I took up running to lose weight.<\/p>\n
I have not lost weight.\u00a0 In fact, I have gained weight.\u00a0 Some of this is due to age, lifestyle, and genetics, but some of it is my own fault.<\/p>\n
Gaining weight while training for a race isn’t uncommon, but it’s not inevitable.\u00a0 Why does it happen?\u00a0 Because running makes you hungry!\u00a0 And while it takes on average one mile of running to burn 100 calories, it’s pretty easy to pop 100 calories into your mouth without thinking about it.<\/p>\n
I recently read an article in Runner’s World that talked about post-run indulgences.\u00a0 I don’t typically indulge after my mid-week runs, though I may eat more that day.\u00a0 I’m good about tracking my calories in My Fitness Pal during the week.\u00a0 But after my long run on the weekend, all bets are off.\u00a0 Runner’s World suggests only an indulgence of around 400 calories on the day of a long run and making sure to have something like eggs and a whole wheat English muffin right after the run to help with recovery and prevent over indulging.<\/p>\n
Of course, after my long runs, I like to go out for pancakes.\u00a0 My typical lunch is somewhere around 400-500 calories.\u00a0\u00a0 If I make this my indulgence, I’m interpreting RW’s rule to mean that I can then have up to 900 calories for lunch.\u00a0 SO MUCH FOOD!<\/p>\n
Except not really.\u00a0 After a recent 13 mile training run, we went to Denny’s.\u00a0 I had a Grand Slam with pancakes, sausage, hash browns, and scrambled eggs.\u00a0 970 calories.\u00a0 And let’s be honest, I continued to splurge throughout the day.\u00a0\u00a0 I clearly could have made better choices.\u00a0 Did I need hash browns AND pancakes?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Could I have gone with turkey bacon instead of sausage?\u00a0 Yes.<\/p>\n
But making those kinds of decisions can be tough.\u00a0 Especially when ravenous after a long run.\u00a0 Those bad for me foods just taste so incredibly good!<\/p>\n
Could I have had the meal and then just eaten normally the rest of the day?\u00a0 Absolutely.\u00a0 But I know myself and that is easier said than done.<\/p>\n
So the goal is just to continue conscious eating.\u00a0 Look up calorie counts online before eating at a restaurant.\u00a0 Plan ahead.\u00a0 Splurge mindfully.\u00a0 And hopefully get rid of some of these stubborn pounds before the marathon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I took up running to lose weight. I have not lost weight.\u00a0 In fact, I have gained weight.\u00a0 Some of this is due to age, lifestyle, and genetics, but some of it is my own fault. Gaining weight while training for a race isn’t uncommon, but it’s not inevitable.\u00a0 Why does it happen?\u00a0 Because running […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[41,42,112],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n