- Supplements I am taking: AG1, omeg 3 fish oil for dry eyes, and nutrafol for hair.
I have been taking AG1 for a while. I haven’t pin down its noticeable effect on me as I was not consistent. I take it as an insurance policy. Maybe one day I’ll stop and see if I see any negative impact.
Omega 3 seems to help with dry eyes so I’ll continue.
Nutrafol for hair growth/health, I still have few months supply to go and will report back if it works.
2. As my running mileage goes up, I’ve been having hunger attacks last month. I asked Sarah for advice as her mileage is even higher. She suggested to focus on protein, so that’s what I’ve been doing in the last two weeks. I make sure to have at least 30g of protein for breakfast and a good balance of the three macro nutrient for lunch and snack. For example, yesterday I had oatmeal with 2 egg whites mixed in and 2 scoop of protein powder.
I brought leftover to work: broccoli, bok choy, tofu, shrimp, and purple sweet potato
I had sourdough toast with hummus as snack
For dinner, I had steamed fish, veggies, and rice.
Despite being in the peak mileage week, I don’t have sudden hunger attack anymore. I am taking more gels during my long runs too, 1 every 2-3 miles, to keep energy stable. I saw big difference not during the run but after the run. I recover from the long run much faster than before. This weekend will be my first 20 miler and I am not anxious as I know it will be a long slow run, my homework for this run is to practice fueling strategy.
3. Gym is my happy place. I finished Hybrid, and inspired by Lisa, I’m starting the Caroline Girvan’s iron series, aiming for 2-3 sessions per week. I love her music!!!
4. Remember my coffee detox? Well.. I am afraid to say that no caffeine seems to make me sleep even better. The duration of my sleep didn’t change much, 7-7.5 hrs asleep but I get more restful deep sleep and wake up fully energized. I had coffee before noon few times and I did feel the difference, either getting afternoon sleepiness or not so restful sleep that night. I wish I found different outcome but caffeine does seem to affect my energy/sleep. I will not completely eliminate caffeine, but will probably switch to decaf when accessible.
Our New Journey 
Oh, I bought omega 3s to help with dry eyes, and I forgot that was why I bought them. Thanks for the reminder. I’m going to keep it up, thank you.
I’ve never tried a Caroline Girvan workout, I think maybe I should!
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I take Omega-3s daily for my dry eyes and I really find it helps A LOT.
I drink decaf almost exclusively now and 100% it helps my sleep. I still drink caffeinated tea, but rarely regular coffee at this point. I find the taste of decaf good, but there IS still caffeine in decaf, and why not sleep better?!
I’ve been really focused on fiber lately, but need to get back to high protein again, too. I’ve been SO hungry lately. I think a lot of it is the time of year; it’s cold and bleak outside and all I want to do is curl up and hibernate (read: eat).
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I really do think Caroline Girvan’s best work is her Iron series. But…I thought we all just put YouTube videos on mute and listened to our own music. I have no idea what the music is even like!!
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I tried AG1 but could not handle the taste! I do take Ritual multivitamins for a bit of “insurance policy” though. So glad the protein has helped or maybe you are just getting used to the mileage. Tapering this week and I feel so antsy already.
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I love that you are doing the Iron series too! I am trying to do 2-3 of her workouts/week, too. I like her music, too! I haven’t gotten a feel for the iron series music but I liked the music from the last workout series I did. I am so impressed that she has had 2 kids! She is so ripped!
It is really hard to get more protein in. I have been trying to do that, too, so I add a scoop of protein powder to my oatmeal. I don’t love the taste of it (it’s vanilla ice cream flavored but tastes kind of sweet since I am used to eating oatmeal w/ just cinnamon). But I’ll tolerate the less-than-ideal taste to get more protein in.
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There are unflavored protein powder. I tried a couple until I found the one I really like so I now prefer to have oatmeal with protein powder. Maybe try other brands and flavors?
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I’ve been taking something similar (but cheaper) to AG1 called Bloom. Hard to say if it’s making a difference, but it can’t hurt. And I’ve also been using protein powder for about a year now to boost my intake. Once again- I’m not sure I feel much of a difference, but I know getting more protein is helping me.
I liked the Iron Series! It’s the only CG series I’ve done, but I liked it because it didn’t include cardio (we get enough of that!) It’s a very sold strength plan- some of those workouts are HARD.
I’m not liking your findings on the caffeine experiment- I really don’t want to give up my black tea (I love it so much) but I know my sleep could be better. I’m going to file this away as something to think about later.
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I am really curious what you think of Nutrafol. I am on the fence but intrigued to give it a try. It’s an investment though.
I am also trying to get more protein into my diet, esp. when I train more.
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I didn’t notice big changes. So won’t continue after I finish my 6 months supply. Unless I notice changes later
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