Eating unhealthy food after intense running?

[drivingjeep]

For the past two months I've been running five days a week on hiking trails, up hills on top of that I've started wearing ankle weights. Before I started seriously running I had a strict diet, I ate healthy meals. Now I've been eating more fast food than I have in a while. I guess it has something to do with the body instinctually going for the higher calorie foods. I'm sure I'll go back to my standard diet after my body gets used to all the intense working out. Has anyone else experienced this. Or does anyone have any takes on the subject?

[Iron_Man]

That happens to me to when I work out after I’ve been off for a while. It makes me more hungrier the best thing to do is load up on protein milkshakes eat extra turkey and and extra chicken instead of Burger King Taco Bell. I should practice what I preach but I know that’s the best way to do things

[wolferbørg]

it’s the opposite for me. When my lifestyle is more active and I’m physically healthy, my body instinctively desires healthier food options. I still eat junk and enjoy it, but my threshold for it is very low.

[Bethany22]

It's too tempting to have fast-food afterwards. Try just eating high protein foods afterwards, like eggs and chicken and rice

[moonpie89]

I'm literally the same