Appetite and intensity of your training

[Bigdog56 17]

I weight lift HEAVILY and I am in pretty good shape. I find that the harder I train the more appetite I have. When I take breaks, or I lessen the intensity, I feel like my appetite goes down. I know the intensity is definitely affecting my hunger because I need to replenish what I'm losing in my workouts, but I am wondering what people do to curb the appetite that comes from training. Might sound like a dumb question, but I am just curious about other strategies that people are using.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I can't help you with the intense workout question, but this is the approach that I use in the "Maintenance" phase. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

[jess9395 5,449]

I hear you. When I am marathon training I experience the same thing! Adding an extra Protein shake post workout helps. Or another high Protein snack-- a scoop of Protein powder in oatmeal, a Quest or Power Crunch bar. When I eat one of these things post workout it curbs my appetite somewhat for the rest of the day. I also find low calorie Snacks like cucumbers or snap peas to crunch on when I get the munchies. I'm lucky I'm in maintenance and can eat a bit more.

Keep track of the calories you burn in your workouts so you can eat them back. That helps too!

[erp 2,016]

I weight lift HEAVILY and I am in pretty good shape. I find that the harder I train the more appetite I have. When I take breaks, or I lessen the intensity, I feel like my appetite goes down. I know the intensity is definitely affecting my hunger because I need to replenish what I'm losing in my workouts, but I am wondering what people do to curb the appetite that comes from training. Might sound like a dumb question, but I am just curious about other strategies that people are using.

I only experienced this when I first began lifting. Over time as my body adapted to lifting, the hunger spikes leveled out. Occasionally there are time when I am hungrier than others and that's normal. Even nonWLS folks experience changes in appetite. In that case an extra snack like a Greek yogurt or whatever healthy item you like is fine.