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Yep I am very all or nothing generally. If I'm working out I don't want to ruin it with bad food.

Yes, I don't want to undo all my hard work! They talk about this in the book The Power of Habit.... it is considered a Keystone habit!

“When people start habitually exercising, even as infrequently as once a week, they start changing other, unrelated patterns in their lives, often unknowingly. Typically people who exercise start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less frequently and say they feel less stressed. It’s not completely clear why…‘Exercise spills over,’ said James Prochaska, a University of Rhode Island researcher. ‘There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.’” (p. 109)

@mrbee: Haha! No.

I have a smaller appetite immediately after working out, but I don't know how long that effect lasts.

Nope. I use it as an excuse to eat bad.

Yes! If I'm working that hard to be more fit and lose weight, I dont want to ruin it by not eating better.

When I'm exercising I'm much more likely to eat healthy because I don't want to mess up the hard work. So when I'm not exercising I'm just tubbing it up with food on the couch.

i read that the best time to eat junk food is right after you have finished working out because your metabolism is still working overtime for a couple hours. needless to say, my workouts often end with fries or chocolate.

Absolutely! It's all or nothing for me, unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it).

When I was really good about it, I wanted to eat clean so I could really see the results of my workouts, instead of working out to burn off the crap I just ate.

@lawbee11: LOL yup!

Depends! Sometimes, I see calories burned as calories to consume "for free." Ha! But, when I'm doing Bikram or other hot yoga, I just WANT to eat so healthy--I crave good-for-you stuff instead of junk!