I went from 253 to about 175 between Dec 2012 and Jan 2014 by eating fairly cleanly, (high protein, low fat, healthy carbs), 6 days each week in the gym (some days lifting, other days intervals where the running intervals were fairly short).

Started running in Jan (Cto5K, then bridge to 10K and now a month away from a planned half-marathon in late July). Weekly milage getting close to 25 miles and I ran 9 miles yesterday morning. Hungry, especially for carbs, all the time and back to about 185. (Gaining slowly but steadily).

Try to eat lean and eat plenty of veggies (plain with NO dressing) and fruits, but still am starving for heavier carbs a lot of the time.

Perhaps after the July race I might go back to last year's routine to get those 10 or so extra pounds back off again.

I seem to be in the minority in that exercise doesn't make me hungry. And in the case intense exercise, it actually curbs my appetite to the point where I literally can't eat afterwards.

That said, I need to have something in my stomach before I run. If I run in the morning without eating, my stomach just feels empty and it ends up being uncomfortable and annoying by the end of the run. I tried just eating an energy bar beforehand and that works OK, but a small breakfast works better. Afterwards, I just eat when I feel I might start being hungry. If I wait and just let that hunger grow, I'm more likely to overeat. But if I nip it in the bud immediately, I can eat small meals and stay on schedule. I do eat a nutrition/recovery bar after my runs. I don't necessarily do it because I'm hungry, but it could be that it helps in that area too.

I am always hungry but it is bearable.

I am always hungy too. It seems that the more I run, the hungrier I get. As long as you are giving your body the right stuff, you are doing it right

I throw a bottle of recovery drink down my throat as soon after I finish as possible, that seems to take the edge off.

I seem to be in the minority in that exercise doesn't make me hungry. And in the case intense exercise, it actually curbs my appetite to the point where I literally can't eat afterwards.

I'm the same! Particularly with high intensity stuff. On days where I do speed work in the morning, I get up at 4:30, drive an hour, run for at least an hour, shower, and get to work by 8am. I'm still not hungry at 8 and often don't eat until I am hungry around 9 or 10. (Yes, I know you should eat after a workout, but I like to just eat when I feel hungry.)

Rest days are another story. I want to eat everything and anything all day long. Same with day after the long run.

I find that I'm either famished and ready to eat all of the calories I can cram into my head-hole.... or I don't want to go anywhere near food and am at a huge deficit for the day. I have no in-between setting, and I don't know what makes me ravenous versus not (haven't been logging long enough to see a definitive pattern). It's awful when my complete lack of hunger happens after my long run, because then I can be literally 1000 short for the day. I try to make up for it by drinking powerade (80 calories per scoop) and other drinks that have calories, instead of the 0-calorie versions, so that I don't wither away and die. Then there are days where I only run 3-4 miles and need to eat EVERYTHING IN THE REFRIGERATOR RIGHT NOW.

But I don't really sweat it too much, because I'm 99 lbs and 5'3, so if I gain a few, pfffft, whatever.

I have no idea how I would manage my wildly oscillating food cravings if I needed to maintain or lose though. Gaaah, that sounds hard!

Hey Guys! I hope you are having fun logging the miles and meeting your goals!

I love hitting the pavement first thing in the morning, but the rest of the day I'm starving. Then I overeat and before you know it, I've undone the morning's hard work.

Does this happen to anyone else? Do you have any tricks, suggestions, advice? Thanks for the input!

What are you eating after your long run? I'm putting in 50 miles or so week and I don't find I am any hungrier than normal. I do eat every 3 hours and consume A LOT of fruit which gives me great fuel. Reviewing your current diet might also be worthwhile--to insure you are getting the necessary macros daily (depending on your goals).

Your post doesn't tell me if you experience it (hunger) everyday or only on the days you run.

If it's only on the days that you run it's kind of / somewhat / maybe acceptable to some degree ... you get what I'm saying. Still there maybe chances that your diary settings maybe/can be off somewhere

However -

What method are you using MFP or TDEE?
How are you logging your food?
Are you eating your exercise calories back? If yes, how much?
Last but not the least are you currently trying to loose weight or are you in maintenance?

Please do keep us posted.
Been there, felt it and now handling it.

Was thinking about this when I got back from a road ride this morning, I did 90 minutes of fast riding, burning up about 1300 calories. Running for that length of time would be a bit shy of that, closer to 1000-1100 calories.

The difference was that I felt less hungry after the ride. I had my usual bottle of recovery drink as soon as I'd finished and racked up the bike, but usually after a run I'll hoover up granola bars, fruit and nuts, I just didn't have the same urge. I took a couple of pieces of fruit with me when I walked the dog afterwards, but without the same urgency.

No conclusions on why, as it was a ride in the same HR range that my long runs would normally be in, perhaps a little lower but not much.