Not Eating Enough

Well, I had a wake-up weight of 155lbs this morning. I think it's clear that I'm not eating enough, since I'm training at least 5 days a week, and burning 400-500 calories per workout. I thought I had been eating well, but probably not well enough. Ideally, I don't really want to gain or lose weight, but just want to maintain.

Had a good 4 mile run today. I wanted to run outside since temperatures were in the 40s, but it was still pretty windy today, so decided to run at the gym instead. I have been taking an Acclerade drink before my workouts, and also Endurox R4 afterwards. They are 4:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio sports drinks that are supposed to give an extra boost of energy before, and help my muscles to recover after runs. Don't know that I'll ever have any way to measure whether it works or not, but I can use the calories.

The runs themselves have been hard, and I find that I have to dig deep to keep pushing myself. That's probably a good thing. But, I also am finding that I really feel good after the runs, and after a rest period, feel as if I could run again. I'm just hoping that I can keep it up for 13 miles. The training plan I'm following does gradually build up the mileage each successive week on the long run, but the training runs are typically 3 miles in the beginning, then 4 miles, and eventually 5 miles per day. In other words, the calorie consumption will continue to increase, so I need to make sure I'm eating enough so that I'm not losing muscle, and have enough energy in my body to complete the longer distances. I am still eating good things (lean meats, whole grain breads, vegetables, non fat dairy products, fruits, etc), probably just not eating enough.