Bedtime reading 😁

[Instructor57]

Thank you to @Roxdog for mentioning 'mindful thoughts for runners' in a post 👍

A great little book 😁

And while I was there on Amazon I found the 'Runners cookbook'

As i have now realized I can't just eat anything just because I'm running

😬👍

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

A fully rounded approach Mister!

Nice one Ian 👌 😀

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

I'm trying 😁👍

[9weeks2Run Graduate]

Happy Reading!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thank you ! 😬👍

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Two excellent purchases by the looks of things! My copy of The Runner’s Cookbook is arriving tomorrow, so although my diet isn’t unhealthy for the most part (maybe the maple syrup on my porridge isn’t that healthy!) and I’m fortunate that I don’t need to lose any weight, I’m looking forward to some different, healthy meals tailored for runners 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

Yes, it's a good book , already been shopping for some ingredients 😁👍

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Ooh, exciting! Can’t wait!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

I actually like cooking , I had just got lazy over the last few weeks

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

haha, the jury’s out on that one! My husband used to do all the cooking. Now he’s left I’m having to learn it all over again!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

That's when I started of course ,

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Some good reading there, it’s is a whole way of life isn’t it? this running business

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

So I'm beginning to appreciate 😂

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

I’m being rather cool, on the IC with my leg raised and compressed patiently waiting for my arnica gel to arrive lol

My problem with food is I like cooking too much, we end up with all sorts of lovely things to munch on. Seriously though, I recently read most of ‘The energy plan’ a lot of which is about nutrition for energy , very interesting and a lot of I’m getting right, but the quit smoking weight isn’t budging yet

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Well, I actually love baking , but when you live alone that's not a good idea , haha, I usually bake all my own bread as well including sourdough but now trying to watch the carbs .

I actually gave up smoking 23 years ago when I was 40.

I joined a gym at the same time and managed to loose weight at the same time !

BUT, it eventually came back on again 😐

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Well i am sure regular running has kept a lot of weight from finding me, but some things that i rarely ate when i smoked i suddenly found tasted delicious so added them in

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Haha , yes, I found I ate things I didn't like when I smoked (well, probably couldn't taste them ) 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Probably couldn’t

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

You have it all wrong!

I am running so that I CAN eat anything 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

That's what I thought I could do 😐

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Ha ha!

That was a bit tongue in cheek of course 😉

I might start thinking about that sort of thing if I decide to train for half marathon or something like that, but I'm not planning on anything like that anytime soon.

It's also more difficult when you have to think about other people in the household too...

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Yes, I realise it was 😁

I had noticed I was quite fatigued, and I think I can put if down to my diet that has definitely slipped over the last few months , so, back to home cooking .

I felt so much better when I did this before

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

I'm putting my fatigue down to lack of sleep. It's been a long 6 months without a proper break from work or change of scenery. I'm hoping my week away from Saturday will do the trick and effect a reboot 😁

Yeah home cooked is definitely best - I always try to do that.

And I love the fact that you bake. Hubby makes all our bread, including wild ferment sourdough, and it is so different to shop bought

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

I love making sourdough 😁

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Yes - you just need time and patience

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

I think my starter is about 5 years old now 😁

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

That's pretty cool! Hubby says his is about 18 years old now. It's amazing how they just survive with a little bit of feeding every now and again

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Left mine in the fridge once for 6 months but still revived it , 😬

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

I like French patisserie as well, like making macarons and eclairs , that's the problem, I have a sweet tooth 😁

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

That's the trouble you see!

Neither of us have a particularly sweet tooth so he mostly does savory. Banana maple and pecan buns are about as sweet as it gets

[Maxi80]

With any dish, just add spinach. You’ll feel great!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Chips and spinach 😂

[Maxi80 in reply to Instructor57]

Ok maybe not 😂😂😂

[Maxi80 in reply to Instructor57]

‘Alright love. Can I have Doner kebab and chips please. Extra mayo. Bit of cheese. Oh and don’t forget the spinach.’

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Haha 😂

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Are chips one if the recipes in the Runners Cookbook then?

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

I'm afraid not 😂

[nowster Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Roly-poly gammon and spinach? Heigh ho!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to nowster]

Please sir, can I have some more ? 😂

[Maxi80 in reply to nowster]

Owza nowt moist?

[Roxdog Graduate]

Glad you like the book!

I won't get the cookbook (don't eat meat or dairy), but am thinking about getting more protein into my diet.

Happy reading - I think the mindful thoughts for Runners is one to dip into periodically to remind yourself of a few useful thoughts when motivation or resilience starts to dip.

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

Yes, it's a nice little book 😬👍

Not sure why you weren't tagged properly in the post 🤔

[Roxdog Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Oh even though I use computers all the time at work, I don't get all the tagging stuff!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

Well putting @ before your username should have tagged you like this Roxdog

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

*OoooOooh* 🤩 be sure to share some snippets!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage]

From which one ? 😁

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Oh definitely the cookbook 😋

(I have the Mindful Thoughts book thanks to Roxdog 🙂)

[acountrycabbage Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Both! 😃

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage]

Haha ok 😁👍

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Well....those books look brilliant!! Thanks for sharing Instructor57!! I really like the mindful thoughts one! I can be a bit of a book magpie, so will hold on for now until I’ve finished some more of the ones I already have! 😂 Though...🤔... they’re not running books!! ❤️

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Haha, book magpie here also , but mostly cooking , baking and patisserie 😁

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

👌🏽....and now running!! 📚😂❤️

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Lots of books on bee keeping also as I used to keep bee's, and flying and various other subjects , hypnosis, mindfulness and the list goes on haha.

I could make a fortune if I sold them all back to Amazon 😂

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Lol I know the feeling!! 😂🤣❤️

[sally1993]

Started mindful thoughts for runners last night nice little book Roxdog Instructor57 x

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to sally1993]

Yes, it is 👍😬