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Susie
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Why am I so hungry day after cycling

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Hey,
I’m 18, I’m cycling around 9 hours a week ( 3 sessions a week) and the day after my cycles I’m soooo hungry like I can’t stop eating, I try eat whole foods and stay away from processed although they’re not cut out completely. Anyone have any advice on how to get this under control?
Many thanks
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Hi, Susie

Just wondering if you intended to respond to the help you were offered in the other threads that you started?

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Hi, Susie

Just wondering if you intended to respond to the help you were offered in the other threads that you started?
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Susie wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 5:47pm Sorry I can’t reply to anyone’s messages, but I can see what everyone’s put!
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Susie wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 5:47pm Hey,
I’m 18, I’m cycling around 9 hours a week ( 3 sessions a week) and the day after my cycles I’m soooo hungry like I can’t stop eating, I try eat whole foods and stay away from processed although they’re not cut out completely. Anyone have any advice on how to get this under control?
Many thanks
P.s
Sorry I can’t reply to anyone’s messages, but I can see what everyone’s put!
So after 3 hrs riding, you feel more hungry the next day. Well you will be burning more calories on the day of the ride so maybe its your bodies way of telling you you need more food to replenish.

It's hard to determine on a thread as it depends on how hard you ride, the effort. You say healthy eating but how much a day do you normally have. Some ladies like to think of their figures rather than have their fill. There are some medical conditions such as diabetes.

Some riders carb load the day before. Make sure you restock during the ride and check your normal intake against your body size generally. Your metabolic rate might also have increased if the sessions are new
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Without knowing what your normal diet is, what you're eating during the ride (and at any cafe stop you have) and what kind of speed you're doing / the effort you're putting in, it's difficult to answer.

Short answer is it sounds like you're not eating enough on the ride itself but quite often the body will be unable to digest much during exercise and will sort of back-date it's food requirements to a point where you're resting.

Susie wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 5:47pm Sorry I can’t reply to anyone’s messages, but I can see what everyone’s put!
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If you were hungry then day before riding a question would be valid.You cant eat while cycling so naturally you are less and compensate the next day.
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mumbojumbo wrote: 2 Aug 2021, 4:06pm If you were hungry then day before riding a question would be valid.You cant eat while cycling so naturally you are less and compensate the next day.
"Can,t eat whilst cycling"????So much for the cafe stop then!!Presumably,Tour riders won,t be needing their bidons full of goodies either.
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I am sorry but most riders dismount to visit cafes-when I have done long rides I do not eat till the finish- a legacy from visiting Morocco.
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I have met a number of riders who say they don't eat solid food during their rides because of digestion issues and use powders mixed in with their water - SPIZ is one, so is Trailwise, but there are lots of others.
By the way, I love Morocco, the souk in Fez is a favourite.
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just have a decent breakfast with porridge,bacon,sausage,eggs,kippers,kedgeree and sauteed pots-and a few rounds of toast.!
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mumbojumbo wrote: 6 Aug 2021, 5:05pm I am sorry but most riders dismount to visit cafes-when I have done long rides I do not eat till the finish- a legacy from visiting Morocco.
Sorry,slightly cross wires,I,m assuming a ride includes the cafe stop.Notwithstanding,when I was doing 200km audaxes,I would have chocolate peanuts ,malt loaf in a bag on the bars,even liquidised rice pudding in a bottle.
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Sounds a lot like dinner at Grans!
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I find upping the amount of protein I eat and lowering the carbs helps with that. So post ride I'll eat nuts etc and have meals involving pulses, mushrooms, tofu and wholegrains. I don't eat any animal products - if you do I guess those would work too but I can't see them being as easy to digest as what I eat. The logic here is that protein makes you feel fuller for a given amount of food - and it certainly works that way for me. In addition you'll need more protein to repair the muscle damage exercise can create.
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Susie wrote: 30 Jul 2021, 5:47pm Hey,
I’m 18, I’m cycling around 9 hours a week ( 3 sessions a week) and the day after my cycles I’m soooo hungry like I can’t stop eating, I try eat whole foods and stay away from processed although they’re not cut out completely. Anyone have any advice on how to get this under control?
Many thanks
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It’s perfectly normal reaction of the body to any form of endurance exercise, it will normalise overtime, I notice your training for lejog from your other post. Which I am guessing your pushing yourself for you might want to try protein shakes, or failing that increase the protein in your diet a little, eggs and milk are great for this. Basically your body is telling you to replenish stocks and looking for repair and build materials
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