I'm running a 20:30 5k. I'm a bit careful but with my meals but tend to indulge at night (crackers, cheese, bread).
I'm nonrunner fit but probably slightly heavy for a runner (172 5'10 1/2) Would diet changes make a big difference in my times?
I'm running a 20:30 5k. I'm a bit careful but with my meals but tend to indulge at night (crackers, cheese, bread).
I'm nonrunner fit but probably slightly heavy for a runner (172 5'10 1/2) Would diet changes make a big difference in my times?
Yes
Any ideas on how big a difference it makes?
Larizzy wrote:
Yes
Ummmm…..It will take 27.6 seconds off your 5K p.r. YOU tell us how big a difference it makes!48yr old guy wrote:
Any ideas on how big a difference it makes?
Larizzy wrote:Yes
Drop 10lbs and with everything else being the same, I'd bet you'd be knocking at the door of 19:30.
If you dropped 10-15lbs, I think you could see a steady improvement with time. A better diet will also help tremendously with recovery. Think balanced whole food diet.
Dropping weight and changing your diet are two separate variables. Dropping weight will undoubtedly help with your performance. Improving your diet will likely help with weight loss, but performance impact is much more difficult to predict.
48yr old guy wrote:
I'm running a 20:30 5k. I'm a bit careful but with my meals but tend to indulge at night (crackers, cheese, bread).
I'm nonrunner fit but probably slightly heavy for a runner (172 5'10 1/2) Would diet changes make a big difference in my times?
Crackers, cheese, and bread aren't indulgences. They are healthy food. What exactly do you think healthy food means?
Dropping 10lb will almost certainly improve your performances.
However, my main suggestion here would be to get more sleep. Finesse those evening snacks by going to bed earlier, instead.
It's not what you eat but rather how much.
just run more and lose some weight.and0/10 on this
ksks wrote:
48yr old guy wrote:I'm running a 20:30 5k. I'm a bit careful but with my meals but tend to indulge at night (crackers, cheese, bread).
I'm nonrunner fit but probably slightly heavy for a runner (172 5'10 1/2) Would diet changes make a big difference in my times?
Crackers, cheese, and bread aren't indulgences. They are healthy food. What exactly do you think healthy food means?
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just run more and lose some weight.
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How are cheese and crackers unhealthy foods? Or are you just trolling?
Crackers, bread and other starches, in conjunction with sugar, are what keep you overweight (which you definitely are for a runner). Try eating nuts with small amount of fruit for snacks, eat lots of protein and healthy saturated fat and HUGE salads with nutritious veggies such as kale, cabbage, greens etc..
http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Nutrition-Your-Genes-Traditional/dp/0615228380
Unquiring Minds wrote:
Crackers, bread and other starches, in conjunction with sugar, are what keep you overweight (which you definitely are for a runner). Try eating nuts with small amount of fruit for snacks, eat lots of protein and healthy saturated fat and HUGE salads with nutritious veggies such as kale, cabbage, greens etc..
http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Nutrition-Your-Genes-Traditional/dp/0615228380
Without knowing how much crackers and bread he eats, you can't say that they are keeping him overweight. Stop giving out bad advice. Meat, fat, and fruits can make you overweight too.
Stonercutter- Your training has been consistent. I remember you saying that it was going to be tough to get it in. But good looking long run today. I sometimes do a depletion long run but rarely. I like the idea that you're just running without having to worry about anything like gels or fluids as much.
cmm268- Hope you're recovering well. The marathon can take a lot out of you. I like the idea of Boston. Just hope the conditions are favorable. Whats the highest mileage you've ever done? When I ran my first marathon I only peaked at 70mpw but ran 2:40. Mileage is important but focusing on the workouts and long runs are more important to me.
Forcerunner- Nice looking short tempo early in the week. You crushed the pace. I bet it really sucks running in those conditions. I'm used to 70-80 degrees this time of the year lol. Smart that you broke up that tempo later in the week though. I could never run when it's that cold.
Printer- Congrats on the marathon! You went for it but fell short. Can't complain about that. You still got your C goal. You should be happy with your performance especially with all the training you did for it. Celebrate hard and recover good!
wrongo wrote:
Without knowing how much crackers and bread he eats, you can't say that they are keeping him overweight. Stop giving out bad advice. Meat, fat, and fruits can make you overweight too.
You are displaying the type of ignorance that I take to bank every time I race guys that have put on 15-25 lbs since college because they have no control over the cravings that industrially produced foods are designed to promote. The OP himself senses his problem by listing starchy foods as his late-night craving.
Anecdotally, my sister recently lost 97 lbs over the last 14 months on a starch-restriced, healthy diet, combined with an hour of walking (now with some running) each day. It is almost impossible not to be at your ideal weight when you consume a good balance of nutrient-dense foods, which crackers and bread certainly are not.
ksks wrote:
. . . wrote:just run more and lose some weight.
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How are cheese and crackers unhealthy foods? Or are you just trolling?
Cheese is terrible but I love it. It has very high fat content. Crackers also have higher fat content and are simple carbs that turn to sugar right after you eat them. The salt and fat make both additive. Its not healthy food.
To the other posters, I don't really want to lose weight, or at least not more than 5 lbs at the most.
More sleep might help, but actually I never sleep that well.
For me to be under 20 min would be amazing.
Unquiring Minds wrote:
wrongo wrote:Without knowing how much crackers and bread he eats, you can't say that they are keeping him overweight. Stop giving out bad advice. Meat, fat, and fruits can make you overweight too.
You are displaying the type of ignorance that I take to bank every time I race guys that have put on 15-25 lbs since college because they have no control over the cravings that industrially produced foods are designed to promote. The OP himself senses his problem by listing starchy foods as his late-night craving.
Anecdotally, my sister recently lost 97 lbs over the last 14 months on a starch-restriced, healthy diet, combined with an hour of walking (now with some running) each day. It is almost impossible not to be at your ideal weight when you consume a good balance of nutrient-dense foods, which crackers and bread certainly are not.
About the only reply on this thread that has any resemblance of intelligence. Processed cheese and crackers = health food. Yea.
Running will get you under 20:00. Run more miles, do more intervals, whatever works. Eating right will keep you healthy and help you recover but you can't count on it to make you faster.
My coach once got mad at runner because he said he would give up drinking coke for the season. If you're relying on that to make you faster, or if you even think giving up pop is a big deal, your head is in the wrong place.
Unquiring Minds wrote:
wrongo wrote:Without knowing how much crackers and bread he eats, you can't say that they are keeping him overweight. Stop giving out bad advice. Meat, fat, and fruits can make you overweight too.
You are displaying the type of ignorance that I take to bank every time I race guys that have put on 15-25 lbs since college because they have no control over the cravings that industrially produced foods are designed to promote. The OP himself senses his problem by listing starchy foods as his late-night craving.
No, YOU are the one displaying the ignorance. If the OP is only eating 100 calories worth of crackers and bread per day, then there is no way that crackers and bread are responsible for his weight problems. It's simple math.