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Rachellove9:
I was looking for you in spandex. <3
Looks like your going to be running a good bit.
I'd like to hear about the day before meals and the morning of meals.
I know most runners avoid milk the hours prior to their running.
Can you give a few sample meals and times ahead of the run?
If you don't watch diet, I'll be completely surprised. lol
Keith:
--- Quote from: Rachellove9 on July 03, 2013, 09:19:06 pm ---I was looking for you in spandex. <3
Looks like your going to be running a good bit.
I'd like to hear about the day before meals and the morning of meals.
I know most runners avoid milk the hours prior to their running.
Can you give a few sample meals and times ahead of the run?
If you don't watch diet, I'll be completely surprised. lol
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I usually run after dinner, but before sunset when it's not too hot out anymore (in the summer), and i bike right when i get home from work. swimming is whenever i get a real chance to, which is rare. If i'm serious about my diet I try to consume lots of carbs and stay on a chicken and vegetable diet + pasta/bread etc - but that's only when I'm really in a health watching stage. I basically drink water and nothing else (aside from beer) but actually i used to have chocolate milk a few hours before races and it would seem to help me a good deal. Now, my meals on race days are super complicated - pack carbs the night before, and in the morning have some more IF I wake up early enough. If the race is soon I try to eat only a little so my stomach doesn't freak out mid-race. But i'm slowly getting the ability to eat right before i run and be totally fine. This spring I'd eat a good pound of food while spinning indoors on my bike and be fine, and one of my greatest accomplishments was 7 slices of pizza followed immediately by 7 miles! Meals are tough, because eating healthy can be costly.
I try to make daily runs into something I can squeeze in anywhere if i need to, so I don't focus too much on eating vs running. Races I take it into consideration. I don't like any one thing i need to do for a day take up a ton of time, "Oh I need to eat RIGHT NOW so I can run in x hours" Only on race day. But if you need something to fuel your runs, carbs are the way to go.
Rachellove9:
I'm pretty healthy eater and always aware of diet before I do exercise.
I usually have a protein drink and one scrambled egg if I'll be exercising within two hours of breakfast.
I tried it with no food and found myself like spinning head and almost faint.
Keith:
--- Quote from: Rachellove9 on July 03, 2013, 09:54:53 pm ---I'm pretty healthy eater and always aware of diet before I do exercise.
I usually have a protein drink and one scrambled egg if I'll be exercising within two hours of breakfast.
I tried it with no food and found myself like spinning head and almost faint.
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The more you work out the more aware of your body you become, sometimes I'll go on a run and realize right away that I'm slightly dehydrated, just based on my performance.
Wayshow:
I need to start running or swimming again, but I get off work at 7, an usually eat dinner with my mum after that. I hate exercising after dinner :( I haven't moved for 5 days now and it's getting a bit depressing