NOTE: After review it is obvious that my original calorie intake estimate was wrong. I've edited this post to revise it to 2,000 calories. I originally said that it was 1000, which makes no sense.
I am looking for dietary advice in order to maximize my results. Prior to getting into swimming I was consuming about 2,000 calories per day and trying to favor protein. Considering that I was sitting in front of a computer most of the day even 1,000 calories may have been too much. My weight pretty much stayed around the same 220lbs (lean weight target being somewhere around 185lbs).
Now that I am swimming I probably need to change my dietary intake. I do want to get rid of the extra pounds as soon as possible. However, with these 1 1/2 hour workouts and only 2000 calories I felt out of energy for the first couple of days. My lack of conditioning probably had a lot to do with it.
Some of the questions I have are:
Should I try to remain close to 2000 calories in order to expedite weight loss and then stabilize at a higher caloric intake?
My workouts are at 5:30AM. I can't have breakfast prior to the workout. This means that I am working off of energy from dinner and stored fat. Should I favor certain foods for dinner?
Also, what would be the best distribution of caloric intake throughout the day? Should I front load (heavy breakfast) or have a larger dinner to put some energy away for the morning workout?
Any other thoughts/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Why do you think running is any better than swimming for weight loss? For someone who is only doing one exercise provided they can swim reasonably well I would argue swimming is by far superior as it burns similar calories/hr and builds more overall body muscle which will in turn raise metabolism etc. The reality is though, calories in vs calories out is pretty much all that really matters.
I think whatever exercise will burn more calories depending on the individual who is doing them.
I, for example, probably would burn more calories attempting to run, than I would swimming. I base this on the fact that I am very efficient in the water, and will burn calories, but not at the same rate as something less effiecient such as running (for me). This is where cross-training and rotating what you do can have more of an effect that just doing the same thing day after day. Your body has to readapt to the changes with each different exercise routine/sport.
Why do you think running is any better than swimming for weight loss? For someone who is only doing one exercise provided they can swim reasonably well I would argue swimming is by far superior as it burns similar calories/hr and builds more overall body muscle which will in turn raise metabolism etc. The reality is though, calories in vs calories out is pretty much all that really matters.
I think whatever exercise will burn more calories depending on the individual who is doing them.
I, for example, probably would burn more calories attempting to run, than I would swimming. I base this on the fact that I am very efficient in the water, and will burn calories, but not at the same rate as something less effiecient such as running (for me). This is where cross-training and rotating what you do can have more of an effect that just doing the same thing day after day. Your body has to readapt to the changes with each different exercise routine/sport.
