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That sounds neat. For me, after I exercise, I get ravenously hungry and am unable to concentrate for the rest of the day unless I eat a 3-5k calorie meal. I he
by px43 4y ago
That sounds neat.
For me, after I exercise, I get ravenously hungry and am unable to concentrate for the rest of the day unless I eat a 3-5k calorie meal. I heard it would get better over time, so I did it for a year, one hour with a really good personal trainer, three times a week. It put a lot of strain on my relationships, and I got in trouble at work since I was basically at half capacity, and couldn't get any work done on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays. I did it for a year and it was the same the whole time. I was also told that eventually I would get "addicted" to exercising, but I hated every moment of it up to the very end.
After a year of that, I stopped, and regained my sanity for the most part. I didn't actually lose much weight, but towards the end I had gotten some compliments about looking healthier, which was nice, but not worth the psychological tool it took on me. I guess I'm just sitting here desperately trying to not destroy my body further while I wait for some miracle cure for leptin resistance or something.
- SamPatt 4y agoThat's rough. 3k-5k calorie meal? That's an entire day's worth of calories, for someone really active. Strange your body didn't adapt.
- sasawpg 4y agoI would be writhing in pain if I attempted to consume 3-5k calories in a sitting. I consume a lot of calories on basis that I also burn a lot cycling, but nowhere near that in a sitting. Even 5k/day for me would be painful.
- SamPatt 4y agoI can consume 3k a day eating clean, but no more. Eating all that in one meal would require some extremely unhealthy eating, for me. I know sumo wrestlers and other extreme athletes are capable though.
- newaccount74 4y ago3k-5k calories is 3 big burgers with fries, or two pizzas. If GP is eating that much, they are very overweight. You don't burn that much calories during exercise, unless you are running a marathon (which I would not recommend doing 3 times a week).
- px43 4y ago3k-5k isn't a normal day, it's what happens during a binge. I would almost never do that after a workout, I would usually just writhe in pain from the hunger for the rest of the day. I rarely go over 2k calories during a normal day, but after a one hour workout, 2k calories doesn't even slow me down.
- newaccount74 4y agoInteresting, thanks for following up and sorry for making assumptions. It seems we're all different. After a one hour workout I do get hungry, but not that hungry. I wonder if it's just different between people, or if the type of workout makes a difference -- I usually run or ride a bike at medium intensity, maybe it's different if you lift weights or do something more taxing?