I love food. Always have. I used to run so I can eat more. But ever since I started running more, I have noticed that I actually don’t have much of an appetite after a long run. This is very strange to me because I love food. Did I mention that already? 😄

I have read articles that state the importance of protein and carbs within 30 mins post-run to repair muscles and replenish glycogen. So despite not wanting to eat anything after my long runs, I’ve tried to follow this advice.

On Thursday night, after a 12km long run, all I could stomach was a bowl of cereal (carb – check) with milk (protein – check) and that’s all I ate for dinner. The next day, I woke up famished and ended up eating way too much.

Here’s what I had:

• Breakfast: oatmeal with banana, toasted bagel with jam and cream cheese, 1 piece of orange
• Lunch: chicken pad Thai
• Snack: sesame snap, coffee
• Dinner: chicken Parmasan with spaghetti (2 servings!), turkey broth with broccoli
• Dessert: 2 scoops of ice cream

I haven’t felt this hungry in a long time. This is not normal and definitely not sustainable.

New goal: Try to eat more (than just cereal) after long runs so I’m not starving and overeating the next day.

Also, writing this all down makes me realize I need to include more fruits and veggies into my diet. 😣 Time to go grocery shopping!