Morning Runner: hunger games
That's totally me except I have access to snacks ALL THE TIME. It really is cramping my running style to carry so much extra food in my stomach.
sidewalknarrative
Cute jar! I try to bake only a few cookies at a time, so there's not huge quantities of cookies lying about. Because I WILL eat them all. As runners we're so disciplined about training: why can't we be disciplined about eating cookies, too?!
Ugh I feel ya. If there's crap in the house I get into the habit of eating it. The key is to get into a habit of better snacks. Much easier said than done.
I laughed at the title! Definitely agree with you. It is a constant battle for me to stay out of the sweets and we can't buy them or keep them in the house, generally.
Yep, me too! And I'm not even up to 40 miles yet! My mantra- out of sight, out of mind. So if I don't have it in the house, I won't eat it!
jess.sims
That seems like a good idea, I may try that but as much as I try to get rid of sweets they seem to ALWAYS find me!
I crave sweets at the best of times - never mind when I get into higher mileage! I also try doing my own baking because it somehow seems better than store bought sweets. Recently I've tried making a cup of flavoured decaf tea in the evening, and that's been helping (some days) too!
WHen I trained for my marathon I actually gained weight - I was bummed! I was starving ALL of the time! Christina
I totally relate! Candy, cookies and bread is what I crave the most. And it's quicker to eat that than to cut up a piece of fruit. I like the idea of homemade peanut butter cookies.
I am so there. I am trying to loose more before my half marathon march 4th. I cant wait to have something very big and very chocolate! Erica
Yeah, the furnace really starts burning when you're running a lot and hard efforts too. A few weeks ago I made some oatmeal, pistachio, cranberry cookies from a Mama Pea recipe using maple syrup and honey for the sugar and stored them in the freezer. THey were great for the hunger and those moments when I needed something to fill the sugar need.
I am so tempted to overeat and eat BAD food at night. I think it's a combo of high mileage during training and also being tired from the work day! My technique is I DON'T buy the junk food. If it's not in the house I can't eat it!!
Ugh, I hear ya. High mileage sometimes does that to me. I can't leave too many sweets around either!
I have trouble in the evenings too. There's something about sitting down, and knowing that your day is done, that bring out the munchies!http://www.momshomerun.com
I have the same technique as Amber - I just do not buy junk food nor do I bake sweets because I can't handle the temptation! Good luck figuring it all out. It is tough to balance the extreme appetite and the need to fuel your body!I might have missed it, but are you training for a marathon now?
i soooo hear you on this...food is what i find the hardest part whne it comes to training!
First off, awesome job on 40 miles in a week! I don't really have any advice because I have the same problem. So when you figure it out, be sure to let the rest of us know! :)
I don't know you but I am so there! I actually feel like I'm more hungry during the day way after my runs, like my metabolism is just a lot higher after increased milage. It's known that muscle burns more calories and they need to be fed the right type of energy. I always result to cooking/baking to nourish my cravings.Good luck with your training!
Morning Runner: hunger games
That's totally me except I have access to snacks ALL THE TIME. It really is cramping my running style to carry so much extra food in my stomach.
sidewalknarrative
Cute jar! I try to bake only a few cookies at a time, so there's not huge quantities of cookies lying about. Because I WILL eat them all. As runners we're so disciplined about training: why can't we be disciplined about eating cookies, too?!
Ugh I feel ya. If there's crap in the house I get into the habit of eating it. The key is to get into a habit of better snacks. Much easier said than done.
I laughed at the title! Definitely agree with you. It is a constant battle for me to stay out of the sweets and we can't buy them or keep them in the house, generally.
Yep, me too! And I'm not even up to 40 miles yet! My mantra- out of sight, out of mind. So if I don't have it in the house, I won't eat it!
jess.sims
That seems like a good idea, I may try that but as much as I try to get rid of sweets they seem to ALWAYS find me!
I crave sweets at the best of times - never mind when I get into higher mileage! I also try doing my own baking because it somehow seems better than store bought sweets. Recently I've tried making a cup of flavoured decaf tea in the evening, and that's been helping (some days) too!
WHen I trained for my marathon I actually gained weight - I was bummed! I was starving ALL of the time! Christina
I totally relate! Candy, cookies and bread is what I crave the most. And it's quicker to eat that than to cut up a piece of fruit. I like the idea of homemade peanut butter cookies.
I am so there. I am trying to loose more before my half marathon march 4th. I cant wait to have something very big and very chocolate! Erica
Yeah, t
he furnace really starts burning when you're running a lot and hard efforts too. A few weeks ago I made some oatmeal, pistachio, cranberry cookies from a Mama Pea recipe using maple syrup and honey for the sugar and stored them in the freezer. THey were great for the hunger and those moments when I needed something to fill the sugar need.
I am so tempted to overeat and eat BAD food at night. I think it's a combo of high mileage during training and also being tired from the work day! My technique is I DON'T buy the junk food. If it's not in the house I can't eat it!!
Ugh, I hear ya. High mileage sometimes does that to me. I can't leave too many sweets around either!
I have trouble in the evenings too. There's something about sitting down, and knowing that your day is done, that bring out the munchies!http://www.momshomerun.com
I have the same technique as Amber - I just do not buy junk food nor do I bake sweets because I can't handle the temptation! Good luck figuring it all out. It is tough to balance the extreme appetite and the need to fuel your body!I might have missed it, but are you training for a marathon now?
i soooo hear you on this...food is what i find the hardest part whne it comes to training!
First off, awesome job on 40 miles in a week! I don't really have any advice because I have the same problem. So when you figure it out, be sure to let the rest of us know! :)
I don't know you but I am so there! I actually feel like I'm more hungry during the day way after my runs, like my metabolism is just a lot higher after increased milage. It's known that muscle burns more calories and they need to be fed the right type of energy. I always result to cooking/baking to nourish my cravings.Good luck with your training!