Interestingly, the exercise I’ve been doing lately has been decreasing my appetite. Today, for instance, I got up at 7:15 and had only a white chocolate mocha for breakfast (not healthy; I am going to make sure to at least grab an orange or something next time). I went to class and then came home and used the internet. I got in a quick 20 minute power nap, then I got up to get ready for my afternoon workout. As I was driving to workout, I ate a handful of pumpkin seeds that I had in the car (I wasn’t really hungry, but I knew I needed a little something in my stomach before working out). It is now 3pm, and I still am not very hungry. I grabbed a single serve veggie snack from the store on my way home, but I haven’t started eating it yet. I am going to make sure I eat right after this post (without food after exercising, your body likes to burn muscle instead of burning fat), but I am a little curious as to when I will actually get hungry.

Now, I have read a lot of articles have said that exercise can decrease your appetite, but in the past when I have exercised, it made me more hungry. Even when I first started exercising several weeks ago, it was making me more hungry. However, now that I am starting to get more fit, and my body is getting used to the routine, it seems that my appetite is finally going down. Now, seeing as how I am a big girl with a normally big appetite makes this increasingly surprising. Usually, even if I am really sick I still have an appetite (which has always annoyed me to no end).

So, I am thinking that perhaps it is the fact that I have been exercising very frequently. Since I have been exercising every day, maybe my body is getting used to the cycle. I know the sleep cycle is healthier the more regulated it is, so perhaps the exercise cycle is like that, as well. Fortunately, I’ve already decided against taking regular weekends off. I mean, I don’t see the point in taking a “rest” day when that’s all I’ve been doing for the last year and a half (of course, I was sick, but still). The exercise makes me feel good, and that’s what the weekends are for, right? I can only hope that the exercise will continue to reduce my appetite (although I will make myself eat a little something in the mornings).