how do runners eat 2000 calories a day?

I hope this is a joke. Eat as much as you need to not break if you're running 100mpw.

I am only like 5'2

I have been eating closer to 3,000 a day now

Usually by chewing if it involves solid matter and drinking for liquids.

0/10 lol

Meat, fish, eggs, dairy, whole grains, beans, fruit, nuts, rice. Eat healthy snacks between meals. Let yourself go every few days and have a couple of slices of pizza or chinese food, or soda.

Of course, the easiest way to get 2,000 calories a day is to eat at Chili's

Texas Cheese Fries at Chili's 1,300-1,700 calories

Nachos 1,600

Bacon, avocado, chicken sandwich 1,600

Grilled chicken sandwich 1,100

California turkey club 1,540

Santa Fe chicken salad 700

And that's without side-dressings

It sounds like you started eating enough, gained enough weight to normalize your body, and got your period back which is great. Don't restrict just to get back down to some arbitrary number. How has your running been?

I could live off Texas Cheese Fries from Chili's.

I am running great, but am worried that it will slow me down in the fall for XC?

runnergirlperson,

A WOMAN at 108 pounds burns 1188 calories per day if completely at rest (this is a completely sedentary lifestyle) [weight x 11].

You though run up to 100 miles a week, so let's say you run 14 miles per day (that's 98 in a week).

You get to add 100 calories per mile run, so 14x100 = 1400. 1400+1188 = 2588. So, if you were completely sedentary other than your running each day, then 2588 would maintain your weight. USUALLY runners don't just sit on the couch the rest of the day, and if you do any other exercise (core work, weights, strides, etc.) then you also get to add more calories.

My guess is that you would get to add ~500 calories per day with not much of a problem, so 3088. These are all estimates, but you can start there...if you start to lose weight that you don't want to, add more calories. If you gain weight on that program, then eat fewer calories.

Calories should come from nutritional sources, especially those containing micro-nutrients. And, of course, calcium and iron should be greatly considered in the diet of women especially.

I'm back in training so I've been getting hungrier quicker, so I need to eat more. A great, quick snack with a good amount of calories, protein and fat is 2 slices of whole grain bread(80 calories/4g of protein per slice), with peanut/almond butter and honey. Eat 2 of those in a day and you'll add 500+ calories to your daily intake.

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You should be able to eat more, the question of how much depends.

3k sounds reasonable, but I would suggest to eat until youre not hungry for a week and see what the avg daily is. If you're not hungry after 2500cals that could be fine. If you're not hungry after 4k and you gain weight that could be fine as well. The point where it isnt fine is when you keep gaining weight after an inital weight gain has taken place. While 4lbs of lean mass can be a good thing, an extra 6 of fat isn't. Consider body composition, hunger, and reference a TDEE calc.

A skeleton with diarrhea from running too much is the ideal weight.

Don't worry about counting or cutting calories...

The key is to eat nutrient dense foods...think fruits and veggies and rice and beans and quinoa . Lots of carbs, low fat and tons of nutrients and vitamins. The fiber will fill you up, but in terms of volume one can eat a lot!

Yes, you were probably under-eating before if you weren't getting your period and had trouble gaining/maintaining muscle as both of these functions require fuel. Plus if you don't eat enough for your activity level, your metabolism will slow down. You're an athlete, so treat yourself like one if you want your body to perform well. If you are still unsure, consult a professional nutritionist, not random message board posts. There are a lot of women who get by with restricting calories for a while, then it catches up to them and they get injured, etc.

Nice mixing of false precision and wild guesses.

runnergirlperson wrote:

I am a 19 year old female and running 90-100 miles a week- I have searched the boards and see that women my size (108 lbs) eat like 2,000-2,500 calories. I used to weight closer 104 lbs (when I was running around 60 miles a week) but noticed that I was not getting my period and was "skinny fat" so I upped my calories along with the mileage increase and weight training having slowly gained 4 lbs in doing this but I think I look leaner and my clothes still fit the same...have I just been under-eating and now I am not?

How many calories do you eat?

No need to count calories. Also, don't weigh yourself every day. No point to it. Eat relatively healthy foods, eat when you're hungry.

There's no such thing as skinny fat.

Concentrate on your training and judge if you are doing it correctly by performances and how you feel, not how many calories you eat or how much you weigh.

Health and performance level do not always coincide. Some hospitalizations from undernourishment follow very closely after incredible PRs. Aside from that and "there is no such thing as skinny fat" - yes there is - the rest of the advie is solid.