Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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Well. I had Cinnamon boy scout popcorn for dinner... Ugh. So much room for improvement.0
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Boy and wife were gone during dinner so I grazed on an odd assortment of food. Venison sausage, homemade pickles and pickled jalapeños, a hot dog (no bun), a few chips and a few chocolate chips. And a shot of bourbon.
Now it's time to take Kody for a bike ride (he'll be running, I'll be on the bike)3 -
@7lenny7 - you can say what you want, but I still am picturing it in reverse, kody on the bike, and you following behind.
Also, jealous of the bourbon. Last week was national gin and tonic day, and well, I decided I was patriotic, but it’s a small town, and let’s just say it’s not very good gin that I’m still working with.4 -
I haven't had much of an appetite but I am back to trying to make healthy choices and watching my sugar.1
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I need to be really careful with my diet if I'm not going to be running. I found a Costco-sized bag of my favorite cereal hidden in the pantry and started inhaling. Seven Sundays Vanilla Cherry Pecan Meusli. At least it's all good ingredients, but it's probably not a wise thing just to pour from the bag directly into my mouth.
@hanlonsk sorry about the bad gin. No one should suffer through that. And I must correct myself. It wasn't bourbon I was drinking but some High West rye whiskey from Utah.0 -
Oof, trip to the bar after the vet yesterday turned into a late night and way too much food. So it goes. I've got a vacation weekend coming up, too - I want to enjoy myself but maybe not feel miserable, too. Time to exercise some moderation.1
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@RunsOnEspresso - welcome back.
@7lenny7 - I suspect you have some calorie burn still going on after your 41 mile run! So doubt that cereal binge would hurt much.
I on the other hand have no ongoing burn to fall back on and am starting to see the weight creep again... Even going to the gym and cycling hard doesn't seem to be having much effect. Seems like I follow a pattern of injury, weight gain, fight to get it off without success, then repeat. I have gained nearly 25lbs since I had my hand surgery in early 2016. I had been maintaining pretty well until then. On the positive side I was seeing it trending down up until I hurt my foot
I am reigning in my diet and calories too but trying not to dip too low again. I would like to just see it level off and not go up any more.
We are going on 'vacation' (do retired people still go on vacation or is it just a trip) next week but will have a kitchen in our hotel room so I am planning to at least have breakfast food and healthy snacks. Lunch, and likely dinner, will be at Disney unless we decide to take a break, eat and then go back to the park. It would definitely be cheaper if we do that. The following week (2 days after FL) we are taking a road trip to Idaho for a hometown visit and a football game. Food is going to be iffy but I plan to take healthy snacks in the car and for the hotel.3 -
Alright. I have half of a plan.
I'm going to try to do even/odd days (or maybe even odd months) alternating "do better with meat", and without. Only because I am lacking in my fruits and vegetables and hopefully this will push me to readjust my go to foods.
I renewed my Y membership. I really need to do any amount of strength training. So... That's on the list of "do better".
Coffee. Protein shake. And unknown... But dh is out of town tonight so i can eat however i want! Yay!
How's everyone else getting along? Todays plans?0 -
I am making granola this morning and pumpkin muffins...
I bought bananas, ate 1 and now they are too ripe - hate that!
I also need to get more veggies in. I have lettuce for salads in the fridge that needs to be washed so maybe while the other things are baking I can get that done too.
So baking this morning... salad for lunch. leftover spinach ravioli and sauce with another salad for dinner.
I need to figure out dinners for Friday - Sunday that won't make a huge amount, are healthy and I don't have to buy too much stuff since we leave for almost 2 weeks on Monday morning. Although maybe having extra ingredients in the freezer would be good since we will be home for 3 days in between trips... Maybe salsa chicken in the IP...0 -
@shanaber bananas and avocados always seem to do that. I've stopped buying avocados because I never can catch them in the ripe stage.0
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We put the avocados in the fridge the second they seem almost ripe. It seems to buy us some time.
I had a a salad. I found a new place that isnt a fast food chain and had protien options (diced chicken, egg, fresh mozzarella) so i tried it. Was yummy. And i got a water to drink, no diet coke.
I figure if i can chose to eat here, i can have meat daily. I really hate that over salted chicken in Chick-fil-A's salads.
I'm off to a great start on day one do over-do better!!!1 -
I can't live without avocados so I buy them at Costco. I eat them fast enough that I can usually get through all of them before they are too ripe or bad. The last batch I lost only one of the 5 or 6 in the bag. Bananas are different story though. I need to be eating them but I want organic - if I get organic I have to buy like 6 or more (they have them bundled where you can't separate them). This time I bought non-organic and only got 3. they barely lasted 3 days
@Elise4270 - when I put the avocados in the fridge they seem to get weird black areas so lately I have been just keeping them out.
Great job on the salad and the water! Awesome choices!! I like the salads at Panera for the same reason - they chicken is not overly salty and is delicious! Just going to say that diet sodas are really, really bad for you so water is awesome!0 -
Ya i know diet soda is horrible. I let myself have one once in a while then it just became more and more frequent.
Once i look at my day and realize i had zero water except brushing my teeth or shower water... Ugh... So unhealthy. Coffee, coffee, soda, kombucha.
Yes my avocados get those black spots too, i haven't notice a difference from fridge or counter top yet. It sure is frustrating having something so delicious go bad so quickly. I have a neice that will eat them "rotten". Yuck.. shes vegetarian- wierdo haha! I do have 2 that need to be eaten. Dinner! Keepin' that do better reset going!!!
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I haven't had any soda for years now but I do get flavored (non sweetened) sparkling water and have one or two a day. I used to not drink that either because of the added sodium but now they have cut out the sodium too, My daughter got some kind of a soda machine from her 'buy nothing' group that she uses to make her own sparkling water. I am pretty jealous and am thinking maybe for Christmas. I would need to have a ready supply of grapefruit though to flavor it with
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I haven't had any soda for years now but I do get flavored (non sweetened) sparkling water and have one or two a day. I used to not drink that either because of the added sodium but now they have cut out the sodium too, My daughter got some kind of a soda machine from her 'buy nothing' group that she uses to make her own sparkling water. I am pretty jealous and am thinking maybe for Christmas. I would need to have a ready supply of grapefruit though to flavor it with
I really like the Perrier water. Its hard to find and the carbonation isnt always the best choice for me. I like the bubly and la Croix alright.
I'm still on track. I was mildly tempted to get beer and pizza and Netflix binge with dh gone. I did go to the park to run, then decided against it. It's so muddy, even I didnt want to mess with that.
So, I've made my own little egg bites (in the oven now), i have a 0.5% alcoholic kombucha and think ill try to grab 2 miles on the TM.
Feels great to be making better choices.1 -
I am liking these better choices @Elise4270!
I did ok - made granola and 'healthy' pumpkin muffins made with maple syrup, whole wheat and oatmeal. They are actually pretty darn good. I also got the lettuce all washed and a big salad made for dinner.1 -
I love lacroix but then again I grew up on it. Originally made in my hometown. Although I've been getting the Arrowhead brand because Frys gave me tons of coupons. I mix it with vodka.
I lost 6 pounds in just under 2 weeks. Starting to get my appetite back. Although last night at Five Guys I didn't eat a lot of fries (which is unusual for me).1 -
How is everyone doing today?
I was doing ok until we went to the movies and my friend bought popcorn... I can't resist it at all! We did split it amongst 3 of us but I still ate enough to not feel well afterwards. I did suck it up and went to the gym for some cardio and felt better for it. Came home and ate leftover Mac and cheese (Panera *crack*) veggies and hummus and wine for dinner after my post workout coffee (decaf), milk and protein powder.1 -
I didn't finish logging yesterday, will need to do that. I ate dinner and was extremely stuffed (I know DH is making me eat my usual amount but it was SO much). We went to pick up a few things at the store then I had some candy corn while watching the game. I felt so sick to my stomach after. Ugh0
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I did okay yesterday. I allowed myself a burrito.. then dh gave me a prepackaged brownie from Torchys tacos. It had soy in it, i gave it back. He didn't take it so I et it. Then I found another he bought for dd.
My face hurts. Ive been bad about remembering my rosecea med. Or it's just a nasty flare up. Itches and on fire. So annoying. (Probably all the poor choices haunting me).
Today?
Eh, no plans. Just coffee so far. I'd like to get out for a long walk. I know i still can't run more than 2-3 miles without pain. But i may need to check, make sure i didnt magically get better
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Avocados were just on sale for 50¢ each so I bought 10. I kept them out until they were ripe then put them in the fridge. They seem to keep for a week for me but I don't mind the black spots at all. I love to mash them with onion, lime juice and salt and pepper and eat it like that. I suppose that's close to guacamole but I've never looked up a guac recipe so I'm not sure.
Kirkland sparkling water has become a good substitute for beer for me. It seems to satisfy the same thirst.
So far this being laid up is not doing much for my food restraint. My wife keeps me well fed as I sit on my butt. I did have her buy a big bag of mixed veggies to snack on instead of refined carbs. Today she made two killer breakfast sandwiches for me. One would have been plenty but they were do good I ate both.
I need start figuring out how I can prepare food for myself. Crutches make it difficult. I guess I have plenty of time to learn.1 -
I ran out of steam at 9 miles today. Went home and got as close to sleep without actually sleeping. I am trying to eat more! But it's hard when not very hungry.0
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Avocados were just on sale for 50¢ each so I bought 10. I kept them out until they were ripe then put them in the fridge. They seem to keep for a week for me but I don't mind the black spots at all. I love to mash them with onion, lime juice and salt and pepper and eat it like that. I suppose that's close to guacamole but I've never looked up a guac recipe so I'm not sure.
Kirkland sparkling water has become a good substitute for beer for me. It seems to satisfy the same thirst.
So far this being laid up is not doing much for my food restraint. My wife keeps me well fed as I sit on my butt. I did have her buy a big bag of mixed veggies to snack on instead of refined carbs. Today she made two killer breakfast sandwiches for me. One would have been plenty but they were do good I ate both.
I need start figuring out how I can prepare food for myself. Crutches make it difficult. I guess I have plenty of time to learn.
Theres definitely no grabbing a bowl of cereal and ploping in front of the TV! Sandwiches are easy, Premade protein shakes... Grilled cheese? I was on my own. Everyone just watch me struggle... Grrr..0 -
@Elise4270 - you sound like me... I took Hobbes out for a long walk and just had to see how my foot felt running! It does feel better running than walking but still hurts. We did 4 miles and now... well now it is throbbing. I haven't said anything to DH but I am worried about all the walking we will need to do in FL. I also hadn't eaten much and now I am ravenous but don't want to over do it because I am not burning up calories like I would from my regular runs... may have some yogurt and the granola I made the other day. DH went and got doughnuts again. Honestly for me they are a once in a while treat and I am feeling kind of tired of them now so I guess that is good.
@RunsOnEspresso - I have candy corn too. It is the only halloween candy I bought (DH doesn't like it and won't eat it). I allow myself a couple of pieces in the afternoon and that is it - so far it has worked out ok.0 -
@7lenny7 - throw in some fresh chopped jalapeño pepper and tomato if you like and you have Guac! You should have it with your veggies for a snack! It is really good for you. I agree with @elise4270 on sandwiches and maybe make big salad that you can just pull from. Cottage cheese is another good choice if you like it.
@runsonespresso - when my daughter went through her big marriage break up she had no appetite, didn't want to cook for herself and was having a difficult time even eating what her friends made for her. She is a doctor and knew she needed to eat but when you are so down it is really hard. She was also cycling almost every day and running... or at least trying to. It has taken months for her to get her appetite and strength back and really want to eat again. Hang in there and just keep trying but don't try to push your body too hard until you can really get some fuel in.0 -
Chicken and dumplings sound good. Guess i could get dh to get a pot pie. Ahh remember how good those things were? And so cheap!
Haha! I dun wanna cook.0 -
Today was a bit of a wash due to being on the road and in meetings all day but I did get to have dinner with one of my oldest friends tonight. Haven't seen her in 13 years (she moved to California in 2001 and last saw her at my wedding in 2005) and it was like we last met yesterday.2
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Kind of screwing the pooch on food right now. Not a lot of exercising happening due to injury and it's birthday week. Feeling 10x better so I think PT will allow me to start more meaningful exercise soon. It's my first ultra-low-pain day in a month! Gonna enjoy birthday week and then just stick to a .5lb per week deficit.0
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Co-worker bought me a burger -how could i pass that up? He'd been out of our department for the last month and this was his first day back. Of course, everyone had a burger. I just didnt have any cash. So... I keep telling myself its not wierd... Haha! Really good burger though.
Dh bought pizza for dinner
My miles have suffered waiting for this ITB to recover, i know i can't eat like this.
Tomorrow should be salad day. And a run or ridr or walk or get moving day!0 -
Garmin says I'm under on calories today. Yesterday = Halloween candy. So I think I will leave a bunch in the pot today.1
