My appetite is a raging beast.
Lately, it seems I can’t shovel food in fast enough. I’ve even started bringing raw almonds to munch during class in case I get hungry before lunchtime. Here’s how I fed the raging beast this morning:
I also made a cashew icing—out of cashew butter and almond milk—to drizzle over the oatmeal. It was better than an actual snickerdoodle cookie. Truly, it was! One beast tamed… for now.
But here’s a beast who can’t be tamed:
The formidable Henrymonster! Poor Henry wasn’t so sure he liked the snow.
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Questions of the Day:
Are you hungrier on days you don’t exercise?
And do you find that your appetite changes with the seasons?
It’s so weird; even though I probably get less exercise in the winter, I’m always hungrier. Or maybe it’s not so weird. After all, it takes a lot of energy to stay warm! When the weather gets really hot, it sometimes feels like a chore to eat. And I’m definitely hungrier on my rest days… maybe because exercise is an appetite suppressant?
Aside: Such an honor vegan.com featured my Raw Chocolate Fudge Cake!
Thank you so, so much!
The little monster is very cute and stylish like his mommy 😉 .
I’m also hungrier in the winter even though I am less active. As far as I know it’s the same with most people. Aside from seasonal change in appetite, I have noticed that my appetite changes with the change in my activity level but it usually decreases when I move less. Maybe I don’t exercise hard enough to suppress my hunger 🙂
I have a 6 month old baby, and there are some days where I can’t get out to exercise…and those days are SO hard, because when I am home..I just want to snack all day! lol
it’s so weird, i AM hungrier on days I don’t exercise… Not sure why that is.. I sense some research in my near future
This is pretty hilarious–I’ve been having the same issue with my appetite being out of control lately! (And it’s especially a huge problem when having to go to class and being away from the kitchen, hahaha). I have to agree with you about the wintertime appetite, but for some reason when I work out, I’m def more hungry than on my rest days…weird!
Henry is so sweet!
I am definitely hungrier after my workouts! I usually have a big smoothie after a run and then I’ll have some PB toast or something in addition — or else I turn into an absolute ravenous beast!
I tend to eat more in the wintertime — I don’t know if it is for comfort? To keep warm? Because I wish I was a bear hibernating? Not sure!
Congrats on being on Vegan.com!
lololol i wanna be a bear. they’re so lazy! plus furry and cute. probably not so cute, close up though lol.
Yay for your recipe on vegan.com!
I agree, my hunger levels change due to exercise and the weather too. I think most people are affected that way. My appetite can also change if I’m stressed about something.
I agree with you, as well! And I’m just another one of those people that gets affected that way.
A lot of my friends say they feel hungrier when they’re stressed, but I rarely feel like eating when I’m stressed (rather, I have a decrease in appetitite…).
Mmm Mmm cashw butter icing sounds like the… well, the icing on the cookie oatmeal! 🙂
Oh, and Henry is TRES adorable!
Studies have shown that vigorous aerobic exercise suppresses your production of ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates appetite, so it makes sense that you’d be hungrier on rest days.
Aww, where can I get me a Henry?
I tend to be hungrier when I workout. On the days I run, I feel like I eat half of my pantry!
Your breakfast looks delicious!
I’m usually hungriest the day after I run a lot. (And by “a lot” I mean five miles or so…I’m no “runner”!)
I’m not very hungry directly after a run, but a few hours later I always crave some sort of protein-rich snack.
5 miles is a lot to me! i can go… 2? sometimes? on my good days lol.
lol I ran 3 miles this morning and it totally drained me…and coincidentally I’m pretty hungry right now…
Girl, my appetite is a raging beast lately too!! But I am definitely hungrier on days I exercise..it’s like I’m hungry non-stop!
And I love all things cinnamon! I haven’t had a snickerdoodle in forevssss
I feel like it’s a chore to eat when it’s hot out too. My appetite definitely goes down in the summer. I also feel like I’m hungrier on days when I don’t work out…..or maybe I’m just bored, haha.
yup, i’m always hungrier in the dead of winter, when i’m stuck in my house all day with nowhere to go and nothing to do but eat eat eat!
I bring raw nuts to class too! Or trail mix :).