Nutrition Gal Will Now Be Taking Your Questions!
After my post last week on What's Working: Nutrition, you all had great comments and questions, so I thought I'd ask my Nutrition Gal if she'd be interested in fielding questions from the bloggy world on all things Nutrition. She happily replied yes! So I thought the best way to do it is have you ask the questions directly here, then I'll either synthesize them for her, depending on how many we get, and post the answers next Wednesday. Sound good?
And a lil' more about Nutrition Gal: She has a Master's and is a RD (registered dietician). She is a a certified strength and conditioning coach and has worked with all athletes on the spectrum from newbies to professional athletes. She is the one that helped me hop on board the training express after my lil' twins were 1 yr old, and she is now currently helping me with my nutrition and training for Vineman.
So ask away! I've heard some great questions from last week: How many calories do I need as a female ~45 marathon runner? Why do you have AM using bars/powders vs. 'real' food?, etc.
And as I always said to my students (back in my teaching days) there is no bad question. So take advantage of having your own nutritionist for the day. I know I'll def learn from your qts;-)
Comments
Thanks!
what is the right amount of protein for a snack, both regular and recovery.
I am very active (probably too active)
The race is in Oct. thanks!
Also, I was wondering if adding "healthy" fats to my regular vegan diet will cause me to gain weight. I eat mostly unprocessed foods and raw when I can, and as I've been eating more raw I've been eating more and more nuts, coconut butter, avocado, etc, because those foods make me feel more full. Books seem to say these are all ok because they're "healthy" fats... but they're still fats, right? I'm afraid that even with my training I'll start putting on weight, especially if the rest of my diet isn't completely raw so in addition to those "healthy" fats I'm still also eating olive oil and other fats sometimes. Do you have any advice?
Okay, here I go...
1) Love MissZippy's question. I do take a multivitamin daily. My dr. told me to do this a long time ago. I'm also 47 so a tad older (wha!). On the realm of vitamin...
2) As a marathon runner, do you recommend any other supplements? I once worked with a personal trainer who wanted me to take 2) L-Glutamine for recovery b)CLA for bodyfat reduction (I do not take this one anymore) c) D-Ribose for ATP fueling (I do not take this regularly, but will take it daily for about a week before a marathon).
3) How much protein do you recommend for a 47 year old marathoner who runs about 50 mpw?
4) If you want to scrap question #3, this one may be better: how much carb/protein/fat ratios do you recommend?
5) I've been reading a book called: Racing Weight by Matt Fitzgerald. He suggests a range of bodyfat/weight for prime marathon racing. My bodyfat should be about 15%. I can get it there for marathon day but I cannot keep it there (and right now it's really far from there). Do you think a low bodyfat helps you perform better come race day? If so, how do you recommend getting the bodyfat down quickest and safest? I just can't get it to budge and I've been indulging in a lot of protein and at the gym frequently (2-3 times/week).
5) Do you recommend an online sight to monitor your daily intake? I find I'm so much more accountable if I have to write it all down to look at it.
THANKS!! :)