For Runners, what should I eat so I don’t lose weight?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 at
10:11 pm
I am 6'0", 141 lbs. Whenever I run track at school I lose weight. My family is big on the low-carb diet, so there are not many carbs in our house, which is what i suspect is the reason i lose weight. What single thing, (or a couple of things) could i ask my parents to purchase that would help me to have fuel when i ran, and to not lose weight?
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Filed under: Diet Fuel
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ask for a healthy compromise like whole grain bread, pasta, and cereals.
The FATKINS diet is not good – period!
You need carbs for energy and protein to build muscle.
If they do not get you proper nutrition – consider action because this is child abuse.
you could try protien bars that contain both carbs for fast energy and protien. also, your family might approve more of whole wheat carbs such as whole wheat pasta and bread
Ask them to buy pastas (whole wheat) and a light tomato or marinara sauce to compliment. Maybe add some turkey meat for protein.
well, just ask them to buy whole wheat bread and other whole wheat-ed items. it shouldnt be your problem that they dont give you proper nutrition for your age. its theirs.
Check out this web site it will show you what the best foods for teen athletes is. Maybe you should talk with your parents and see if they will buy food special just for you when they go grocery shopping.
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/eatnrun.html
Bread, pasta, whole grain rice… maybe get some protein bars. Those have a lot of cals and hopefully will keep up with your metabolism.
Gaining or losing weight is a pretty simple matter of how many calories you take in vs. how many calories you burn. If you are burning more calories than you take in then you will lose weight. Since you are running track you are probably burning a lot more calories than the average person. You need to replace those calories. Strictly for weight purposes its not important what you replace the calories with. However for health purposes, you should eat a balanced diet consisting of complex carbs, lean meats and dairy, and mono unsaturated fats.
You need to multiply your weight by 11 and that’s how much calories you need to consume to maintain your weight. A pound is equal to 3300 regardless of whether it comes from protein or carbs. So if you want to gain or lose a pound, that’s how much calories you should be increasing or decreasing your intake by.
This may sound offbeat, but if you do not want to lose weight, eat ice cream before you run. Make sure the ice cream is not low fat or made with artificial sweeteners.