Reddit mentions of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

Figure out what works for you and ignore these people that talk about "you should follow this exact formula and not deviate from it one iota!" Your body has a different metabolic rate than mine and the next persons, all of our bodies process food in a different way, so you should figure out what works for your body. Try eating something small before a game, see how it works out for you. If you find you're getting hungry in the middle of the game, try eating a little more. If you're feeling bloated or get an upset stomach, try moving your small intake back an hour and then back another hour if it still doesn't work.

The two things I will mention are this: Carbohydrates before your game, protein and carbs after. Your body uses carbs first when exerting high levels of energy which means you want your body to have a ready supply prior to doing anything active. Afterwards, Protein will provide the fuel you need to help with muscle repair and carbs will help replenish the stores of carbs that you've lost during physical exercise.

You should try to eat right after if you feel like you worked fairly hard, especially if you're trying to build muscle, but prior to is really going to be up to what your body can handle.

The best thing I can tell you is to get a book that doesn't give you a regiment to follow but explains what your body does with nutrients. I couldn't recommend a better book than this, she doesn't tell you WHAT to eat, just helps you understand your body more and gives advice on how to find what's right for you.

Buy this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Clarks-Sports-Nutrition-Guidebook/dp/0736074155/ref=sr_1_26?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302951007&sr=1-26

It's great, has some recipes, and provides a real take on what your body needs when you're working out. Just realize that your body expends Carbs first, it likes burning carbs, when you're working out, so eating carbohydrates is essential. There's a certain ratio between what provides you required carbs while still being nutritious, things like chips and candy bars being at the lower end of that ratio.

My recommendation is to eat a bagel with some peanut butter or some cereal with some milk. Also, if you're looking to lose weight, being "hungry" isn't necessarily a bad thing. You need to start telling your body what to do, not the other way around. Make sure you're giving your body what it needs and past that, try and fight your cravings. Make sure you're refilling your body after you work out, eating some carbs, some protein, and giving your body its sustenance post-work out.

Another thing you might want to note is that the neuro receptors in your brain for being thirsty and being hungry are very closely related. This means that a lot of the time when people think they're hungry, they're actually thirsty. I'd suggest trying to drink a big glass of water, chances are that will relieve your hunger.

yeah... are you eating more? Are you losing fat but gaining some muscle?

If you're running to lose weight, you need to be careful of your diet as well. Assuming you run 50 miles @ 9 min/mil pace you've spent 450 minutes (~7.5 hrs) on your feet.

Also, assuming you're a her, you burned, very roughly, 7000 calories. Theoretically, about 3500 calories equals one pound of body weight, so if all 7000 calories spent running were a deficit, you should expect to have lost ~16 lb.

Most likely you had an increased appetite due to the activity, or were consuming more calories than you needed to begin with. Eating only 500 calories extra per day would put you at losing only 8 lb. You can probably see how important you diet is then if losing weight is your goal.

If you're looking to learn more, this book is full of good info.