Comments on: Refueling Part I http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/ Balancing Wholesome Nutrition With Sensible Exercise Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:31:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gena http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12154 Gena Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:44:11 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12154 Great post, Heaths. I always find your perspective on exercise so unbelievably balanced, refreshing, and kind. Thank you! Great post, Heaths. I always find your perspective on exercise so unbelievably balanced, refreshing, and kind. Thank you!

]]> By: Feeling Worse Before Feeling Better « homecookedem's Blog http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12153 Feeling Worse Before Feeling Better « homecookedem's Blog Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:47:42 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12153 [...] I started feeling really bad about not working out yesterday or today.  Until… I read HEAB’s latest post!  It made me realize that as long as I’m eating healthy food, that is the most important [...] [...] I started feeling really bad about not working out yesterday or today.  Until… I read HEAB’s latest post!  It made me realize that as long as I’m eating healthy food, that is the most important [...]

]]> By: mandyrd http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12152 mandyrd Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:46:14 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12152 Thank you for your well-written response to this article! I will enjoy reading your blog in the future. Anyway, I agreed with most of your points, other than the post-exercise recovery foods. Of course, food choice is an individual thing. For me, the recovery drinks have been a lifesaver for my heavy training. If you are willing to spend more money, you can buy drinks without HFCS. (I, myself, avoid HFCS.) After 3 hours of triathlon training, the last thing I want to eat is a savory meal. The recovery drink allows me to get calories quickly along with fluid. The drink is roughly 150 calories, which I then follow with a healthy breakfast afterwards. I completely agree with you about people who use exercise to indulge on junk. If they want to indulge, then they should just indulge and not use exercise as an excuse (and then claim that they can't lose weight when exercising.) Thank you for your well-written response to this article! I will enjoy reading your blog in the future. Anyway, I agreed with most of your points, other than the post-exercise recovery foods. Of course, food choice is an individual thing. For me, the recovery drinks have been a lifesaver for my heavy training. If you are willing to spend more money, you can buy drinks without HFCS. (I, myself, avoid HFCS.) After 3 hours of triathlon training, the last thing I want to eat is a savory meal. The recovery drink allows me to get calories quickly along with fluid. The drink is roughly 150 calories, which I then follow with a healthy breakfast afterwards. I completely agree with you about people who use exercise to indulge on junk. If they want to indulge, then they should just indulge and not use exercise as an excuse (and then claim that they can’t lose weight when exercising.)

]]> By: Running For Health or Fooling Yourself? « Whole Body Love http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12151 Running For Health or Fooling Yourself? « Whole Body Love Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:25:07 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12151 [...] is that, like my professor, we love food and we run to offset our indulgences.  This reminds me of Heather’s post regarding the correlation between exercise and eating [...] [...] is that, like my professor, we love food and we run to offset our indulgences.  This reminds me of Heather’s post regarding the correlation between exercise and eating [...]

]]> By: Refueling Part II, CD Style « Heather Eats Almond Butter http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12150 Refueling Part II, CD Style « Heather Eats Almond Butter Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:36:54 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12150 [...] Tags: Diet, Exercise, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter For my views on refueling after exercise, click here.  Since I no longer do much cardio, my body does not require a carb heavy diet.  Yes, I still eat [...] [...] Tags: Diet, Exercise, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter For my views on refueling after exercise, click here.  Since I no longer do much cardio, my body does not require a carb heavy diet.  Yes, I still eat [...]

]]> By: Amy http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12149 Amy Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:21:57 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12149 This is a really great post and it is making me want to go back a read your older posts (new reader here). :) Just yesterday, I skipped my planned after work run because I was supremely tired, yet it was really hard for me to think that I was making a good decision, not being lazy. I'm just starting up my own blog to complement my marathon training, so I'll be keeping up with your blog! This is a really great post and it is making me want to go back a read your older posts (new reader here). :) Just yesterday, I skipped my planned after work run because I was supremely tired, yet it was really hard for me to think that I was making a good decision, not being lazy.
I’m just starting up my own blog to complement my marathon training, so I’ll be keeping up with your blog!

]]> By: Big Changes « Cross Border Cravings http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12148 Big Changes « Cross Border Cravings Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:47:53 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12148 [...] Heather’s post on refueling the other day really got me thinking about all of this. Recently I’ve read a few things that are making a lot of sense to me. It doesn’t really seem natural to spend an hour in the gym every day cranking out time on stationary machines and then refueling with processed energy bars. I also read something similar to this in French Women Don’t Get Fat and Getting a Grip, by Monica Selles. [...] [...] Heather’s post on refueling the other day really got me thinking about all of this. Recently I’ve read a few things that are making a lot of sense to me. It doesn’t really seem natural to spend an hour in the gym every day cranking out time on stationary machines and then refueling with processed energy bars. I also read something similar to this in French Women Don’t Get Fat and Getting a Grip, by Monica Selles. [...]

]]> By: Hayley http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12147 Hayley Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:49:48 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12147 I'm so glad you brought this up Heather! Sorry it's taken me this long to respond. I think you and the article make so many great points. I think most people don't understand that exercising so that they can eat whatever and/or however much they want does not work. It takes so much longer than 30 minutes on the elliptical or whatever to burn off mounds of food. If people are made more aware of that then maybe they'll pay more attention to what they put in their mouths and not how many calories they burn on the treadmill. I'm kind of the opposite though - it's days that I don't do any kind of exercise that I find myself feeling sluggest and making poor food choices. When I get in a good workout, sweat a bit, etc I always feel more motivated to eat better because I don't want to negate all that hard work. I do still feel like I'm trying to find a balance with exercise, but right now I love that I'm able to run 6 hilly miles without stopping. I'm so grateful to my body for what I can do and right now I enjoy it. What I DON'T like is when I wake up in the morning feeling horribly because I ate crap the day before. Then instead of working out because I WANT to I end up feeling like I HAVE to work out to burn off some of what I ate the night before. I think that's when exercise becomes more of a chore rather than something good for our bodies. It's all about balance and it truly seems as though you've found that. I do agree with Sam on her post about how we have become so paranoid about "bad" foods and fear HFCS and sugar, etc (I think I'd rather have the latter). I truly believe that we shouldn't deprive ourselves of completely everything, but sometimes when we have the choice to eat something that does have HFCS and/or sugar it's not BAD to have it but it's important to stop and think, "How is this going to make me feel?" as opposed to, "How are my jeans going to fit?" It's more about health than vanity. I'm sorry I rabbited on like this! I got carried away... I’m so glad you brought this up Heather! Sorry it’s taken me this long to respond. I think you and the article make so many great points. I think most people don’t understand that exercising so that they can eat whatever and/or however much they want does not work. It takes so much longer than 30 minutes on the elliptical or whatever to burn off mounds of food. If people are made more aware of that then maybe they’ll pay more attention to what they put in their mouths and not how many calories they burn on the treadmill. I’m kind of the opposite though – it’s days that I don’t do any kind of exercise that I find myself feeling sluggest and making poor food choices. When I get in a good workout, sweat a bit, etc I always feel more motivated to eat better because I don’t want to negate all that hard work.

I do still feel like I’m trying to find a balance with exercise, but right now I love that I’m able to run 6 hilly miles without stopping. I’m so grateful to my body for what I can do and right now I enjoy it. What I DON’T like is when I wake up in the morning feeling horribly because I ate crap the day before. Then instead of working out because I WANT to I end up feeling like I HAVE to work out to burn off some of what I ate the night before. I think that’s when exercise becomes more of a chore rather than something good for our bodies.

It’s all about balance and it truly seems as though you’ve found that. I do agree with Sam on her post about how we have become so paranoid about “bad” foods and fear HFCS and sugar, etc (I think I’d rather have the latter). I truly believe that we shouldn’t deprive ourselves of completely everything, but sometimes when we have the choice to eat something that does have HFCS and/or sugar it’s not BAD to have it but it’s important to stop and think, “How is this going to make me feel?” as opposed to, “How are my jeans going to fit?” It’s more about health than vanity.

I’m sorry I rabbited on like this! I got carried away…

]]> By: Michal Mymo http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12146 Michal Mymo Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:28:19 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12146 There seems to be a huge amount of talk about this article all over the blog world. I totally agree with you. Personally I work out knowing that it is great for my body, and I dont understand why people want to over excersise then gorge on horrible foods. If they could just learn to like and love good healthful foods (almond butter!) then they could find a happy balance between two extremes. I have been on both ends of the weight spectrum. Overweight and way underweight and everyday for me is a chance to learn and decide whats best for me and my body. I think that if you give your body the good stuff and work out just enough your body will balance itself out. Excellent post as always heather :) There seems to be a huge amount of talk about this article all over the blog world. I totally agree with you. Personally I work out knowing that it is great for my body, and I dont understand why people want to over excersise then gorge on horrible foods. If they could just learn to like and love good healthful foods (almond butter!) then they could find a happy balance between two extremes. I have been on both ends of the weight spectrum. Overweight and way underweight and everyday for me is a chance to learn and decide whats best for me and my body. I think that if you give your body the good stuff and work out just enough your body will balance itself out.

Excellent post as always heather :)

]]> By: Holly http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/16/refueling-part-i/#comment-12145 Holly Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:54:55 +0000 http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/?p=3755#comment-12145 Heather, I really needed to read this today! I struggle EVERY.SINGLE.DAY with not being able to run right now. I'm so worried about gaining any weight back, yet I tell myself over and over that it's been 3 months and I haven't yet. I definitely was a "run to eat" gal. And the scary thing is, I didn't see anything wrong with that. But now that I'm forced to lay low, it's made me see how unhealthy that was. Why should I feel like I have to run 10 miles to eat a bowl of ice cream or enjoy some nut butter in my life? I shouldn't. I think exercise is very, very important - but it is just too easy to get into the pattern of "working out to eat," and then it is really hard emotionally when we're unable to exercise. Thanks, HEAB. You are like my free therapist! :-) Holly Heather,

I really needed to read this today! I struggle EVERY.SINGLE.DAY with not being able to run right now. I’m so worried about gaining any weight back, yet I tell myself over and over that it’s been 3 months and I haven’t yet.

I definitely was a “run to eat” gal. And the scary thing is, I didn’t see anything wrong with that. But now that I’m forced to lay low, it’s made me see how unhealthy that was. Why should I feel like I have to run 10 miles to eat a bowl of ice cream or enjoy some nut butter in my life? I shouldn’t.

I think exercise is very, very important – but it is just too easy to get into the pattern of “working out to eat,” and then it is really hard emotionally when we’re unable to exercise.

Thanks, HEAB. You are like my free therapist! :-)

Holly

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