I am doing 10 training sessions a week now and ever since I began last week I can't seem to stop myself from eating. I just don't feel satiated ever and I am putting on the pounds fast. I started at 120lbs and now I am 126lbs. I know I am eating too much at 3500-4500 calories a day, I just never get satiated. I'll be full but still *want* more, like I am craving something, i just don't know what
Somebody please help me. 68 inches by the way, male
If you're hungy, eat. When you stop feeling hungry, stop eating. It's a good formula to follow. Don't even worry about counting calories. Just stop eating as soon as your hunger stops.
As far as balooning to (gasp) 126 - well you're probably just growing. Nothing wrong with that weight at your height. Even for a distance runner, it's still thin.
Try eating more healthy fats, like nut butters and avocado. Stay really hydrated. It's easy to get perpetually mildly dehydrated when doubling, which can make you actually feel hungry..
whatsmyname wrote:
If you're hungy, eat. When you stop feeling hungry, stop eating. It's a good formula to follow. Don't even worry about counting calories. Just stop eating as soon as your hunger stops.
As far as balooning to (gasp) 126 - well you're probably just growing. Nothing wrong with that weight at your height. Even for a distance runner, it's still thin.
It's not that I am worried by being 126, it is that I gained this in like 2 weeks which HAS to be fat because I just never feel full and eat more than I should and end up getting really full. :(
Piano_Man87 wrote:
Try eating more healthy fats, like nut butters and avocado. Stay really hydrated. It's easy to get perpetually mildly dehydrated when doubling, which can make you actually feel hungry..
I try to stay away from the nut butters but like twice a week I gorge on like 6-8 tablespoons. It is hurting me, I know it
cut out grains and the majority of carbs from your diet
Piano_Man87 wrote:
Try eating more healthy fats, like nut butters and avocado. Stay really hydrated. It's easy to get perpetually mildly dehydrated when doubling, which can make you actually feel hungry..
+1
lots of nuts and nut butters. you will feel more full and eat less. stop eating low calorie snacks except for fruit. you just eat more.
jojojo wrote:
Piano_Man87 wrote:Try eating more healthy fats, like nut butters and avocado. Stay really hydrated. It's easy to get perpetually mildly dehydrated when doubling, which can make you actually feel hungry..
+1
lots of nuts and nut butters. you will feel more full and eat less. stop eating low calorie snacks except for fruit. you just eat more.
FWIW, I am vegan and eat a TON of rice. Like 10-12 cups a day and a lot of fruit. My fat for the day is like 5% of my calories (I've been tracking to see what has been going on. Started last week when I began doubles). I have a hard time stopping at the nut butters though as I haven't eaten them in a LONG time (because that is how I got up to 140lbs before and was fat for 68 inches tall)
gottobekiddingme wrote:
FWIW, I am vegan and eat a TON of rice. Like 10-12 cups a day and a lot of fruit.
Any tips on good rice dishes? While I have no interest in eating even a cup of rice a day, I have a top end Zojirushi rice cooker which I currently only use a couple of times a month. I have no problem eating rice with curry or a stir fry dish but hardly ever eat it on its own. I've tried before and enjoyed it with a dash of bragg's aminos, sesame oil, sesame seeds and sriracha but there must be other good ways to incorporate it if you're eating that much.
Also vegan wrote:
gottobekiddingme wrote:FWIW, I am vegan and eat a TON of rice. Like 10-12 cups a day and a lot of fruit.
Any tips on good rice dishes? While I have no interest in eating even a cup of rice a day, I have a top end Zojirushi rice cooker which I currently only use a couple of times a month. I have no problem eating rice with curry or a stir fry dish but hardly ever eat it on its own. I've tried before and enjoyed it with a dash of bragg's aminos, sesame oil, sesame seeds and sriracha but there must be other good ways to incorporate it if you're eating that much.
No I swear to you, I eat all of my food just as is. I hate cooking and prepping a lot of dinner. I throw in 2-3 dry uncooked cups of rice in the rice cooker and I will just eat that with maybe a head of lettuce for dinner.
The key is to eat less calorie-dense foods, like fruits and vegetables. They will fill your stomach, but wont contain as many calories. Eat only whole grains as well.
Check out "The New Rules of Half-Marathon and Marathon Nutrition" by Matt Fitzgerald. It has a lot of great advice for eating as much as you want, but eating cleanly so you reach your ideal weight.
I think it might also be worth trying to add more protein to go with all the carbs in the rice? Not trying to say the cliche thing that every vegan hears already but I certainly feel full for much longer if I add something which takes longer to digest. I know there's some protein in brown rice but in a relatively low ratio for that much food.
Maybe even just heating up some beans (or lentils) and eating an equal ratio with the rice if you want to keep it extremely simple. Lentils cook quick so you could probably just throw the dry lentils in the water at the same time as the rice even.
White rice? Switch to wild rice. It tastes so awful you'll soon cut down.
gottobekiddingme wrote:
FWIW, I am vegan and eat a TON of rice. Like 10-12 cups a day.
There is your problem.
Cut the grains out of your diet.
spaghetti wrote:
Eat only whole grains as well.
Better yet, eat zero grains.
spaghetti wrote:
Check out "The New Rules of Half-Marathon and Marathon Nutrition" by Matt Fitzgerald.
Never take Matt Fitzgerald seriously in anything pertaining to running.
gottobekiddingme wrote:
Also vegan wrote:Any tips on good rice dishes? While I have no interest in eating even a cup of rice a day, I have a top end Zojirushi rice cooker which I currently only use a couple of times a month. I have no problem eating rice with curry or a stir fry dish but hardly ever eat it on its own. I've tried before and enjoyed it with a dash of bragg's aminos, sesame oil, sesame seeds and sriracha but there must be other good ways to incorporate it if you're eating that much.
No I swear to you, I eat all of my food just as is. I hate cooking and prepping a lot of dinner. I throw in 2-3 dry uncooked cups of rice in the rice cooker and I will just eat that with maybe a head of lettuce for dinner.
WTF kind of diet is that? Rice and a head of lettuce for dinner? No wonder your appetite is not normal. There is no way you run fast off of that. Eat a balance of carbs, protein, and fats and you won't have as many issues.
you might be confusing thirst for hunger, if youre 68 inches and running that much you should be drinking a gallon a day or more depending on temperature
tetrahydrocannabinol runner wrote:
you might be confusing thirst for hunger, if youre 68 inches and running that much you should be drinking a gallon a day or more depending on temperature
I drink 1.5 gallons of water a day.
spaghetti wrote:
The key is to eat less calorie-dense foods, like fruits and vegetables. They will fill your stomach, but wont contain as many calories. Eat only whole grains as well.
Check out "The New Rules of Half-Marathon and Marathon Nutrition" by Matt Fitzgerald. It has a lot of great advice for eating as much as you want, but eating cleanly so you reach your ideal weight.
My stomach is huge. I can eat 15 bananas for breakfast, or 2 lbs of steamed broccoli with dinner
beau is fat wrote:
WTF kind of diet is that? Rice and a head of lettuce for dinner? No wonder your appetite is not normal. There is no way you run fast off of that. Eat a balance of carbs, protein, and fats and you won't have as many issues.
I run a 17 minute 5k and have been running only on and off for a few years
R2D3 wrote:
White rice? Switch to wild rice. It tastes so awful you'll soon cut down.
It is wild rice and sometimes brown. I love wild actually
Godammit, foiled again!
gottobekiddingme wrote:
R2D3 wrote:White rice? Switch to wild rice. It tastes so awful you'll soon cut down.
It is wild rice and sometimes brown. I love wild actually
The 12 cups of rice (including wild of course), head of iceburg lettuce, 15 bananas and 1.5 gallon of water sound like a solid foundation but I can see why you're still hungry.
The other guy is right, you're missing oil. I'd try drinking a cup of oil a day. Olive oil is good if you that's what you have on hand but if can afford it then I'd recommend coconut oil since it is solid and you can eat it with a spoon just like ice cream (a tasty *healthy* treat).