Happy Thursday! Today is one of my day’s off from running so I started my day with a nice lil walk. I usually run a max of 5 days a week for rest and injury prevention.
Since I’m not talking running let’s talk eating! There are a ton of “what should I eat when training for a half marathon” kinda searches and since I have a half marathon this weekend I thought I’d share a full day of eats from yesterday:
Before I went for a run I had half of this green smoothie. It had ice, almond milk, TJ’s green super powder and frozen mango
Breakfast – eggs and toast with Laughing Cow and jam.
Then, I had some clementines and my Peanut Protein Cookies with iced coffee with Silk almond milk and stevia.
I made this batch of cookies with cranberries. Delicious!
Note: I use vanilla whey protein powder for this recipe and it’s a good, sweet powder. If you use a so-so powder they don’t come out as well as the powder is a sub for sugar. It has to be sweet.
Lunch! I had my usual massive mixing bowl salad. No picture, but I did happen to weigh my chicken yesterday. This was 5.2 oz. I baked a bunch of chicken breasts at the beginning of the week and was curious how big they were.
Afternoon snack – Greek yogurt with frozen mango and granola and nuts. I am obsessed with frozen mango right now.
At some point I snacked on Sabra and carrots. This is practically a daily occurrence that I always forget to note.
Dinner was the Chile Relleno Casserole and a salad.
And I ate dark chocolate while watching Honey Boo Boo and planning my road trip across the south (in my head). 
So there are my eats for the day. They’re not as awesome and Pumpkin’s Pigtastic Sandwich, but I like ‘em.
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See ya later!
Question: When are your rest days?
I typically rest on Thursdays and Sundays… but this has been a rough week (mentally) and I have taken 3 days off so far. Woops!
I do a 5 day max week too. Rest days are usually Mondays and Fridays.
My rest days vary… Used to always be Tuesdays and Sundays but that is shifting a lot as I learn how to fit marathon training into my crazy schedule.
My rest days are typically Sundays, and Thursdays. Sometimes my schedule shifts a little bit when life happens. I do try to stay consistent though. P.S. Your smoothie looks delish!
Depending on what my workout load has looked like for the week I’ve found that I only need a rest day every two weeks. However, I only run 5-6 days a week. I neeeeed to try those cookies!
I take one weekend day and one weekday (usually Friday and Sunday). I could have a much less hectic schedule during the week if I trained both weekend days, but it’s worth it to me to have one full day of no work/training.
Do you have any suggestions for what to eat the day before and the morning of a long run?
Sometimes I have tummy issues:(
Yes! I actually have a post coming up with that next week. Stay tuned!
It still cracks me up that you watch Honey Boo Boo!
I never do, but through you I think I get a good feel for the redneck shenanigans of the Boo Boo family.
Rest days always come during the week for me because I’m usually too tired after work. Haha. Or lazy…maybe? Weekends are all about running though! And days off probably means I was doing some sort of hiking for work…btw, when we going running? Been far too freaking long. I’m moving to Ventura in two weeks. Come visit?
My rest days are whenever they come! haha! Its hard with a baby to really plan. but normally the weekends.
Fridays are usually my rest days from any intentional running or workout but I’m usually still active chasing after and playing with my two kids 🙂
Every non-running day is a great eating day!
My rest day at the moment is a Friday…Tomorrow. …Therefore tomorrow is going to be a great eating day for me! 🙂
Mango in every form is amazing. Dried mango is dangerous for me. I have to buy small portions because I will eat it ALL. I like to partially thaw my frozen mango. Yummy. Mondays and Fridays are my rest days. I appear to be in the minority.
I always take a rest day on Sunday! I go to church, nap, and be lazy. It’s awesome!
This is totally random, but when I first saw the pictures of the hummus and carrots, I though it was a hand coming out of the hummus tub! (the carrots look like fingers). I had to do a double-take and it made me laugh 🙂
Ha!
I usually rest on Sundays and then one day during the week. Lately it’s been Thursdays…since I waitress at night I’m usually exhausted by Thursday and spend the day being as lazy as possible haha
My rest days are Fridays (the day before my long run) and sometimes Sundays (after long run) if I need them
I used to live by that schedule too! I’ve shifted it a bit lately 🙂
Up until now Mondays have been my rest days and Tuesdays my recovery days (still train but usually only one workout and it is an easier one than the others during the week).
Starting next week for the remainder of the summer, I’m thinking both Sundays probably Wednesdays will be recovery days with high mileage on Fridays and Saturdays. I change it up depending on what I’m focusing on (up until now: bicycle racing; beginning next week: Ironman).
I completely agree with you on the frozen mango! It is so yummy and kind of melts in your mouth.
I try to take 2 days off as well. One is usually on the weekend (more time with the family).
Usually on Sundays, but if I have big plans during the week I’ll swap my Sunday rest day to rest on my busy day.
Oh Monica! I can’t believe you watch that cray-cray show! (My 18 yr. old daughter watches and loves it too, so I can find it in my heart to forgive you both.) That marinnaise episode is what put on the “I can’t take it any more” band wagon. And then there was an episode where Mama June PICKED HER NOSE during an interview and I insisted that I would never watch that show again. Can. Not. Handle. It.
I know, I should be embarrassed but I can’t help it. I think I was just like Alana when I was little so I feel a little connection to her 😉
The only time I can watch it is when no one else is home…. As obnoxious as they are they are they love each other and aren’t hung up on keeping up with the Jones’s. I think they are fun.
I always rest on Sundays… is that hot sauce or sriracha on the eggs? I have yet to try sriracha!
Sriracha! And ketchup.
My rest days depend on my work schedule. I work 12 hr shifts with an irregular schedule. On those shifts I do a lot of standing and walking, so running on those days either before or after is a guaranteed slog fest. So I try to make my rest days fall on work days.
I have scheduled rest days but they usually never stay that way. Usually they get changed around based on how I am feeling- I.e. sore, sick , tired or even schedule conflicts. Being flexible with this has really helped me!
I like to rest on a weekend because I almost always have time to workout before or after work but on weekends I can use the free time to still walk or frolf or something that’s easy but still active-ish rather than chillin at a desk like a bum.
Agreed! I like to have either Saturday or Sunday as a rest day. Weekends are less structured and a workout or run seems to get lost on those days.
I almost always take Sunday as a rest day. I might take another day if I need it but I try to run 6 days a week. It works for me.
My rest days are whenever I feel like I need one, but I like to try and do something everyday. Even if it is just to go for a walk etc 😀
My rest days are Friday so I am almost there! Enjoy your rest day and your eats 🙂
I usually rest on Sundays. I run, teach spinning and do my own cycling…and swimming, plus weights. It’s important to have a rest day in there though.
Can I ask how far you ran on that day? Do your eats differ depending on your distance?
Yes, I ran 10 miles yesterday. I notice that I am pretty consistent in my hunger except for the day after a long run day when I’m HUNGRY all day. I am not running today for example, but I’ll probably eat about the same 🙂
Haha yes that surprised me when I first started doing longer runs. Pretty normal appetite on said long run day but the next one seems to release a hungry monster!
Thursdays and Sundays are my usual rest days, but that changes if I have a race on the weekend since I usually take the two days off prior to the race for fresher legs.
I love, love, love Laughing Cow with jam. It takes like a fancy pastry to me, but without all the extra calories. Yum!
Today is usually a rest day, but I took Tuesday as a rest day this week (needed it!) so today is an easy 6-7 miles 🙂