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5 Great Tips to Beat Hunger After Workouts

by | May 11, 2015 | Don't Forget Exercise | 0 comments

When you head off to the gym to complete your workout, you are likely going so that you’ll be able to improve your overall physical and mental health and either lose or maintain weight. However, if you’re like most people, it won’t be long after your workout that your appetite will kick in and you’ll start craving foods that will work against everything that you just tried so hard to accomplish. Hunger after workouts can completely negate the work you put in at the gym.

A workout is great for you, except when it is followed by an ice cream cone and half a bag of chips! Fortunately, there are some very effective things that you can do to help you to make sure that you can keep going to the gym without eating back all of the calories that you just finished burning due to hunger after workouts!

The next time you hit the gym, banish your food cravings and eliminate hunger after workouts by using the following tips:

1. Love your workout – the less it feels like you’re pushing your way through a punishment, the less you will feel a though you want (or are entitled to) a reward afterward. If you’re having fun, then you’re less likely to feel that you deserve something special – often in the form of junk food – after you complete your exercises. Try lots of different kinds of workout until you find a few that you like the most.

2. Use interval training – instead of going at your workout full-tilt for as long as you can, or choosing a slow and steady path, mix them up. Some research from the University of Western Australia has shown that interval training makes people crave fewer calories after they’re done workouts than steady lower or higher intensity workouts.

3. Hydrate! – one of the most common causes of the feeling of hunger is actually dehydration. Therefore, throughout your workout, make sure that you are keeping your fluid levels up. You’ll discover that when you’ve had enough water during the length of your workout, you’ll crave food less afterward.

4. Wait ten minutes – sometimes these food cravings will come in bursts that will pass as long as you can wait them out. If you’re craving something sweet or fatty, wait for ten minutes. Keep yourself busy with a few yoga poses or do something else that will distract your mind. You’ll likely find that after ten minutes have passed, the craving will have eased to the point that you will be able to make some far more rational eating choices.

5. Eat before your workout – Have a healthy snack that includes carbs before your workout. It doesn’t have to be anything huge, as long as you have recently had something. Exercising on an empty stomach is one of the fastest ways to make sure that you end up in the drive-thru ordering a burger and fries on your way home from the gym.

Most of Us Think we’re Making Far Better Healthy Food Choices Than We Are

Most of Us Think we’re Making Far Better Healthy Food Choices Than We Are

I like to think that I’m making some healthy food choices, for the most part. I know my diet isn’t perfect. I don’t even aim for perfect. I’d have to give up too much of my favorite treats to get to that point. I don’t even think that focusing too much on nutrition is great for your overall wellbeing. A bit of fun has its place now and then. That said, according to this new study I’ve read, we Americans think we’re doing far better than we are, and it’s really holding us back!

What Exactly is a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss?

What Exactly is a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss?

I’d heard about the need for a calorie deficit about a million times before I actually looked into what it was. Now, I understand that the name pretty much explains what it is. I got it on the most basic level. If I wanted to lose weight, I needed to burn more calories than I was taking in. That said, when it comes to putting things into practice, the situation became less obvious to me. I admit that it took freaking forever for me to actually look it up.

What Exactly is a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss?

What Exactly is a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss?

I’d heard about the need for a calorie deficit about a million times before I actually looked into what it was. Now, I understand that the name pretty much explains what it is. I got it on the most basic level. If I wanted to lose weight, I needed to burn more calories than I was taking in. That said, when it comes to putting things into practice, the situation became less obvious to me. I admit that it took freaking forever for me to actually look it up.

Running and Dehydration: A Brutal Combination

Running and Dehydration: A Brutal Combination

Running and dehydration pretty much go hand-in-hand during the summer months. As someone who has taken up running relatively recently and is facing her first summer with the sport, this is very new to me, though not unexpected. That said, as I’ve been researching, I’ve also discovered that the combination, while brutal, isn’t exactly what many of us assume it is, particularly when it comes to difficulty level.

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