Little to no appetite with increased activity!

Ms_Consistency
Ms_Consistency Posts: 46 Member
edited November 15 in Motivation and Support
For the past few days, I've pushed myself further with workouts. Burning over 1000 calories alone in exercise. My calorie goal is set at 1200. I've had to really force myself to even eat most days.

I started clean eating in January. Increased water intake up to 100 oz or more most days. Noticed my appetite has been less but not like this!

Anyone else experience this with increased activity?

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  • Ms_Consistency
    Ms_Consistency Posts: 46 Member
    Oh... This is my first post. Boo! lol
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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Weirdos say "you should be eating more than 1200, you should be eating more than 1200 especially with such high calorie burns, though you are probably not burning that many calories, and also your appetite will catch up to you"
  • JRiveraRodriguez
    JRiveraRodriguez Posts: 71 Member
    Also experiencing lack of appetite, forcing calories in dailey as I'm currently bulking.

    I was on antibiotics last year and I believe that plays a huge roll as I started noticing the effects around that time. Perhaps you're also taking medication/supplements? could be a side effect.
  • Ms_Consistency
    Ms_Consistency Posts: 46 Member
    Hmm.. Thanks! I'm not taking anything new but since losing weight, maybe I should check with my doctor. Something might need to be adjusted.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    Some people have that reaction to exercise. If you under-eat for a small number of days and then start feeling hungrier and eating, it's probably not a big deal. If it goes on, though, you're seriously under-fueling your exercise and your daily life . . . it would be reasonable to expect that there's a wall out there just getting ready for you to hit it soon. To put it another way, if this continues very long, you risk effects like fatigue, weakness, mood problems, etc.

    Unless you're very petite, you're already at a quite low calorie level. (At age 59, 5'6", weight mid-150s, my brief experiment with 1200 ended up in weakness and fatigue, and I was eating 1200 net, not gross. I upped my calories as soon as I recognized that, of course.)

    So, if your appetite continues low, I'd suggest you avoid the situation where you're only getting a few hundred net calories. You might consider adding some calorie-dense low-volume foods (peanut butter, avocados, nuts) if appetite is a problem. The doctor check-in is a good thought, too.

    Just granny's opinion, though. ;) And I'm definitely a weirdo: I like to see other people stay strong and healthy while they achieve their goals.
  • Ms_Consistency
    Ms_Consistency Posts: 46 Member
    Thank you, AnnPT77. Good info! I've lost 40+ pounds. 12 in Jan, Feb. Not petite. My first goal is 6 pounds away. Definitely do not want to hit a wall.
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