Hungrier on non-workout days?

sarahc0714
sarahc0714 Posts: 49
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I always hear how people are usually hungrier on their workout days but for some reason I am always a lot hungrier on my non workout days and then on workout days I sometimes struggle to get my calories in. Does anyone else feel this way? Is it just my body catching up (if that even makes sense)?

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  • darylinny
    darylinny Posts: 146
    Great question! I have the same issue. I hope someone can shed some light on this. As it stands I workout 5 days a week, but on my non-workout days I just can't stop eating.
  • Zichu
    Zichu Posts: 542 Member
    I've not really been taking much notice, sorry.

    Are you drinking enough fluids?? Just a guess lol.
  • rides4sanity
    rides4sanity Posts: 1,269 Member
    For me on hard workout days I end up with quite a deficiet, so a lot of times I'm famished the next day because I didn't fuel well enough the previous day. If this next day ends up being a non workout day I totally stress over it, but I try to look at it as an average over a few days in that case and allow myself an extra 100 - 150 cals. I'm getting better about figuring out what percentage of my workout cals I need to eat back so that I am not in zombie land or miserable the next day. For me that is 30-50%, but I'm sure it varies. BTW Sarah you are doing great!
  • sarahc0714
    sarahc0714 Posts: 49
    I drink around 10C a day. I usually don't eat back all my exercise calories the previous day so I know I have them for my non workout days. I guess I will keep doing that but it just seems like it should be the other way around.
  • sarahc0714
    sarahc0714 Posts: 49
    Thanks! I think we were typing at the same time :)
  • AnitaDuvallRN
    AnitaDuvallRN Posts: 3 Member
    Maybe exercise helps distract you from food? It does me anyway! Endorphins created during exercise can act to suppress appetite in some also.
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