Naw, just kidding.

This is a thread for excerisers....

I've recently started to excerise seriously and every day, it's a big deal for me, because I hate to sweat. But anyway, I am not looking for weightloss, more over all health...

I'm up to 45 minutes on the elliptical and when I'm done I feel good but I'm STARVING! I thought it was suppose to decrease my appetite?

I just murdered hummus and carrots

ETA: made less loss

No one cares.

I bet you someone will... Wanna bet?

I do. I'm still at the half hour and I'm about to die on the elliptical, so jealous.

Protein is good, right? Maybe make a light tuna salad (no mayo) and keep on hand. Or if in the mornings, boiled egg and a banana, some wheat toast. I like these things and they're good for you.

Appy, do you have something to eat BEFORE you exercise? A small snack such as a low/non-fat yoghurt or a complex, easy to digest carbs, such as a banana half-an hour or so before you do your thang should get your blood sugar up sufficiently and also give you sufficient energy to function properly. Exercising on an empty stomach is not particularly great for you. Also, half an hour after vigorous exercise, another small protein snack (I've been going for Greek yogurt - easy to digest, and good stuff.)

Not sure where you got the idea that exercise should decrease your appetite (unless you eat when you're bored - taking time out to get moving should take care of that). Try to eat smaller meals, more often and watch the calories. Go after foods with a lower glycemic index, if you can.

http://www.glycemicindex.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index

Good to see you are working out - good luck and try to stick with it. It gets easier, particularly if you switch up your routine.

Eat healthy snacks every 2 1/2 - 3 hours.

Dr. Oz did a show on fat-burning snacks last week. They're probably still on his site.

Or were you just throwing another soft pitch to the Uppy Anon?

I don't purposely throw them softballs, I just don't care enough to stop posting them. So I identify them, so uppy anon know, I know it's out there. Uppy anon hasn't been around lately.

Beetlejuice!

You baited them a few days ago. Baiting is your thing. Own it.

Exercise makes you hungry. A trainer once told me that the trick is not to eat anything for XX amount of time (don't remember anymore how much time it was, sorry, not much help), as your body keeps 'burning' calories for that amount of time after a workout.

VB? Are you around?

I didn't bait them.... I just know thisis a thread where I'm sure to be called fat. Im taking the wind right out of their sails.

Yeah, I was hoping for a VB weigh in... (heh)

Threw my weight around up above

That's funny Xica and VB as everything I have read has said that exercise is an appetite suppressant over the long term. Maybe it depends on the kind of food you are eating immediately before a workout and the quality of the food you are eating throughout the day and the week. If you are starving, it could be because you are not eating enough protein over the course of the day.

ETA VB

That trainer was wrong.

If you don't eat for X amount of time, your body's typical reaction is to go into storage mode and ramp your metabolism down to compensate for the lack of food coming in.

Eating small meals every few hours is ideal to create a fat-burning metabolism, but most people just don't have that kind of time.

I meant "eating for x amount of time after a workout" I clearly remember that X amount of time was measured in minutes.

But VB said it pretty clearly above. 30 min or so.

Sorry, Xica. I misunderstood.

When I was lifting heavy, a lot of people suggested a glass of chocolate milk immediately after a workout. But our goal was to gain weight, not lose it.

It turns out chocolate milk has most of the same qualities as those expensive recovery drinks. You have no idea how disgusting it is to chug chocolate milk right after a workout.

Although "eating small meals every few hours is ideal to create a fat-burning metabolism" may be true - everyone's different and you just have to use Google to find the inconsistent reviews of this belief - it can create a problem if done mindlessly. If you don't take the time to plan out these small meals and the associated calories, you could end up grazing your way to weight gain.

I'm with Hep here, mostly. From what I've read, I think Xica's trainer is correct in respect to the body burning more calories AFTER you work out as well. Exercise will "jump-start" your metabolism.

That being said, Appy, if you have the time and funds, I would strongly recommend getting the advice of a qualified dietician. A good one will know their stuff far in advance of what I can recall.

My neighbor is a dietian and she happens owe me, I'm going to ask her, thanks!

About switching it up, I'm all about routine.... Hence same machine every day. But I did join a Zumba class! Wow, I have no sense of rhythm or grace! But it's fun....

More of your stupid shit trying to make yourself look cute & inoffensive.

You're an idiot with a chip on your shoulder, though Lord knows why.

People see through your hypocrisy.

Apologize moron.

Why so angry, little one?

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I don't think it knows what hypocrisy means. The spelling is impressive though!

Tell us all about hypocrisy Thing.

Better yet, look up every single thread Uppy has authored here moron.

Where've you been! Everybody missed you so much. Please, go on..it's riveting.