I know that two days out from my long run are my RunGry days. This week, it was days two AND three. I took a ton of food to work and tried to figure out how to best combat it.
I typically don’t find success in small, frequent meals. But Monday I figured out that RunGry attacks frequently but is easy to bed back down. So Tuesday I tried to separate what I would usually eat together and spaced them out throughout the day. And it worked!
7:30 - Via and a Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin
10(ish) - a banana
Noon - Lentil salad and spinach in a wrap + sweet peppers
throughout the day - 3 dates
3:30 - yogurt!
5:00 - tall coffee frap + whipped cream
6:15 - easy and slower 4 miles in my minimalist shoes
7:45 - Hawaiian lasagna and spinach with mustard viniagrette
By the numbers: 1729 calories in – 539 calories out = 1190 net calories.
Typically, I would have eaten the banana with breakfast. I would have also eaten the yogurt with lunch. My typical appetite shows up less frequently but takes more to be satisfied, but RunGry attacks more often but needs less to turn it off. I’m so glad I figured this out!
Do you struggle with being super hungry after a hard workout?
I do struggle with being super hungry after a hard workout and it’s sometimes a challenge to pick something healthy when you feel STARVING. So I make sure I take plenty of time the night before to pack healthy meals/snacks so I don’t feel the temptation to make a bad choice.
Yes, I do. And Rungry eats willpower faster than hungry, too. So, like you said, I have to be prepared for it by having healthy choices all day. Man that frap looks delicious, I haven’t had one of those since summer–Starbucks, oh yes, but not a frap yummmmmmmm!
I figured that it was my last pre-Lent treat and I was going to run… I don’t have them often, but they are so good!
They tatste even better when you don’t have them often!
Definitely–a strong workout makes me so hungry! I’m going to use your strategy next time and see how it helps…
On another note, do you have a recipe for that hawaiian lassagna? That looks and sounds AWESEOME! :)
Thanks, Katie :)
No official recipe… Newman’s Own sauce + shredded carrots, roasted red peppers, diced pineapple. Layered with lasagna noodles. Only cheese was mozzarella on top. It was tasty!
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