How much do you eat?

I have to get in on the PB&J discussion. Instead of peanut butter, try soynut butter. For my daughter, anyway, SB&J has more staying power than PB&J. Me? I can't stand either one....

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Question: How much do you eat? Answer: Too much. Donna

Okay, I'm actually not kidding with this one. Latley, I have been starving ALL the time. My muscles have been really tired in workout, too. I'm certainly not overtraining - I make it 5 days/week usually, sometimes a 6th on my own, and lately it's been 4 or 5. And we aren't cranking out the yards like crazy either. I think either something is missing from my diet or I'm just not eating enough ... my guess is it's the former. Any thoughts? I eat a fair amount of protein. I constantly amaze people with just how much I do eat so I don't think it's that ... This is so funny that it's actually delaying my shopping expedition. You still sound like you're working out pretty frequently even though you're not doing a lot of swimming yardage. You gotta tell us what you're eating, so we can opine on what you might be missing. I'm always starving and I eat all the time too. None of that fat free stuff either. My husband is very jealous. I do try to eat healthy.

This is so funny that it's actually delaying my shopping expedition. You still sound like you're working out pretty frequently even though you're not doing a lot of swimming yardage. You gotta tell us what you're eating, so we can opine on what you might be missing. I'm always starving and I eat all the time too. None of that fat free stuff either. My husband is very jealous. I do try to eat healthy. I eat pretty healthy ... we do around 3,000 yards a practice, which apparently around here for most is a taper workout ... crazy! Anyway ... I don't know what I eat ... LOTS of fruit and dairy (yogurt, cheese, milk) ... Last night I had meatloaf and a cheesy potato, then snickerdoodles ... hehe ... I'm having meatloaf and green beans for lunch, had half a power bar this morning on the train, because I thought I was going to keel over from the hunger pains, then had a cereal bar at work, am eating yogurt, thinking about oatmeal and drinking lots of water and apple juice ... Any dieticians out there? I'm wondering how many grams of carbs and protein I should aim for a day. I'm fine on the fat content ... I just made Snickerdoodles last night, and they are fabulous so I'll be eating those.

Add a few more carbs...just my thought...especially if you lack zip in training. It could be that those muslces are using up the protein to grow and then over burning carbs. I am sure I'll get corrected on this, but I would make yourself a 1 slice peanut butter sandwich 45 minutes before you swim. You might belch a few times in your swim but you shouldn't barf. I am a firm believer in peanut power. The alternative to PB is Nutella. I used to do this then go run 2-4 miles 3x a week, but I also used to play 2hrs of soccer every evening too...boy I was fit...all I can say is PB worked for me. Caution: do not make peanut butter and jelly though; only heathens would mix something like that. PBJ surely is the devil's work... From time to time I eat a fabulous PB&J before practice, but two hours out ... I CANNOT eat ANYTHING within two hours of practice. I'm a big fan of peanut butter ... I eat peanut butter toast frequently ... maybe I'll hit the peanut butter AND jellys again for a couple of weeks before practice and see what happens ...

If you insist on eating PB AND Jelly I will hunt you down in the night and take you to the pool where I shall force you to swim breastroke until you get it right! :rofl: Disclaimer: Rich is totally joking and is not likely to hunt anyone down at night or in the daytime. He merely views PB&J as an anathema, and is also lashing out at the constant attacks on, and swipes at his beloved, nay, sacred breaststroke. :) That was fabulous ... you'll be hearing from my attorney ... oh, Fortress .... :rofl:

That was fabulous ... you'll be hearing from my attorney ... oh, Fortress .... :rofl: I'm not a criminal lawyer; I can't help. Call that ex-cop Cruise if you're worried about PBJ-induced assaults. But maybe Rich is implicitly libeling you? He seems to be saying you don't have strong thigh muscles. Doesn't he know us ex-gymnasts have very strong legs?! I'm not a lawyer today. I'm a forum junkie and wannabe shopper and swimmer.

I'll get one too...and when I'm done you'll both be pounding out streamline, pull, kick, unitil you develop thigh muscles like Tom Platz... www.classicbodybuilders.com/.../tomplatz3.jpg :thhbbb: ;) :) :rofl: Those legs are puny ... you should see mine .... :thhbbb:

Hi Heather, I had to respond to your post as I too noticed that I was eating a bit TOO MUCH when I started back masters swimming a few years ago. Why was I hungry ALL THE TIME?! Now, I don't have any scientific answers, but I can tell you what's been working for me this year - and I eat less and have been losing a few pounds. I had to shake the mentality that I had as a kid that "you can eat anything." I did that as an adult masters and noticed that my size S tops were getting a bit tight in the arms (I am muscular but I need to say light and lean to race fast.) All I did was make sure I ate 3 meals a day and that snacks are only healthy things like fruit and salads and occasional power bars. Sounds like you are right on track with the protein. My big thing that I feel makes the difference for me is that I really cut down my sugar intake. I stay far away now from the sports drinks (except on meet day or practices over 2 hours) as many of them have LOTS of sugar. I really noticed that sugar REALLY increases my appetite. Also, I cut out about 80% of the desserts that I would eat (I would eat one big dessert a day at dinner). Now, I shoot for one or two less fatty, less sugary desserts a week - like sherbert or frozen yogurt. Also, I cut down on fast food to about 1x per two weeks. Once I got into a new habit of less sugar (and I cut way down on white bread - only eat mostly whole wheat), it's really easy to follow and I don't feel like I'm giving anything up. (And I was the queen of the sweet tooth) - just ask my husband! And, I'm much more full all the time. Truly. Note that I train about 6x a week at 5 to 6K and do weights 2 to 3 times a week. So - I'm not saying to cut out sugar and white bread completely! Not at all. I just learned that I was ingesting tons of both substances and that made me RAVENOUS on a continual basis. Hope this helps!