One of my goals for 2013 is to set back and take a hard look at my nutrition. As I have said before while I don’t eat a lot of junk, I know there’s room for some improvement. Lately, I’ve been feeling really sluggish during my runs – this morning’s slogfest was a perfect example! I need to not only re-examine what works best as fuel during my runs, but look at what I’m eating both before and after a run – not to mention what I’m eating on rest days.
This isn’t about dieting per se (though I am about 6 pounds above “fighting weight” at the moment) – it’s really about fueling my body for optimum health. So it’s time to do some research like testing out fueling options to see beyond whether or not they agree with my stomach to whether they’re actually providing real benefit. It’s time to do some reading, try out some new recipes and make some shifts in my overall diet.
My brother-in-law gave me Scott Jurek’s Eat & Run – which I have been dying to read and now seems like a good time to start. I’ll also be posting more regularly about nutrition – what’s working and what’s not and hope you’ll share tips and tricks that work for you.
We are all works in progress. But we are also athletes and fuel matters. You give your car bad gasoline and it runs poorly. Same thing for your body. I can see the difference in my clients performance based on what they’ve eaten that day. They are always amazed when I know!
can’t wait to see what you think of it, it’s on my must read list. I really loved Thrive and the current free Thrive Forward program because like you said it’s about optimal fueling
I feel the say way about food and fueling the body, there is a direct correlation between good runs and good food. I love Scott Jurek’s book and have made many of his recipes!
Cant wait to hear what you think of that book. I’ve been more attuned to what I’m eating now more than ever. Still need to find an optimal balance though.
I think your on the right track, you already know why you are feeling sluggish, a few weeks of healthy eating and you’ll be back on top again! I think we all go through that, its so easy to get out of the habit of thinking about what we are fueling out body with! Good luck!
My focus for the past year has been finding “my” optimal nutrition.
I love Scott’s book! In fact he is one of the reasons I’m vegan. Make sure to try some of his recipes. They’re so good!
I want to read that one too. I know my main problem: snacking, ugh!
I love Scott’s book! I make the adzuki beam brownies all the time. Hope you enjoy it!