It is a known fact that the more calories you burn the hungrier you are and the more calories you have to replenish. It is also a known fact that I burn alot of calories and I am known to eat a ton of food for someone of my small stature. Full rack of ribs? Bring it on. Half pound of pasta? No problem. A gallon of milk? I'll take care of it.(No, I have not done the milk challenge nor do I plan to try) Wheel of brie cheese? Give me some bread and jam and it will be gone before you know it.
Yes, I ate the whole rack of ribs in the above picture. Proof:
But I am a serious food monster on the mornings I work out...which is most mornings. Which leads to having two breakfasts plus snacks just to last me until 11:30 or noon when I can eat lunch. And don't get me started on what I eat for afternoon snacks to last me until dinner. Once I get past dinner my hunger monster usually sleeps until after my morning sweat session.
Perhaps next week (which will be my highest volume training week to date) I will do this blog "healthy living" blog style and document everything I eat. I bet you'd be impressed. Or just disgusted. No smoothies as a meal for this girl- unless the smoothie has a bagel on the side.
Excuse me, I have to go eat lunch number 1 now.
haha, Katie and I play the "this is what I ate today" game almost every day. If you're only eating two breakfasts now, wait until the real hunger monster hits. I am now up to 1000+ calories before noon every single day.
ReplyDeleteI tried to keep track of my calories for a day, and gave up when I hit 2,000 before lunch. The difficult part is keeping a majority of those calories healthy and lean.
ReplyDeleteThis post reminded me of a great "dating a triathlete" post that's been circulated a ton:
"I enjoy dining out." Really means: I enjoy eating out, in or anywhere else I can find food. Don't be shy because with the amount of food I eat, you can have that main entree instead of a salad and you will still look as though you eat like a rabbit in comparison. Don't get your limbs too close though as I may take a bite out of you. Most importantly don't expect any taste off my plate unless you can bring omething to the party like more food. Eventually though if your not burning 4,000 calories a day your going to plump up and have a terrible complex due to watching me eat deserts and not gain any weight. Friends and family will eventually decide not to dine with us anymore due to my horrid table manners. Oh, and don't ask me any questions during breakfast, Mid Morning Lunch, Lunch, Afternoon lunch, dinner or Recovery Dinner as it does not lend to efficient food intake.
I hope there is a frozenyo meal on the daily schedule. Because fro yo obviously provides all the nutrients you need to refuel.
ReplyDeleteA smoothie for a meal ... those are always snacks for me or just a drink that goes with my meals.
ReplyDeleteI love that you eat and are proud of it! Eating athletes unite! :-) I'm a nerd
ReplyDeleteOMG and you haven't even hit the thick of IM training yet!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the double breakfast! One of the best parts about IM training! However, I always find myself to be profoundly sad when I finish my lunch - it's like the thing I looked forward to all day is gone. Pathetic? Yes. But I feel like my whole life revolves around food during IM training, so I guess it's just par for the course.
ReplyDelete3 breakfasts is pretty standard - one when I get up, one after I workout and a third about an hour later when I'm starving again. Though I guess that third one could also be first lunch. Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that I'm not the only girl who can put it back! My non-active friends are amazed at how much I eat, but hello... I'm refueling! :)
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