post-training craving for salty/fatty stuff

[RoadRaven]

I will experiment with better sports beverages, too.

How about a tablespoon of vegemite in a bottle of water, shaken not stirred

[latelatebloomer]

That might be a great idea, Road Raven, but vegemite doesn't appear on the shelves of our small-town Pennsylvania grocery stores. If I ever see it, I'll certainly give it a try, as you folks seem to find it so delicious and nutritious!
I do hear, however, that it's an acquired taste - much like our own scrapple or shoo-fly pie!

[RoadRaven]

Ummm... the drink thing? My ma used to do it with hot water (like a cuppatea) and I have never been keen on even trying to drink that concoction...

But def eat the vegemite sammies

[OakLeaf]

Vegemite and hot water... sounds like miso soup. Mmmmm. Does vegemite go with wakame?

But actually, what occurred to me yesterday is that sometimes a craving for salt is just a craving for salt, and other times it's a craving for protein (which besides high-protein foods tending to be higher in sodium, also fits with macrobiotic theory, since they are both yang). How's your protein intake overall?

[latelatebloomer]

My diet is on the high-protein side, with the blessings of my doc & nutritionist. I inherited an "indigenous" metabolism, doing best on lots of animal protein, veggies & fruit, and just a little whole grain on the side. I'm not perfect with it by anymeans, but the closer I get, the better my engine runs and my body slowly releases weight. I do have a problem with my work schedule, though, as it doesn't permit me a snack or mini meal around 2:30 pm when I desperately need one (I'm in a classroom and there's just no way to sneak food.) So by 3:30, when I can eat again, I am a little behind nutritionally, that low-blood sugar feeling. I try to catch up with a healthy snack, and have never found anything that really works except, oddly, a small amount of ice cream. Which, just like the fries or chips that were screaming my name post-training, should only be a rare treat for me. I suspect the ice cream is a "mother's milk" sort of pacifier/comforter, as my job can be so emotionally draining. (I'm working with TBI clients.) Sometimes I just come home and lay down in the pasture, letting the sadness ooze out and peace come in.

[RoadRaven]

Vegemite and hot water... sounds like miso soup. Mmmmm. Does vegemite go with wakame?

Wakame????

[OakLeaf]

Wakame????

You know, the flat sea veggie that traditionally goes in miso soup.

I was half joking. But it might go with Vegemite.