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I have a question regarding diet. I have recently began running after a several year layoff. I have noticed that on the day after I run I have been almost insatiably hungry. No matter how much I eat I am still hungry. I feel like I'm undoing some of the good that I had been doing by running with the increased calorie intake. Does anyone have any specific strategies they have used to avoid this problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
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I find that if after a long run I honor that effort with food soon, I squelch the hunger sooner. In other words if on a long day I try to "be good" or "eat normally" I am insatiably hungry for days and/or until I break down and EAT and the overall damage for the week is high. Currently I come home from my long runs usually about 10 am, drink some chocolate milk & eat some banana while making a substantial breakfast (eggwhite omelet with lowfat cheese & loads of veggies , bacon, toast or oatmeal & coffee) and then go back to normal, which means lunch ~ noon. I dont feel ravenous again. But that is after a LONG run. But the point is eat more on the DAY you run, you may not struggle so much the other days.
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remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
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I have found this to be true, too. The sooner I replenish after my longest run of the week, the less likely I am to want to gnaw my arm off a few hours later. If I wait until I feel really hungry I'm in BIG trouble. I've been drinking a no-sugar-added Carnation Instant Breakfast pack with half a scoop of vanilla whey powder and about 12oz. of milk. I try to drink this within a half hour of walking in the door. Works really well.
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