cayenne Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 So I have been 99% on whole 30 since April when I was diagnosed with a degenerating hip. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I also train for middle distance tris and road races. I never thought I could train longer distance without complex carbs so I never tried this way of eating. Always interested but I never thought I could train effectively. So-since April, I have lost 24 pounds and weigh what I weighed in Jr High! I completed a Olympic distance triathlon a couple weeks ago and just yesterday completed the Army Ten Miler run all while being compliant-I had organic apple juice watered down and lemon Lara bars. My biggest issue was travelling and staying "good". I brought cut up apples, bananas, almond butter, boiled eggs, and cooked sweet potatoes to eat on the trip and during the day until the main meal of a chicken salad. We had to go to a couple places to find somewhere to eat as I didn't want to stray much before the races. Now afterward.....!!! My biggest surprise was my ability to train on little carbs-and my lack of digestive upset during the races themselves. I seem to really get bloated during races and it affects my performance. Not this year. My only disappointment as I did not believe in this way for eating before-I am in the twilight of my athletic ability at 55 but so glad I found it. I hope this way of life and lengthen my hips life span so I can continue being as active as I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkanders Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Congratulations on a great season! Glad to hear you had a great experience at ATM yesterday. I'm struggling with merging Whole30 with endurance training. I do OK when I'm in a low training period, with minimal workouts beyond 2 hours. Very impressive that you stuck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cayenne Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Initially, workouts over 2 hours were a problem. Yesterday, before the race, I had 1 hardboiled egg and a sweet pot-then only had diluted apple juice on the run. Had no issues with energy. I can get a 65 mile bike ride in a little over 4 hours on a banana and a1/2 sweet potato and diluted apple juice. Stay with it-all of a sudden you will discover you don't need all that mess to keep moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkanders Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Initially, workouts over 2 hours were a problem. Yesterday, before the race, I had 1 hardboiled egg and a sweet pot-then only had diluted apple juice on the run. Had no issues with energy. I can get a 65 mile bike ride in a little over 4 hours on a banana and a1/2 sweet potato and diluted apple juice. Stay with it-all of a sudden you will discover you don't need all that mess to keep moving. I actually don't take in that much fuel for training - I do a marathon on about 300 calories. The real food doesn't sit well in my stomach for harder efforts and long runs, though, no matter how little I take in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahEM Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Congrats on finishing it! I ran it too and loved it! I started Whole 30 two days after the run. One thing that hit me in your post is you mentioned "digestive upset" which you luckily didn't experience this time. I however, got it bad! I was so sick in my belly the rest of the day. I get like that anytime I have a long run. Is that normal? I've never thought much of it and just attributed it to running. Hoping now that I'm following Whole 30 that will go away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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