One thing I've noticed, and found rather bizarre, during my marathon training is that I am craving certain foods. I feel like I've run enough in the past that I would have experienced something similar, but no.
What am I craving? Salty foods. Pretty much anything with salt sounds good. Also, cheese. Anything with cheese on it makes it taste that much better.
I eat more or less the same food every day. I don't buy things that are "bad for you" because I like to eat healthy. This means that I really don't have anything salty around when my salt craving kicks in. Therefore, it never gets satisfied and the craving continues on, and on, and on... Maybe I should just cave in and buy something extra salty. Or, is this my body saying "you need more salt." I'm not really sure, or how I would find out. Is there a "salt test"?
The cheese craving is better than the salt, because I actually buy cheese to put on vegetables. However, instead of the normal amount I have been putting on extra just to satisfy the craving. But, then the craving goes away...until the following day post-run.
I don't really know if this is normal or not, but it is what is happening. Training is all about learning, and that I have done a lot of recently.
Do you get cravings during your training sessions? What food was it for?
Mine is chocolate and I dont even like chocolate!! Only during the season, once it ends, it goes away, just in time to avoid it during the holidays
ReplyDeleteI looooooveee cheese!! I could never do without! You seem much better about food then me though, so maybe you could give yourself a little reward after a run?
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