So I was curious more about what people eat for breakfast, lunch and between when not training as much as they do in the summer. I know that right now I am training about 6-8 hours a week and I have cut back on portion sizes a lot. Normal breakfast is a big bowl of oatmeal & fruitjuice, then a banana and yogurt mid morning, rice & chicken for lunch and an apple before heading home. This seems to work for me and I change up my lunch items but other than that, it is mostly the same.
What is everyone else doing and how much have you cut back during the cut back in training.
Forgot to mention the travel mug of morning coffee!! The only coffee of the day.
I know you’re not supposed to, but I eat pretty much the same thing every day. And I like it. Anyway, off season meals look something like:
Breakfast: cup oatmeal with peanut butter and brown sugar in it. bananna
Snack: trail mix
Lunch: turkey sandwich, apple, some sort of veggie.
snack: clif bar or baker breakfast cookie (they’re really good if you haven’t had one - all organic!)
Dinner: rice, veggies, chicken breast. If I feel like mexican food, add hot sauce. if I feel like asian food, add soy sauce (yes, I know, huge generalizations . . .)
I agree with the previous poster. It is easy to get into a routine of eating the same foods during the week, at least through dinner. This makes it easy to prepare at the beginning of the week, and takes the guess work out of the morning routine.
Breakfast 1: Chocolate Whey Protein, Almond Butter, Banana shake
Breakfast 2: Rolled Oats, Mixed Berries, Plain Non-Fat Yogurt, Almond Butter
Snack: Chicken Breast, Grapefruit, Fish Oil Pills
Lunch(Post Run): 15 Grain Bread, Swiss Cheese, Turkey Breast or Tuna, Spinach, Tomato, cucumber, alfalfa sprouts. Banana
Snack: Apple & Espresso
Dinner: Some kind of lean meat and veggie stir fry,curry, etc (yogurt and curry paste, not coconut milk)
You’ll notice the carbs taper off after the lunch workout. This is easy to do in the off season, as there arent any/as many am or night workouts.
how do you put the peanut butter in the oatmeal, meaning…while it cooks, or lump after it cooks?? never tried that but it sounds good…
Just put a few dallops after it’s cooked, if your oatmeal is nice and hot, it should melt right in, and makes a nice think consistency.
Here is what I prefer to do…breakfast and lunch eat large meals till I feel stuffed…from afternoon onwards, I don’t feel that hungry cause my calories for the day are pretty well in the tank. Nothing worse than spending the entire day starved and then stuff your face from 5 pm till midnite and then sleeping on all those calories.
Been around 12-13hrs of training during the off season
Breakfast:
2 bowls of Cheerios with Blueberries
Lunch
1 PJB sandwich on some good bread (the white bread just won’t do it for me anymore)
2 to 3 bananas
Sometimes I go to Jimmy Jon’s but I don’t seem to get any energy from that food and try to stay away. Subway sandwiches seem to be better for usable energy.
Oh, and I’ve dropped 3lbs since the beginning of Oct on this plan, hopefully hit 142 by the new year.
Sometimes I go to Jimmy Jon’s but I don’t seem to get any energy from that food and try to stay away. Subway sandwiches seem to be better for usable energy.
jaretj
haha…your nickname for next year’s TTT is officially Jared from Subway.
Do all you guys who seemingly eat the same stuff all the time also do the same structured workouts from excel spreadsheets all the time? Man, there is more to life than that. Eat a bit of everything in moderation…just like training (OK, skip the moderation part, but don’t train till you are miserable either…)
Do all you guys who seemingly eat the same stuff all the time also do the same structured workouts from excel spreadsheets all the time? Man, there is more to life than that. Eat a bit of everything in moderation…just like training (OK, skip the moderation part, but don’t train till you are miserable either…)
Nope, gave up on all the spreadsheet/training peaks stuff after a couple of years. I know how much I am doing and can vary it enough while staying roughly on track and more importantly, having fun. I don’t track calories. If I want a pizza and a beer, I will have a pizza and a beer. BUT, I am trying to stay away from junk as much as possible as I have a tendency to slide into the coke at lunch, candy bar in the afternoon routine more easily if I do not commit to being ‘good’. And, I want to be skinny (just like you!) lol
My eating plan is simple - I graze all day on mostly fruits and veggies, with lean protein thrown in at breakfast, lunch and dinner time. Calories are front-loaded toward the beginning of the day, and taper off as the day goes on. Dinner is very light, and I don’t eat at all after 7 pm. If I start to get hungry 30-60 minutes before going to sleep, then I know I’ve hit it just right. Every two weeks or so, I go a little off-plan and splurge on a nice dinner out, etc to keep from going crazy, then I’m right back on plan the next day.
I’m really into breakfast smoothies lately. Very easy, and they are a good way to get fruit in my diet during the winter when the fresh stuff is not as good and/or expensive.
I’ve backed my training down to about 6-8 hours/week.
Breakfast: Total Raisin Bran with sliced banana
Lunch: Veggie sandwich (avocado, sprouts, lettuce, green and red pepper, carrot, cheese), reduced fat Ruffles, cake or cookies for dessert with a can of Pepsi
Dinner: Whatever my wife cooks- Burritos, spaghetti and garlic bread, Aussie meat pie w/veggies, burgers, teriyaki chicken and rice, etc., with a can of Pepsi and cake/cookies for dessert
I am a pretty monotonous (i.e. boring eater), but my goals is to keep all the weight off that I have lost of over the last 11 months.
Breakfast is egg whites or salmon together with celery, and/or bell peppers. Some walnuts thrown. Also a nice hot cup of tea.
Lunch is a very large (I mean huge) mixed greens salad with beets, carrots, sprouts, broccoli, fennel… + lean protein, i.e. chicken breast or shrimp added.
Dinner is usually a steak or salmon (again). Berries mixed with flaxseed oil for dessert every evening. Friuit for snacks when needed (usually postworkout).
Cheers, Paul
