There has been a few things said about watching what we eat post IMCH to avoid excessive weight gain.
I actually lost considerable weight during the event, about 1/2 stone, which would appear to be body mass rather than simply fluids. I've never experienced such a drop like this before.
During the event I didn't feel as though I'd bonked or dehydrated, I always felt sorted in that department but it would seem my body has used itself for fuel during the day.
My weight has crept up a little in the last few days, but would appreciate any advice on gaining weight post competition.
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sherry is an appetite stimulant, so if you don't feel you're eating enough, have a glass before meals. Alternatively, so is formaldehyde, so if you don't like sherry you could go and hang out with some preserved bodies before meals. Though this may not help.
Have you tried protein things like the Slimfast Shakes ? And burgers.
I should probably explain in other terms for SP. A kg is a metric unit of weight that is around 2.2lbs.
One of my top tips was a toasted sandwich with peanut butter and banana mashed with honey as the filling.....
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I guess the key is to do it as healthily as you can and keep control of it.
On the alcohol note, adding a few glasses of wine or pint to evening meals will soon put the weight on! Empty calories, though..
These are not neccissarily replaced quickly like carbs are.
Apart from the natural de-hydration on the day you have to allow for the weight of the water tied up in the energy stores and released as you used the stores up. I think it's something like 3 to 4 gms of water per gram of glycogen, not sure about that though. This gets excreted and so is part of that weight loss.
Give it a couple of weeks and if you have not returned to within a pound or two of your pre-race weight then look into it.
I am assuming you have been eating like a horse for a while after with lots of good food and PLENTY of protein. Having a week or so of gorging yourself is no problem as long as it is not all crap, just lots of good stuff but maybe more 'treats' than normal. You have earned it.
Then get back to normal and keep an eye on your weight and diet for a couple of weeks to make sure you are ok and no bad habits have crept in.
Well done Ironman.
I've done long events before (cycling and running) where weightloss of upto around 6lbs was expeirienced but was quickly put back on within a few days and was possibly due to dehydration.
I've been eating plenty of steak and using additional milk. I was primarily surprised, not so much by the extent of weightloss, but that I was still well down a week afterwards.
I guess, having never done anything to this extent before, results are going to be different. Will continue to gorge and watch what I eat and drink.
Sorry nic - I can't stand peanut butter!
how to put on weight???
eat eat eat godammit
you should have come round the chocolate factory with me on saturday
although i don't like chocolate either. i just want someone else in the weird corner with me.
apple pie with full throttle birds custard to follow.
just a thought.
(IW follows up Nelle's punch with a kick to the ribs and retreats very swiftly)
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