Does lifting boost appetite?

ferd_ttp5
ferd_ttp5 Posts: 246 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Planning to lift and if it so boosting appetite I won't be surprise or shock if I eat more :lol:

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I don't get hungry from lifting. You might though...
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    I find it slightly suppresses my appetite for the rest of the day, but then the following day I am very hungry.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Doesn't boost appetite for me. Neither does LISS cardio.
    Intense cardio does though.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    It did for me, the heavier the larger the effect. One of the reasons I stopped, it just wasn't worth needing to eat 5x the calories burned by lifting over my usual calories just to not be hungry coupled with a spontaneous decrease in non exercise activity compounding the effect. HIIT does that for me as well so I stopped it too. Body weight doesn't have that effect for me, it does increase appetite but not enough to be significant. It may be different for you, though. You may or may not have an increased appetite. The only reason to find out is to try and see.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Yes, it increases my appetite greatly.
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    I'm generally hungrier on my rest days.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    No
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    I find it has a suppressive effect on lifting days. As above I'm hungrier on rest days.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    When I started back lifting after having not done it for 20+ years I was starving the first week or two. Once I settled into a routine that starving feeling left. For that week or two I just barely ate at a deficit until things settled out. Then I went back to a regular deficit.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Drastically increases my hunger.
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    Sometimes I find I'm extra hungry the following day.
    Cardio on the other hand completely supresses my appetite.
  • Emily3907
    Emily3907 Posts: 1,461 Member
    TresaAswegan wrote: »
    I'm generally hungrier on my rest days.

    Agree with this. After I lift, I usually don't have much of an appetite.
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    Normally I lift over lunch hour, and have my lunch at my desk afterwards. I have not noticed it making me overly hungry, but I make sure I am properly fueled beforehand and afterward, so there is no room for shenanigans.

    When I first started lifting, I often did it late at night after the kids were in bed. I had usually used up most of my calories for the day, and it would make me ravenously hungry. There is nothing sadder than trying to quell hunger with a protein shake made with water and one scoop of whey powder and 1/4 banana, trying to economize on calories.

    So if you find it makes you hungry, play around with your timing, and just be prepared with foods that meet your goals to head it off at the pass.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    Drastically increases my hunger.

    Finally.

    Interesting how many people find it doesn't increase hunger.
  • Rebecca0224
    Rebecca0224 Posts: 810 Member
    It only increases my appetite if I'm not eating enough protein, if I'm eating enough protein my appetite decreases.
  • AMSmit88
    AMSmit88 Posts: 100 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    rybo wrote: »
    Drastically increases my hunger.

    Finally.

    Interesting how many people find it doesn't increase hunger.

    Yeah, I find this interesting too. I lift in the morning and it makes me ravenous for the rest of the day, even with eating a tonne of protein. Conversely, both LISS and higher intensity cardio really seem to suppress my appetite. I'm clearly in opposite world to everyone else.
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  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    Not for me, swimming is the only one that makes me super hungry.
  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    Not a ton. It used to a few years ago though...
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    Yes I'm always hungrier on days I lift.
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    Not for me. HIIT or moderate intensity cardio will make me eat ALL the foods
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    I don't get hungry from lifting but make sure to have a good post workout shake to feed them muscles :smile: You know what makes me absolutely ravenous... running! Or generally any kind of cardio or HIIT like the poster above said.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Yes - but some days more than others. That's probably more a function of how much I've eaten leading up to lifting.
  • jordyngiulio
    jordyngiulio Posts: 157 Member
    If I lift in the morning before work, I want to eat all the food and sometimes things that are only considered food by the most generous definition lol. But if I lift in the evenings it isn't quite as bad, although I'm definitely ready to eat breakfast come morning.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    For me it's more of a rolling hunger which happens over time. But intense cardio hunger happens right away.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    nope any kind of exercise seems to kill my appetite that day but the next day after lifting Im starved to death (feels like it anyway)
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I find these varied responses fascinating. As already stated, lifting regularly I was starving 24/ 7.
    Training for marathons I had to almost force myself to eat ice cream and very calorie dense foods to get enough in and keep from losing too much weight.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,511 Member
    Lifting makes me ravenous. All the time. In fact, I have a really difficult time cutting at all when I lift regularly. Cardio suppresses my appetite.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    I'm in the yes column. I might not be hungry right after a hard lifting session, but a few hours later or the next day I want to eat a yak. Similar with cardio, except that I don't burn as many calories lifting as I do from swimming, riding, or running, mostly because I don't do it for as long and I take some breaks between lifts.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Mouse_Potato wrote: »
    Lifting makes me ravenous. All the time. In fact, I have a really difficult time cutting at all when I lift regularly. Cardio suppresses my appetite.

    Same here. I have to cut back on lifting in order to lose.
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