Why can't I lose weight? - Page 13

beasty1711 · #**181** 13th Oct 08, 03:39 PM

stick it into an excel chart and plot a scatter graph.. at least that way you will see trends over time and then eventurally do a standard deviation line

**richardsimkiss** · #**182** 13th Oct 08, 04:06 PM

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, lol... but that's a bloody good idea and I've no idea why I haven't done it any sooner!!! I did keep a record of weight for a while - but it's all about the graph! Good call Beasty - I shall start with any updates I've put into this thread

beasty1711 · #**183** 13th Oct 08, 04:09 PM

nah i was being serious.

weight goes up and down.. and its the trend over time that you should be watching

beasty1711 · #**184** 13th Oct 08, 04:13 PM

but as mentioned many times before.. body weight changes on a day by day basis.. even by drinking the recommended 2ltrs of water a day will add 2kg to your weight..

Pip Squeak · #**185** 16th Oct 08, 07:39 PM

I may have missed a bit of the banana discussion, but are you still eating as many? I was reading the other day that bananas produce ethanol (thats why you use them to ripen other fruit) and they make you bloated and extra gassy. Certainly I've been less windy since switching to apples.

Not sure it will affect your weight but who knows?

**richardsimkiss** · #**186** 16th Oct 08, 07:58 PM

I've cut down loads on bananas from 2-3 a day to probably one every other day. I have been losing weight more consistently but I feel it would be naive to assume this was owing to the banana switch. It may have contributed, but I generally feel I'm eating less now and paying more attention to what I eat, particularly between meals.

12st 3lb atm

Sweaty Betty · #**187** 16th Oct 08, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

I've cut down loads on bananas from 2-3 a day to probably one every other day. I have been losing weight more consistently but I feel it would be naive to assume this was owing to the banana switch. It may have contributed, but I generally feel I'm eating less now and paying more attention to what I eat, particularly between meals.

12st 3lb atm

Rich......are you bananaman?

**richardsimkiss** · #**188** 16th Oct 08, 10:24 PM

In a former life perhaps...

beasty1711 · #**189** 17th Oct 08, 07:43 AM

what is really concerning me about that picture... is what the hell is that bit sticking out above his shoe

**richardsimkiss** · #**190** 17th Oct 08, 08:33 AM

I spotted that, but thought it best not to comment. lol.

12st 4lb this morning - staying fairly steady around this weight now, hoping not to gain too much over the next couple of days whilst I load up on carbs to get the glycogen stores full ready for Sunday - I should be a few lbs lighter than my last half though which I've no doubt will help.

beasty1711 · #**191** 17th Oct 08, 08:49 AM

would be interesting to see your weights before and after the half to see how much fluid u loose

Sweaty Betty · #**192** 17th Oct 08, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

I spotted that, but thought it best not to comment. lol.

12st 4lb this morning - staying fairly steady around this weight now, hoping not to gain too much over the next couple of days whilst I load up on carbs to get the glycogen stores full ready for Sunday - I should be a few lbs lighter than my last half though which I've no doubt will help.

I am by no means an expert - but somewhere I read that because the week up to a race, runners tend to taper.. that if they 'carb load' it can make them bloated (if they go carb crazy) - because they are not 'running it off' as they would normally. This confuses me as I don't know when 'carb loading' starts - so as to be the most efficient?

**richardsimkiss** · #**193** 17th Oct 08, 09:17 AM

I guess it depends what distance you're running - my thoughts would be that for a 10k, you don't really need to carbo load since you're almost certainly not going to deplete your muscles' glycogen stores, perhaps slightly less protein and more carbs the day before the race if anything.

For a Half' I tend to just increase complex carbs in the couple of days before the race and then have a white pasta dish the night before the race.

For Marathon training, I'm not sure as you should really need to go crazy with the carbs any more than normal - in that your training schedule is likely to be quite demanding so you should be eating a lot of carbs anyway... in the taper for a marathon I think I'd probably maintain the same (fairly high) level of carb intake and just cut the mileage.

I think 'traditional' carbo loading involves a period of cutting out carbs to deplete the body of them before eating a large amount of carbs, resulting in the body storing more as glycogen than it is normally capable of - though I'm not too familiar with that method.

Of course avoiding all possible fatty foods (until after the race at least

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beasty1711 · #**194** 17th Oct 08, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

For a Half' I tend to just increase complex carbs in the couple of days before the race and then have a white pasta dish the night before the race.

white pasta instead of wholemeal?

**richardsimkiss** · #**195** 17th Oct 08, 10:02 AM

not sure why... I read somewhere about eating a more simple form of carb the night before a race. I'm sure it helps me avoid the trots on race morning too