Anybody got tips for getting in enough calories while running 100+ mpw? I work a fairly active job with little opportunity to snack, and then so much of my time is spent running. Anybody have some go-to high calorie meals or snack ideas? I have trouble getting enough
Anybody got tips for getting in enough calories while running 100+ mpw? I work a fairly active job with little opportunity to snack, and then so much of my time is spent running. Anybody have some go-to high calorie meals or snack ideas? I have trouble getting enough
I'd eat chipotle and a ton of skyr (plain mostly) with fruit.
Anybody got tips for getting in enough calories while running 100+ mpw? I work a fairly active job with little opportunity to snack, and then so much of my time is spent running. Anybody have some go-to high calorie meals or snack ideas? I have trouble getting enough
Why are you wasting your life? Nothing better to do with the time?
Meal prep. There's always an opportunity to snack. Bring food to work/keep food there. I have 2 breakfasts most days. Normal lunch/snack/normal dinner/snack. Lots of plain carbs like brown rice so I fill up instead of eating all of my calories from junk snacks. Rice cakes, nuts, yogurt, pretzels, for snacks. Use protein powders to add calories/up protein intake.
Fuel during workouts too. That's an easy way to front load some calories & reduce injury risk.
Smoothies are helpful. You can add spoonfuls of peanut butter, protein powder, fruit, some greens and it’s an easy way to get protein, carbs and calories. Also not super filling. As another poster said, taking a gel or two on the workouts and long runs is helpful.
Meal prep. There's always an opportunity to snack. Bring food to work/keep food there. I have 2 breakfasts most days. Normal lunch/snack/normal dinner/snack. Lots of plain carbs like brown rice so I fill up instead of eating all of my calories from junk snacks. Rice cakes, nuts, yogurt, pretzels, for snacks. Use protein powders to add calories/up protein intake.
Fuel during workouts too. That's an easy way to front load some calories & reduce injury risk.
Great response, this is what I've done too. Meal prep ahead of time to always be prepared, always be ready to be flexible if things come up, and don't be afraid to put effort in to whip up a quick but healthy and calorie dense meal after a hard effort, its worth it.
Real question is how to not go broke eating all that food
It actually is pretty amazing how much I spend on food when you break it down. Since the first of the year I've been at or over this type of mileage. So if you figure ~110 cal/mi for a male, that's roughly 1500 a day. If you assume that's all part of a "normal" diet, that's about $15-$20 a day in additional food. On the low end that's $400 a month. I guess the good news is it's pretty easy to justify the cost of buying shoes every 4 weeks when you compare what you spend on food.
To answer the OP's question, it's actually something I've had to focus on as well. If my weight drops a couple of pounds due to poor fueling my energy and therefore running takes a huge hit. I do my best to eat as many healthy calories during the day. But if I know I'm at a deficit at the end of the day I'll have a huge bowl of ice cream after dinner and not apologize for it.
The other thing I'd recommend is snack bars. Mostly because they're convenient and calorie dense. Have a box of them around at all times. They're not nearly as healthy as they claim, but if you have 2-3 throughout the day that's another 400-600 calories.
There are a few bodybuilding youtubers that have bulking meal prep videos, I would check those out. Getting enough calories is not really the issue, you could just start eating a tub of ice cream after dinner every night and you'd be hitting your calorie intake needs. Feeling satiated and getting a good balance of protein, healthy fats, and carbs WHILE also hitting 3000+ calories is the hard part. That's why I recommend checking out bodybuilders because they tend to be super precise with all of those things.