Full Day of Eating as an Orthorexic College Runner
A typical day of eating while I was running track in college. My day would consist of biking to and from class throughout the day, a two hour track workout, and potentially an hour of lifting. As you will see I was not even close to fueling my body enough.
Breakfast
- Slice of toast with cottage cheese
- Piece of fruit
* Variations: oatmeal, cottage cheese/greek yogurt + fruit
Lunch
- Turkey Sandwich: whole grain bread, turkey, spinach, tomato, mustard, ¼ avocado
- Piece of fruit
* Variations: none
After Practice Snack
- Protein Bar
- Piece of fruit
* Variations: muscle milk carton
Dinner
- Half a chicken breast
- ¼ cup quinoa
- tons of veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, onion, brusselsprouts)
- feta cheese
* Variations: swap quinoa for baked potato, brown rice, whole grain pasta, salmon once a week
Night Snack
- Protein Shake (frozen banana, chocolate muscle milk carton, tbsp of peanut butter)
- 5 cups of SkinnyPop popcorn
* Variations: frozen yogurt when I was desperate for calories
This is what I am eating now in Haiti WITHOUT exercise of any kind.
Breakfast
- Three Kodiakcakes pancakes with coconut oil
- Piece of fruit
* Variations: oatmeal with peanut butter
Lunch
- Large plate of rice and beans cooked in oil with added sautéed veggies.
* Variations: none
Dinner
- 3 eggs
- 2 large plantains
- sautéed veggies
- avocado / parmesan cheese / pesto (1 of the 3 depending on what I have)
* Variations: ½ cup quinoa with lentils sautéed veggies and coconut oil, Pizza Night!
Night Snack
- Protein bar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter with chia seeds + apple
* Variations: protein bar + 2 brownies, oatmeal with cookie butter + protein bar
