Well I try to eat small meals every 3-4 hours....so usually I have a small snack like a fruit or hard boiled egg right before leaving for the gym. By the time I drive to the gym from work, change, workout and head back toward home I know it will be at least another couple of hours for dinner so I keep snacks in the car and eat on the way home. A lot of times that will be another fruit or sometimes celery and peanut butter for the protein kick.

    So I guess the easy answer is it doesn't really depend on the workout, my body is ready to eat when I am done working out because of the timed routine I have it on. I do know that a couple times I have forgotten my post workout snack and was eating everything in sight when I got home (bad idea!).
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Lost my appetite. I do eat when I get home though - usually it's dinner time. But I'm not particularly hungry after a work out at all. Yay!

    I went running last night for just over an hour. Wasn't hungry. Went home and dinner was ready. I had a glass of milk, small piece of lasagna, and small piece of garlic bread. The whole dinner was only 438 calories. I burned over 600 during my workout.
  • minkakross
    minkakross Posts: 687 Member
    I lose my appetite whether it's a formal workout or just a hard day of gardening or yard work, it takes me a couple of hours to care about food after.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I find if I eat enough throughout the day before my workout (I workout after work), I'm usually not hungry right away. If I don't eat enough beforehand, I'm starving right after my workout.

    Same
  • lruff1987
    lruff1987 Posts: 263 Member
    I never have an appetite right after a workout. I usually don't feel like eating for about an hour after I'm done working out. At that point I get nice and hungry!
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    STARVING.
  • guardian419
    guardian419 Posts: 391 Member
    If I'm weightlifting, my PWO shake is enough for an hour or two (work out before work) and just eat a handful of nuts and a lot of water until lunch. Running is about the same. It might be that I'm just not pushing my intensity enough, because after we started TRX I could eat a baby cow (mmm veal)... and the same goes with swimming.
  • prjoy98
    prjoy98 Posts: 250 Member
    I NEVER have an appetite after my workouts. I have been forcing myself to drink 1% chocolate with whey right after tho
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    I generally plan a protein shake or protein bar as a snack or meal for post workouts. I find it best to preplan and know in advance what I will have after the workout.
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    Hard cardio makes me lose my appetite (running, elliptical). When I do weight training, I'm starving about halfway through!
  • itsmyvwbeetle
    itsmyvwbeetle Posts: 272 Member
    I lose my appetite. Without fail, starving before and content afterwards. Helps me get from lunch to dinner...
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Usually not hungry for a couple hours after a workout. But after awhile my appetite shows back up with a vengeance.
  • EmiVReyes
    EmiVReyes Posts: 118 Member
    I lose my appetite most of the time. Usually i eat a quick snack before the gym. Something light like a few slices of apple or if we have it i'll a string cheese and drink plenty of water while i'm working out.
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    Always starving post-workout and for hours afterward. It's really frustrating!!! :explode:
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    Usually not so hungry. If I have a very intense day, physically, the big appetite usually shows up the next day.
  • Slove009
    Slove009 Posts: 364 Member
    For me it's the same way. I workout for 30-45 minutes and it seems to stave off my hunger. If I go for 60-100 minutes, I am about to die if I don't eat soon! I found these Ostrim turkey jerky sticks that are only 100 calories and full of protien! I like the Maple Brown Sugar and it's a great pre-workout fuel or post-workout snack!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories