Motivational statement (read)

ironweber717

“We know that the effects of training are temporary. I cannot put fitness in the bank. If inactive, I will detrain faster than it took me to get in shape. And since my entire persona is influenced by my running program, I must remain constantly in training. Otherwise, the sedentary life will inexorably reduce my mental and emotional well-being.

So, I run each day to preserve the self I attained the day before. And coupled with this is the desire to secure the self yet to be. There can be no letup. If I do not run, I will eventually lose all I have gained, and my future with it.”

- Dr. George Sheehan
Columnist for Runners’ World


I am reading "Eat Right to Train Right" by Chris Carmichael. This was a quote from the book. Save it , read it and live it. May it help you through the rough roads before you.

tmcowan

Thanks for sharing. It's so true that it's quicker to lose everything that you've worked towards than the amount of time that it took to get there.

slieber

Ironman, I went to Amazon to check out the book and have purchased it. I train hard in ballet, with cross-training at the gym for weights and cardio, and have had a really hard time figuring out how to regulate my blood sugar with all this (hypoglycemic tendencies). Because I'm not doing this casually, as an average person might, I need more info.

Thanks for posting this because it's what I was looking for!!! :-)

dinos

I'm stuck on a weight loss plateau for over 2 months now and the roads ahead of me seem pretty hard. I just ordered the book from Amazon, this might help me move ahead. Thanks for posting

ironweber717

Dinos,
When I hit a plateau I have learned to re-examine my eating. it has always been because of small indulges that has caused the problem or portion size. Having a plateau for a couple of weeks is normal but any longer check your eating habits and change up some of your workouts.

Wolfena

I find that quote very depressing for some reason :ohwell:

dinos

Dinos,
When I hit a plateau I have learned to re-examine my eating. it has always been because of small indulges that has caused the problem or portion size. Having a plateau for a couple of weeks is normal but any longer check your eating habits and change up some of your workouts.

I don't think that the problem is with the workouts. Your remark to check my eating habits made me go back to my food diary and do some analysis: I'm still eating about the same amount of calories, but there is one major difference. While I was losing weight, my calorie intake was 80% healthy stuff (cereals, vegs, fruit, fish etc) and only 20% was from snacks, soda, sweets & alcohol . Over the last couple of months the proportion went to 60/40. I believe this explains things.

I'll try to go a little deeper into the composition of my food (carbs, fat, salt ...). The book should help here.
Thanks for the useful suggestion.

dinos

I dug a bit deeper. The problem with my stagnant weight has to do with the proportion of macronutrients I eat.
I am eating 53% carbs - 17% protein - 30% fat. That's too much fat, it should be more like 55 - 25 - 20