Why am I so hungry? I went running this morning.?

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I'm a 23 year old female, 5ft tall and 125 lbs.  I work out about 3 times a week for 1 1/2. My workouts are always right after I get off work at 5pm.  During the day I eat really healthy and I'm never hungry.  I load up on fruits, veggies, and both whey and soy protein.  I decided to start doing 2-a-days recently.  I plan on doing my regular workout after work, but in addition to that, running for about 30 minutes when I wake up.  I knew this would boost my metabolism by doing this, but I am seriously starving today.  Before I ran this morning, I made a fruit smoothie with coconut oil and whey protein in it.  Before I left for work, I had my typical bowl of cereal and soy milk.  Since I've gotten here, I've down three bottles of water, two soy bars, and two handfuls of crackers.  Nothing is filling me up and I don't eat lunch for another two hours.  Is it typical for a morning workout to boost my metabolism this much?  And what can I do or eat to make me feel fuller?

Garbage13 · Accepted Answer

Actually you might just be stressed due to a work overload or something, that's why you feel hungry.It's also a known fact that a lot of work done by the brain,i.e intellectual labour a.k.a studying leads to people becoming really hungry.However, since you started a new workout plan, I guess you're becoming hungry because of that. I suggest you revert back to your original timetable, or if you plan to continue with this, try oatmeal-Its great and you dont feel hungry after having it.Oatmeal helped me shed my flab too :D

DosCentavos · Answer

A 30 minute run in the morning introduces a caloric deficit of 350-400 kCal.  It also kick starts your digestive and metabolic systems.

You simply need to make up for a 400kCal deficit (assuming your 30 min workout was around a 3.5 mile run).

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