does exercise curb your appetite? (bike, workout, eating, protein)

[StAcKhOuSe]

after exercising for about two weeks, i find that i am eating less, but not because i am trying to eat less. i still get my nutrients, but i no longer have hunger pains or cravings for junk food. i dont even feel like drinking alcohol as much when i get out of work on friday. anyone else experience this slight or moderate decrease in appetite?

[jade408]

Definitely. As long as my exercise is fairly intense, I am less hungry. When it is easy to moderate I am starving! I stick with intervals for this reason.

[OngletNYC]

I never crave junk foods, but the harder I work out the more I need to eat proteins and veggies. OP, what type of exercise do you do, and what is your approx body fat %?

[sunkisses87]

It has the opposite effect for me. Whenever I workout--moderate or intense, I'm starving after.

[td333]

Starving.

[drumchick34]

I am starving after every workout. Especially after a hard lower body one!

[mangomadness]

You're fortunate. I'm starving.

[karen_s]

Long endurance stuff, like a bike ride for a couple of hours, makes me ravenous.

An hour of the Crossfit kind of stuff kills my appetite for several hours afterward.

[ogre]

My answer depends on whether you're talking about the feeling soon after exercise or my total food consumption in general. Intense exercise depresses my appetite for a while afterward--maybe an hour or two. Once my body recovers from the feeling of post-exercise intensity, my appetite returns. In general, I have a greater appetite, and tend to consume more food overall, during periods where I'm getting a good amount of exercise than I have during injury layoffs with only light exercise or stretches of moderate exercise.

[StAcKhOuSe]

Originally Posted by OngletNYC

I never crave junk foods, but the harder I work out the more I need to eat proteins and veggies. OP, what type of exercise do you do, and what is your approx body fat %?

cardio, and i have no idea....