My appetite is a raging beast.
Lately, it seems I can’t shovel food in fast enough. I’ve even started bringing raw almonds to munch during class in case I get hungry before lunchtime. Here’s how I fed the raging beast this morning:
I also made a cashew icing—out of cashew butter and almond milk—to drizzle over the oatmeal. It was better than an actual snickerdoodle cookie. Truly, it was! One beast tamed… for now.
But here’s a beast who can’t be tamed:
The formidable Henrymonster! Poor Henry wasn’t so sure he liked the snow.
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Questions of the Day:
Are you hungrier on days you don’t exercise?
And do you find that your appetite changes with the seasons?
It’s so weird; even though I probably get less exercise in the winter, I’m always hungrier. Or maybe it’s not so weird. After all, it takes a lot of energy to stay warm! When the weather gets really hot, it sometimes feels like a chore to eat. And I’m definitely hungrier on my rest days… maybe because exercise is an appetite suppressant?
Aside: Such an honor vegan.com featured my Raw Chocolate Fudge Cake!
Thank you so, so much!
Ditto to that! I’ve been suffering from what I call a serious case of BPS–Bottomless Pit Syndrome. I’ve been filling the void with handfuls of granola:)
Exercise is an exercise suppressant, so it diminishes your appetite. I’m with you in feeling hungrier on non- exercising days. Whenever I run, bike or do other physical activities, my appetite fades. I sure prefer the later- feeling my actual hunger!
You know? I have the same appetite problem from time to time! Like the other day, I could just not stop myself from eating carbs… Like every time I turned a corner, there was Aly picking away at some bread and hummus… Yikes! My goal for this coming week…? Much less processed and refined carbs, and more nutritious yum-yums! That’s going to be hard, but I think I can manage it!
As far as being hungrier when I don’t exercise? That happens to me all the time! Whenever I’m not fit and in shape, I tend to eat more than I do when I am working out 5-6 days a week. Maybe it’s just because I’m more in tune with my body and really know what I need/don’t need. An interesting thing, to say the least! 🙂
Yum yum yum, oats! 😀
Aly
i also find i am hungrier when i don’t exercise, but only if i’m in the habit of exercising.
for instance if i regularly exercise and take a day off, i’d be hungrier on my day off…but if i’m not exercising regularly and exercise one day, it doesn’t seem to make a difference.
also, i am WAY hungrier in the winter.
I’m hungry all the time.
Most hungry I’ve ever been was after my first marathon.
I just kept tossing food in my stomach and it was like I was eating AIR. Nothing was touching how empty and hungry I felt. I ate ALL DAY and finally felt (over) full at midnight. It was wacky as hell!
Second marathon I was super hungry but felt really sick to my stomach all day. 🙁 So I couldn’t eat as much as I wanted – I didn’t even finish my pint of Coconut Bliss (haha). Luckily, I woke up ravenous and made up for it the day after the race. 😉
Interesting point about exercise being an appetite suppressant! I find myself hungrier on days that I don’t run/workout as well oddly. I used to think it was me not fueling properly or something, but it happens no matter how much or little I eat on a workout day. Point in case – after the Boston Marathon last year I really wasn’t so hungry and had only eaten an almond butter packet and a banana before the race. I fueled after throughout the day because I knew I had too, not so much out of raging hunger… the next day though? All I could think about was food and how to get it in my mouth!
snickerdoodle oatmeal sounds amazing!
i don’t really notice a change in my appetite when i do or don’t exercise. maybe because i don’t exercise as much as i should…. 😉
I am definitely trying your Snickerdoodle Oatmeal!!!
I feel like I’m WAY hungrier when I don’t work out. Idk why. Henry has a great coat
I would definitely say that I have a larger appetite during the winter. It makes sense though, since our ancestors needed to pack on extra weight in the winter to keep warm. In the summer, I spend so much time outdoors doing different activities that I tend to forget to eat!
I definitely think I’m hungrier and snackier in teh winter, but I can eat my weight in berries during the summer 😉 lol…
Hi! I don’t think exercise is an appetite suppressant, I think that what happens is that on rest days your body is recovering and needs the extra energy to refuel. Usually after exercise the muscles arent relaxed enough to receive food as they are on your rest days.