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Not necessarily! Just keep your scale handy, and enter ingredients as you go.
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Go to Food, Recipes, and you can either input the recipe yourself or enter the URL if you use an online recipe. If you input your own, measure or weigh all your ingredients, enter the number of servings the recipe makes, and it will figure the percentages for you.
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I agree with the folks who say plan ahead and eat the real thing. On long run days, I get to have 2-3 slices of pizza plus bread sticks and wine, and still come in within my day's calories. I usually go for sausage and peppers on mine.
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A couple of things come to mind. First: shoes. If you're building up to running, make sure you have shoes that are appropriate for your feet and gait. For that, the best thing to do is get fitted at your local running store--preferably one where they'll watch you walk or run on a treadmill to check out your mechanics. Yes,…
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Yes, once. I missed Maryland crab cakes, badly. Very badly. I found a good recipe, but I lived far from the ocean so had to buy some of that fake crab meat. The cakes wouldn't hold together--they fell apart when I tried to flip them, and then the hot oil sputtered and spattered and burned me. I threw the whole pan in the…
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Morningstar Farms crumbles cooked with barbecue sauce, then spooned onto toasted sandwich thins and topped with shredded cheese. Baby carrots on the side. And a banana.
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The recipe calls for uncooked oats, so that's what you use to figure the calories. ETA: I entered the recipe into MFP's recipe calculator, and got a virtually identical nutrition breakdown to what you give above.
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In for the carbs! Yesterday was long run day--MFP told me my goal was 424g of carbs. I managed 346. The largest single source was the pizza I had for lunch, but I also had toast, a PopTart, tortillas, and a Blue Moon pumpkin ale. Didn't have any in the house, but my absolute favorite carb source is crusty bread hot out of…
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Win!
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Hot buttered PopTarts.
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Cereal with soy or almond milk. Bagel or English muffin with peanut butter, almond butter, or Nutella. Muffins. Tons of recipes out there (my running buddy recently gave me some pumpkin muffins that were great), but even the mix ones are only ~130 calories each. Bacon sandwich. Smoothie made with fruit and soy/rice/almond…
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Winter is easy--summer is hard! Once it gets hot, running is miserable so I don't burn nearly as many calories. I ran last winter down to about -30F (we were in Finland), which to me is far preferable to anything above 75F. I have a few strategies for holidays, like eating a small meal before a party so I can enjoy a few…
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You love the doughnut, you're willing to work out to make up for the extra calories, you're not gaining weight. Run the problem by me again?
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No, YOU just don't need it. It's absurd to assume everyone's hydration and nutrition needs are the same. The OP will learn what works for him through trial and error--presumably the same way you did.
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DC Rainmaker is great for reviews and comparisons: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/
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There are several options for carrying food and drink, and people's preferences are going to vary widely--only you can figure out which of these will work best for you: 1. Fuel belt. Come with differing number of bottles, and often a zip pouch you can stick gels, chews, keys, or whatever in. I tried this, didn't like…
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I agree with melaniecheeks--really not essential for runs that short. But if you do feel hungry afterwards, a Greek yogurt is a good option. It will give you a nice protein boost and only set you back 100-200 calories depending on type.
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Sounds like all you need is a watch that keeps lap time. Just about any sports watch will do that--you can find them for less than $25.
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I find those temperatures quite comfortable for running. I agree that you shouldn't overdress--I would go for long tights, a long-sleeved tech shirt, a vest, and some sort of hat (running cap or light tech hat). I often wear gloves at that temp but usually have to take them off after a mile or two. But everyone's cold…
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My favorite smoothie: 1/2 cup yogurt 1/2 cup orange juice (can use other juice or liquid) 1/2 banana About a cup of frozen fruit (I use berries, usually) Blend first 3 ingredients, then add in frozen fruit a little at a time until smoothie reaches 2 cup line on blender. Taste and add honey if desired (or make with your…
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I eat most of mine back, although I tend to leave a 100-200 calorie buffer at the end of the day to account for measurement discrepancies. I'm a runner and quickly found that if I don't fuel myself enough, I feel like crap when I try to run. I also have a heart rate monitor that's accurate to within about 10%, so I'm…
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My favorite recipe site is eatingwell.com
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Vine-ripe tomatoes. Watermelon. Cherries. Ice-cold beer after a strenuous outdoor workout (long run or bike ride especially). I used to like corn on the cob, but I swear I cannot find corn that tastes like corn these days--it's all sickly-sweet.
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Freeze your drinks and use them to keep your food cold (leave/create a little room in the bottles to allow for expansion). If they don't like pasta salad, how about tabouli? You could make hummus or other bean dip, with veggies, crackers, pretzel thins, and/or pita triangles (crisp or soft) for dipping. Deviled eggs are…
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Lots of different things... cheese bacon dried fruit fresh fruit nuts crispy onions crispy red peppers crispy tortilla strips hard boiled egg sandwich meat barbecue meat (pulled pork or chicken) various beans croutons that shake-on crunchy salad topping stuff ...but usually only 2 or 3 at a time. Like, with a fruity…
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This! We differ only on the food specifics (PopTarts rule!).
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One of my MFP friends recently challenged her friends to post sweaty workout pics, so I changed my profile picture to a self-portrait of me on the Stair Master. <---- So that's me over there, glowin' like a pig!
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Yes.
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Pick up a rotisserie chicken and pre-washed salad greens, toss your favorite salad together and top with shredded chicken. Add some nice crusty bread and butter if you have the calories for it.
