Does Exercise Make You HUNGRY?

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[PM-hzgv]

I have joined a gym. My appetite has increased two folds. I always feel so much hungry

[cosmodious]

I've only ever been able to lose weight when NOT exercising. When I do any cardio or lifting my appetite spikes to maximum literally all my waking hours. It feels like my body thinks I'm gonna die if I don't eat. It's maddening.

[jagjt]

Great video! I’ve always found my appetite goes through the roof when consistently working out. Whenever I take breaks or hit a slump I always end up eating less!

[FiniteMan]

After a session, which normally lasts 2 hours be it weights or cardio I'm normally kinda hungry but for the most part that's only cause I work out on a relatively empty stomach(it's more comfortable for me to workout when I don't feel full)

[SuperSeamus]

Hello picture fit, thank u for another awesome fitness video! I recently got into exercise and I love it so much :)

[nathan]

I didn't naturally get hungry when I started working out so I started eating more because I knew I needed more to gain weight/muscle mass. But due to the expanding of my stomach while I was eating more. I would then eat more after an intensive workout due to my increase in capacity as a "refuel" meal. Since I cut back my diet I haven't filled myself up as much on gym days.

[Raktasdelespacio]

My experience is that I feel hungrier overall within the first two weeks of starting training after a break, never right after training.
It was a surprise to me that none of the studies mentioned address this timing at all.

[SwiftSwrd]

I'd be interested to see long term data on this. A runner consistently burning more calories regularly, a weight lifter putting on muscle and raising their BMR, or perhaps most relevantly, a balanced routine. The laws of thermodynamics require something changes in those scenarios. Whether it be muscle atrophy to reduce BMR, increased intake of calories and proteins, or reduction in activity.

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[masterspongebat]

Whenever I get tired of working out I can’t wait to eat, and when I get tired of eating I can’t wait to start working out. It’s a pretty good cycle

[martingamer]

The single best channel for breaking down fitness info in layman's terms. Keep it up.

[WOK-tp]

My hunger pangs really hit peak levels the more I increase my weight training. The harder I hit the weights, the hungrier I get.

[Flightless_Wings]

A NEW VIDEO? BRUH, I THOUGHT I WAS WATCHING A VID OF YOURS FROM YEARS AGO TILL I STARTED READING THE COMMENTS. BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!

[SaryM]

I was never sedentary until I hit 17, when I had a tendinitis and ended up stopping everything for a good while.
While I didn't notice any increase, since I had always done exercises in the first place. Once I was forced to stop, tho...

Some days after I stopped, I guess when my body actually noticed it wasn't "just a break", my appetite just disappeared for around 1 or 2 weeks, I was never a person that needed to eat too much (that was literally my "top weight" of all time and I was at less than 130lbs), but in that small period it was like I had just gone back to when I was a kid leaving food on my plate, my appetite just ceased to exist

[CaptainPIanet]

I would say it's less hunger directly after working out and more increased hunger on average. Anecdotally, I do eat maybe 10-15% more food when I'm consistently working out compared to being more sedentary. For my whole life the formula has been: Not working out = eat less = lose weight (probably losing muscle mass). Working out = gain of appetite = gain weight (mostly good weight).

[DeepakDRM]

I think it depends on person to person and on their goals, If a person is obese and trying to lose weight then i think the body will try to prevent the weight loss by increasing the hunger hormones etc.

[nmadd]

I know it's purely anectodal but the first/second months of training after a long break (injury/work/etc) I feel like I am starving at all times. After that first period, it kinda normalizes itself, still hungry enough to eat (enough to feed a small family lol) but it doesn't feel nearly as bad

[quasimofo]

I don't know if lifting makes me hungrier, but it definitely makes me want more protein rich foods (i.e. eggs. all of the eggs). That could very well be a learned behavior rather than a natural one, though

[JungkookwifeN]

I get really hungry after a lifting session (I usually train for 45-1 hour), I'll be angry and nervous, but then I'll calm down after eating immediately. 🤔🤷‍♂️ That doesn't mean I eat more than I should or crave sth sweet, I just feel so hungry that I can't help, but to eat immediately after finishing my workout.