i calculated 80+ grams of protein way more than 40. I would say eat snacks and always have dense food with you. foods like nuts, rasins, granola. if you really feel that full you might have digestive issues, but i doubt it, remember to try to get as many calories in the first half of the day as you can.
I have checked out all of your guys' suggestions. Thanks for all of the advice. And to the one speaking about a boyfriend, I'm not quite sure what you were going for there. I eat Halo Top (Dairy free) because the real thing is a bit too much for my stomach. The small container of greek yogurt I have for breakfast is just about all in terms of dairy for me and some days I can't even handle that. I do eat meat, just not often. It gives me a bad feeling when I consume it, both morally and physically. Also, I really don't enjoy the taste that much. I eat eggs as well but I am just not the biggest fan of them. I think my biggest issue is just getting more calories in during the window between Breakfast and dinner. Both of those meals are quite large but my lunch is a bit small and I don't snack often. I will try to fit a snack in between lunch and dinner and maybe even between breakfast and lunch. As my focus shifts from Track to XC, my mileage will increase and I need to take it upon myself to eat accordingly. I now realize that this was quite a silly post to create. Thanks for the replies.
If dairy gives you issues, try coconut milk ice cream. Or goat milk yogurt. If you like cereal, find the fattiest, most sugared-up granola you can and top it with some sweetened Ripple milk. I’m getting hungry just imagining it (also have dairy issues).
Yeah, definitely work on gaining some more weight. Im 6ft 140, and last season when I hit about 130 lbs at my district meet I ran absolutely terribly, (albeit I was a bit sick) in part because of my low weight. When you are underweight, you feel drained after everything and your body cant handle hard training. Now Im back upto 140ish and feel significantly better. Theres actually been studies on this, and the optimal BMI of a 5k runner is around 21-22 ish, so both of us have a ways to go. (For reference, yours is 17.5 right now)
Wow. For me its kind of the opposite. I eat too much I think (Around 2200-2500 calories a day) and I don't exercise enough. I'm 5'8 and 137ish. I'm trying to slim down a bit but I can't seem to eat less. I tend to snack a lot throughout the day, especially between breakfast and lunch. I usually eat breakfast at 6:30, a snack at 9:30, lunch at 12:00, second snack at 6:00 and dinner at 8:00 (yeah I eat late). Idk what my ideal weight is but I've been doing pretty terribly recently and I'm definitely one of the bulkiest distance runners so I'm trying to slim down a bit and hopefully I'll get back on track.
For OP, snack a lot more throughout the day. As others mentioned, trail mix is a great snack and has plenty of calories. Another great way to add calories is drinks. Protein shakes, smoothies, anything like that is great.
Good luck.