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When are you hungriest?

daniebanks
daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I train 6 out of 7 days - 5 days of lifting, monday usually involves a cardio session after weights and on friday mornings I will do *only* cardio, roughly 30-40 minutes.

I always find my appetite is through the roof whenever I do a morning that only involves cardio, I will be eating/hungry all day compared to if I do weights where my hunger levels stay normal lol.

Does anyone else find their appetite sky rockets when they do cardio in the morning? :smiley:

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    The day after deadlifts. It doesn't matter what I'm doing, there are snacks in my purse. And I will eat every 2-3 hours. People are usually surprised with what I pull out of there.
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    lolll okay im glad im not the only one.. Hahahha today I realised just how many snacks i had in my bag ztuz6mze7y8a.jpg
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Oh my god....That MIGHT be more than me. Holy hell. What's in there? I see a quest bar...can of tuna or 2? ha. Special K bar...
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Oh my god....That MIGHT be more than me. Holy hell. What's in there? I see a quest bar...can of tuna or 2? ha. Special K bar...

    Lol!! its just a build up but I didn't realise just how much was in there..

    Tuna, sugar free chocolate bars, quest bar, special K biscuits :p
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    I am ravenous after cardio! Especially if I run! When I lift or do other activities that have weights involved I am hungry but not crazy-hungry. When I run or take/teach a dance class I am always absolutely starving after and could graze all day... :smile: (On healthy stuff of course). It's awesome... I love the feeling of working hard, being hungry and nourishing my body after!
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    I'm hungriest if I stay up longer than usual. Interestingly, after getting up the next day I'm not hungry anymore.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    The day after deadlifts. It doesn't matter what I'm doing, there are snacks in my purse. And I will eat every 2-3 hours. People are usually surprised with what I pull out of there.

    Yes!
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    I don't actually ever get truly hungry anymore. I also don't do a lot of scheduled exercise, and the things that I do do (walking and some body-weight strength training), doesn't cause anything, except I usually want a glass of water after I go on my walks :)
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    The day after a heavy weight lifting session. I lifted weights yesterday and today I am already really hungry. I eat healthy, though, so I just make sure that I eat something every 2 hours.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    I'm hungriest when I'm awake.
  • MrsGraves1987
    MrsGraves1987 Posts: 162 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I'm hungriest when I'm awake.

    +1 :s

  • kern11
    kern11 Posts: 37 Member
    yes!
  • Keladelphia
    Keladelphia Posts: 820 Member
    The morning after a heavy lifting session I need to eat ALLLLLL THE FOOD
  • Zx14chick
    Zx14chick Posts: 255 Member
    It seems the day after a really heavy workout of any sort, which typically means I am not working out that day. As an example, we hiked 10 miles and I was hungry that evening and ate almost all calories back and didn't work out the next day and was STILL ravenous and ate over my calories and I was irritated with myself.
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    If I go to the gym in the morning before work, I do not eat anything previous. However, when I get back home, I am so ****ing famished that I need food like NOW.

    It's probably a pretty disgusting display to watch, but thankfully my dog doesn't seem to mind.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    In the morning after cardio, I am hungriest. Yesterday I had over 500 calories for breakfast which kept me from being hungry all day long. I need a bit extra at breakfast on those days to not feel hungry for the rest of the day.
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I'm reliably hungriest around lunchtime -- right after my workout. In fact, that's almost the only time I feel true hunger at all!
  • vfit10
    vfit10 Posts: 228 Member
    Hungry every day ... Specially after working out .... Hide u rice hide your chicken !! Lol
  • CandiceMcD
    CandiceMcD Posts: 115 Member
    I am hungriest when I am over tired. Like, right now...
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