Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Easy Swim Night
Swim Report
I had the car yesterday so stopped at the swimming pool on the way home from work. I wanted to work on my freestyle a little bit, but the pool was pretty full. I tried a lap with the freestyle stroke but knocked at least two people in the head, so switched to the breast stroke. I swam about 1200-1300 meters (lost count along the way) and decided to call it a night.
Diet Report
I read somewhere that generally people are more hungry after swimming than after running. This is a result of the body needing more energy to stay warm in cold water or something like that. I tend to agree as I was famished by the time I got home. I wisely drank about a liter of water and ate a green salad right away to try to halt the hunger attack before I cleaned out the refrigerator. A little pasta and some warm broccoli and I was good to go.
It has been a hard week so far with the diet, my appetite has been almost uncontrollable, I have to really fight to keep from eating too much. I’m down a pound so far this week, but it has been a major fight. It is really hard to train for a marathon and try to diet at the same time - you have to really watch out for too many junk calories (e.g. alchohol, fats, sugars, etc.)! Timing is also important - I eat a little more (usually carbs and some protein) the night before a long run because I know I need the energy and will burn it off anyway.
I had the car yesterday so stopped at the swimming pool on the way home from work. I wanted to work on my freestyle a little bit, but the pool was pretty full. I tried a lap with the freestyle stroke but knocked at least two people in the head, so switched to the breast stroke. I swam about 1200-1300 meters (lost count along the way) and decided to call it a night.
Diet Report
I read somewhere that generally people are more hungry after swimming than after running. This is a result of the body needing more energy to stay warm in cold water or something like that. I tend to agree as I was famished by the time I got home. I wisely drank about a liter of water and ate a green salad right away to try to halt the hunger attack before I cleaned out the refrigerator. A little pasta and some warm broccoli and I was good to go.
It has been a hard week so far with the diet, my appetite has been almost uncontrollable, I have to really fight to keep from eating too much. I’m down a pound so far this week, but it has been a major fight. It is really hard to train for a marathon and try to diet at the same time - you have to really watch out for too many junk calories (e.g. alchohol, fats, sugars, etc.)! Timing is also important - I eat a little more (usually carbs and some protein) the night before a long run because I know I need the energy and will burn it off anyway.
# posted by Jack : 7:42 AM
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Good luck on the diet. I'm sticking with it, but loss has stalled. Sounds like you are doing really well!
Dieting seems to be a delicate balancing act when training for long distance events. On the one hand I find myself wanting to lose weight and on the other I know I need to be properly fueled. I wish I had a degree in nutrition so that I could find that proper balance. Good luck with the weight loss and the training.
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