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Have you tried liquid fuel products? Generation Ucan doesn't get carbs from sugar, I believe. Will also help getting around the drinking while eating situation. I'm lucky enough to be able to eat just about anything, but my go to fuel is Tailwind. It's super nice to get hydration and calories at the same time.
VSG: 3/12/15
back at it - knee is much better after that cortisone shot last Tuesday and some rest, but still taking another night off of fencing.
Monday - Rest (did a 1.5 hour yoga workshop yesterday so didn't get a rest day on the weekend)
Tuesday - First workout with new personal trainer
Wednesday - Fencing = will get there late - probably only an hour
Thursday - 1/2 hour fencing lesson
Friday - Pilates and strength training
Saturday - Agility training and yoga
Sunday - rest
Stay healthy.
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
Karen - thanks, but those Lycra arm warmers do not provide enough compression for what I have - they don't stop the slapping. The Body Helix tricep sleeve works best for me. Since I work out 5-6 days a week and fence competitively, I don't mind paying the extra. I tried a pair of those from one of the sporting goods stores and it was a waste of 20 bucks.
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
Monday-rest
Tuesday-8 mile run
Wednesday-8 mile run
Thursday-5 mile run
Friday-gym
Saturday-20 mile trail run
Sunday-16 mile trail run
VSG: 3/12/15
Hope everyone had a good week.
Monday just working lots of walking
Tue strength training, hour run
Wed. master swim
Thursday some type of work out in the gym
Friday core class
Saturday hour run
sunday rest
The one question I have how do you do with natural sugar such as honey or maple syrup. I do not do well with sugars but I can handle those so I buy this one gel that is maple syrup and sea salt which gets me through. I also this summer found crackers that I can handle on a bike ride and allows me to jump off and go into a run without upsetting my stomach. what about cutting up apple into small pieces and carry that or oranges. I am so far out that for runs and bike rides I will take in fuel and have a drink. There is a lot you can do for biking. you just need to find out what your system will handle. It can take awhile but keep trying.
I recently asked this question over in the RNY group, but perhaps I should have put it on the table here -
Pre-surgery ****il I was no longer able), I was a road cyclist. My friends and I would ride 40-60 miles several times a week. I'm trying now to recondition myself to get back to that but I'm having a really tough time with bonking.
Have any of you had this issue? If so, how have you managed your food to be able to deal with it?
I can no longer tolerate even tiny amounts of sugar. It makes me puke. So I can no longer use commercial endurance bars, drinks or gels since they are all sucrose based. Eating a protein bar doesn't really work because then I can't hydrate for a half hour - which would certainly stress me nearly as bad as bonking.
If any of you have had to deal with this I would sure love to hear from you.
Thanks,
Karen
62 year old woman, surgery 5/19/2017 - HW - 345, CW - 139, GW - 160ish (BMI based healthy weight - 140)
My weird moments are more visual than anything else. Doing push ups when the sun hits my arms at just the wrong angle so I see EVERY tiny crease, bulge, lump and wrinkle....my skin looks like lumpy cream of wheat! It's G.R.O.S.S. Or when I get going in some sort of harmonic rhythm (like burpees or ball slams) and my ass keeps going for a few beats after the rest of me stops. Yuck!
But you know what? I'll still take it over not being able to lean forward because I couldn't reach around my (basketball sized but now flat) stomach, or stretch my quads because there was too much me in the way of being able to grab my ankle to pull it up.
62 year old woman, surgery 5/19/2017 - HW - 345, CW - 139, GW - 160ish (BMI based healthy weight - 140)
I hear ya Knitter215. I sometimes worry that I'm going to slap myself when I'm lifting weights. I don't know if this idea will help you or not, but cyclists who ride outdoors in cool weather (between the short sleeves of summer and the long sleeve, heavy fabric of winter) frequently wear arm warmers - Lycra (or some other compression fabric) sleeves that cover our arms below our short sleeve jerseys. You can get them in black, or in lots of fun patterns and colors. My favorite pair look like my arms are tattoo'd from shoulder to wrist. Maybe they wil help. They'll be cuter and easier to put on than your ace bandages, and MUCH less expensive than custom compression wraps.
Just a thought. Hope it helps. (Look for them in cyclist clothing stores & sites)
Karen
62 year old woman, surgery 5/19/2017 - HW - 345, CW - 139, GW - 160ish (BMI based healthy weight - 140)
