Exercising on keto
I'm in my 3rd week of keto and have been feeling great. I've lost a little over 5 lbs so far. I exercise at least 4 times a week doing HIIT. Each time, I burn between 600-700 calories. My question is - should I increase the amount of protein and/or calories I eat on those days? I ask because I notice that the night after I'm done exercising as well as the next morning until lunch I am STARVING. Like, ravenous. It has me wondering if I should adjust for workout days.
Right now my macros are - 1346 calories, 105 g fat, 81 g protein and 20 g net carbs. I never hit close to my carbs but I'm usually neck and neck with protein and fat.
Any ideas?
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Congratulations on your progress 馃巿. I think you should listen to your body and increase your calories on the days you exercise. If I鈥檓 really hungry, I increase my calories. My workouts are definitely not high intensity, so this is not usually the case for me. I also decrease my calories on days I am not very hungry. I always focus on keeping my percentages of fat, protein and carbs at my goal.
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That makes sense, thanks! I did end up increasing my calories through protein yesterday and felt so much better last night. I think it just boils down to listening to my body and giving it what it needs and not being so focused on the macro chart...which can be difficult! :)
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kris10 Welcome