Squats and Appetite
I have been back on a modified stronglifts’ 5×5 for just over two weeks now, and again my appetite has steadily increased to a level I find ridiculous.
Last year about this time my schedule allowed for me to lift 3 times a week while still in school. No swimming, just lifting, and my intake seemed to double, and I gained about 15 pounds. After starting on my thesis, I lost both the strength and the weight fairly quickly.
Now everyday is starts with a large breakfast and on swimming days, a scoop of Endurox R4. Lunch is usually fairly light on calories and this is where improvements can be made. On workout days, I swim from 4:50-6am, eat breakfast at 6:30am, eat lunch at 11am, lift at 5pm, have a scoop of Endurox and then eat dinner at 6:30pm. Most days, I am hungry before I start lifting, and I think I would be better off shifting my calories from dinner to lunch.
Lunch is a very healthy meal for me, while dinner includes alcohol and is followed up by dessert. Shifting my calories to lunch would at least make me feel better about my diet. I can handle the calories I am consuming, but I always feel better when the calories I am consuming come from healthier sources.
My diet and exercise journal is coming along very well, so I have the details to back up my beliefs. Once I figure out a good format to put it in, I will post some or all of it online.