Yesterday I walked to work for my afternoon shift (it’s 1.6 miles one way). But, I ended up calling Ben to pick me up because the sky looked angry.
He showed up with a Chik-fil-A meal – complete with a vanilla shake. I stole a few sips just in case it was poison I don’t want to be left alone in this world…
One of the other personal trainers at my gym also works at Godiva. How’s that for a conflict of interest? She brought a big bag of chocolates to share and I grabbed a few dark chocolate truffles.
I switched my dinner to before work and came home to a bowl of cereal eaten at 7:45pm (it was going to be my afternoon snack) – that was a close cut off for my no eating after 8pm rule! (The point of that rule is to eliminate night time snacking, not to deny yourself if you’re hungry.)
I also had one Godiva chocolate and lots o’ water to fill me up.
For the record – I had 1 bowl. That’s amazing.
Nothing Ate friends – How did you do with nighttime eating last night?
This morning the cat woke us up at 5:30am. Fighting. He’s bad.
So, I got up and reluctantly got ready to run 6 miles. I woke up super Hungry again (my body is really used to the night time eating thing!) and thought about food the whole run.
Run (while thinking about what to) Eat Repeat
I had watermelon while cooking up eggs and toast.
This just in: I will be running 2 half marathons in 2 days first weekend of June! So, no more phoning it in runs. I’m going to get back to my training program and bite the bullet and sign up for an August full mary.
Question: Favorite shake flavor?
I’m going with strawberry.
Favorite milkshake — chocolate! Although I prefer them from a diner with real whole milk and chocolate ice cream, lately I’ve been making post-run shakes with chocolate soy milk and frozen raspberries OR nonfat milk, cocoa powder, and frozen bananas.
so i have to say that i actually make it a habit to eat after eight, because i am a morning runner – I found that when I didn’t eat shortly before going to bed, my morning runs would suffer – I would wake up hungry, and I wouldn’t have enough energy to make it as far or as fast as I would want to. I sit at a desk all day so I actually don’t eat as much during the day so that gives me more wiggle room later at night – but I say that if you want to have a bowl of cereal at 8:01 then hey, have a bowl of cereal at 8:01 and your body on your morning run the next day might even thank you for it. for me, working on my snacking throughout the day – which used to happen constantly in all waking hours BEFORE 8pm – did way more for me. just my two cents!
I hear ya Joyce, but I eat more than enough during the day and the nighttime thing is just a bad habit I have – it’s not a hunger thing at all 🙁
“just in case it was poison”….bahahahah
I didn’t eat after 8! Thank goodness because I think I could have ate my whole pantry!
Favorite shake peanut butter cup!
Strawberry!
Late night snacking is one of my worst flaws. I get home so late some nights, and don’t want to cook dinner, that I just snack on anything in site. I’m working on fixing that.
2 half marathons in 2 days!? Go you! That’s awesome!
have to say I’m more of a chocolate malt kinda girl…not that I can have them. Sometimes they’re worth the gut rut!!
Great job at not snacking last night! I didn’t either!! WOO HOO!
Chocolate malt.
This chain, The Cookout, has the best peanut butter chocolate shake. Mmmmm gonna go get one today 🙂
cookies and cream all the way
Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate
oh gosh, I forgot the most important part of my comment. Best shake flavor is Oreo, preferably with caramel sauce on top.
Do you ever eat something before your runs? I used to be STARVING in the am before runs and it would be hard to get my head and legs in the game. I run at 5am and last week I started shoving a Luna Bar down my throat at 4. I usually run 8-10 miles each morning, and I thought that I would have tummy trouble if I ate within an hour of my run. I did have a problem for the first week or so, but now my body has adjusted. My pace feels easier and I’m not salivating and dreaming of food my entire run:) Then I eat a real breakfast afterwards. Not sure if this is any help, but this is what works for me.
I don’t run that many miles mid-week so I don’t need to eat for energy purposes really. And I like to roll out of bed and go 🙂 But, when I run 8 or more I do eat PB toast.
2 halfs in one weekend. Whoa! Good luck 🙂
My favorite flavor is chocolate. Always a winner in my book!
I am not a chocolate person, but hot fudge is awesome, esp with banana.
I’m a fan of the banana pudding shake from chik fil a. Other than that chocolate malt!!!!
Good luck on your half marathons, you’re going to rock it.
peanut butter fudge all the way! 🙂 I did have a pie shake on my trip from WA to TX (they take a piece of pie and mix it in with your milkshake) and it was A-mazing! But I don’t think it would be my fave because of the guilt I had afterwards haha
Ahhh, I love a good vanilla milkshake with hot fudge and caramel.
There is a reason why these don’t fit into my daily diet, but I’m starting to rethink those reasons now… 😛
I know milkshakes are not meant to be thirst quenching but I find if I am thirsty I want fruity flavours but if I’m just going for pure pleasure it’s usually chocolate 🙂
When I think I want something to eat after dinner, I have a cup of green tea and if I am craving something sweet, I had a little honey to it.
What-cha running in June? I’m doing the PCRF half on May 6 and the Ojai to Ocean half on June 3. 🙂
If you are at CFA, the Banana pudding milkshake (complete with Nilla Wafers crunched up) has to be the hands-down, take me out to the ballgame favorite!!!
wow 2 halfs? thats awesome go you!!
id have to say my favorite shake flavor is chocolate..definitely.
Strawberry is definitely the best.
What time do you go to bed? If it’s more than 2 or 3 hours after your last meal/snack, that explains why you wake up starving. If you stay up later than maybe you should shift the time you stop eating, since eating at night isn’t actually bad, as long as its not within an hour of going to bed.
What half’s are you doing in June? I was thinking of doing PV and Pasadena as back to backs but if there’s two around here in June I’d rather wait. 🙂
Cereal isn’t really allowed in my house. It gets me in troooooouble.
And I have a penchant for both strawberry, and oreo shakes. Although, we did try the bacon shake from Jack in the Box (after a half marathon for a treat), and it was pretty delicious as well!
Halfs are my favorite distance! Have fun in June. My favorite flavor shake has got to be banana!
What races are you doing?! I’m always up for making some really embarrassing sign to cheer on runners! 😉
And chocolate. Totally. With french fries to dip in it. (Wait, did I just admit that?!) hehe
i loveee cereal. best snack. ever. i don’t see how somebody could just eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast and call that it. that’s what my mom does and i’m just like, wah!?!?! i need like the whole box to feel full!
my favorite shake flavor is vanilla, for sure. i know it’s totally boring, but it’s delicious
Chocolate, always. Fun, what races are you doing?
fav flavor has GOT to be chocolate…specially with frozen banana blended in…
I truly think not eating after 8 will make you shed those nagging pounds….keep it up!
Strawberry! Awesome on the back to back 1/2s! You’ll rock them!
I have been starving in the mornings. I have been working on the night eating thing too, but it didn’t cross my mind that they were related. This is why I LOVE your blog so much. You seem to answer all my questions before I know to ask them 🙂
Fun about the two halfs! Which ones are you doing?
I’d have to say chocolate…I’m a chocolate girl through and through.
One bowl of Kashi is unheard of for me!!!
Fav flav – chocolate!!
I think about food on runs a lot too…. it keeps me motivated to get home FASTER! haha
you are one crazy runner, but i love you. wish you were coming to Blend! oh, and vanilla bean. for sure. if you throw oreos in there, i won’t complain.
Vanilla 🙂