Been v.bad[:(]! 2 days in Newcastle and I been eating big fry ups in the morning, snacky lunch and mexican or chinese in the eves. Plus a couple (?[&:]?) of drinkies. Went for a run today after I got back and felt sooooooooooo bad. Think I need to take it easy for a couple of days!
Now I'm not doing any training I'm going to focus on food for a few weeks to keep me occupied. I'm going to plan a week of healthy eating if anyone has any tips please feel free to post them to me.
Lunch: Tuna bake + turkey bean pot + fennel potatoes, broccoli & broad beans. Apple pie + ginger syllabub (Had to cook lunch for lots of people so seemed a shame not to try everything...) + Wine
Snack: choc
Tea: Leftover tuna bake + rice pudding.
Must have put on at least 2 lbs.
AB - cream cheese, fish fingers and ketchup - wonderful, sounds right up my street! Ever tried stilton and mango chutney sandwiches?
AB - poor you. I've had a lot of dental work done this year (could have had a new bike for what it cost!) & found that I felt grotty for a couple of days after major work - so good luck!
Not cheap is it - still not feeling as bad as expected s cooking up tuna risotto with broccolli and spinach tonight - not as tasty as fish fingers sandwiches!! But prob healthier1
I don;t understand my body... pig out over the weekend and appear to put on the best part of four pounds. Have a normal day yesterday and three of the pounds put on have disappeared! [>:][&:] Any explanations?
Yesterday
Cereal and toast
No mid morning snack
Lunch - cheese and bacon omelette, an orange and a biscuit
Mid afternoon - tracker bar
Dinner - two baked spuds with cheese and coleslaw and half a margherita pizza. - Ice cream and tinned pears to finish!
It basically advocated a great increase in calories, particularly from carbs, to boost performance. Admittedly the athletes were training for 11 hours per week (which many here are doing I should think) but their calorie intake was increased by around 1700 to almost 4000 calories per day.
It sounded like a lot to me but apparently recovery and performance improved - and there were no significant weight gains.
Do people in here take much notice of calories? I haven't done but I roughly added mine up for the day just now (after lunch) and I've had about 1300 so far - with probably an afternoon snack and evening meal to go.
Anyway, have a look - I found it quite interesting - and it means I can have a bigger dinner tonight in the name of improving recovery and performance!!
I'm sure the science behind that is right but when I eat too many carbs my weight goes up! I guess it all depends on training intensity and volume. If you train at lower intensities you burn a fat/carb mix. High intensity is pure carbs. When you race I guess the intensity is higher so during the race season I could see the benefit of eating more carbs. I'm trying to lose weight tho so will avoid too many carbs just now and train/race at lower intensity. - V. Interesting link tho!
Yesterday - weetabix and toast with maramalade, oj and coffee
Mid morning tracker bar
Lunch - chicken broth soup and a tuna wrap
Afternoon - couple of biccies
Pre Dinner pint
Dinner - chicken caesar salad wraps - banana and ice cream
Post dinner - a few crisps
Weight seems to have stabilised at pre-race level for last few days - 12st 13lb - 3lb to go!
I suspect training for 11hrs a week will probably require 4000 carbs a day lets face it most of us who arent exercising need about 2000-2500 a day so add in 1.5-2hrs a day of hi-intensity training a you could easilly burn and extra 2000-1500 so that is just common sense really.
My only gripe is that 11hrs a week for 4 weeks and only and 8% increase in performance when the performance in the first test 5:25(this must be a typo or something as I can't believe any one training for an ironman would be this slow for an oly let alone it be the average for a group) for an oly is quite slow doesn't really prove the increase in comsumption is responsible
Try eating quite soon after training as your metabolic rate is elevated for upto 2 hours after excercise. By eating then you burn off more of the unnecessary elements
Cheers David, I try and do that when possible. Seems to be working this tho. My diet this week has been much improved since my pig out at the weekend but then my training has been lighter in comparison too.
Yesterday -
usual brekkie,
mid morning yoghurt and apple
cuppa soup and cheese and ham sandwich, orange
post run banana
dinner - steak -baked spuds with cottage cheese and beans and salad - banana and ice cream for pud
In the library trying my best not to laugh out loud, pleased im not the only one who slips up with the biscuits!
Brekkie - bowl of all bran with raspberries and skimmed milk
Lunch - Brown pitta with ham and edam, 2 chocolate hob nobs
Not training because of my bloomin DVT and to make things worse cant have too much vit K so that knocks out lettuce, cabbage, spinich, brocoli, cranberry juice etc... although who likes cabbage anyway!
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David
David (mate) oh dear ......
Yesterdays food was a bit healthier
Brekkie - 2 weetabix and toast with lime marmalade - oj and coffee
Midmorning - trackerbar
Lunch- tuna salad
Midafternoon - nuts and dried fruit
Dinner - baked spuds and half a cheese and tom pizza
Usual fruit orange, apple and banana
Brekke - 2 weetabix and toast and lime marmalade - oj and coffee
Mid morning - bagel and banana (post swim)
Lunch - beans on toast - an orange and a pint of water
Mid afternoon - tracker bar and some dried fruit and nuts
Dinner - tomato and goats cheese pasta sauce with veggies and a bucket load of spaghetti - followed by ice cream - banana and tinned pears
jaz
Yesterday:
Breakfast: Muesli + banana (good so far ....)
Snack: 2 white bread rolls with big chunk of cheese
Later snack: chocolate
Lunch: cheese and potato sandwich with wholmeal bread + chocolate
Snack: biscuits
Tea-time: steal bits of children's chicken and chips
Dinner: pasta with tomatoes, green peppers and chicken + very large ice-cream
Snack: yoghurt + chocolate
Late night snack: nuts & sultanas.
Plus lots of tea, coffee, water and a bottle of red wine with the husband.
Training: 20 minute swim
Maybe this is why I'm slow up the hills .... but a girl does need her chocolate!
Yesterday..
Brekkie - usual weetabix and toast etc
Snack - couple of biccies and some dried fruit and nuts
Lunch - Cheese and ham omelette and an orange
Afternoon - banana cake and a biscuit -
Dinner - Salmon with a warm petit pois salad - ice cream with banana
Post swim class - yoghurt and an orange
Jaz
madnurse (phil)
thanks again for the donation - hoping the others on here folllow suit
Breakfast: Muesli + banana
Early lunch: pizza and choc cake
Late lunch: hard boiled eggs, beetroot + choc
Snack: large ice cream (incl choc flake)
Dinner: spag bol (managed to avoid picking at children's leftovers)
Late eve: nuts, sultanas, biscuits, crisps .... and beer. Oh dear.
Hadn't realised how much choc I eat. Does it really make a difference???
Jazdog - cheese and potato sandwich is bread, butter, sliced cheese (or better still, chunks) and cold mashed potato. Next best thing to a chip butty!
Hope this makes you feel better, AB!
Training: run intervals - hit a 7 min mile for the first time ever..... so it can't be all bad - or can it??
Good to know I'm not the only one who enjoys my food! (and drink[:D])
Today
Breakfast: Weetabix
Lunch: Cold meat, cheese, fruit and Krisprolls
Dinner: Planning on spag bol tonight
Pre long run: rice krispies & tea
Post-run breakfast: Muesli + extra sultanas
Lunch: Tuna bake + turkey bean pot + fennel potatoes, broccoli & broad beans. Apple pie + ginger syllabub (Had to cook lunch for lots of people so seemed a shame not to try everything...) + Wine
Snack: choc
Tea: Leftover tuna bake + rice pudding.
Must have put on at least 2 lbs.
AB - cream cheese, fish fingers and ketchup - wonderful, sounds right up my street! Ever tried stilton and mango chutney sandwiches?
Food today will be mainly soup!! just had tooth pulled and having braces fitted this pm! Maybe not any training today!!!
Not going to post everything I ate over the weekend cos I can't remember it all... had pre race meal of macaroni and chips (2 helpings) on sat night
pre race brekkie of porridge and toast
after the race was lots of rolls, danish pastries, cakes, scones, a curry and fish and chips - over 2 days [:)][:)]
Now regretting it all having put on 3 pounds!
Back to healthy eating!
Jaz
p.s my wife said to tell you all I like cottage cheese and beans on baked spuds - seems to think this is also disgusting -
Yesterday
Cereal and toast
No mid morning snack
Lunch - cheese and bacon omelette, an orange and a biscuit
Mid afternoon - tracker bar
Dinner - two baked spuds with cheese and coleslaw and half a margherita pizza. - Ice cream and tinned pears to finish!
Jaz
Brekkie yesterday - cereal and toast, oj and coffee
Post swim banana and apple
Lunch - tuna wrap and an orange
Mid afternoon yoghurt and a banana cake
Dinner - salmon and salad followed by banana and ice cream
jaz
It basically advocated a great increase in calories, particularly from carbs, to boost performance. Admittedly the athletes were training for 11 hours per week (which many here are doing I should think) but their calorie intake was increased by around 1700 to almost 4000 calories per day.
It sounded like a lot to me but apparently recovery and performance improved - and there were no significant weight gains.
Do people in here take much notice of calories? I haven't done but I roughly added mine up for the day just now (after lunch) and I've had about 1300 so far - with probably an afternoon snack and evening meal to go.
Anyway, have a look - I found it quite interesting - and it means I can have a bigger dinner tonight in the name of improving recovery and performance!!
Yesterday - weetabix and toast with maramalade, oj and coffee
Mid morning tracker bar
Lunch - chicken broth soup and a tuna wrap
Afternoon - couple of biccies
Pre Dinner pint
Dinner - chicken caesar salad wraps - banana and ice cream
Post dinner - a few crisps
Weight seems to have stabilised at pre-race level for last few days - 12st 13lb - 3lb to go!
Jaz
I suspect training for 11hrs a week will probably require 4000 carbs a day lets face it most of us who arent exercising need about 2000-2500 a day so add in 1.5-2hrs a day of hi-intensity training a you could easilly burn and extra 2000-1500 so that is just common sense really.
My only gripe is that 11hrs a week for 4 weeks and only and 8% increase in performance when the performance in the first test 5:25(this must be a typo or something as I can't believe any one training for an ironman would be this slow for an oly let alone it be the average for a group) for an oly is quite slow doesn't really prove the increase in comsumption is responsible
Try eating quite soon after training as your metabolic rate is elevated for upto 2 hours after excercise. By eating then you burn off more of the unnecessary elements
David
Yesterday -
usual brekkie,
mid morning yoghurt and apple
cuppa soup and cheese and ham sandwich, orange
post run banana
dinner - steak -baked spuds with cottage cheese and beans and salad - banana and ice cream for pud
post swim - yoghurt, orange and some crisps
1 x bowl Special K
Dinner - Chicken Salad
Tea - Baked potato with Tuna and baked bean
Supper - Toast with pate.
Breakfast: Poridge - Tea - 500mg Vit C - Vit E - protien shake (2 scoups)
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Jacket Spud and two tins of tuna
Dinner: Shepard's pie (veggie) - 1l of High5 carb drink...
Snack: Cheese - my weakness
Plus misc water during the day
Oh and in between I did the Blenheim Triathlon.
Brekkie - bowl of all bran with raspberries and skimmed milk
Lunch - Brown pitta with ham and edam, 2 chocolate hob nobs
Not training because of my bloomin DVT and to make things worse cant have too much vit K so that knocks out lettuce, cabbage, spinich, brocoli, cranberry juice etc... although who likes cabbage anyway!