Eating back exercise calories; what if I'm not hungry ?

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donyellemoniquex3
donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I love burning 1000 cals a day but I'm usually not hungry after my workout...
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  • arcticmonkeygirl
    arcticmonkeygirl Posts: 13 Member
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    How do you manage to burn 1000 calories?!??! You are superwoman! please tell me how you do that!
  • MaryBowen27
    MaryBowen27 Posts: 132
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    It's really important to eat promptly after a work out (within an hour) for proper muscle recovery. Recovered muscles build muscle mass. The more muscle mass you have, the easier it is to burn fat.

    I generally don't feel particularly hungry after work out either, but I always grab a high protein snack. Hardboiled egg whites, protein shake, greek yogurt and cliff bars to name a few. I will say after doing it for a few weeks, it is easier to eat afterwards. Previously I wasn't eating until 3-4 hours after my mega morning workout (often around 800 cals) and it was showing in my progress, but not in a good way.

    You don't need to eat a ton, but you should eat something!
  • Magoo89
    Magoo89 Posts: 1
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    I have the same problem. I am having trouble eating my total calories when I dont work out...when I do, it's nearly impossible to eat that much!
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
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    I don't when I'm genuinely not hungry, but by genuinely not hungry I mean 'meh I don't even feel hungry for steak'.
  • DesignGuy
    DesignGuy Posts: 457 Member
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    I find eating after a workout to be pretty easy since I go hard when I exercise. But trying to eat back all those cals is tough. Think I will have to look into drinking 2-3 protein shakes on my big workout days (1700 cals via working out) and maybe 1 on regular days.
  • katgirl985
    katgirl985 Posts: 212 Member
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    I try to eat something, even if only a few hundred calories after my workouts, but I have the same problem. If you have trouble with "solid" food, try a post-workout smoothie or a protein drink -- I am especially fond of GNC Lean Shakes.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
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    try drinking them!! protein shakes are great post work out. two scoops of powder, mixed with 8-10 ounces of fruit juice (i use orange) some frozen berries, and some plain fat free yogurt, and you have a great recover drink.

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  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
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    I eat when I'm hungry, I usually eat back my exercise calories. I don't sweat it if I don't. No biggie in my opinion. If I'm not hungry then I'm not going to force myself to eat simple as that
  • CADF
    CADF Posts: 3 Member
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    I have the same problem! Its so hard to eat that much but it is very important to get some protein in after your workout.
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
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    1000 calories is a lot - are you sure you're burning this many?

    Not sure what your calorie goal is, but you should be wary of large deficits - might seem okay now, but can hurt your weight loss efforts in the long run.
  • Michellerawrrr
    Michellerawrrr Posts: 312 Member
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    try drinking them!! protein shakes are great post work out. two scoops of powder, mixed with 8-10 ounces of fruit juice (i use orange) some frozen berries, and some plain fat free yogurt, and you have a great recover drink.

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    This...lol...brilliant :drinker:
  • Becky_Boodle
    Becky_Boodle Posts: 253 Member
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    try drinking them!! protein shakes are great post work out. two scoops of powder, mixed with 8-10 ounces of fruit juice (i use orange) some frozen berries, and some plain fat free yogurt, and you have a great recover drink.
    YEP!!!!
    my post workout protein smoothie consists of:
    2 cups frozen berries
    2 scoops protein powder
    2 cups spinach
    1 frozen banana
    1/6 cup sunflower seeds
    2 cups water
    Blend :)
    easy way to add 800 yummy calories back after an 8km run :)
  • AKSmothers
    AKSmothers Posts: 8
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    I personally don't eat back my calories burned from exercise. I do try to eat smart and healthy. but don't want that much food in me any more. I stick to my 1300-1500 caloreis of food, period. The trick is to spread the calories out throughout the day to avoid hunger later.....
  • jayeve1
    jayeve1 Posts: 2
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    I'm new to the site, I'm confused what is eating back your workout calories? I all was thought you wanted the calorie defecit?
  • CalJur
    CalJur Posts: 627 Member
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    Search the topics on this subject. There is a wealth of information! In short (my view), if you are not hungry don't eat. I burn a lot as well and sometimes I eat them back and more often I do not. I listen to my body.
  • soon2b_1fitmama
    soon2b_1fitmama Posts: 154
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    holy moly! 1k calories O_O
    but anyways, i wish i had that problem lol i usually look forward to burning those calories to eat more haha
  • kazzari
    kazzari Posts: 473 Member
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    You guys are depressing me. I'm pretty sure I've never burned more than 300 or 400 calories doing any activity. Maybe 600 doing a sprint triathlon, if I figure 200 for each leg. I guess this is why I never have trouble making up the calories.
  • DaughterOfTheMostHighKing
    DaughterOfTheMostHighKing Posts: 1,436 Member
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    peanut butter!!!!! :)
  • bluetigger86
    bluetigger86 Posts: 31
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    im confused......am I supposed to be eating back all the calories I burn off when I work out? I thought that to loose weight you had to burn more than you eat. I'm eating the 1200 that Im suposed to get but I dont' worry as much about trying to eat what i burn off. I don't stop at 1200 everyday that i work out though.
    As for not being able to eat after work out. No problem here. I jsut make sure I at least eat something small. Usually it's a hard boiled egg or my favorite....a clif bars.
  • zionsmommii
    zionsmommii Posts: 7
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    Hi I'm new too but what it means is that you get extra calories when you exercise to add to your total of calories to eat during the day and you have the option to eat the extra calories from the workout or not. The problem sometimes is that the more you workout the more calories you get extra and sometimes it's a lot to eat those extras if you're not hungry I never have that problem because I'm always hungry LOL but I can see how some people have that issue but that's what all that means. I hope I helped! Good luck!

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