Anyone else permanently hungry on C25K?!!!

[Kertesz]

I’m quite a small person and usually have the equivalent appetite... but I woke early this morning STARVING again!! I seem to be hungry/snacking more during the day (trying to be healthy about this though - Jaffa cakes contain fruit, right 😂?!), having my evening meal earlier and eating larger breakfasts too... my husband thinks it’s hilarious! I haven’t really considered ‘diet’ until now, but think I might need to start ramping the nutrition up a bit! Any tips? Thanks.

[sofiaO Graduate]

I too am eating more since starting to run, i feel my body needs the extra fuel. Jaffa cakes also feature highly in my diet! I am sure someone else can help 😂

[Kertesz in reply to sofiaO]

😉

[damienair Graduate]

Don’t think too much about it. You should not need to change your eating habits at all. You don’t burn off too many calories really, especially early on in the C25K plan. I’m now running off 450 Calories when I run a 30 minute 5K.

So if you eat more and the calorie intake is above 300 calories more than normal you could end up putting on weight. Have a couple of pieces of fruit and drink loads of water when you feel hungry.

Damien

[Kertesz in reply to damienair]

Thanks for this - I’ve just never felt so starving before... I eat quite healthily anyway, so will stick to the extra bananas...!

[Islerunner]

Yes, me too!! Definitely not getting any thinner!!

[Kertesz in reply to Islerunner]

That’s because we’re building <muscle>! 😉

[Islerunner in reply to Kertesz]

🤔. Hope so!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

As the guide to the plan states, if you have a good broadly balanced diet, then there is absolutely no need to eat any extra just because you are doing C25K.

If you are hungry,try drinking water, but don't be tempted by Jaffa cakes, they are junk.

[Kertesz in reply to IannodaTruffe]

I know... I was being playful about the Jaffa cakes really... I’ve actually found bananas and apple juice quite helpful!

[RunRunRun13 Graduate]

I’m always hungry ! 😂 I try to drink lots of water (sometimes that will compensate for the hunger pangs) although Jaffa cakes sound far more appealing. Try nakd bars (not full of nasties) and fills a gap.

[Kertesz in reply to RunRunRun13]

Thanks - will up my water - and yup - have been having Aldi equivalent of nakd bars after runs - they definitely help fill the gaps!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Are you getting enough protein? Most muscle building happens during sleep, so if there’s a marked difference in the morning, it could be that.

[Kertesz in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Ah that’s interesting - thank you.I don’t eat a lot of meat... so had been wondering re protein... and it’s funny, because I’ve been waking up and craving a boiled egg and soldiers! Will deffo be conscious about upping protein over the coming weeks (and longer runs!!) - really helpful. Thank you.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Kertesz]

... and eggs are a good protein source... sometimes the body just asks for what it needs. My daughter gets rungry and 10g of chicken tends to stop it.

[Kertesz in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yes - re the eggs! And ‘rungry’ is that a thing?!!!! I love it!! Will share with my group... 😂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Kertesz]

It’s a thing for sure... I don’t get it as often... raw egg with a little tobasco and I’m fine.

[Kertesz in reply to UnfitNoMore]

🤔🧐... interesting concept, that... might try it...

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Ah! That’s really helpful, I’m starving all day, especially at breakfast. Will up my protein intake n see if that helps. Thanks!

[Cfc55 Graduate]

Sorry can’t help with this one, I’m a large person 6ft5 so the concept of small amounts of food is alien to me 😂! I have heard of Jaffa Cakes tho, but are they a cake or a biscuit 🤷‍♂️😂.

[Kertesz in reply to Cfc55]

They are neither... they are The Devil’s Own Food. That’s all... 😈

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Kertesz]

😂and here’s me thinking all these years that honour belonged to Broccoli 🤦‍♂️😂

[Agentmay Graduate]

Totally, my husband thinks it's hysterical. I have breakfast with the kids at 7am but by 9.30-10ish I'm hungry and hoping it's dinner time 🤣 I always have a snack after a run, usually a banana or a yoghurt depending if the kids have been foraging the previous evening!

[Kertesz in reply to Agentmay]

Yup!! Mine is like, ‘Why are we having our dinner at 5pm...?!’... Me, nonchalant... ‘Oh... is that the time...?!!!’ 😂