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Are You Hungrier on Lift or Non-Lift Days...?

JamBlaze
JamBlaze Posts: 90 Member
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For me: Non-lift. It hits me like a ton of bricks the minute I wake up, like some kind of dragon recently awoken from its slumber.

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  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    just all the fricking time..
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,089 Member
    I'm not really hungry, but I am less busy on rest days so I crave more food...
  • kitkat4141
    kitkat4141 Posts: 379 Member
    Lift in the AM and ravenous by mid-afternoon. And I can't seem to control it. Have gained 10 pounds since starting the program! But I am much stronger and still wear size 4 pants.
  • inkysmurf
    inkysmurf Posts: 168
    both! nom nom nom
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
    It really seems to vary for me. I lift in the morning, so sometimes I'm ravenous in the afternoon. But yesterday I guess I was busy so I didn't end up eating that much. I had a decent dinner, but usually I eat more throughout the day. I will probably make up for it today, though.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    I have to say both, too...
  • alliebeth88
    alliebeth88 Posts: 59 Member
    Recently I've been ready to eat a horse when I get home from the gym. I think it's because I started doing machines and exercises that are new to me and thus challenging myself more. I also like to workout in the early am before eating, so there's that too.

    I will find on lift days I am craving protein like no other though. Meat, cheese, more meat....
  • DaniH826
    DaniH826 Posts: 1,335 Member
    I eat all the food, every day.
  • fisherlassie
    fisherlassie Posts: 542 Member
    I'm with the "all the frick'in time" crowd.
  • puppy_amor
    puppy_amor Posts: 42 Member
    All the time, for sure!
  • cats847
    cats847 Posts: 131
    I make sure to have a protein- dense snack immediately after I finish my workout. I then have a full meal an hour or so later because otherwise I would die of starvation. So I'm definitely more hungry on lifting days.
  • BikerGirlElaine
    BikerGirlElaine Posts: 1,631 Member
    I *eat* more on lifting days because I need a snack before & after lifting to support my blood sugar.

    But I feel *hungrier* the day after lifting. I lift at 3:30 in the afternoon.

    I find that when I hit my macros consistently I am not as likely to be out-of-control hunngry.

    And I have learned that I just need a break to eat at maintenance every so often. If I've been on a deficit for a while, I will be hungry (and lethargic and crabby) all the time.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    usually on lift days I eat fairly well and since I lift after 9 or 10 PM, I usually feel the hunger the next day.
  • belle_of_the_bar
    belle_of_the_bar Posts: 474 Member
    I lift around 10 am, but I'm usually much more hungry on my rest days. I always just guessed that my body needs the fuel for recovery, but I could be deluding myself. : )
  • Sugar_Junkie
    Sugar_Junkie Posts: 366 Member
    I am hungry all the time! No matter whether it is a lift day or not. I am also usually hungry even if i just ate.

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