Calories VS Fuel

So… I have several pounds to lose, no matter which average weight to height ratio calculator you look at.  Because of this I have started paying attention to what I am eating on a daily basis in addition to my attempts to get off the couch and keep moving.  I have recently flirted with adding more raw fruits and vegetables to my diet… But I find that it is hard for me to carry enough food with me to work for that to be realistic.  I am away from home around 12 hours every day so I have to pack breakfast, lunch, and two snacks.  At the end of the day I find I don’t have that many calories under my belt, but I also need to have fuel for me to build my running endurance. 

Oy!

Here is my after work run on the treadmill:

Split	Time	Miles	Avg Pace
Summary	01:10:24	6.00	11:47
1	00:11:50	1.00	11:53
2	00:11:02	1.00	11:04
3	00:11:59	1.00	12:02
4	00:10:52	1.00	10:53
5	00:12:50	1.00	12:58
6	00:11:49	1.00	11:53

Time:	01:10:24
Moving Time:	01:08:55
Elapsed Time:	01:10:24

Avg Speed:	5.1 mph
Avg Moving Speed:	5.2 mph
Max Speed:	7.4 mph
Avg HR:	171 bpm
Max HR:	187 bpm

Breakfast:

McDonalds Maple & Fruit oatmeal (I KNOW,  I KNOW, LOL it has brown sugar and cream in it…)

Snack:

1 banana

Lunch:

1 cup brown rice

1 baked sweet potato

Snack:

I cup banana chips

1 almond date roll

Dinner:

Deck of card size, rotisserie chicken breast

1 baked sweet potato

Snack:

1 almond date roll