Run to eat

AJCOT

Am I the only dope out there who loves junk food & runs regularly(5/6 times weekly) to ensure i don't become a teletubby?

RacoonQueen

Well I run because I love it the fact I can eat whatever I want without putting on weight is just an added bonus.

AJCOT

Thanks for the response, & I'm sure most people view it that way but my brain puts food first & running, though I enjoy it, is something I feel compelled to do to continue to eat junk. This may alter when I'm left with just one tooth!

trotter_inc

Well it's not really junk food but I love dark chocolate, the 70% - 80% cocoa type, the darker the better

When I do binge on junk food though I don't feel as guilty as I used to because of the amount of training I'm doing.

MrCreosote

Is there any other reason to run?

Of course that's the reason olympic athletes are so good- they eat serious amounts of junk food, leading to serious guilt and then serious training.

tunney

AJCOT wrote: »

Am I the only dope out there who loves junk food & runs regularly(5/6 times weekly) to ensure i don't become a teletubby?

Is that not what jogging is for? I thought running was a sport down for the enjoyment of the sport?

shels4ever

tunney wrote: »

Is that not what jogging is for? I thought running was a sport down for the enjoyment of the sport?

When does jogging become running ?

MrCreosote

shels4ever wrote: »

When does jogging become running ?

Can of worms there I reckon. I always thought it was running when you did it yourself, jogging when somebody else did it. Kind of like "I'm a traveller, you're a tourist" thing...

meathcountysec

MrCreosote wrote: »

Can of worms there I reckon. I always thought it was running when you did it yourself, jogging when somebody else did it. Kind of like "I'm a traveller, you're a tourist" thing...

IMHO jogging becomes running when you pin on a number

asimonov

AJCOT wrote: »

Thanks for the response, & I'm sure most people view it that way but my brain puts food first & running, though I enjoy it, is something I feel compelled to do to continue to eat junk. This may alter when I'm left with just one tooth!

i'm not sure i totally agree with "most people view it this way" - but i don't think you are alone either - i think lots of people operate a debit and credit system on eating and exercise. Since i've started running my diet has improved a lot, and i don't really crave the things i know aren't good for me - i'd feel like i am throwing away the good work that has been done.

There is a good piece in Dyer's chi running book about looking at foods as either adding or subtracting chi (or energy), its not very scientific i know but its a good way on making a call on whether you should eat something or not.

Mind you, i'm sure we all have our vices..all things in moderation

shels4ever

meathcountysec wrote: »

IMHO jogging becomes running when you pin on a number

Once you pin it on the front that is

thirtyfoot

meathcountysec wrote: »

IMHO jogging becomes running when you pin on a number

Yes, I like that. Clothing is a factor too.

Following all jogger apparel.


Mango top
Hurling socks
Guns N Roses tank top
Lacoste sneakers

TFBubendorfer

I love running. I love eating.

Because I run so much, I can eat as much as I want.
Because I eat so much, I can run as much as I want.

I'm on a win-win here.

rainbow kirby

Tingle wrote: »

Yes, I like that. Clothing is a factor too.

Following all jogger apparel.


Mango top
Hurling socks
Guns N Roses tank top
Lacoste sneakers

Hey, I've done a race in a Super Mario World t-shirt... :pac:

Magnet

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

I love running. I love eating.

Because I run so much, I can eat as much as I want.
Because I eat so much, I can run as much as I want.

I'm on a win-win here.

Because I train so much I can have all the Indian food I want!!

Tingle wrote: »

Clothing is a factor too.

Following all jogger apparel

Thought it was Joggers in sweatpants and cotton tshirts and Runners in shorts/tights with drifit type tops?!?!

trotter_inc wrote: »

Well it's not really junk food but I love dark chocolate, the 70% - 80% cocoa type, the darker the better

and cadbury`s creme eggs after any 20 miler does it for me...mmm..

HardyEustace

I think, for men, joggers become runners when they start wearing tights!

onemorechance

shels4ever wrote: »

When does jogging become running ?

At around 7min / miles I think!

osnola ibax

7 min miles, bloody hell, I'll be jogging for a while yet

Stark

Actually I find running makes diet more difficult. Sure, it's nice being able to eat a pile of jellies without feeling guilty. But the downside is that an increase in calorie expenditure doesn't automatically lead to a decrease in weight unless you're careful about what you put in. In my experience, the more I burn, the hungrier I feel and that means more pressure to try and fill that void with healthy food as opposed to filling it with junk that will still leave me with bloat and will add up to more health problems in the long run than if I simply did less and ate less.

onemorechance

osnola ivax wrote: »

7 min miles, bloody hell, I'll be jogging for a while yet

I'm just goin by my GPS watch! It considers 7m30s to 8m30s to be fast jogging, while 6m30s to 7m30s to be slow running! It's around those figures anyway! I could be off by up to a minute!

It's more important to run to your heart rate, I think!

e.g. running at 8m/Mile and 160bpm is probably better than 7m/Mile and 180bpm.

osnola ibax

Well I started training in jan and can do bout 7 miles at 8 min pace, any longer 8.5, would love to enter the realms of the runner some day, I am enjoying the weight loss benefits though without having changed my diet drastically

AJCOT

Thanks for the responses. It's just after five & I'm home from work earlier than usual. My junk so far today has been a pack of chocolate fingers, 2 bars of 100g chocolate, a pack of jelly babies & a McDonalds sauage & egg Mc Muffin breakfast. Little Caesars pizza to follow after my run, maybe this should be posted on a diet disorder board? Or are you all sugar & fatty food freaks like me?

Killerz

AJCOT wrote: »

Thanks for the responses. It's just after five & I'm home from work earlier than usual. My junk so far today has been a pack of chocolate fingers, 2 bars of 100g chocolate, a pack of jelly babies & a McDonalds sauage & egg Mc Muffin breakfast. Little Caesars pizza to follow after my run, maybe this should be posted on a diet disorder board? Or are you all sugar & fatty food freaks like me?

Steady on there.... I dunno how you can stomach all that stuff. I feel bad wolfing down 6 tesco own label jaffa cakes (individual cakes, not boxes of jaffas) after my runs (or is that jogs?).

I do believe that with the amount of running/ jogging that a lot of us do, you can eat virtually anything and not put on weight. however, fatty foods etc cannot be good for the arteries, teeth, intestines et al....

hunnymonster

Killerz wrote: »

I do believe that with the amount of running/ jogging that a lot of us do, you can eat virtually anything and not put on weight.

Ho I wish that were true but I've run a lot of miles this year (many with weight added in the form of a backpack, and I'm still a relative fatty.

Killerz wrote: »

however, fatty foods etc cannot be good for the arteries, teeth, intestines et al....

QFT, to add to the things you mentioned, low quality food is also not good for your training. Better fuel will produce better results.

I'm now at the stage where I'm reasonably happy with the quality of the food i eat, I just need to sort out the quantities and timing. It's the hardest part of the fitness game for me.

--amadeus--

AJCOT wrote: »

Thanks for the responses. It's just after five & I'm home from work earlier than usual. My junk so far today has been a pack of chocolate fingers, 2 bars of 100g chocolate, a pack of jelly babies & a McDonalds sauage & egg Mc Muffin breakfast. Little Caesars pizza to follow after my run, maybe this should be posted on a diet disorder board? Or are you all sugar & fatty food freaks like me?

:eek:

You must be doing serious mileage if you are burning off that many calories. Personally I think it's about more than just calorie counting and weight; that little lot is about as processed and unhealthy a diet as you're going to get, there are no vits or minerals in there, full of god knows what chemicals and preservatives, trans fats... I'm far from saintly about my diet but that list made me go a bit green around the gills!

AJCOT

I run about 50km a week & find it hard to improve my PBs even with that much effort. I know this sounds daft but I didn't think the poor diet would affect performance until very recently & now, I find it hard to alter my food intake.

TFBubendorfer

AJCOT wrote: »

I run about 50km a week & find it hard to improve my PBs even with that much effort. I know this sounds daft but I didn't think the poor diet would affect performance until very recently & now, I find it hard to alter my food intake.

Sorry if that sounds elitist, but 50km a week isn't particularly high for a runner. That, and the amount of junk food, would definitely have a negative impact on your PBs.

tunney

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Sorry if that sounds elitist, but 50km a week isn't particularly high for a runner. That, and the amount of junk food, would definitely have a negative impact on your PBs.

Its a decent amount of swimming per week though.