I had a different sort of post for today but hunger struck today, so I just thought I was meaninglessly ramble for a while instead.
But first a pose a more serious question to you…
Have you ever had days that you were just hungry beyond control? Like you could eat an entire plate of pancakes and not be phased.
Oh yes my friends it was one of those days. I’m okay with it though, which is good for me. You need to rely on your body to tell you if you are hungry, and allow for certain fluctuations. Staying at the same amount of calories every single day is so unreasonable. So today, I just ate (not mindlessly mind you) until my body said okay you are done now.
My body and I have great conversations-normally it consists of feed me more pancakes and I reply with yes yes I’m so sorry-what on Earth was I thinking. But I try and listen to my body and not feel guilty for anything I put into my mouth.
But moral of my rambles is somedays your body just requires more calories. It happens to everyone, maybe you worked out more (in my case I didn’t). Listening to your body and eating your calories when your body requires more random days will help you so much in the long run. I think I am finally starting to rely on intuitive eating and I could not be more pleased.
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So here are some of my noms:
Let's begin the day with a chocolate waffle
and move onto about 2 pounds of grapes (yes-I eat grapes by pound...I would live off of them if it was socially acceptable.)
One of my Snickers Marathon Bars in class yes pleasee
Artichochoke Quiche and Greek Yogurt for Lunch
My Nova Lox Bagel to end the day (not)
I’ll probably have some ice-cream while I study too-what can I say… I had both lunch and dinner with my Arctrainer BFF Justin today. I mentioned this a few blogs ago but Justin ran his own PERSONAL marathon (on the treadmill) on Sunday. He has basically become my gym and hangout buddy because we are seriously twinnies and he puts up with my constant chattering on the Arc. That and he will even eat with me afterwords.
Oh yes and a lot of them are repeat photos but when you are constantly eating-your camera isn’t always on hand. HA. I was not about to wait to eat for my camera.
In fact-it fueled me for a nice run today in the snow. Seriously it was warmer than it has been the last few days which makes me unmotivated. Don’t ask why (because I’m a weirdo for real) but nice days make me less motivated. I am so glad I went for the run though because I felt amazing. I had the fastest workout I have had since cross country season.
Long story short-I held almost the same pace I held the fastest time I did that loop during cross country season. I’m either coming back a lot stronger or swimming really had an effect on my running and I was just too naïve to tell. I’m thinking I should have listened and that it had a big ole’ effect but either way-it was an awesome run. I can’t even express to you guys how happy I am right now. I’m on a straight up runners high.
If only I liked Cheezburgers
Questions for you:
1. Do you have days where you are just hungry for everything and anything?
2. What makes you not motivated? (in anything, studying, working out, knitting….)
Some days, if I swim long enough in the morning, I swear I could eat a side of beef at 9 am.
I definitely do! There are some days where I want to eat after every class… it’s ridiculous!
I am motivated by lovely weather. I look out my window and it is literally calling my name: “Lynn… go running… look how windy and gorgeous it is” Haha
Those are the days I eat every single class period. I don’t really seem a problem bahaha….
I def have days where I am a bottomless pit it seems like. luckily they don’t happen often tho!
being tired makes me unmotivated and when its gross or cold outside
Yes there are plenty of days I am hungry for everything..I call them my “fat kid” days
HAHAHAHA. LOVE the lolcat.
Yeshhhh, when I am on my TOM I eat like there is no tomorrow, unfortunately that hasn’t occured this month since I stopped my BC. DAMN!
I am motivated by warmer days and sunshine. It makes me happy.
I WISH I got to eat all of that food today! Save me some!
Um come visit and we can eat mass amounts of ice cream and salmon bagels.
I get those days all the time! Today is one of them
I am usually really hungry right after a long run and the day after a long run — as in I-can’t-eat-fast-enough hungry. It happens!
I definitely have days where I eat seriously everything. Not to be TMI, but it’s usually around that time of the month haha! By the way, I LOVE grapes!! Yours look so yummy!!
girl ive DEF had days like that!! but the body balances itself out!
i get sooo hungry after hard workouts!
I agree completely. Your body is asking for more food-no need to starve it.
I have days like these on my long runs! Once I finish a long run, I feel like I eat so much more that day because I am starving. It all balances out though.
Awesome job on the run/pace! Studying all afternoon/night makes me so unmotivated, lazy, and tired, so I try to get my workouts in before I sit down to study.
I love those days!
Way to kill it out there in the snow! The cold weather makes me super unmotivated to run, but once I’m out there it’s all good. Unless the roads are icy, which scares the bejeezus out of me. Though I could not handle a MARATHON on the treadmill like your friend, the most I ever did was 8 miles.
I usually have a huge appetite on rest days and a nonexistant one when I’m active. It’s impossible for me to make up for all the calories on one rest day, so I usually just have to eat beyond fullness. People think that sounds awesome, but it’s actually really annoying.
Let’s face it, it’s a good day when your hunger is beyond control. It just gives us a reason to eat that extra waffle or have another bowl of cereal. Last Saturday I had a huge plate of spinach tofu, rice, and asparagus. Then I had a bowl of Cheerios and an apple. Crazy. My mom always tells random people that I eat a ridiculously amount of food.
Ha my mom always calls me a fattie!
ah, the endless pit stomach syndrome…yes, I have suffered from that many-a-day.
I usually find it is related to not sleeping enough. On days I undersleep, I can eat pounds of food and nothing will phase my stomach. It’s ridiculous.
Way to go on your fast snow run! must have felt great.
Does 26.2 miles on a treadmill seem a little… odd or unnecessary to you? How fast did he go? That sounds awful lol.
I want to try all those noms from today! Well… I still don’t know about quiche. Do you ever eat your grapes frozen? They are soooo good that way!
Um yes, basically every day. I love being an athlete. Strangely though it only happens before I work out or on rest days, but I am not complaining, I love my food:) Typically it will end up being bowl after bowl of hummus and raisins..I am such an addict!
I don’t think I’ve ever had a day where I was hungry for anything and everything…at least not that I remember.
Hmm what motivates me? I guess I don’t really know…I’m always putting things off/not doing them no matter what I come up with to “motivate” me. I need to work on this because I cannot keep putting things off just because I’m not feeling it. I need to motivate myself some how.
Omg I hate when that happens. It’s like I have lunch and 2 hours later I want more food. All I can hear is my stomach growling like I haven’t been feed in days! It usually happens to me more when I wake up early and eat early. The day is longer and I need to be fed O_O
I need motivation to RELAX! lol over motivated. hahaha or I need more motivation to kick my ED FOREVERRRRRRR…. =)
Yeah, I get days like that when I just am starving no matter what–totally freaks me out…… :/
Some days I just want to eat everything I can find.
I get unmotivated really easily, it doesn’t take much, but I’m also an overachiever most of the time.
Weekends are almost always “hunger” days for me… especially my high day… give me 300 extra calories and I want 700 more ahahaha
Ha same. When I overeat it’s more of an all or nothing approach ha.
OH GIRL!!!!I am the SAME as you. Somedays I eat the entire kitchen because my body keeps telling me I am hungry and you are right…it is SO important to listen to our bodies and listen when they say FEED ME LOTS OF DELICIOUS FOOD!!! I could definitely eat grapes by the lb…..why do they have to be SO expensive!!! LOVE YA GORGEOUS GIRL!!!
I loooove quiche. you just gave me the biggest craving for one!
what motivates me? hmm.. I guess thinking of the feeling I get after I do my workout.
Okay, I have to make a confession. I sometimes visit your blog for your waffle porn.
Oh my gosh that is the greatest compliment ever!
Artichoke quiche?! My, oh my. I’m not a quiche fan but I love ANYTHING artichoke so I MUST try and replicate that!!
As for ‘hungry days’ – I TOTALLY get those. I used to just keep snacking (as in a pb spoon here, apple there) but that never fills me up when i’m having a ravenous day. Now what I do is make a huge bowl of oatmeal or green smoothie and it normally does the trick!
Oh yes, I have days like that.
It’s funny those end up being the days I snack all day long (ALL DAY) and really don’t have meals. I wonder if there is a connection?
I usually experience my bottomless pit days the day after a long run. Sometimes I get tired of eating, and I just want to feel full!
Oh yes, during/before TOM I am a ravenous BEAST. More more MOOORRE.
Your title post is great. Nom nom nom has to be my favorite saying lately:p And what’s your waffle recipe? It looks really good!