What do YOU runners eat?

Bearface115

I am starting to become a runners. i am doing very well and see a dramatic difference, However, my eating isntt he greatest. any suggestions of what typical runners like you all eat? i know the healthy stuff around, but i am hearing mixed things like make sure you eat more carbs and stuff. but runners who have lost the weight, what do you eat? thanks :flowerforyou:

LittleMissAlx

I've heard to eat a lot of protein, for muscle recovery and such. Can't say I eat anything specifically for the running though.

Dinob661

I am not a Marathon Runner or 5k runner or stuff like that. But I used running to lose like 90% of the weight i have lost to date... I don't exactly have my meals planned but I have my days structured of certain goals I try to hit... Here's a list of what I try to do On a daily/weekly basis:

1)Eat a lot of chicken and Fish for great protein source with low calorie intake!
2) Make sure I got at least 90g of protein a day
3) Keep carb intake under 50g
4) Keep sodium intake under 2300mg
5) Keep sugar intake really low
6) Drink a ton of water usually 11+ Cups a day
7) Eat between 1200-1500 calories a day
8) Take multivitamins to make sure my body gets nutrients it might miss from my diet
9) No Soda!
10) NO PROCESSED FOODS! (ALMOST FORGOT!)


As long as I followed that list I could normally eat whatever I wanted as long as it was within the rules I had above for myself. And I have lost weight effectively since I started. I know my calorie intake was low.... but at the time I had a lot of weight to lose.... now I only have about 20lbs left to lose so my calorie intake is at about 1500-1600 a day. I hope this was helpful

Bearface115

I am not a Marathon Runner or 5k runner or stuff like that. But I used running to lose like 90% of the weight i have lost to date... I don't exactly have my meals planned but I have my days structured of certain goals I try to hit... Here's a list of what I try to do On a daily/weekly basis:

1)Eat a lot of chicken and Fish for great protein source with low calorie intake!
2) Make sure I got at least 90g of protein a day
3) Keep carb intake under 50g
4) Keep sodium intake under 2300mg
5) Keep sugar intake really low
6) Drink a ton of water usually 11+ Cups a day
7) Eat between 1200-1500 calories a day
8) Take multivitamins to make sure my body gets nutrients it might miss from my diet
9) No Soda!
10) NO PROCESSED FOODS! (ALMOST FORGOT!)


As long as I followed that list I could normally eat whatever I wanted as long as it was within the rules I had above for myself. And I have lost weight effectively since I started. I know my calorie intake was low.... but at the time I had a lot of weight to lose.... now I only have about 20lbs left to lose so my calorie intake is at about 1500-1600 a day. I hope this was helpful

You are the best thank you for that break down on easy to remember foods!!

runlaugheatpie

I think once you get to a certain place with your running and your weight loss you may find you need to fuel your runs with CARBS (complex, not junk). More protein and less carbs did nothing for my hunger when I was up to 30-40K a week and doing races (nothing more than 16K races). As everyone is different it's good to keep an open mind and try different combinations. While one person may lose loads from running, some people (like me) stop losing after a while.

medwards89

I have lost 85lbs in the last year, mostly from running and using MFP to help with the diet end of course! I've just now hit a plateau and am upping my protein and lowering my carbs.

A doctor suggested that to help with the plateau, I should add weight e.i. a weight vest, so if they high protein, low carb doesn't produce much result, I will go the weight vest route

atomdraco

Balanced REAL food (minimize processed food, fast food)
- meat (while meat, red meat)
- whole grain
- vegi (lots, and many varieties, more color the better), beans
- fruits (lots)

tristahenry

I've seen mixed reviews about carbo loading but from I figured out, only carbo load if you plan to run for an hour or more at a time. I'm out of commission right now because of an injury but when I'm running about 25-30 miles per week, I eat plenty of protein and high fiber foods, keep my sugar and sodium low (I avoid gatorade at all costs unless I'm going on a really long run or it's extremely hot out). I have found that the benefiber packets you add to water help with hunger and it completely dissolves with no taste. About an hour or so before a run I'll eat a piece of fruit and a cheese stick or handful of nuts. That gives me the energy and keeps me from getting sick. After a particularly hard run or workout I reward myself with chocolate milk with sugar free hershey's syrup and fat free milk. And obviously loads of water.