Hunger

KitaStewart
KitaStewart Posts: 11 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So, I've noticed that when I do leg and back day (i do both on the same day, an hour on each as I work shift work and it's most convenient for me to do both on a day before a day off), the next day, I am hungry, like insatiably hungry, my diet is high in protein (just about 200 grams a day) i eat healthy, take vitamins to boost my vitamins, take bcaas and creatine. I mean i have big meals, but i still get those days, usually the day after back and leg day, where it's like i haven't eaten in weeks. Any ideas why?

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  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    if you're doing a double workout then that's why! eat a bit more on the day or the day after. not heaps more, but just enough to take the edge off.
  • felixg1109
    felixg1109 Posts: 172 MFP Moderator
    Well this are the areas with really large and strong muscles - and they need nutrition if you used them. Besides eating more (if it fits your plan) you could try to eat more volume - this tricks the head. For about 500kCal you could make about 3kg of vegetable Stew and eat a bowl if you feel hungry.
  • KitaStewart
    KitaStewart Posts: 11 Member
    felixg1109 wrote: »
    Well this are the areas with really large and strong muscles - and they need nutrition if you used them. Besides eating more (if it fits your plan) you could try to eat more volume - this tricks the head. For about 500kCal you could make about 3kg of vegetable Stew and eat a bowl if you feel hungry.

    I am just worried about going over, like, I want my muscles to grow, but also to lose weight, I know by increasing muscle size my resting rate is higher due to higher caloric requirements needed by muscle, but I kinda wanna be in a deficit as well as meeting the requirements needed. Right now I’m staying steady at my weigh ins. I’m not overly consistent with working out, but I also lift and manoeuvre bodies for a living (I’m a caregiver) and walk anywhere from 6-10,000 steps a day given the workload and if it’s a rest day. I’m consistent at the gym for the past two months but have been going on and off for the past 16 years with varying amounts of breaks in between. Longest break being 1 year shortest being 2 months. So that’s my shtick at this time. So I’m wondering if I’m gaining muscle mass or what because I’m slowly losing in body fat percentage.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    If you are hungry the following day defer your exercise cals to that day. That is what I did using the MFP strength training numbers in the cardio section.

    If you are in a deficit you will have little muscle gain, strength can increase though.

    Cheers, h v
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    KitaStewart wrote: »
    So, I've noticed that when I do leg and back day (i do both on the same day, an hour on each as I work shift work and it's most convenient for me to do both on a day before a day off), the next day, I am hungry, like insatiably hungry, my diet is high in protein (just about 200 grams a day) i eat healthy, take vitamins to boost my vitamins, take bcaas and creatine. I mean i have big meals, but i still get those days, usually the day after back and leg day, where it's like i haven't eaten in weeks. Any ideas why?

    How much fat are you eating?
  • KitaStewart
    KitaStewart Posts: 11 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    KitaStewart wrote: »
    So, I've noticed that when I do leg and back day (i do both on the same day, an hour on each as I work shift work and it's most convenient for me to do both on a day before a day off), the next day, I am hungry, like insatiably hungry, my diet is high in protein (just about 200 grams a day) i eat healthy, take vitamins to boost my vitamins, take bcaas and creatine. I mean i have big meals, but i still get those days, usually the day after back and leg day, where it's like i haven't eaten in weeks. Any ideas why?

    How much fat are you eating?

    I’m getting a decent amount of fats in my diet, I added coconut and grape seed oil to my diet as well as almonds and peanuts. Not sure what else I can add to get my fat numbers to increase but my calorie intake to not exceed daily allowances.

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