Exercise and Hunger

 I'm four weeks out and my doctor cleared me for vigorous exercise yesterday. I met with my trainer and we went all out for half an hour--burpees, lunges, sit ups, wall balls, overhead presses, etc. I was feeling good so I finished with 20 min on the elliptical. Today, I'm starving!! It's my first day on soft solids, though, and I'm not even sure what to eat. I just had a thin slice of cheese rolled up in an even thinner slice of ham and I'm still hungry 15 minutes later, but I'm scared to eat any more. Any advice?

You will be hungrier if you exercise intensely.  Your body will also need more calories on a regular basis.  I would just recommend doing the best you can without forcing yourself to eat.  Eat dense protein a bit more frequently, and eat until you're satisfied but not full.  It's definitely a balancing act.

Since you cannot eat very much at this stage, a pre-workout snack might be helpful to decrease the post workout munchies. I have found that having a protein shake post workout helps to take the edge off the hunger and I don't graze as much. You need a combination of protein with some carbs (good ones). Ask your nutritionist for other ideas.

I think it is easy to get carried away with the thought of "eating more because you worked out".  It doesn't have to be that much more.  I eat breakfast before I workout- about an hour earlier so I can drink water during the workout.  That helps to sustain me for the intense workouts.  After the workout, I may have 2 reduced fat wheat thins with almond butter (at most it was 1 teaspoon).  That is usually enough to kill the appetite. I was told that I could have wheat thins or toast during soft foods- I don't know why we were told this, but it helped. Having the little bit of carbs helped. I dropped a lot of weight during the first 4 months, so I know it was fine for me.

What carb is on your soft solid list that you could have added to the cheese and ham rollup?