Thread: why am i always hungry? how can i change it?

you swim 200 laps aday? what do you eat like 15000 calories?

Eat foods with more fiber, to make you feel more full. Also, eat smaller meals more often.


Swimming 200 labs is begging for catabolism. Id cut that down, and bring up the intensity. You may even build if you do that.

i eat every 2.5-3.5 hours as it is. yea i eat /tons/ of calories a day. ive never bothered to measure it. the swimmers at my gym think that 200 laps is nothing. masters swimmers do 300 laps a day. i am just trying to become a good swimmer- that is my goal. i think if my diet is done right, catabolism shouldn't occur so readily. night time should be the time my muscles /replenish/, but it's the exact oppposite. i'm doing something wrong. my metabolism shouldn't peak during the nighttime. this is what i want to avoid. i make sure i get a crapload of casein and good fat before i go to sleep, but in about 3-6 hours ill wake up ravenously hungry.

If you want to swim one lap extremely fast, then practice swimming one lap exremely fast. 200 laps is nuts if sprinting is your goal.

im always hungru too, suck it up

slimshady, i never said i wanted to swim one lap extremely fast, i was actually trying to improve my 1000 meter time.

Have you considered napping at some point during the day? Doing that much swimming I would say that you need more than eight hours of sleep a day anyway. Also make sure that you are drinking enough water, I've heard that 70% of thirst is mistaken as hunger.

Originally Posted by swimsam03

i'm doing something wrong. my metabolism shouldn't peak during the nighttime. this is what i want to avoid. i make sure i get a crapload of casein and good fat before i go to sleep, but in about 3-6 hours ill wake up ravenously hungry.

your metabolism isn't peaking at night. you simply are not consuming enough calories in the daytime to support your level of activity.

Originally Posted by LAM

your metabolism isn't peaking at night. you simply are not consuming enough calories in the daytime to support your level of activity.

exactly, just start eating more (add another meal, increase some portion sizes, add something to your meals)

on another note, you can try eating a large meal before bed consisting of casein and/or animal protein (a supp or cottage cheese for the casein), low GI high fiber carbs, fat and veggies.

you can also have a shake by your bed somewhere so when you wake up just pound down the shake and go back to bed.

i used to binge at night without even knowing it, but as soon as i increased my kcals (i went from like 2600 to 3500) that all went away.