when you exercise how come this happens....?

I'm the same way. The more I exercise, the more of an appetite suppresant it seems to be.

How come when you exercise you start to not be as hungry anymore?

I usually have to force myself to eat now, but before I could eat like nothing.
Just wondering

Usually for many it's the opposite effect.


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Same thing happens to me Im less hungry on days I exercise,and pretty much have to force myself to eat

My appertite is suppressed after cardio training, But stregth training leaves me starving, I always make sure to eat after though, prefferably with eggs after the stregh and banana after the cardio, I guess its down to genetics how your body reacts to exercise

One of my weight loss coaches explained it to me this way.
When you exercise your bode is using adrenaline, (the same way you would in flight or fight but not as dramatic) when this happens your body shuts down some things, like food digestion and other non critical area. now I am not saying you will stop digesting, but is slows down.

Our bodies are complex and over the years have developed specific methods for things. If you body and mind are releasing adrenaline, the body desides what is still needed for energy at that point in time. If you body thinks it is in danger what is more important food digestion or escape, it puts the energy where it is needed.

Hunger is often physiological or conditioning. After a good workout, you mind may be elsewhere or preoccupied. A side effect would be not so much a loss of appetite but distraction or your body may be too busy repairing itself and wont “request” food until it requires building blocks or nutrients to build muscle. They say that for a body builder, 25mins after a workout is the best time to eat. You should consider feeding it what it needs as opposed to what taste great! Protein shakes are awesome but no substitute for a big *kitten* steak! Stay up top of eating like a schedule keeping in mind of what you’re trying to do. For builder… eat guys, eat!!! If your slimming, you should not eat before working out, let your body feed on itself while working out... then introduce nutrients. Nutrients DOES NOT MEAN SIMPLE CARBS; that’s a waste of a workout. Just trust me on this one... no carbs!Some will argue but Carbs are nothing but a big contradiction.

That’s my guess anyway.
Denis

It depends. Short term after exercising I generally am not hungry for a while. But overall, my appetite increases.

When lifting weights, I am an insatiable beast. I cannot get enough food.
When running, i'm not quite as bad, and that's when I noticed the short term not hungry situation more. But my appetite still goes up overall.

omg! I am the same way.When I workout, I'm never hungry till lunch/dinner time. But on the days I don't workout I eat so much more - according to my nutrition chart.

I've noticed that when I get those evening cravings while watching TV, if I jump on the stationary bike for about 20-30 minutes, the hunger urges go away (temporarily). Then if and when they come back, I go to bed and ignore them.