Hunger after intense exercise

[msgoes 0]

I was sleeved 6/5/15 and last Saturday I did my first 5k (pushing a 40lb toddler in a stroller and I finished in 53 minutes!) and after we did a little walking around an amusement park and some swimming. The next day and since I have been really hungry... About every hour and a half to two hours (sometimes less) I feel like I need to eat. Is it normal to have this sudden intense hunger so soon after surgery or is it because of the intense working out or is this head hunger? Not sure how to handle it.

[nicolewilliams 16]

I was sleeved 06/10/2015 and about 3 weeks after I started experiencing hunger spells but was told it was "head hunger". After I started working out I have been increasingly hungry and ALL the time. I was told it was due to my metabolism increasing as well as me personally needing to increase my Protein intake.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

You need to fuel your body. Make sure you are getting good carbs before a workout and Protein after a workout. If you increase the intensity of your exercise, you need to increase your food intake as well. When I really upped my exercise intensity a couple months post-op, I added a morning snack (between Breakfast and lunch) because I found I was STARVING by lunch time. So, I added a reduced fat cheese stick as a morning snack and that really helped. I also added some granola or kashi Cereal to my afternoon yogurt for some carbs before my workout (I work out as soon as I get home from work, before dinner).