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do you feel more or less hungry after you workout?

serena22289
serena22289 Posts: 36 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I was just curious how everyone else is. I find that I'm actually less hungry after I work out, whether it be cardio or strength training. I don't know if that means I'm just distracting myself so I don't think about it or if fitness exercises are actually appetite suppressants, but i was just curious to see how you all feel after a workout.

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  • Uptopargolf
    Uptopargolf Posts: 263
    I was just curious how everyone else is. I find that I'm actually less hungry after I work out, whether it be cardio or strength training. I don't know if that means I'm just distracting myself so I don't think about it or if fitness exercises are actually appetite suppressants, but i was just curious to see how you all feel after a workout.

    It is a common theme to be less hungry after working out. I do not know why but I am sure someone will explain the science behind it.
  • Cina04
    Cina04 Posts: 609
    I often feel less hungry.
    It really depends if I had a big lunch or small lunch and how hard I worked out.
  • ChanelCharlie
    ChanelCharlie Posts: 64
    less hungry as welll...but a few hours later I get really hungry
  • CHANGES4ME
    CHANGES4ME Posts: 132 Member
    i dont really feel overly hungry after a work out either; 1 of my promblems is, after a work out; i wanna start over, & work out longer, & harder!!!
  • Disciplined74
    Disciplined74 Posts: 298 Member
    I've just started working out and in the beginning I was less hungry immediately after but after about an hour I was insatiable.

    After about a week or so it's leveled out and I am not hungry at all.
  • shawnalmil
    shawnalmil Posts: 137
    i just did a 30 minute plus 15 minute stretch at curves. im not hungry but i ate a little so i wasnt starving later. and end up over eating
  • hewhoiscd
    hewhoiscd Posts: 1,029 Member
    I workout in the morning, so I usually start hungry :D I eat a banana or a protein bar or something similar about 30-45 minutes before I workout. But I am definitely still hungry afterward. I end up with about 800 or so calories for breakfast many times.

    The only times I am not hungry afterward, is if I pushed it too hard, like to the point of almost puking during the workout, then I'm not hungry, lol. That's only happened a couple times so far though.
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