Eating disorders

Yes, if you treat your body better you'll run faster. Start introducing things like lean meats (turkey, lean red meat, fish), nuts (brazil, cashew, pistachio), cottage cheese, olive oil, avocados, tuna, stuff like that. You need ot introduce things slowly. If you shock your body with a load of bread one day after not touching the stuff in months, you won't run well the next day.

i also have struggled with my weight and eating, but i run best and race best when i haven't eated for few hours and i know many that do aswell (on my team) so that is normal. immediatly after a run i always have an apple or some kind of fruit (even if im not hungry) becuase it helps your muscles repair. i always try to eat whole grains - whole wheat bread, brown rice, wheat pasta, lots of fruit and veggies, lean meat (turkey ham, chicken, but steak, veal and a hamburger once in a while), and lots of fat free yogurt and reduced fat cheese. don't get fat free cheese because it doesn't taste that good but reduced fat tastes the same but with less calories and fat! i have had multiple stress fractures so i am very concious of getting 3-4 servings of calcium a day. i also drink skim milk, have it in my tea/coffee and in my cereal. I have a bowl of Kashi-Go Lean cereal averymorning. it has alot of fiber (which fill you up) and protien and only 140 calories for 1 cup. when all i eat is junk it always makes me feel tired and when i eat healthier i seem to have more energy and i run better!! i wish you the best of luck!

your body mass index is 18.1; 18.5 is the low end of normal. you need to eat, not just for training but for your future health.

and fruit is not sufficient refueling after training. you need carbs and a little protein.

Sounds like we have similiar diets.

Some sweets are ok but some are very unhealthful.

For example chocolate candy,stay away from any that have hydroginated fats/trans fats.Ez to do.

Keep on with the fruits and veggies.

Experiment with smoothies.

I do NOT consume any dairy or wheat of any type.

milk,cheese,yogurt,eads,pasta,cakes,pastries,ect

Done this for over 4 years.I feel great.My weight is lower than before with less fluxuation and without any feelings of depravation

Tip:

freeze some ripe peeled bananas

-use these for smoothies

-just eat them frozen instead of ice cream

Sounds like you are on the right path to good long term health.Be true to yourself and how you feel.Stay away from foods that make you feel bad or causes weight gain.

Thanks. I am not worried about putting on a bit of weight it is more how awful I feel. I get really sore in my lower back and down my left leg. Someone suggested it is because when my stomach is full it puts pressure on my sciatic nerve! Anyone heard of this?? I also just feel lethargic and tired and I get sore joints.

One possibility I guess is that when I do eat healthy foods, I dont eat enough of them. As junk foods dont bag me up as much as good foods, I probably consume more calories when eating this way than I do when keeping to a healthy diet. How did people increase their food intake to ensure they were eating enough calories as I find my stomach just will not take it and I get full really easily. I also find that my digestive system has gone into 'slow motion' and I take ages to pass food through my system - the result being I feel bloated and uncomfortable and this is when I get lower back pain (I reckon this may be coming from problems inside). Any good idwas for boosting digestive system?

Ta

Eat some papaya fruit- either fresh (quite expensive) or dried- which is available almost anywhere. It contains papaine- enzyme that helps tremendously with digestion. Also buy some digestive enzymes in pills- at whole foods. It helped me with my messed up digestive system (lactose intolerant, whey intolerant...).

i suggest psychotherapy in this case.

runner girll wrote:

don't get fat free cheese because it doesn't taste that good but reduced fat tastes the same but with less calories and fat! i have had multiple stress fractures....... I have a bowl of Kashi-Go Lean cereal averymorning. it has alot of fiber (which fill you up) and protien and only 140 calories for 1 cup

Maybe you need fat and calories to avoid so many stress fractures.

140 calories is nowhere near enough for breakfast either.