, most of us have at least one bad habit. Runners tend to eat a healthier diet than your average crisp-munching couch potato but we are also more prone to food fetishes and disordered eating. We spoke to a range of runners from across the age and ability
nutrition rules of weight loss. Her advice can help any runner who wants to lose weight – whether it’s five pounds or five stone. She’ll show you how to track your food intake, space meals throughout the day to ward off hunger, and honestly count
-2 hours before the race. Or sip sports drink up to the start but don’t overdo these. If this isn’t possible, try foods that will be quickly absorbed and leave your stomach quickly, like a liquid meal replacement such as Slim Fast drink with a gel. If you
in as much fluid.Again, there’s no magic here, just common sense. If you fill up on low-calorie, high-water-content drinks and foods, you’ll be less likely to crave more fattening foods. (Remember, the drinks need to be low- calorie. Beer, wine and fizzy
steady food intake keeps your energy levels consistently higher. Also, when you graze, you never become overly hungry, so you don’t get the urge to overeat. This makes weight control easier. You also tend to choose higher-quality foods if you never let
better. If you're a Runner's World UK magazine subscriber, you can see all 49 here. Otherwise, enjoy these 15 as a preview - and if you want to subscribe, you can save 30% right here.Feel The BurnEating spicy foods will make you eat more slowly, fill you
foods from 0-100 based on their immediate impact on your blood sugar levels - a measure of how quickly your body can convert the food into glucose. Food with a very high GI is best for an instant glucose hit during or after exercise, while lower-GI foods
-free foods, they won’t gain weight. Not true. If you put away a whole bag of low-fat pretzels in one sitting, you’re consuming several hundred calories. Sure, most of them come from carbohydrate, but carbohydrate can be stored as fat, too. So can protein
by eating foods such as broccoli, spinach and fish. Protein helps to steady hormones so include some in every meal: add dried fruit and seeds to your porridge; cheese to a baked sweet potato and tuna; or make hummus - chickpeas are loaded with protein
week.Button mushroomsThey've always been Fungi that double up as a pizza topping and accompany a traditional fry-up.They're also A good source of B vitamins that help convert food into energy. Mushrooms are also rich in the antioxidant selenium
