Marathon?

[Zanygirl83 5]

Hi All, I am still pre op but I was wondering if anyone post op has ever run a marathon, or anything along the lines. (Half marathon, Iron man, 50 mile bike rides Etc) how does being sleeve affect the nutrition?! Any feedback in this would be great!

[vogue 310]

Im tri training.. right now it hasnt affected me much but my sister is worried because the heavier I train, the more calories I will need... Ive spoke with an "expert" and was told I will need to eat "bad" carbs... Bagels, etc to fuel me but that the calories burn doing heavy training will kill any potential negative affects

I drink Isopure zero carb 40 gram RTD daily, mostly after workouts because I have it pre-chilled and can drink most of it immediately to provide relief... Im thinking Im going to add the other version that is NOT carb free next month when my training gets a lil harder.. right now Im concentrating on swimming & weight lifting.... Mid-February, cycling comes into play and I will need the energy boost

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Ive spoke with an "expert" and was told I will need to eat "bad" carbs...

It's amazing what kind of dogmatic beliefs the so called "experts" will hang onto.

Check out the book "Slow Burn" by Stu Mittleton. That guy ran 1000 miles in 7 days without eating "bad carbs". It's all about retraining your body to burn fat for fuel instead of sugar. Your body can only hold so much glycogen (sugar). But we have infinitely more fat reserves, even at goal weight.

[DadTo2 152]

I was sleeved June 19 of last year and I am currently in training for my first half marathon. I've run five 5K races, and I average about 29 minutes right now while racing them. My race schedule so far for this year includes 5K and 10K races and in September, or perhaps earlier if I believe I am ready, I will run my first half marathon.

I can tell you that I do eat carbs pre-race. I usually increase my calorie intake about two days before hand, going from my current 1200 calories to upwards of 1800 to at times 2000 calories. I will include Pasta, bananas, and yes, even breads, but I will still make sure I get my Protein in. I also make sure to drink lots of Water to make sure I stay hydrated. On the day of the race, I normally start with a couple of bananas an hour or so before the race and then about 15 minutes before the race I will do a Gatorade Pregame Fuel.

I will admit that I don't know everything there is to know about running and the nutrition that goes along with it, but I am learning more with each race.

Since I am starting to run longer distances ( I am up to 8 miles now on my distance runs) I am finding myself needing additional carbs/calories and will be using the fuel gels for longer runs. Now I have spoken to my NUT and she has told me that I need to watch my net calories during the days I do my exercising and running and make sure I that I consume enough calories to ensure I do not have a net deficit of calories. On those days I might consume upwards of 2400 calories.