Does anyone notice how after exercise, if you eat something it tastes different (or you don't respond to it in a regular way)?

For me I notice that after exercising, sweet tastes are very very unappealing, and even something that normally wouldn't taste sweet to me, like very low carb veggies, i can taste their sweetness. Savory tastes, like protein, have no taste to them after exercising. Also, I don't want to eat anything after exercising, my appetite is greatly diminished.

I am certain this must be the caused by a hormonal change that occurs when your body is physically stressed. It could also be caused by a high concentration of ketones from fat burning, perhaps.

Does anyone have a link to a study related to this phenomena? I am very interested in reading about it.

Exercise really is a natural appetite suppressant at least for me. Whenever I get the munchies (you know, that feeling like "god I could go for something sweet and/or crunchy now", a listless/bored/tv kind of urge to eat) I exercise. Works great.

ItsTheWOO....
..........keep on your good exercise and your program!!!

let me just say...that later on...when you will keep doing it for LONG period of time.... them...appetite will only get.... bigger....doing it for LONG LONG time here :-)))...so keep on your good job !...and most important is......to enjoy it !!!!

Hi there,

Yep, for me too.

I could be craving intensely some sweets, be it chocolates, ice cream, or apple pie, but once I go for a run, the cravings completely go away. Even if I were hungry before, the next 60 min or so after excercise, I don't feel any hunger what so ever.

Of course, eventually, my hunger returns and I eat quite a bit. It is interesting that regular excercise not only keeps us fit & healthy increasing the energy expenditure side of the equation, but also regulates our appetite. Clearly, I'd eat a lot more if I don't regularly excercise. For instance, for me, I require at the very least 3 or 4 hours after eating before engaging in vigorous physical excercise--and twice per day (running in the morning, then weights in the afternoon) that's 7 hours by default in which I can't eat. Combine that with the natural appetite supression after excercise, and food intake just about regulates itself.

Kind of hard to binge if one is on any kind of regular excercise regimen.

However, I'm not sure the "scientific" reasons on why appetite tends to be surpressed after excercise.

Kind of curious about that,

Frederick