tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post1155534518625446433..comments2023-05-01T12:49:08.360+01:00Comments on Relentless Tenacity: How to tackle this?TOTKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12439490220805413628noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post-4188808462352693162010-08-04T22:12:14.090+01:002010-08-04T22:12:14.090+01:00Rob: I totally missed the swimming thing. Found o...Rob: I totally missed the swimming thing. Found out this morning about it, so will iPlayer it tomorrow when I'm a bit more awake :o)TOTKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237887292728041504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post-83208386948454881802010-08-04T21:07:18.186+01:002010-08-04T21:07:18.186+01:00I'm another weighing addict. unless I know I&...I'm another weighing addict. unless I know I've had a bad day in which case I bottle it and wont weigh until I've had a good day...<br /><br />I suppose I sometimes calorie cycle (of sorts) as on rest days I go over but on some other days I'll struggle to get through the calories - especially if I'm running on an evening so wont have had much tea before and will be in too late to have much after.<br /><br />On a seperate note did you see the programme on BBC4 last night on wild swimming?Running Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438876298746999401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post-67719205963562036352010-08-04T20:04:39.113+01:002010-08-04T20:04:39.113+01:00I think I'm not going to try calorie cycling a...I think I'm not going to try calorie cycling as such. Just stick to "on or under maintenance" as much as possible for a good while until I get a handle on the extra cardio.<br /><br />Definitely paying more attention to the body fat % and how clothes fit than the scales; weighing daily is just habit plus a fascination with numbers and trends. I don't think I'll ever stop weighing ;o)TOTKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237887292728041504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post-34725003868929756562010-08-03T17:04:42.972+01:002010-08-03T17:04:42.972+01:00Phew, I thought I was the only one out here strugg...Phew, I thought I was the only one out here struggling with the exercise/calories balance. Glad to see i'm not alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post-10533719781115939762010-08-03T13:57:55.756+01:002010-08-03T13:57:55.756+01:00As Laura said, I find that eating more *before* si...As Laura said, I find that eating more *before* significant training sessions helps. But that's because my main priority is speedy recovery, and injury avoidance.<br /><br />In the short term, my advice would be to give yourself a break this week. You've done a tough swim, you're carrying a groin weakness, and your shoulders are really sore. You need to eat well to get past that and recover properly.<br /><br />From there, if you want to lose weight then it might be the case that calorie cycling is best for you - eat to full maintenance (incl. exercise) around tough days, and then drop them significantly on other days. Personally I don't like the idea, but I know people do have success with this, and it might stop the problems you talk about with retaining water. This will take rather a lot of experimenting - and patience though. With the scales no doubt bouncing around for a while.<br /><br />The alternative, Kat, is to stop weighing for a while. You look great, you're fit, and you want to lose some fat. How about switching to tape measure and the mirror? With the amount and variety you do, your body is bound to hold onto water, and show confusion on the scales. In fact you may even get a bit heavier. But that shouldn't matter so long as you're in a healthy weight range, your sport is going well, and you feel good.<br /><br />The stage you're at, I can't help feeling it's not about the number on the scales anymore. But if you're not ready to give that up yet, then I'd suggest a break, and then experiment with the calorie cycling.<br /><br />HTH :)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411625461380393973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131167402709600353.post-76743086625672335172010-08-03T12:30:58.642+01:002010-08-03T12:30:58.642+01:00As I don't calorie count or have an hrm that w...As I don't calorie count or have an hrm that works well enought to tell me what I'm burning I've found it difficult to balance out eats around my longer runs. I know I need to fuel with more carbs but I don't want to eat too much so that I gain, especially as this exercise is leaving me ravenous! At the moment I'm just trying to eat fairly normally but trying to include more carbs the day before my long runs. Not very technical but it seems to be working ok for now!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724246164610904802noreply@blogger.com