Anonymous wrote:I always have a protein smoothie after I run. It replenishes me and staves off hunger. I put in spinach, banana, frozen fruit, a scoop of protein powder, oats, and water, and blend in my Vitamix.

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Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion: if you really want to be slender, don't run. Stick with walking and things like Barre/yoga and cut down on the amount you eat

Running is GREAT for many reasons. I think people who run look fantastic and healthy. But it will make you hungry and you'll eat more.

This is my experience too, and a close friend, who is a personal trainer told me the same thing. Walking is far more effective for weight loss because it doesn't incentivize the same hunger (there's something science-y behind it!) So he always says to walk the same distance you would run (same calories, but obviously takes a lot longer). You don't get the same cardiovascular benefits, but it's superior for weight loss.

I think everyone is different. Try increasing your proteins before and after a run, many people say this works. For me, running actually makes me much less hungry after I run (I think my stomach gets all bounced around) but I’m training for a marathon and definitely need to eat something small before I run. Yogurt seems to work well for me.

Make sure you are hydrated. You can feel hungry when you are really thirsty. You might want to increase your protein a little. I feel starving after I exercise if I have eaten too many carbs.

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion: if you really want to be slender, don't run. Stick with walking and things like Barre/yoga and cut down on the amount you eat

Running is GREAT for many reasons. I think people who run look fantastic and healthy. But it will make you hungry and you'll eat more.

A few years ago I would have disagreed but that has been starting to see the truth in this. Also, unless you are balancing it with strength training, too much running can make you can look skinny fat because its burning muscle along with the fat.

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion: if you really want to be slender, don't run. Stick with walking and things like Barre/yoga and cut down on the amount you eat

Running is GREAT for many reasons. I think people who run look fantastic and healthy. But it will make you hungry and you'll eat more.

I’m the OP and this is my experience. I’m so hungry even on the days I don’t run. I have always been a jogger for mental health and sleep purposes but this summer when I was only walking and doing barre it was so easy to not snack, eat a nice balanced meal and not think about food. But I have crazy insomnia and can’t take most sleep aids because of a medical condition so for now im running as much as I can. I guess I’ll try to maintain and if I can get past this bout of insomnia take a break and see if the weight starts coming off again. I don’t actually think it was that barre was really helping, I just was so much less hungry.

Unpopular opinion: if you really want to be slender, don't run. Stick with walking and things like Barre/yoga and cut down on the amount you eat

Running is GREAT for many reasons. I think people who run look fantastic and healthy. But it will make you hungry and you'll eat more.

Anonymous wrote:Eat more proteins.
After you finish running, do not eat immediately. Give it about an hour before you start grabbing for the carbs.

You run every other day. For the days you are not running, just walk and do other types of exercise like weights, move your body in different motions that is not running motions.

You should eat within 30 minutes of running to maximize recovery, ideally a mix of proteins and carbs. The intentional delay suggested by PP delays recovery and is not consistent with current sports nutrition best practices.

Eat more proteins.
After you finish running, do not eat immediately. Give it about an hour before you start grabbing for the carbs.

You run every other day. For the days you are not running, just walk and do other types of exercise like weights, move your body in different motions that is not running motions.