Weight Loss For Athletes

[anaphase]

trigurl, have you tried using FitDay.com to see what kind of calories you are putting in and what % of them are fat, carbs and protein? I know that when I eat a 20% fat, 60% carb, and 20% protein, I am starving all the time. It might be worth a look to track your food for a couple of days and see where you're at.

Three foods that have helped me feel fuller, longer: (low fat) cottage cheese, oatmeal, and hard boiled eggs.

Also, I don't think you can gain 5 real pounds over the course of a few days. If it takes 3500 extra calories to gain a pound of fat, that's a helluva lot of eating. Are you PMSing? Eaten a lot of sodium over the last few days?

Hope this helps.

[trigurl]

I used to use fitday, I just don't have the time at work and our computer at home is experiencing technical difficulties

not pms'ing, I am still at 158 today! I don't think I have eaten anything saltier than normal, some pretzels but they don't usually do that to me, only thing I can think of is the coke, maybe to took a couple of weeks to add up? I just started drinking a couple b/c my P/T fussed at me about drinking aspartame, I don't drink coffee or tea so I thought one or two wouldn't hurt me.

[Pedal Wench]

1 can of Coke=150 calories.

2 cans per day = 2100 per week or 8400 per month. With no other changes in diet or exercise, that's a gain of 2.4 pounds right there. Not to mention the sugar crashes - that might be causing the hunger pains even though you're eating large meals.

[Pedal Wench]

Where are my problems???

Breakfast: Kashi Go-Lean Crunch with either light soymilk or fat-free/sugar-free yogurt

Lunch: BIG salad with mixed greens, red peppers, grape tomatoes, 'shrooms, and 1 ounce (ladle) of dressing - not usually a lite dressing. I'll add either sliced turkey or chicken. Another bowl of a hot veggie, like broccoli or green beans. Big bowl of fruit, typically strawberries, cherries or blueberries. Rarely, I'll have a sandwich on whole grain bread with turkey.

Dinner: Big serving of broccoli or cabbage and a can of soup, or tuna or chicken, and more fruit.

All day, I drink hot tea with a splash of skim milk or hot green tea - both decaf.

When I'm riding, all bets are off - I'll try to fuel with 100 calories per hour, with a larger snack about 70 miles into a 100 mile ride.

Weight has been increasing steadily since I started riding...