Question about exercise causing major hunger

[luvmylbb]

I love doing CAthe workouts but I feel like when I do I kinda sabotauge my weight loss because I am starving for the rest of the day. I am really struggling witht his because I am still nursing my 16 month old baby a couple of times a day and I think that makes me a little hungrier too. How do you balance the hunger exercise thing and still lose weight?
THank you

 

[Boybert]

you eat! not to be funny, but if you are truly hungry, that is your body's way of telling you that it needs food. Lots of small meals, totaling about 300 calories each, should keep you going. it is natural to be hungrier on workout days, especially because you are still breastfeeding. lots of the ladies have already given lots of great meal ideas in the clean eating thread. don't be afraid to eat! your body needs it in order to lose the weight. eating too little will actually force your body to hold on to whatever it has, making weight loss even harder. good luck!

"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"

Debbie

 

[andtckrtoo]

I'm not nursing, but whenever I do a heavy weight workout, I am starving the next day - I mean - eat everything in sight... hungry. What works for me is to make sure I get at least 25 grams of protein within an hour after I work out. Usually I make a protein shake, but egg whites, chicken, or your favorite form of protein works as well. It's worth a shot to see if it works. And it has to be within an hour - after that it doesn't seem to work.

 

[toastythemosty]

Even on my rest days, I am starving. My father thinks I am overworking my digestive system, but my son just told me yesterday that he can now see my abs and my belly button has stretched as well and I have done little cardio. I am burning fat and building muscle just by eating like a horse. SO EAT!!!! I had 7 meals yesterday and trying to maintain a 2000 calorie a day eating plan

This is what I ate yesterday:

Meal 1: Kashi High Protein Cereal
Meal 2: 3 scrambled eggs and 1 sausage link
Meal 3: 2 Turkey Hot dogs and lots of fruit (melons and grapes)
Meal 4: 2 hamburgers (no bun)
Meal 5: Protein Shake (2 scoops of mix, banana, peanut butter, ff milk)
Meal 6: Steak and green beans
Meal 7: Motzarella cheese stick and watermelon

Charlotte~~

 

[Kit_]

Make sure you eat enough that when you workout, you're not taking the important stuff away from your body, but actually burn fat. A lot of people think I started out eating this many calories, I can up the workout intensity and stay at that calorie range. Wrong. You need to up your calories as you've made you metabolism faster and now you want to do more intense, which creates even a bigger whole. And if your not careful, you'll burn everything you ate for lunch with your workout and you poor body didn't get to get anything good from it. Just add in about 100 calories and see how that works, you will probably need more, but it's a good base line and then you increase week by week until you get the right level. As if you let this go on too long you will slow down you metabolism, as you're just plain starving yourself, when you workout.

Kit

 

[toastythemosty]

Kit,

I love it when you post. Your so full of good information!!!!

Charlotte~~

 

[luvmylbb]

THank you all for the great advice!!!!

 

[catwoman]

Think of your body as a car. If you have a sports car, it takes more fuel because it's burning more fuel on more cylinders. Working out (especially with Cathe's workouts) is the equivalent of turning a 4-cylinder, econo car into a high-revving, performance car. Your body will consequently require more "fuel" (food) when its engine (your muscle mass) is running harder. This is why your appetite increases when you exercise: It's your body's way of saying, "Hey! I need more fuel!! I'm on 'E' and running on fumes!! Feed me before my engine dies!!"

My appetite always increases substantially when I take my workouts up a notch or two in intensity. It's just natural. Listen to your body. It will let you know what it needs. When it's hungry, feed it...when it's not, don't.

 

[Bobbi]

Great advice! Be certain to eat balanced meals with lean protein, complex carbs and a little fat, in whatever ratios you prefer. Fat is satiating but it gets such a bad rap. We need a little and it helps make us feel full. I eat every two hours or so and I rarely overeat, even when something decadent is available and it's just because I am satisfied and I don't want to go over my caloric intake for any day. I never let myself get ravenously hungry because, when I do, look out carbs, here I come!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"

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