What do swimmers use for electrolyte replacement and/or meal replacement shakes, etc? I am trying to loose weight but despite all my swimming, it's not happening. I think it's got to be because I'm hungrier, but have a hard time gauging my calories, so I'm looking for a meal replacement system that will help me meep track but that will also have adequqate protein and vitamins for maintaining training. Any suggestions? Thanks!
I always shyed away from this stuff in the past, but am now using an electrolyte tablet in my water bottle for when I'm swimming. It has really helped in 2 ways:
1. I actually feel hyrated and satisfied after drinking a smaller amount rather than needing to refill my bottle before the end of my workout.
2. I no longer come home and want to devour the entire contents of the fridge (including the ice-maker!).
I struggle to lose weight (always have and always will), and unfortunately the only way I can lose it is by eating hardly anything and then feeling crap in the pool. Did it in 2001 and think I may need to go there again after Christmas. So I'll be keeping an eye on this thread so see if there are any new ideas on weight loss out there :bolt:
I'm 60+ now and my metabolism took a nose dive at about 55, and I was consitently gaining weight; only sporadic swimming and exercising and paying no real attention to what I ate or drank (Guinness, Hop Devil, Flyin Fish, mmm, good :chug:). It's been tough to modify old habits, experiment a little, and learn.
One idea would be after the higher intensity swim workouts add some additional Mod to Hi GI carbs, eletrolytes, and water during the first 30 minutes after workout. Then 1+ hour after workout add low GI carbs, proteins, fats and other nutirents trying to get in about 5-6 such smaller meals each day at maintenace level with good foods. Refuleing after the high intensity workouts should help recovery, maximize workout benefits, and reduce the urge to eat the frig after workouts. The more frequent meals may help you not feel like crap all day long. If you feel like crap after high intensity swimming workouts, you might not be getting enough refueling for muscle recovery.
Then, to reduce weight, add some low intensity aerobic fat burning workouts on a bike, track, tread mill, or eliptical, burning 400 calories or more, and then refuel in first 30-60 minutes after these with water, electrolytes and carbs at maybe 200 calories before returning to your normal maintenance 5-6 meals per day of good foods low GI carbs, protein and fats. You'll burn more fat in the low intensity workouts and use less muscle glycogen, hopefully not feel as hungry after these workouts, and benefit from the calorie difference - result should be slow weight loss without the crash diet I think. I have to be carefufl how much refuleing I do or the slow weight loss reverses.
I've found that the low GI high quality foods seem to provide less of the up/down feelings in energy level and food cravings too.
I always shyed away from this stuff in the past, but am now using an electrolyte tablet in my water bottle for when I'm swimming. It has really helped in 2 ways:
1. I actually feel hyrated and satisfied after drinking a smaller amount rather than needing to refill my bottle before the end of my workout.
2. I no longer come home and want to devour the entire contents of the fridge (including the ice-maker!).
I struggle to lose weight (always have and always will), and unfortunately the only way I can lose it is by eating hardly anything and then feeling crap in the pool. Did it in 2001 and think I may need to go there again after Christmas. So I'll be keeping an eye on this thread so see if there are any new ideas on weight loss out there :bolt:
I'm 60+ now and my metabolism took a nose dive at about 55, and I was consitently gaining weight; only sporadic swimming and exercising and paying no real attention to what I ate or drank (Guinness, Hop Devil, Flyin Fish, mmm, good :chug:). It's been tough to modify old habits, experiment a little, and learn.
One idea would be after the higher intensity swim workouts add some additional Mod to Hi GI carbs, eletrolytes, and water during the first 30 minutes after workout. Then 1+ hour after workout add low GI carbs, proteins, fats and other nutirents trying to get in about 5-6 such smaller meals each day at maintenace level with good foods. Refuleing after the high intensity workouts should help recovery, maximize workout benefits, and reduce the urge to eat the frig after workouts. The more frequent meals may help you not feel like crap all day long. If you feel like crap after high intensity swimming workouts, you might not be getting enough refueling for muscle recovery.
Then, to reduce weight, add some low intensity aerobic fat burning workouts on a bike, track, tread mill, or eliptical, burning 400 calories or more, and then refuel in first 30-60 minutes after these with water, electrolytes and carbs at maybe 200 calories before returning to your normal maintenance 5-6 meals per day of good foods low GI carbs, protein and fats. You'll burn more fat in the low intensity workouts and use less muscle glycogen, hopefully not feel as hungry after these workouts, and benefit from the calorie difference - result should be slow weight loss without the crash diet I think. I have to be carefufl how much refuleing I do or the slow weight loss reverses.
I've found that the low GI high quality foods seem to provide less of the up/down feelings in energy level and food cravings too.
