tkillion810 Member

I follow the thought process of carb loading before my races. In fact, I go as far as a 10 day fat loading phase, then 3 days of carb loading plus a carb heaving breakfast the morning of, to prepare for my races. If you're not looking to race, I'd follow something pretty similar to what you've done for your long training…

My preferred choices for carbs are oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, whole grain break like Ezekial, and sweet potatoes.

I plan my meals out for a week - jot them down on a template I created where I also record activities/events that might affect my meals/choices (weddings, parties, kids activities, etc.). I start by adding the activities, then start adding my meals. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are pretty cut and dry for me. There isn't…

Tofu Edamame Cottage cheese Nuts Beans (also source of carbs) Tuna Eggs Salmon, tilapia

Great idea! I was just thinking about how to make this dairy free. Cashew butter would be yummy, too.

There's a million options for stir fry depending on what veggies you have around. What about different rice or couscous salads with veggies and dressings added in? What kinds of foods do you typically like to eat? If you google Paleo recipes you can find a ton of good ones, since Paleo doesn't include dairy. I love…

I like to make two - -1 tbsp. tahini, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper, add just enough water to thin out to desired consistency -1/2 avocado, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper, add water to consistency you like

Most recent race was Sioux Falls, SD marathon on September 7. I PR'd that day with a time of 4:05:54. Still hoping to hit 4 this year at Twin Cities in two weeks!

I'd go with B. This will also give you another chance to play around your race nutrition.

I love cover songs and recently added a few by Marilyn Manson to my playlist. Ataris also has a few good ones.

Great reminder! #10 is my favorite. I've been guilty of walking up to the start line already thinking I won't hit my goal.

I like the recipes at Eat2Run, civilized caveman, mywholefoodlife, and skinnytaste.

Yep - every meal. Try to think outside ot the "breakfast food" box when it comes to adding protein to that meal. My husband likes to have leftover dinners for his breakfast. Sometimes a hunk of steak or pork with veggies. You could chop that up and sautee w/ diced potatoes and scrambled eggs - that's a lot of protein. I…

Check out civilized caveman, paleomg, and nomnom websites. All have great paleo recipes!

Right now I am loving chicken zoodle soup. It's basically chicken and noodle soup, however you would normally make it, but replace the noodles with spiralized zucchini. I have it with a few crackers. Super cheap and easy.

Okay, I have no idea what a hostel is... originally I thought it was a typo! I've also never heard of air bnb. Off to google to edumacate myself ;)

Pepsi drank through a Twizzler "straw" :smile:

We can't be 100% all the time. That's why elite athletes do what is called periodized training. Sometimes the mind and the body need a short break. Maybe you allow yourself to just focus on maintenance for a few weeks, then pick back up. As far as getting into the gym, I used to tell myself that I had to comitt to 10…

Please know that you are not alone. Do you have a good support system that you can reach out to? If not, this might be a great time to develop one; seek out groups or therapy, in addition to friends and family. There's likely a cause for the behavior. If you can identify what's at the bottom of it, then you can begin to…

Some of my staples: Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats Celery Hearts, Lemons, Baby Spinach, Frozen Pineapple and Mango - for green smoothies Baby carrots Tahini Almond butter and Walnut butter Bananas Organic chicken breast tenders Fresh salmon Eggs Packs of Albacore Tuna Spring green mix…

You look AH-MAZ-ING!!!! Great job!

Green smoothies, omelets w/ sauteed veggies, veggies and salsa, veggies and hummus, soups. These are my go-tos. Nothing fancy.

I think there are a few key things you can do to help keep the cost, and time spent cooking to a minimum. Planning ahead saves me a ton of time. I plan my meals out for the week on Sundays. Then I can plan to use leftovers for lunches or even freeze some of them for another week. I like to plan stir fry for later in the…

Check out skinnytaste She posts calorie counts and they are usually pretty close to what I end up with when I figure them out with my specific ingredients in MFP.

Sumo squats and sumo straight leg deadlifts. Hip thrusts/extensions. That's the money!

Some soreness is to be expected. I do a few things to help with mine. After a hard workout I will drink a recovery shake or Vega recovery accelerator. My recovery shake is - tart cherry juice, coconut water, kale, banana, chia seeds, hemp hearts, vega vanilla protein powder. If I am exceptionally sore, I will soak in an…

Processed, prepackaged foods and started meal prepping and cooking more.

Feel free to add me. I've struggled in the past with the binge/restictive eating cycle. The past 6 months I've made pretty good progress in overcoming this. Not perfect, but progress ;)

Great idea! I keep track of mine in an excel spreadsheet and on MFP but can definitely appreciate the desire to hold it in my hands and doodle on it, etc. :P Did you take a look on pinterest for some ideas?

Ah yes!! I can relate. Strength training will be your best bet. Consider squatting, lunges, abduction/adduction work. Basically build up some muscle and it will help. Great job on your weight loss so far. This is a good problem to have ;)