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Meal Prepping Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank, and It Just Makes Sense for Runners to Do Heather Mayer Irvine The idea of prepping meals spending a few hours once a week to get everything set for several day’s worth of food may seem daunting, but like with running, you have to put in the work upfront to reap the rewards down the road. “In our busy household, my mantra is always,‘cook once, eat twice,’” Elyse Kopecky, co-author of Runner’s World. Meal prepping, Kopecky says, will ultimately save you time, money, and mental stress. Who doesn’t want that? Kopecky, who hosts a virtual cooking class, is all about using runner staples across multiple meals. For example, she’ll cook up a large batch of her signature pulled chicken to use for tacos, in power bowls (grains, protein, and veggies), and on salads. ....
We’re in the midst of a global pandemic and national political upheaval unlike anything we’ve seen in the past 150 years. Still, wellness influencers, major news outlets, and even the CDC are finding plenty of time to fret about dieting and weight gain. In response, anti-diet nutritionists, therapists, and activists have taken to social media to point out that a too tight grip on your eating habits can cause anxiety and unhealthy patterns that leave you frustrated and physically uncomfortable. I agree. In April I wrote about how quarantine-induced worries linked to food and exercise can backfire, and why a more relaxed approach to food leads to better health. However, this is easier said than done. Our relationship with weight and diets is complex, and it can be tough to distinguish a healthy habit from an unhealthy one. If you’re working toward a healthier mindset about food, a good first step is to identify your own food rules and then challenge them. ....
If Your New Year s Resolution Is to Lose Weight, Read This First by jen see For many of us runners, New Year’s resolutions take the form of more ambitious training plans and fresh training goals. But January can also mean a renewed effort to improve your life in other ways, including losing weight for some and getting faster. It sounds enticingly simple. But before you go buy a new bathroom scale and start cutting calories willy-nilly, it’s worth remembering that most people quit their diets almost as soon as they start them. Multiple studies suggest that for most people, it’s difficult sometimes almost impossible to lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off. Biologically, your body wants to stay in balance and avoid drastic changes in its weight and composition. ....