Subject: RE: What's your WEEKLY average weight loss been? Mine has been zero the last two weeks...I had to choose between continuing to lose weight or improving performance.
I stopped dieting and started to focus on fueling myself in order to perform better. My goal now is to not get carried away eating carbs because I think i need to fuel myself. I need to stay steady at this weight (unless of course my weight loss continues except slower ).
I only "carb up" with either a sugary sports drink or a Power Bar 60 minutes before I train, drink the sports drink during the session and then immediately after I also consume something like chocolate milk.
Two days before a race I will try to add rice, beans/legumes,sweet potatoes, etc. No bread or pasta. The only bread I will have is 3 hours before my race on race morning - a whole wheat bagel - one side almond butter; one side jelly. Then a Power Bar about 1 hours late. A GU right before the swim start, a GU right before I get off the bike.
Then back to a higher protein diet the rest of the day and until my next training session. Seems as if it is working. Performance is better when I target my carb intake, haven't put any weight on and haven't dropped any weight either in something like two weeks. |