Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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I did okay yesterday. Telling myself that I'm allowed chocolate again once I'm running properly again is working so far...
Being strict with myself is hard and sucks!
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Saw the nutritionist on Thursday... going to back up just a little though before that. I saw my GP a couple of weeks ago and my weight was right where I expected it to be. Fast forward to Tuesday. I saw the dermatologist and was weighed again - my weight was up 8! yes 8lbs!! So I thought maybe it is just their scale... saw the nutritionist and had my InBody done again... not quite as bad as the scale at the dermatologist office thank goodness! Up 4lbs over all. I never thought I would be happy about a 4lbs gain
So the breakdown: I gained over another pound of muscle (1.6), was up a bit over a pound of water and the rest was fat...
She wants me to continue with eating to the calories and macros she had set previously, is very happy with the muscle gain and feels the fat increase is well within a normal fluctuation. Because my cortisol levels are still so very low but everything else has improved she wants me to try running every other day and cutting my long runs back or out entirely on the weekends. This just for a few weeks to see if it makes a difference in how I am feeling. She also wants me eating more cruciferous veggies, more fermented (& salty) foods, and red meat once a week. DH was thrilled with the red meat part - we are BBQing steaks tomorrow night 😋
We are having IP chicken, acorn squash and veggies for dinner tonight. Going grocery shopping this afternoon though so there could be changes in the menu depending on what I find and pick up...2 -
@shanaber. That's great news you've gained so much muscle. I'm jealous! I figured I'll go for a dxa in January, mostly to see where that left leg muscle loss it's.
Are you doing weights? Sorry i cannot remember. I renewed my Y membership, hoping I'll go. I'm finally feeling recovered after this last surgery and ready to try some simple weights. Or swim again.
No food plans here... I also have acorn squash and chicken... We'll see. Today might be a run day and i may not be up for baking the squash.
This week I'm doing better! The scale ran away far enough, undoing plenty of progress. I'm just going to say it was good to over eat/refuel and hoping my body used it for muscle. Even though my scale says it was fat.... 😒
What's everyone eating? What changes are you focused on this week?
Me? Gah. I need to give up taco casa.... Theres a do better with the fried greasy meat... I just haven't found it yet... Wonder if they'd make me a taco with those lardy beans? Haha!
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Thanks @elise4270 - I am doing weights at least twice a week with my longtime trainer. I also do some bodyweight stuff at home most days and I bought a 20lb kettle bell to add to my routine at home. I haven't used it as much as I probably should. I am thinking a once a week routine with it would be good...
I am looking into our Y as well so I can swim laps - it is just so far away I worry I won't go.
It feels weird not to get a long run in but also kind of good...guess I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to get at least 8 miles in at some point every week.
We had steak last night (mmmmm) so tonight will be the chicken and squash.
I think we are going to head to the dog beach this morning so Hobbes can have a good romp. He won't get to go for at least a couple of months.
Does taco casa have a grilled chicken option or even vegetarian? That might give you your taco fix and be better than fried greasy meat? Those lardy beans are so tasty and so bad 😣 probably worse than the meat! Well maybe...
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Taco casa doesn't have chicken, i dont think... I don't really like chicken... So, i don't know what to for lunch. I love refried beans. I have several bags of dry bean, i could probably hide some chicken thighs in those, until my tummy say "no more" or my coworkers and dh rebel. Oh i do like home cooked chicken thighs.
Hobbs has treatment ahead? Keeping him in our well wishes.
I knew you did weights once you mentioned it again "oh yea, i did know that".
Luckily our Y is ~3 miles from work, 12ish from home. I just gotta go.0 -
Dh wanted Mexican for lunch yesterday. Today i am buying coworkers pizza.
Where's my do better mojo? The madness has to stop. Haha!0 -
Thanksgiving weekend so, um...
Food, running, snow, Spiderman.3 -
Do you ever just not want to cook or maybe even eat? oh I would eat if someone would make the decision on what to eat and cook for me....
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I have Pat's email. I just didn't wanna bug him. I may have too though.
@Elise4270 you are ALWAYS welcome to pester me! At any time!
This is the recipe I follow for Siggi's, though there's a few out there, with slight variations. I haven't made it in a while, I should really make up a batch.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-make-icelandic-skyr-2952738
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I'm back, after a summer of a bit too much eating, and a bit too much drinking, and not enough running. At least this year I made a better attempt to pull back before full, and as a consequence, I didn't grow as much as I did last year.
My biggest accomplishment for the 5 months I've been away is that I've doing a great job avoiding cereals. I just don't buy any more. That stuff was so. dang. addicting! I'm not completely over it. My wife just bought Cinnamon Toast Crunch (which I found I don't like at all any more...HERESY!!) and vanilla Chex, which is phenomenal and I've been getting into that, but not like before.
Late in the sailing season I found out I could cut my beer drinking in half by drinking Kirkland sparking water every other drink. I tried regular water but that didn't satisfy my thirst. My wife suggest the sparkling water and I ignored it, until I took one of hers one day and, of course, she was right. I also quit drinking my wife's margaritas. I figured out there was 280 calories per drink and they no longer were appealing. G&T on the other hand, are lo-cal in comparison, so I did keep drinking those.
We winterize the boat and get it pulled out Monday, so that will really help with the weekend overeating/overdrinking.
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@7lenny7 - Yay!! You're back!
Also I love the Kirkland sparkling waters. I was buying LaCroix grapefruit and some other flavors but they are so expensive compared to the Kirkland and the Kirkland selection we have has lemon, lime and grapefruit which is perfect!
So last night I told DH that it was his turn to plan and make dinner... His answer was that he was going to have the leftover piece of chicken (there was only 1) and I could have whatever I wanted... Tonight I told him what my plan was for dinner and he said 'no it is Thursday Night football and I am having leftover pizza'. Argggghhhhh.... Maybe I need to just plan for myself and let him fend for himself all the time!3 -
I have Pat's email. I just didn't wanna bug him. I may have too though.
@Elise4270 you are ALWAYS welcome to pester me! At any time!
This is the recipe I follow for Siggi's, though there's a few out there, with slight variations. I haven't made it in a while, I should really make up a batch.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-make-icelandic-skyr-2952738
Great. What's your address, phone number, birthday, what's your favorite color/are you a dog like me? I wanna be a fish- but ima dog, where do you eat lunch, what good smells do you wear and which side of the bed do you sleep on?
Hehehe... (intentionally Creepy)
Thanks for the recipe.
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How is everyone doing food wise? DH got doughnuts again yesterday. I am not usually tempted but these... pumpkin spice with cinnamon spice cream cheese! Apple cider! I have been having just little pieces and logged an entire doughnut yesterday... I know they are not good for me especially with not running right now but they are so delicious!
DH is smoking a pork butt for dinner tonight that we will have with some steamed broccoli and corn on the cob for him. Hopefully there will be lots of leftovers for the week. We also got some potatoes to have baked with veggies and chicken or other protein.2 -
I hate horribly the past few days. But thats expected with a race. Pre race Pizza and ice cream, post race danishes and a donut. No beer... Eh feel I'm flirting with a headache, weather is terrible, allergies (food and seasonal) and already feeling dehydrated, i passed.
I'm ready to get back on track! This weekend went by so fast. I'm not ready for it to be Monday yet. I'm so so tired.1 -
Mmmmm... Smoked pork butt! I'll be over when it's done!
My race yesterday had a bake sale and I bought quite a bit thinking I'd bring most of it home for my son. Well I went from the race to our boat to get it ready for winter and have already eaten most of it
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I had Harkins popcorn for lunch. That is totally healthy.0
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Popcorn is definitely healthy... just depends on what was on it 🤣0
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OK, time to get serious! I'm going to start logging calories again. And not just for the first half of the day when it's easy to do.
As a sign of my renewed dedication, this morning I opened up a small box of Whitman's chocolates... And dumped them in the trash. 1000 calories avoided right there. Equivalent to 7 miles of running.3 -
OK, time to get serious! I'm going to start logging calories again. And not just for the first half of the day when it's easy to do.
As a sign of my renewed dedication, this morning I opened up a small box of Whitman's chocolates... And dumped them in the trash. 1000 calories avoided right there. Equivalent to 7 miles of running.
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I am not doing great calorie wise, including gaining a ridiculous 10 lbs while sidelined from running for 6 weeks. I make all these plans and then it all goes to hell in the evening.
Maybe I should start doing strength training in the evenings to keep myself busy LOL. At least I'm running again. Not entirely pain free though.1 -
@sarahthes My best advice on being down and curtailing the weight gain is soup. You can make a very good soup light in calories and get stuffed without breaking the calorie bank. They are my go to, especially when the weather is cool. And of course, winter squash even with butter will be less damaging than processed goodies.
best of luck!
i didn't do horrible today. I had tacos. no breakfast. er, sort of really. just a protein shake. DH is off today and went to visit a childhood friend that has a mama cat and kittens hanging out. ugh. He wants to bring one or two of them home. We have 3 cats and 2 neglected outside dogs (no the dogs arent really neglected. yes they need brushed and petted more, but are fat and cared for). I do not want more cats. my fat cat will be so mad if another cat is in this house..... ugh... I'm hoping with this cold snap the kittens have gone elsewhere for the day.0 -
This says something about me. LOL. (At work there is only half & half cream; I refuse to use powdered crud and am too lazy to bring milk from home.)
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@sarahthes This is why I learned to drink my coffee black. It is a lot easier to do that with good coffee, of course.1
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@midwesterner85 The work coffee is terrible LOL. I gave up sugar (followed by giving up sweetener) pretty easily a few years ago but I like the taste and texture milk or cream adds.0
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I have never really liked anything in my coffee but like @midwesterner85 says it has to be good coffee. I never drank the coffee at work when I went into an office, for that reason, I would bring a thermos from home instead. (Note IT groups have the absolute worst coffee ever!) If I had cream in my coffee every day it would be all over for me - I drink so much coffee all my calories would go there.
These days I will sometimes add Tera's whey vanilla protein powder to my coffee and it is deliciously creamy and tasty. The dark chocolate is good too but I like the vanilla better.0 -
Fortunately the cream at work is on those little cups! I don't use very much. My first cup of the day is from home and just has milk in it.0
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@shanaber Do you mix the whey protein with water before adding to coffee? I tried mixing some whey protein with coffee once (I did not add water first), and it just clumped to become solid chewy pieces in the coffee. Not good at all. I'm not sure if it was the specific protein powder or if this would happen with all protein powders and perhaps I should have mixed with at least a little bit of cold water first.0
