 [ Symptoms ] if i am feeling really hungry after exercising what is the best thing to eat after a workout  and i am a guy not sure if that matters [ Disease ] you do need to eat before two hours it is good unless it is liquid item then 1hr is sufficient as for the hunger after exercising out you will always get hunger after even if you ate before you burn a lot of calories when you workout and your body wants more it is fine to eat after you workout that is one of the few times that carbs are okay after i workout i drink a carb drink that is 400 calories and 100 carbs and then i drink my protein shake after that