I peak for , lose for & taper for our state meet in the month of April.
Since the start of S C season in Oct. I have managed to lose 20 lbs.
Now I'm down to only 1/2 a ton.
I wish I could keep it off during off season!
I step on the scale every morning, and then wallow over the the computer and stick the number in a spreadsheet.
Since 9/15/10 (start of coached workouts this year), starting at 178:
Min: 173 (12/5- day after taper meet)
Mean: 176.8
Max: 180.5 (3/11/11- 3 weeks ago)
This AM- 175
I've tracked my weight over the years and have made a few 'jumps' from my weight of around 205lbs when I officially re-joined Masters in 2001.
2001: 205lbs -- pre-Masters
2002: 195lbs -- pretty quickly lost 5-10 pounds after getting back into Masters
2008: 197lbs -- was generally between 195 and 200 from 2002 to 2008, but started to make a bigger commitment to training in 2008
2009: 188lbs -- that next big training commitment got me another ~10 lbs
2010: 190lbs -- which I maintained pretty well for two years
2011: 183lbs -- major change this year has been input focused (e.g., diet) while my exercise volume has decreased a bit from 2010
I followed a low-fat diet for years (actually, all my life — my mother was a public health nurse), and like Orca, I almost never ate breakfast — just couldn't face food that early in the morning. Under that regime I could lose weight but never keep it off. My weight yo-yoed as much as 20 pounds up or down for decades.
Now I eat a more or less paleo diet, and I can't wait for breakfast in the morning — two fried eggs from my own chickens, organic potato shredded and fried in pastured butter, two or three strips of pastured bacon (Niman Ranch or my local farmer's) or sausages, greens sauteed in butter, coffee with pastured heavy cream. I don't eat any wheat, and I rarely eat anything more than an apple, a handful or nuts, or a piece of cheese for lunch — breakfast pretty much sustains me throughout the day.
This year I haven't lost any weight (though I'm down almost 100 pounds from my all-time high of seven-eight years ago), and I may even have put on a pound or two. But my waistline hasn't changed — I'm a 33 today, as opposed to a 42 at my biggest — so I don't worry about it. Any weight I've put on is muscle from swimming, so I reckon it's all good.
Eat for breakfast is something I never do ! Coffee & a slice of sweet roll is all.
I have tried ,but can't work my brain into that part. On Sat. we always go to eat at a local place, but not during the week.
239 in August of 2010...197 today. 42 lbs.
The key, for me, was getting in the pool AT LEAST four times a week and making healthy eating choices. You've gotta eat breakfast (high fiber english muffin with egg whites, some lean ham, and fat free "cheese" has been my favorite). Get your fruits and veggies in and the occasional dietary splurge won't kill you.
Can I come to your house for breakfast ?? That sounds great !!!:coffee:
Welcome! Let me know next time you're going to be in Seattle.
Just to be clear, the trade-off is no buttermilk pancakes, no sandwiches, no pizza, no whole-wheat pasta, no beer (!) — but I can live with that.
