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clairemobrien6405
clairemobrien6405 Posts: 12 Member
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Have been doing loads of swimming - but need help on best foods to eat Myfitnesspal adds anywhere between 650 - 1100 calories per day depending on how far I swim and finding it hard to eat lots anyone able to help who also swims a lot?

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    Special swimming food? Never ate anything specific.

    Swimming for a long time will often make you very hungry because nothing burns calories like swimming. It's cardio and resistance at the same time. Then there is all the breathing. Swimming takes a lot out of you, physically.

    Eat what you normally would, just eat more when you're hungrier. :)
  • clairemobrien6405
    clairemobrien6405 Posts: 12 Member
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    TY I'm never hungry so find it difficult to eat :neutral_face:
  • IHateThinkingOfAUsername
    IHateThinkingOfAUsername Posts: 568 Member
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    I have a HRM (Polar FT1) that monitors how much I actually burn. MFP's database for all exercises can be wildly off.

    There is a swimming group on here:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/122-swimmers
  • clairemobrien6405
    clairemobrien6405 Posts: 12 Member
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    Brilliant will go to the group TY

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