SO hungry after Working Out!

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  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    *headslam*
    Aw, boo. You're gonna get a headache.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    are you worried that if you eat, you'll be undoing your work out??


    this is the opposite of someone thinking that they shouldn't work out after they eat because you'll burn what is in your stomach.

    the opposite, but the same line of thinking. the wrong line of thinking.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    *headslam*
    Aw, boo. You're gonna get a headache.

    banging head till numb eases the pain of the forums
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I work out so I can eat all the foods.


    I must be doing it wrong.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    MFP sets you up so you already have a calorie deficit. As others have said, you are supposed to eat your exercise calories to avoid creating too large a deficit.

    EAT YOUR EXERCISE CALORIES. THEY ARE DELICIOUS.
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    They do say you should eat something high in protein within a half an hour after a hard work out. .
    Myth.

    It's not a myth, they do say that.

    Just because "they" say it doesn't mean it's not a myth. "They' say a lot of stuff that is nonsense. As Tiger's post of Alan Aragon states, there is no magic one hour anabolic window. You don't eat and utilize nutrients in some fixed time increment. It's ongoing all day. To the OP, if you are hungry after workouts, eat! Just keep calories and macros for the day in line by the time you go to bed. Let's not overcomplicate things will a bunch of silly rules that have little to no impact.



    Someone didnt get the joke.
  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    They do say you should eat something high in protein within a half an hour after a hard work out. .
    Myth.

    It's not a myth, they do say that.

    Just because "they" say it doesn't mean it's not a myth. "They' say a lot of stuff that is nonsense. As Tiger's post of Alan Aragon states, there is no magic one hour anabolic window. You don't eat and utilize nutrients in some fixed time increment. It's ongoing all day. To the OP, if you are hungry after workouts, eat! Just keep calories and macros for the day in line by the time you go to bed. Let's not overcomplicate things will a bunch of silly rules that have little to no impact.



    Someone didnt get the joke.

    Glad someone did :)

    I still say that if you're hungry why wouldn't you eat?

    l could also find an equal number of journal articles that say you should eat within that post-exercise window but it doesn't bother me enough as I'm leaving for the holidays soon. I do listen to my body though. It's hungry, it craves something (usually protein, but after endurance, carbs and sugar), I listen and feed it.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member


    Glad someone did :)

    I still say that if you're hungry why wouldn't you eat?

    l could also find an equal number of journal articles that say you should eat within that post-exercise window but it doesn't bother me enough as I'm leaving for the holidays soon. I do listen to my body though. It's hungry, it craves something (usually protein, but after endurance, carbs and sugar), I listen and feed it.

    By all means do. Personal preference and gym performance should be the key factors. Not some imaginary anabolic window.
  • nikki39ryan
    nikki39ryan Posts: 7 Member
    The protein shake I make now is made with:
    For 2 servings:

    1 whole banana, frozen
    8 frozen whole strawberries
    2 scoops vanilla whey
    2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
    16 oz water

    Peanut butter can always be omitted. I have used spinach in this same shake. I wash the spinach thoroughly and freeze it. It makes my shake look green, but I never taste the spinach.

    I mix this up in the evening and put it in the freezer. This way, I have two morning meals ready to go. I leave the shake in my car and by the time I get to work they are somewhat defrosted, or I put them in the microwave for a minute or 2 once I get to work.


    Thank you, that's really useful - I am going to try this next week!
  • ang3h
    ang3h Posts: 185 Member
    Uhh. Your body does need fuel ya know.

    I work out at night and generally have a snack right before I go and then have dinner afterwards.
  • isisbryan
    isisbryan Posts: 105 Member
    *bump*

    I have been participating in Nike Training Club for about 2 weeks. Last night, I did it and ate a normal dinner. 3 hours later, I was starving when heading home from a late night church meeting! I stopped and purchased some food that I didn't really want to eat because I couldn't go to bed that hungry. I had to research hunger after workout because I felt that incident was counter productive. I found this helpful.
  • likeschocolate
    likeschocolate Posts: 368 Member
    Happens to me after Weights.

    Not so much after cardio.

    Not sure why.
  • Sharkington
    Sharkington Posts: 485
    But then when I eat, I will eat away all my burned Calories!!
    Any Advice!?!

    you do realize you're SUPPOSED to eat the burned calories, right?

    you already have a deficit built into your goal.
    you exercise, you increase that deficit to a potentially unhealthy level, so you eat the calories you just burned to get back to the original deficit you had (presumably 2 pounds per week since that is what everyone chooses...)

    exercise isn't to lose weight, it's to get fit and strong....
    the calorie counting is to lose the weight....
    don't sabotage yourself by starving yourself unknowingly...
    if you are hungry after a workout it's because you worked hard and need to fuel your body.
    eat.
    This.
    This also

    And once more, because seriously.
  • rdrage73
    rdrage73 Posts: 17 Member
    a tsp or 2 of peanut butter usually won't kill your diet and will satisfy the cravings.
  • arcticfox04
    arcticfox04 Posts: 1,011 Member
    Have a Protein shake or bar afterwards something in the 15g+ range. That or plan your work out before a meal.
  • xF7x
    xF7x Posts: 143
    Keep working out..
  • JJordon
    JJordon Posts: 857 Member
    1 cup Fat-free milk
    1 or 2 scoops of Whey protein
    1 cup of Egg beaters
    Ice
    blend

    Enjoy.
    You're welcome.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Food is energy for activity. It is natural to need to eat after a workout. Particularly, if it is strength training, I advocate protein... Most suggest protein shakes to quickly replenish muscle tissue after the workout. Eating back at least part of the exercise calories is generally a good thing to do. Best wishes on your success.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    But then when I eat, I will eat away all my burned Calories!!
    Any Advice!?!

    you do realize you're SUPPOSED to eat the burned calories, right?

    you already have a deficit built into your goal.
    you exercise, you increase that deficit to a potentially unhealthy level, so you eat the calories you just burned to get back to the original deficit you had (presumably 2 pounds per week since that is what everyone chooses...)

    exercise isn't to lose weight, it's to get fit and strong....
    the calorie counting is to lose the weight....
    don't sabotage yourself by starving yourself unknowingly...
    if you are hungry after a workout it's because you worked hard and need to fuel your body.
    eat.
    This.
    This also

    And once more, because seriously.

    And again...

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