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Originally Posted by raven59
So a couple of you have commented on exercise making you really hungry. I remember the center saying that we shouldn't exercise more than 2 hours/week because there just isn't enough calories to support it.
Increased activity doesn't seem to bother me, but then again, I have the world's most efficient metabolism, and my body can make a leaf of lettuce go a long way, darn it. Well at least I'll be in good shape if we ever have a famine.
I'm wrapping up day 2 of perfectly on plan....and will be adding another sweetheart to my line. One day at a time....
Yeah, I have been dealing with the hunger issue since I started working out. For the first 4 months of the diet, I didn't work out at all, and now I have been working out pretty hard (5 days a week, 30-45 minutes of cardio plus weights and abs with a trainer) for the last two months. I have really had to struggle with not eating more than I'm supposed to. My center says to have an extra half of a bar after you work out, and most of the time that works, but not always.
It seems counter productive to work out and then eat more because after all, aren't we all looking for the calorie burn? However, I do think that in maintenance exercise will be super-important to keeping the weight off, so I think it's good that I'm getting another habit in place so that when I'm actually in maintenance in another month or two, I won't have to battle eating "normally" again AND trying to start working out. Plus, I have built muscle, which will also help keep my metabolism up. I'm anxious to see if my tanita shows that when they do my final stats before stabilization.
Still, the hunger thing remains a bit of an issue, and at this point, it's mostly willpower and mental strength that keeps me from eating more than I should (plus, I'm not perfect, so there have definitely been more slips since I started working out than there were in the beginning.)