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    I'm starving......and need help...

    I just started running again. I say again because ever since high school ended (I was a track star ) I have started and stopped running at least 3 times. I'm committed to sticking with it this time.

    However I've noticed that my current running workout and previous diet are not friendly. The result has been that I'm starving most of the day but I'm not sure what to do about it as I don't want to eat snacks all day. Anyway, here's my current routine:

    Breakfast: Granola bar
    Lunch: Soup, fruit cup, wheat thins or some other cracker (mabye a visit McDonalds or Chick-fil-a twice a week)
    Snack: I'll usually eat some more crackers or pretzels or maybe a Snickers
    Dinner: Whatever Mrs. Jones is making at home (usually something good and nutritious with meat/veggies/fruit etc., pretty much a normal dinner meal
    Snack: Usually have a bowl of ice cream after running

    I run at night so I wake up hungry and it just never wears off. I hate breakfast (especially cereal and oatmeal) but would be open to a protein shake or other "easy to eat at work" snack to tide me over until lunch. I've just never looked into shakes or other protein/carb packed snacks/shakes.

    Thoughts?
    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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    String cheese has a fair of amount of protein and not much fat. Two of those make for a decent snack. Pistachios too.
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    • #3
      My first recommendation would be to START EATING!

      Seriously, you are not eating breakfast or lunch...it's no wonder you are hungry. Soup or a cup of fruit is not a lunch, it is a snack. A granola bar is not breakfast. And it's true what they say--breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

      Also, pretzels and crackers are not a good snack, nor is a snickers.

      Here's my recommendation:
      Eat some protein for breakfast. Eggs or some other meat.
      Eat a small snack between breakfast and lunch (string cheese, nuts, your fruit cup, etc.)
      Eat some more protein for lunch (a tuna sandwich, chicken salad, a salad). Really, just about anything is going to be better than a small soup.
      The rest of your day looks fine.

      If your goal is to lose weight, then you need to cut out the sugary snacks and the pretzels. But if you are a skinny runner, then just eat more.


      Unless you are trying to gain muscle (which you are not if you are running), you don't need protein shakes. You just need to eat more.

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      • #4
        Bag of baby carrots in your office fridge.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
          String cheese has a fair of amount of protein and not much fat. Two of those make for a decent snack. Pistachios too.
          I should say that what I will eventual incorporate into my diet will most likely be at work. I have room in my desk/office to stash anything but I don't have a fridge so string cheese is out. Pistachios are yummy and that would work.
          "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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          • #6
            I also walk/run in the evening

            Here is what I try to do

            Breakfast - appx 2 or 3 carb servings plus 1 of protien

            eg a nf yogurt plus a piece of fruit whatever is in season
            this is normally at my desk at work

            lunch 2 or 3 carb servings

            eg open face sandwich and 12 oz can of v8

            mid afternoon snack 1 carb serving

            eg pc of toast, a cup of milk or a handful of raw nuts

            dinner 3 to 4 carb servings
            basically whatever I cook for the family

            before going to bed 1 or 2 carb servings and some protien
            eg cup of milk and a piece of toast or some berries

            I try to keep it between 12-15 carb servings per day and follow the food pyramid for guidence on how much to eat for the rest of the food groups.

            Following this plan I lost 135 lbs. When I stopped I put 35 back on and have started doing again and have lost 10 of the 35 that I found.

            Good luck on getting your diet under control
            Last edited by happyone; 09-10-2010, 02:55 PM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by falafel View Post
              Bag of baby carrots in your office fridge.
              Baby carrots kind of creep me out. Carrots aren't supposed to look like that.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Eddie Jones View Post
                I just started running again. I say again because ever since high school ended (I was a track star ) I have started and stopped running at least 3 times. I'm committed to sticking with it this time.

                However I've noticed that my current running workout and previous diet are not friendly. The result has been that I'm starving most of the day but I'm not sure what to do about it as I don't want to eat snacks all day. Anyway, here's my current routine:

                Breakfast: Granola bar
                Lunch: Soup, fruit cup, wheat thins or some other cracker (mabye a visit McDonalds or Chick-fil-a twice a week)
                Snack: I'll usually eat some more crackers or pretzels or maybe a Snickers
                Dinner: Whatever Mrs. Jones is making at home (usually something good and nutritious with meat/veggies/fruit etc., pretty much a normal dinner meal
                Snack: Usually have a bowl of ice cream after running

                I run at night so I wake up hungry and it just never wears off. I hate breakfast (especially cereal and oatmeal) but would be open to a protein shake or other "easy to eat at work" snack to tide me over until lunch. I've just never looked into shakes or other protein/carb packed snacks/shakes.

                Thoughts?
                Oatmeal. I love oatmeal. I don't understand people that hate it. Have you tried steel cut oats?
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by YOhio View Post
                  Baby carrots kind of creep me out. Carrots aren't supposed to look like that.
                  Maybe they should be called prepubescent carrots.
                  Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                  Dig your own grave, and save!

                  "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                  "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                  GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by nikuman View Post
                    Oatmeal. I love oatmeal. I don't understand people that hate it. Have you tried steel cut oats?
                    I've never tried steel cut oats but maybe I'll try it. I hate oatmeal because of the texture. In fact, I hate most fast breakfasts because of the texture. I think Willy Wonka said it best when he compared breakfast cereal to pencil shavings.
                    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jacob View Post
                      My first recommendation would be to START EATING!
                      Ha, yeah I didn't need the calories before but now I do so this is good advice. I just need to change my habit of leaving the house before eating something. I've habitually skipped breakfast for a long time. I guess I was spoiled on my mission with fresh pastries and never got back into cereal.
                      "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Eddie Jones View Post
                        I've never tried steel cut oats but maybe I'll try it. I hate oatmeal because of the texture. In fact, I hate most fast breakfasts because of the texture. I think Willy Wonka said it best when he compared breakfast cereal to pencil shavings.
                        No one says you have to eat breakfast for breakfast. I threw up cold cereal once and then had an aversion to cereal for several years after that. Instead I would eat a sandwich. Danimal thought I was so weird. But what's so different between a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and toast and jam? A lot of times I'd make it the night before and eat it in the car on my way to work. When I had more time, I'd mix it up and have a grilled cheese.
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