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Exercise makes me want to eat!!!

kcoyle220
kcoyle220 Posts: 34 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I feel like whenever I go to the gym to exercise it makes me hungry all day long. Does this happen to other people? I usually go on the elliptical for 30 to 45 minutes when I go.

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  • ErrataCorrige
    ErrataCorrige Posts: 649 Member
    Yep, every time!
  • ManicMelody
    ManicMelody Posts: 85
    I always eat more when I exercise, and I should! I didn't eat when my body was telling me to and I ended up on a plateau for 2 months. Now, I'm eating more and exercising harder because now I have the energy from food to do it!
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    This is a good reason to work out at night, if you can... I do, and it definitely helps cause I go to bed a few hours later, plus I know it's bad for me to eat after 7pm. :)
  • schnugglebug
    schnugglebug Posts: 322 Member
    I work from home, so after the gym I usually come home (yes hungry) and make myself an omelet and it holds off the hunger for quite some time at least 2-3 hours ...

    I heard protein is good for helping your muscles recover... and well it fills you up too :D
  • KyleJCooper
    KyleJCooper Posts: 44 Member
    Depends on the time of day. When I work out really early in the morning (usually before I start at the hospital), it doesn't make me hungry (I eat a 200 calorie or so breakfast before I go).

    However, if I work out AFTER work (or worse after my son goes to bed), I am STARVING. Better hide any simple carbs, they will be munched up in a jiffy.

    Needless to say, I try to do my workouts early. ;)
  • whisperingdragon
    whisperingdragon Posts: 334
    Only if I don't load up on protein. If I consume a lot of protein, I'm alright.
  • LemonPoppySeedMuffin
    LemonPoppySeedMuffin Posts: 302
    Yes, then I eat more, then have to burn that off, then get hungry again so have to burn that off... never ending cycle!
  • SarabellPlus3
    SarabellPlus3 Posts: 496 Member
    Yep! But it makes total sense and works for me to eat back my calories, and doing it with protien keeps me fuller, so it's no problem. :)
  • mmocarr
    mmocarr Posts: 108 Member
    I find that certain exercises make me hungrier than others hahah.

    Also if I drink more water during and after the work out some of the initially intense hunger is lessened.

    Maybe you could do a high fiber, med. carb snack option soon after working out and see if it helps e.g. sweet potato, granola bar, egg and a piece of wheat toast.

    Good luck
  • CalderaGal
    CalderaGal Posts: 45
    Could exercise cause a drop in blood sugar? I hired a personal trainer last year to get started on a healthy path and she said to drink a half cup of strong coffee 10 to 15 minutes before working out and then to drink a high protein drink within 20 minutes of finishing. Coffee gets your heart rate up and is energizing, Protein drink - muscles are most receptive to protein right after exercise, and you will not feel hungry.

    I drink Melaleuca ProFlex made with water for the protein drink, or Melaleuca Attain with Crave Blocker. When traveling, I may resort to an extra protein Ensure or Muscle Milk is it is a hassle to make a drink mix.
  • lovelee79
    lovelee79 Posts: 362
    interesting, I find that for me exercise suppresses my hunger.
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