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What to eat after exercising?

quichebradford
quichebradford Posts: 327 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Here lately I've started exercising for longer periods of time, plus adding weights. While I'm burning a ton of calories, often times I feel like I'm starving about 30 minutes after I'm done. Not just regular starving, I'm talking T-Rex starving! I don't want to end up eating all my calories back, and I don't but I'm looking for some ideas of what I can eat after I work out that is satisfying as well as low cal. Any ideas?

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  • bbuckeye2724
    bbuckeye2724 Posts: 22
    I feel the same way, I was told that you should have some sort of lean protein within 30 minutes of exercising. I exercise in the morning so I come home and make 3 egg whites with some veggies and one piece of wheat toast. Then do a piece of fruit and some light and fit yogurt a couple of hours later. I am just learning but it seems to work.
  • JenDOhio
    JenDOhio Posts: 32
    Good question! I am the same way. I've been working out really hard and I feel like I need to chain the cabinets shut when I'm done. I need some ideas too.
  • sweettoothfairy
    sweettoothfairy Posts: 212 Member
    There are couple of options IMO:

    A protein shake
    A banana
    A glass of skim milk
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    protein. alot of people like whey protein but I'm not a body-builder, lol and that stuff tastes nasty to me, so I stick to EAS PROTEIN SHAKE, it only has 2 carbs in it, low-sugar, and low calorie, and it taste really good. 17grams of protein. i eat a slice of deli turkey {lean} and maybe some swiss cheese, some protein, low carbs :) some non-salted almonds, some water. our bodies are smarter than us, so if you're t-rex hungry only cure is to feed it. hope this helps.
  • Michelle_M2002
    Michelle_M2002 Posts: 301 Member
    Protein and healthy carbs. A great post-workout meal has AT LEAST 20 grams of protein.
    Try a smoothie made with greek yogurt, 1/2 a banana, 1/8 cup of blueberries, 3-4 large strawberries and 1/8 cup of milk and a packet of gelatin.

    It has 21 grams of protein and about 17g of carbs.

    God bless~
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    food
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    Nut butter is always good.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Not just regular starving, I'm talking T-Rex starving! I don't want to end up eating all my calories back...

    It's not what you want, its what you need. Eat them; problem solved.



    Thanks, come again!
  • smlamb33
    smlamb33 Posts: 342 Member
    I love my Atkins Shakes! They are 160 calories, 6g carbs and have 15g of protein! They are very satisfying and delicious! Especially the Dark Chocolate Royal!
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    If you're really hungry after a workout, I would avoid protein shakes unless you have a good amount of calories left or you can't actually make a real meal. If I'm looking for something filling after a workout, I'll have some boneless skinless chicken breast and frozen veggies. Use whatever kind of seasoning/sauce that you like/is healthy. I'll probably include some chocolate milk made with no sugar added or lite syrup/powder or maybe some kind of starch if it was a big burn of a workout.
  • findingfit23
    findingfit23 Posts: 845 Member
    protein shake and a serving of almonds
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