Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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Can I rant here? I hate buying fruit and having it be bad before I get to enjoy it! I bought 2 different kinds of peaches last week and was anxiously awaiting them being ripe enough to eat. 3 were ripe but grainy mush inside - no juice and no flavor to speak of. 1 of the other ones was still hard but already going bad. I am eating it anyway (minus the bad part) but it doesn't have much flavor either and that same graininess. Ugh!
Why is this? Do they pick them so green they can't ripen properly? Yuck!!!
Wasting food is a huge trigger for my anxiety - hate hate hate it!0 -
Blah. Carbs last night. Ugh.1
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So I decided to try another peach this morning and amazingly it was wonderful! Yea! I have one more left so we will see if that one is good too - I am holding out hope!!
@RunsOnEspresso - I am pretty sure I would run into a wall or trip over a crack in the sidewalk if I didn't have coffee before I run!
@travelling_lots - the fruit was from the regular grocery store. All locally grown (supposedly) and organic. I do buy sometimes from Costco and have never had a problem with any of it other than that there is too much for us to consume before it goes bad. Again it is all pretty much locally grown and organic too. We have an advantage with avocados as we live in avocado country so they are plentiful and delicious. Costco always has the best price though.
@sarahthes - remember we are 'Do Better!' so even if last night was a carb fest, do better tonight! You've got this!
I got up early and out the door and if not for stomach issues would have gotten my run finished really early. As it was we were home before I started my run yesterday even with circling back for a bathroom stop. I need to try something else to eat before I run. Clearly the toast, PB and banana I have been having isn't going over well or maybe that isn't the issue at all because I have had it and not had stomach issues too. I can't keep doing this though and hoping the issue will resolve itself.
So what's on your menu for dinner tonight? I think we are going to have spaghetti and a big salad. I just need to get the lettuce all washed .1 -
Grilled sandwiches in the panini press for supper tonight. Cheese, tomato, avocado, aioli, deli meat. Not low calorie but definitely tasty. Breakfast was Tim Hortons and lunch was Greek takeout.
Going to try a short walk tonight though. I've been so inactive but with the tape on my ankle & foot maybe 1 km will be okay (I started to ask the physiotherapist but got interrupted and then forgot). If it hurts I'll stop early.2 -
I'm not sure what's for dinner...
I want a pizza. (Possibly pms). I should do better and have veggie snacks or make some IP meal. But I'm lazy. My wrist and shoulder hurt from all the physical work I've had to do at work, so I sympathize with @sarahthes . If I have too, I'll give in to some oral steroids.
Maybe I can just come over for dinner? Set an extra plate.1 -
@shanaber oh wow. That’s too bad. About the produce and fruit. Organic does spoil faster but I always found more flavour in them. I don’t always buy organic but yes from local farms this past year since myself and 12 other friends gave up with Costco here in ontario.
I’ve been on avocado smoothies these past days. Been craving sugar. I still have another avocado for tomorrow hopefully it’s still good.
I made pork stir fry homemade dinner. Just finished.
Reading what you guys are having I’m hungry again. :-)
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@Elise4270 - extra place has been set - c'mon over!
@sarahthes - the paninis sound amazing!
Hey I know - Let's have a pot luck!
I am heading to the gym... my hands are giving me fits. Probably arthritis and the dupuytrens but I am hoping I can get through my lifting without making it any worse. So far not taking any Aleve (only thing OTC that seems to help) if I can avoid it.1 -
In and Out double double protein style and fries. But I had a limited lunch and still have a ton of calories after In and Out. Lol2
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There was chocolate... but the rest is put away. Had too much though. Paninis were great AND some electrical work we've been putting off since March is being done right now. Extra yay!3
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Pot luck!
I had pizza. Dh phoned during my run,
Him "whats for dinner?"
Me Idk? Veggies? Corn tamales? Cook something? Wanna order pizza?
Him "Uh, not really"
Me Well idk then
Repeat 3 more times....
Him You'll eat whatever i get?
Me Sure thing. (Trying ro run on the phone)
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Pot luck!
I had pizza. Dh phoned during my run,
Him "whats for dinner?"
Me Idk? Veggies? Corn tamales? Cook something? Wanna order pizza?
Him "Uh, not really"
Me Well idk then
Repeat 3 more times....
Him You'll eat whatever i get?
Me Sure thing. (Trying ro run on the phone)
Pizza
This is pretty much our discussion Every.Day! well maybe without the pizza. Why don't they just decide and fix or get something and surprise us?!?
We had spaghetti as I planned with a big salad... no plan for tomorrow - maybe the last of the carnitas pork tenderloin but we are out of tortillas...1 -
@RunsOnEspresso - wasn't today National Cheeseburger day? I am pretty sure I saw it on @garygse's Strava run! Just means you fit right into that with your double-double... actually that may be dinner tomorrow. DH has been asking and if I run again I can earn it!0
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@shanaber It was. I didn't pick it but I suggested it with a few other places.0
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I think today I'll challenge myself to do better at lunch!
I dont think taco casa 4-5 days a week is healthy. So... Guess i shoot for Chick-fil-A wrap, or a super fresh healthy salad from the vegan place. If i have a protein shake twice today, that should make up for the lack of at lunch time.
@shanaber Hate hearing that your arthritis is bothering you. I may give into a quick doc visit for my wrist by Friday if its not better. I suspect mine is carpel tunnel or just tendonitis. I did the inflammatory panel, and nothing was ever elevated. I guess that means no arthritis yet. Amazing.0 -
Good start to the day so far other than getting yogurt on my work clothes.
Lunch is more leftover beef stew and my husband is talking about waffles & bacon for supper. I think I'm going to look for a pumpkin waffle recipe...2 -
Mmm @sarahthes, Waffles for supper! That used to be my favorite when I was a kid! We didn't have it often, usually when my mom was out for the evening and Dad was cooking!
@Elise4270 - Hoping the issue with your wrist is just overuse or a strain!
Arthritis runs in my family unfortunately. My mom had all the joints in her fingers and toes fused as a result when she was pretty young - maybe 40? My brother and my cousin both have it to the point of affecting their ability to do things. I have the markers and had the diagnosis when I started having problems in my 20's but the rheumatologist and ortho docs both told me to keep moving and doing or you won't be able to and they actually encouraged the running... I haven't had it flare up for a while but lately it affects my hands the most. That is what the surgery was for that kept me from running a while back. I had a joint at the base of my thumb that was completely degenerated from the arthritis, that they replaced.1 -
"Makes 5 waffles."4 -
It made 15 waffles. Leftovers frozen for easy breakfasts.2
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I did not do better yesterday. Not sure exactly what's going on with me. Maybe hormonal, or just plain ol' depression. I'm feeling significantly insignificant. I took an antidepressant yesterday evening, seemed to help snap me out of it a bit.
I am concerned about my right hip/leg that still hurts, usually 1-3/10 and the doc office saying it something different. I requested my records and see that I have a labral tear, which I knew about, and "excessive femoral anteversion". So you know how your mind goes through all the worst case scenarios. We'll try to put all that on the back burner until i see the doc again after a new mri. Until then, I'm trying to do what I can -stay health otherwise and try to maintain my weight and mental health.
Off to work, where there's always... oh uh... it just another day in paradise.
Here's to a better day.0 -
I did a tiny bit better yesterday. I think I was at maintenance and I logged my chocolate. But I'm feeling really squished into some of my clothes so I need to be at a deficit. Also ordered new cold weather running gear yesterday on clearance (not super cheap, but for it to go really low they never have my size left). And I need it to fit!
Pain in my ankle is still there but it's definitely a 2-3 rather than a 3-4. So that's something. Physio in an hour, breakfast afterwards on the way to work.1 -
@sarahthes the running shorts I put on this morning squeezed all the fat over the waistband. I didn't want to grab a different pair and just felt like a sausage on my run. 😂🤪0
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@RunsOnEspresso When a person has as much jiggle as I do, that just means extra compression LOL. It's more my work clothes that are an issue. I don't like being a sausage at work!0
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@sarahthes I hear you there. I somehow lost weight but gained inches on my hips, where I need to lose it. It's like wtf? And yah work pants generally have less forgiveness in them.0
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@Elise4270 - I hope you are feeling more significant today! You are definitely not insignificant - at least not in my world! @midwesterner85 posted about a mini-marathon (0.26miles) in Texas that has beer and fried pickles at the end! I immediately thought of you and wondered why you hadn't commented on it yet! 🙃
Is your hip hurting when you run or cycle or just all the time? I really hope they can get it sorted out for you!
@sarahthes - how did physio go today?
@RunsOnEspresso and @sarahthes - I too have this issue... well not any longer with work clothes but I was bound and determined that I would make my suits fit until I retired because I didn't want to have to but any new ones. It is a wonder what jackets and sweaters can cover up! At my lowest I got down to a sz 2 and I was so excited. My trainer told me he was 'going to build me back up to a sz 6' I was not amused but he was right. I don't have much fat in my legs or butt but I have a butt now where I never had much of one before. Now all my small pants are too small and I get sad every time I try a pair that doesn't fit. I really don't want to have to replace them. As for my suits - they were the first things I cleaned out of my closet and sent to a charity for women getting into the workforce needing professional clothes!1 -
I saw the comments on the mini marathon. I didnt notice it was in texas. Dh is marathon training, so no way hes up for a mini when daylight is short and he trying to maintain those miles. And he can't have beer. Oh well.
I'm doing alright. Just need to get out of my head. I've had 3 days no running, just letting my legs absorb the training, sorting out calories/macros. Think i was flirting with shin splints too. The hip hurts all the time. But it seems i can minimize the aggravation if i don't sit with my hip flexed less than 90° and watch the cycling. Maybe i need to check the seat height or quit standing to cover hills. I'm almost positive itll sort itself out and wont required medical care if I'm smart about it.
Ate better yesterday. Salad for lunch, halo for dinner.
Today's food plans?
Thus far i had Starbucks Americano and egg bites. No ideas for lunch yet. It may rain, thunderstorm here, so I'm not sure of the calories i need to target today.
Regarding work clothes. Ours are furnished and will take 6+ weeks to get a new size, unless they happen to have it on hand. Mine never are and always take 2-3 months. So i have to be careful with the gain or I'm seriously uncomfortable in clothes to small indefinitely. I tried keeping a set of larger sized, but once i forget and dropped them in the exchange- i never get them back, just replaced with the smaller ones.
Eat healthy. Run healthy.0 -
I gave in to chocolate and also pumpkin spice muffins last night. Blah. I apparently rely an awful lot on exercise calories for staying at maintenance and/or creating a deficit. Maybe I'll hit the gym and ride a stationary bike for a while this weekend.
Breakfast today was Tim Hortons again and of course they gave me the sausage wrap instead of the bacon one (higher calorie). Lunch is just sandwiches from home but I think there's going to be retirement cake at work in about 30 minutes.
Supper isn't planned yet but I expect it will be sous vide chicken or similar. With wild rice and salad.0 -
I think it’s this weather making everyone eat things. This was my dinner a couple of days ago not proud but had I did it.
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We have had pizza the last 2 nights. DH wanted pizza to watch football but choose to go to BJs so that gave me some choices. I got an Asian Chicken salad and what they call a tavern pizza and I call a flatbread. It was good and I gave about half to our elderly neighbor so that limited how much I could eat. No tomato or other sauce and no upset stomach! Yay!
DH also bought ice cream that I uncharacteristically ate too much of the first night. I typically measure out an amount I am willing to eat and will fit within my calorie limit but that night I just kept going back with a spoon 😳
On the upside I haven't had any more of it so I guess I got it out of my system. Maybe...
I want to bake cookies... it is too hot to bake cookies... I have the dough partially made so tomorrow I will bake cookies. I will also go for a long run to earn some of those cookies!1 -
@shanaber DH bought pizza last night. It none. He also bought a calzone (not what I call a calzone-no ricotta) and i ate that.
I put on chicken soup yesterday so we have it still. Its good i think. No one else has eaten any of it. Its kale, turnip, carrot, onion, sweet potato, garahm Marsala, tomato, coconut milk, and i tossed in the last of a questionable pineapple. Haha!0 -
I had Five Guys last night before watching baseball but it fit in my calories. Tonight is Mexican after watching hockey. Going to track today but I did my 8 miles this morning sooooooo I have a little more wiggle room.
I've been doing some strength sessions again. I'll do another one tomorrow and walk the dog.
I have not eaten all the candy corn in one sitting, only eating what fits in my calories.
@Shanaber I like BJs because I can get gf pizza and pizookie. And I really like their berry cider. Even if I didn't have to be gf I'd drink that.1
