Obsession #1 - Weight Gain

I am starving all the time.

ALL. THE. TIME.

I can't seem to get enough food.

Now don't go thinking that I am 'dieting', because I am not, however, I am indeed watching my caloric intake, and when I am eating, its good for me stuff, nothing crazy in calories. I am not carbo loading...its too soon for that, as far as I am concerned.

I know I shouldn't be worried about this sort of thing, but honestly the LAST thing I want is to gain weight during taper and have to run with the extra weight. If I ate what I want, when I want it, I would certainly gain about 7 lbs between now and race day. Easily.

Um. No. I am not about to let that happen.

I know that a couple of days prior I will eat like I should...I am not going to really do anything differently than I have for all my long runs during training, other than probably eat a lot more on that Friday than I normally did 2 days out. I don't and never have eaten a lot past lets say 2pm day prior. With the race starting so late, and plenty of free stuff there, bagels and such, I can have what I need prior to Start ...

With the decrease in mileage, its way too easy for me (personally) to gain, and its just the first thing I am obsessing over...but its the low man on the totem pole...

Stay tuned for more obsession posts...