want to lose weight but train for first tri as well
meakie
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Any tips on diet/nutrition?
Obviously I want to be eating enough to train efficiently but I dont want to gain weight.. I am trying to lose u see.
Any help anyone? Oh and I dont eat meat.. so any suggestions of meals without meat would be good thanks
I just dont want to be spoiling any chance of losing weight I have by bulking up too much.
I am trying to cut alot of cr*p out of my diet but at the sametime I know my body needs fuel etc..
any ideas?
Cheers
Shell :-)
Obviously I want to be eating enough to train efficiently but I dont want to gain weight.. I am trying to lose u see.
Any help anyone? Oh and I dont eat meat.. so any suggestions of meals without meat would be good thanks
I just dont want to be spoiling any chance of losing weight I have by bulking up too much.
I am trying to cut alot of cr*p out of my diet but at the sametime I know my body needs fuel etc..
any ideas?
Cheers
Shell :-)
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a balanced diet will see you through making sure you get the correct protein and minerals to balance out all the training. There are threads on here about supplements and protein shakes that you might find interesting.
I cant help with the NO meat thing as I am a meat eater but pasta brown rice and malt loaf are good.( dont think malt loaf has meat in it? Another serving idea there then!)
I gather that beans are good source of protein and good fats so a mixed bean chilli with brown rice looks good. There often examples in the 220 mag each month of recipes.
Todays and tomorrows lunch is wholemeal pasta mixed with a tin of tuna, mixed beans (from a tin), sweetcorn, spring onion and a load of grated carrot. Dressing of olive oil, white wine vinegar and some wholegrain mustard. Dead easy, quick and pretty tasty as well.
No 'Fuzzy's grub' sandwich for me today (and if you don't know what a fuzzy's grub sandwich tastes like you haven't lived - non meat eaters need not apply).
whats with all the malt loaf posts? is that a staple food for triathletes? or a wind up?
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Irs one of natures super foods!!!
I've been in a similar position to you in that i've got my first tri coming up and have a few extra pounds to shed. I started my training in Jan, weighing in at 15 Stone, 2 months later and i'm now 13.3 and feeling fitter than ever.
I was very concerned with getting the balance of eating correctly, being fit for training, losing weight and getting some muscle definition at the same time.
My basic stratergy for the weektime has been cereal in the morning, a very light lunch, nutritious meal as early in the eveningas poss, followed by a few hours digestion time and then a long run.
If i go to the gym on my day off, i will have my cereal, do the workout, and then go for a protein rich meal (usually my favourite meal of the week!) early evening. I was worried that all my weight loss would be undone by putting on weight in muscle, but this does not seem to have happened. In fact, muscle use a lot of energy, so the more you have the more energy you will use throughout the day, and the more fat you will ultimatly burn.
As for my cycle days, usually at the weekend, i will again have cereal before i set off (this is the KEY meal i think), and then take sandwhichs out on the cycle with me to replenish my carbs.
As people have said, all this simply works on the process of burning more energy than you are taking in. This can slow your metabolism down if you decrease your food intake by too much, but by doing excersise will keep it in gear.
I also had a major binge week off when it was snowing etc. which i regret, but have managed to get back on track thankfully.
Water is weight loss's best friend as well
Good luck!