so, ya'll know I'm training for this big race in August...1/2 ironman. It wouldn't hurt me to loose a little weight to help performance. Well, m bodybuilding friend told me that if I continue to drink red wine that the body fat will not budge. This was pretty disheartening--cause I love a little red wine!
My God, I've given up pizza, sweets, hamburgers, and some other things. If I have to give up red wine--that might just put me over the edge.
What do you guys think of this?
If I drink a little red wine--will it keep the bodyfat on?
say it ain't so!
jerrys
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I agree with Spansy. Its not always what you eat but how much. Personally took off 35 lbs over the past year through exercise and watching serving sizes. I was eating "healthy" but not losing the lbs until I realized that that amount of healthy choices I was eating was actually twice the serving size. Paying attention to this and getting the recommended servings of food groups made the difference.
I still had the occasional ice cream and oreos (my favorites), I just did not do it daily or consume the whole bag at one sitting. It was usually as a reward for an especially hard workout. By allowing some "sins" you do not end up feeling deprived.
In any event, the weight came off and I did not notice any appreciable difference in performance.
And no, I did not cut out the red wine.
mb
I agree with Spansy. Its not always what you eat but how much. Personally took off 35 lbs over the past year through exercise and watching serving sizes. I was eating "healthy" but not losing the lbs until I realized that that amount of healthy choices I was eating was actually twice the serving size. Paying attention to this and getting the recommended servings of food groups made the difference.
I still had the occasional ice cream and oreos (my favorites), I just did not do it daily or consume the whole bag at one sitting. It was usually as a reward for an especially hard workout. By allowing some "sins" you do not end up feeling deprived.
In any event, the weight came off and I did not notice any appreciable difference in performance.
And no, I did not cut out the red wine.
mb
