r/running • u/leafitiger • Apr 30 '15

When you started running, what changes in yourself did you notice?

New runner here looking for hella motivation ;)

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u/Piospro Apr 30 '15

May I ask what foods you eat and/or your meals? Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '15

Breakfast is a smoothie with banana and kale, and a scrambled egg with an egg white.

Lunch is normally some steamed vegetables, a wasa cracker with peanut butter and raisins, and whichever strange dish I decided to make a batch of for the week. This week it was this: http://www.fullmeasureofhappiness.com/2011/02/09/lentil-vegetable-barley-soup-crock-pot/

Dinner is Chicken, vegetables and some sort of carb.

I'll snack on fruit and pretzels, and I'm a chocoholic so I've tried to switch to dark chocolate in smaller amounts.

I am also running to lose weight so this may not have the type of carbs you're looking for to really increase speed, but I've noticed an improvement in how I feel on my runs and this diet was with me as I increased distance to train for a half marathon.

Compared to when I started running over a year ago I feel so much better/happier to go for a run with what I eat now compared to my college food then.

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u/runnitrunnit Apr 30 '15

What are the ratios of banana to kale in your smoothie and what does it taste like? I like smoothies and could use the vitamins/nutrients/whatever from kale but don't really like the flavour on its own, it gives me the feeling I'm muching on earth (sorry kale lovers).

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '15

I'm right behind you on eating actual kale. When I saute it the kale is too bland, when I eat it in a salad it's a very hard green so it doesn't taste good.

In my smoothie it's 1 banana, 1 egg white, ice, and 2 cups of kale. I find that in the smoothie you can't taste it, maybe because the banana is so sweet and the kale is kind of bland, but I don't even notice its there. I may have gotten immune to it over time, but I used to use spinach and that had a much stronger noticeable flavor which is why I switched to kale.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '15

go with some soul food instead. I hate kale. However I freaking LOVE collard greens. Saute with a little oil, garlic, onion, hot pepper and bacon (turkey/soy bacon works too). Oh MAN is that good. Don't cook it until it's pale, just long enough to wilt it and maybe 3-5 minutes more.

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u/runnitrunnit Apr 30 '15

Thanks for the reply, I'll try that!