Anyone hungry all the time??

[Kirsty-Leigh]

Hey guys, it's me again with another dilemma

So before I started my real training this year I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't eat everything in sight when I got into the higher miles. But now that I am getting close to double digit miles I am having trouble keeping that promise because I am so darn hungry after I run.

When I don't run I have a healthy appetite; I eat three reasonable meals a day, snack sometimes, eat fast food if I have to, rarely eat out, and have no aversion to green things (in fact they are some of my favorite foods ) I have never had too big a problem with my weight, but have always thought I could loose a couple pounds (10 max). SO I really don't have too big f a food issue... except when I run, and I get so ravenous I have actually contemplated eating the dog

So I was wondering what y'all do to calm the hunger when you run? I hate to deny my body of anything that it needs, because I am aware that I put it under more stress when I run, but I feel like a little piggy eating everything in sight! I feel like I have tried eating everything, but even after I eat I am still starving. I have gone from both ends of the spectrum; fast food to salads. Tried eating big meals, and breaking it into smaller ones - and having both in the same day Nothing seems to fill me up

Help please

Kirsty

 

[cewait]

First, you really should eat 5-6 meals a day. Make the three you current eat just a little smaller and add the mid meal snacks. Make sure they contain protein as well as carbs and that any fat included is good fat… Avoid using the snack machine at work as your source of meals. This will squelch a lot of the pangs. Next make sure that you are eating a large enough post run recovery meal. If you run 12 miles you have burned roughly 1200 Kcal. A good recovery meal will be at least 3-5oo Kcal if not just a little larger. You are not looking to replace all Kcal but a good third to half. I would also make sure that you are consuming enough fluids. When coming back from a long run your urine may be a little dark but within a few hours should start to become clear once again.

 

[cewait]

double post

 

[Kirsty-Leigh]

Thanks Coach

I try and eat 5-6 meals a day, but with my busy schedule it is not always easy . I work from home so no snack machines here we are all organic I always seem to be a little carb heavy, I try hard to get the protein in but always seem to fail . I do wonder if I am missing enough good fats in my diet - what constitutes as good fats these days? We have somewhat of a restricted diet at my house due to a 4 year old with severe food allergies (egg, wheat, dairy) and I wonder if the insane hunger is my bodies way of telling me I am missing out on something important

Kirsty

 

[bunnyfoo]

I know I do but I get sugar cravings so I tend to gravitate towards junk. The only things I've really eliminated from my diet are sugar, white breads, pasta and rice and anything fried. I still eat whole wheat versions of breads and pasta.

I always try to make sure I have a source of protein at each meal - I love Greek yogurt with fruit or at dinner, I'll eat a serving of lean chicken or pork or have a side of grilled tofu. Or natural PB on a piece of whole wheat toast as a snack.

On the days I do a LR, I don't restrict my diet at all. I don't go nuts but at the same time know that I can't eliminate sugar completely. I also try to have a recovery snack immediately after my run. In the winter, it's usually hot chocolate milk with a scoop of protein powder or a fruit smoothie + protein powder in the summer.

 

[Lexxiefern]

I am ALWAYS hungry after a LR. I pretty much eat whatever I want on LR days during Goofy training. It is just too hard to watch what I eat and get the miles in. Now I only do that on my LR days (sundays). The rest of the week I eat 5 meals a day with equal protein and healthy carbs.

Becky

 

[cewait]

Thanks Coach

I try and eat 5-6 meals a day, but with my busy schedule it is not always easy . I work from home so no snack machines here we are all organic I always seem to be a little carb heavy, I try hard to get the protein in but always seem to fail . I do wonder if I am missing enough good fats in my diet - what constitutes as good fats these days? We have somewhat of a restricted diet at my house due to a 4 year old with severe food allergies (egg, wheat, dairy) and I wonder if the insane hunger is my bodies way of telling me I am missing out on something important

Kirsty

As others have said you may be seeking a few more carbs to get the glycogen supplies back to normal post run. You may want to add a serving of complex carbs on long run days.

For healthy fats I look to salmon, tuna (non canned) and nuts. It is easy to overdo nuts so I ration mine in snack bags once we get home from the store.