I decided to challenge myself in a different way a couple months ago so I am currently training to complete a half marathon in Jacksonville on Thanksgiving and the full Miami marathon in January. I have done a half marathon before but never a full marathon and it is something I felt I was ready for. I was asked if my diet & body had changed a lot because of this. I wanted to share a little of my progress/program, current physique photos, and my current diet.
The picture above is reflecting my current physique and is totally unedited. I personally haven’t noticed any changes in my physique from all the miles I am running. I may be looking a tad softer in a few places but my weight is still the same. Also I think my booty is still intact which I was worried about bc some concerned people (haha!) warned me I would for sure lose my booty. So far so good lol! Hopefully I can retain most of my little booty hump ?
My main focus is on performance at this point but I still want to look good. If I do not look as cut up that is ok! I am still feeling really happy with where I am and most importantly I feel good! There is no point in looking great and feeling like crap!! Or pushing your body to extremes without proper nourishment. That is one of the saddest things to me when I know people are feeling terrible mentally and physically because they are doing extreme things to look the way they want to or obtain certain goals. You should always treat your body with love-no matter what shape it is in!!! We put ourselves through a lot and our bodies are truly miraculous!
I am a big advocate for a low carb diet on a regular basis but I also do follow a flexible & intuitive dieting approach. So with that being said I have been following a variation of carb cycling. Two days a week (around my longer runs) I am eating very high carb-pretzels, fruit, veggies, bread, pizza, candy, pasta, wine ?. I am not holding back because I feel like my mind & body need it. I am also eating low fat and high protein on the high carb days.
The other days of the week I am eating pretty low carb. Less than 50 net carbs a day. My fat is quite high and protein is moderate on those days. I am not tracking calories regularly but I am for sure eating less on my lower carb days. I am eating pretty much every few hours which is how I always eat. So far this approach is working quite well for me. My body is feeling energetic and strong. Going forward in the training I will most likely need to add 1 more high carb day but we shall see.
In addition to my marathon training schedule I am also doing 2-3 (depending on how I feel) strength training sessions for both upper & lower body using moderate weights. I am also training core every other day. I do not want to do too much weight bc I don’t want to tear down my body to the point where I cannot get my running in. I love to keep my strength training in bc I like the way I feel after I life weights.
Stay tuned for updates and progress in the next couple months ?
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