Anonymous wrote:I like my body SO much more since I switched from running to barre/Pilates and some walking. I maintain my weight much easier and it feels more gentle. I looked bulkier as a runner

Does Pilates build muscle mass for you?

Would also agree with hydration. Lack of hydration definitely presents as hunger sometimes for some people.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need intense cardio, it’s not good for someone if your age with your hormone profile. It not only spikes hunger but also cortisol. You need to do steady state cardio, like walking. Not a leisurely stroll but enough to get your heart rate slightly elevated while still being able to talk. Doing that 30-60 minutes a day has huge fat burning and cardio benefits, moreso than running.

That's an idiotic take.

No, it isn’t. It’s documented that high intensity cardio will have this exact effect on women ages 40+. She needs steady state cardio, not high intensity high heart rate cardio.

Cite the studies or go away. It's well documented that increased running increases hunger in everyone. That doesn't mean it's bad for someone.

Mature runner here - unless we are talking 1.5 hours or more faster than maybe 7:30/mile, running alone doesn’t really change my normal level of hunger. Everybody is different.

As for OP, I train a lot. I train around regular meals mostly because otherwise it’s a pain in the ass. I eat four times a day and titrate somewhat based on activity level but on a long-ish day (like today) I don’t go out of my way to eat back ~2500 calories of output. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, pre-bed snack. I’ve been doing this for a long time, and when I’m not training and taking some time off, I’ve found I can just taper off the volume and it works out fine. My experience is that this is all more manageable the more you do it. Then again, everybody is different.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need intense cardio, it’s not good for someone if your age with your hormone profile. It not only spikes hunger but also cortisol. You need to do steady state cardio, like walking. Not a leisurely stroll but enough to get your heart rate slightly elevated while still being able to talk. Doing that 30-60 minutes a day has huge fat burning and cardio benefits, moreso than running.

That's an idiotic take.

No, it isn’t. It’s documented that high intensity cardio will have this exact effect on women ages 40+. She needs steady state cardio, not high intensity high heart rate cardio.

Cite the studies or go away. It's well documented that increased running increases hunger in everyone. That doesn't mean it's bad for someone.

Anonymous wrote:Running is terrible for your joints and heart. I would find a new form of exercise.

Shut the f ck up. This trolling / stupidity is tiring. Grow the f ck up.

OP here. Thanks for all of the suggestions. For clarification, I do eat fairly healthy (low but not no carb but the carbs are high quality - fruit or whole grains), tons of vegetables, lots of lean protein, healthy fat like salmon or avocado or nuts, very little processed or prepackaged food. I just eat too much of it, especially on days I run, and the 10 pounds of overweight isn’t enough to make me struggle with restricting since that would be very hard for me. I like the suggestion to run later in the day, since that way there’s less time to be hungry.

Anonymous wrote:Running is terrible for your joints and heart. I would find a new form of exercise.

100%. Sitting on the couch with you potato chips is far healthier

I like my body SO much more since I switched from running to barre/Pilates and some walking. I maintain my weight much easier and it feels more gentle. I looked bulkier as a runner

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Anonymous wrote:Being hungry after a workout is normal. You just need to change what you are eating.

Try a massive bowl of plain, sugar free yogurt with some blueberries, walnuts, and maybe some of those lower sugar dried cranberries. It gets you a lot of protein with low calories and sugar in a meal that is digested very slowly and keeps you full for hours.

How many ounces of yogurt in a ‘massive’ amount?

One cup to 1.5 cups depending on how hungry you are.

Running is terrible for your joints and heart. I would find a new form of exercise.

Anonymous wrote:Also figure out your macros and count calories. You should be eating no more than 1100 if you want to seriously lose weight at your age.

You again. Can you please keep your crazy disorder out of here.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need intense cardio, it’s not good for someone if your age with your hormone profile. It not only spikes hunger but also cortisol. You need to do steady state cardio, like walking. Not a leisurely stroll but enough to get your heart rate slightly elevated while still being able to talk. Doing that 30-60 minutes a day has huge fat burning and cardio benefits, moreso than running.

That's an idiotic take.

No, it isn’t. It’s documented that high intensity cardio will have this exact effect on women ages 40+. She needs steady state cardio, not high intensity high heart rate cardio.

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of this “running makes me ravenous” talk is psychosomatic. You feel like you did something hard and you deserve a reward. Try running first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, and then stick to three good meals a day, maybe a single snack in the afternoon. Avoid grazing all day thinking “I ran today, this is fine.”

+1

Just the title of this thread gave me a good laugh. People need to learn discipline AND what a balanced diet is. I'd love to read this person's diet log.

"Fat" is an exaggeration for some. For me it's the difference between being a size 2 vs a size 4. Size 4 is when I have a regular running schedule. I would say I'm pretty disciplined and I scale most of my food.

One study showed that "High intensity exercise transiently increases plasma ghrelin."
One of the authors mentioned:

“Circulating ghrelin concentrations increase as an adaptation to counter metabolically and behaviorally stressful environments. Our results suggest that exercise is another condition that raises levels of the hormone,” said Dr. Jeffrey Zigman.

You can read more about it here.
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2018/hunger-hormone-ghrelin.html

Anonymous wrote:Also figure out your macros and count calories. You should be eating no more than 1100 if you want to seriously lose weight at your age.

What an absolute crock.

Some of you need serious help for eating disorders.

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of this “running makes me ravenous” talk is psychosomatic. You feel like you did something hard and you deserve a reward. Try running first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, and then stick to three good meals a day, maybe a single snack in the afternoon. Avoid grazing all day thinking “I ran today, this is fine.”

+1

Just the title of this thread gave me a good laugh. People need to learn discipline AND what a balanced diet is. I'd love to read this person's diet log.