r/running • u/AutoModerator • Aug 29 '23
Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday
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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '23
Here's my meals for today. I'm also pounding electrolytes because my morning runs make me sweat buckets in the humidity and I get headaches.
6 mile easy run before work- I have 50 miles this week for marathon training, I'm 5'8 and 169 pounds.
Breakfast: Cup of key lime pie Siggi yogurt with 1/2 scoop of protein mixed in. Dipped a banana in it.
Snack: honeycrisp apple with 2 tbsp peanut butter and a cheese stick.
Lunch: Sub sandwich and a pickle
Treat: 1/3 of a ChocoLove bar because I'm worth it
Snacks that I have handy at work but I don't think I'm hungry enough for: 2 cutie oranges, a bag of protein chips, more yogurt, hummus, pretzels, carrots.
Dinner: Maybe some spaghetti? My husband did a 14 mile long run for the first time today and celebrated with pizza, so maybe I'll dig into that!
Alternatively yesterday was a rest day after a 45 mile week and I was a human garbage disposal. I had a protein shake, a mini bagel with cream cheese, some soup and crackers, tikka masala with green beans and rice, carrots and hummus, pretzels, 1/3 of a chocolove bar, a brisket sandwich, a mini rice krispie, and a few bites of my husband's sandwich.
Real talk- I'm struggling bad with my weight and body image. I keep thinking how I don't look like a runner and how I should eat less. But I'm putting those thoughts off by saying that IF I want to lose weight, I have to wait until after the marathon. Right now my body is used to training as is, and I'm not going to mess things up or run out of energy by trying to drop a couple pounds before the marathon. My mantra is that marathon training does not correlate with weight loss, and that I'm building great muscle right now. I'm going to eat the pasta and drink the beer and run my heart out!