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[QUOTE="400grl, post: 230049, member: 24039"] I've been reading these posts with interest! Especially that Atkins stuff. I come from a background of eating disorders, however, and have learned that dieting and denying myself certain items just backfires. This is just me, though - I am happy to see it works for other people! I workout daily to be able to ride - being a woman, I focus on my upper body strength the most - helps me maneuver my 390lb 400EX around the track! I don't eat fast food (can't remember the last time I had a hamburger or hotdog!) and I follow a few simple rules: 1. Eat for your activities that day. If I know I'm gonna be sitting in the office all day, I eat light. If I know I'm gonna race that weekend, I carb it up! Since I usually don't do too much after 7pm, my dinners are veggies or salad or chicken. I have to make myself eat breakfast - I would rather just have coffee, but I know my body will think it's not getting enough to eat, and will start storing fat, so I eat rice (yummy in a bowl with no-cal margarine and sweetnlow and skim milk...mmmmmmmm!) or cereal or a banana or something. 2. DRINK WATER - I grew up constantly dehydrated, hated water (Phoenix tap water is nasty!!!), never really got into the habit of drinking anything unless I was thirsty. Now I drink a big bottle in the morning, all through the day, and especially when I work out. I help keep the bottled water industry growing, I think! I DON'T drink pop - really lost the taste for it after a while, and I don't drink milk (another story) or juice (HIGH in calories) - so pretty much that leaves.....WATER!:D 3. EXERCISE - Way back in high school I put on some pounds, and being in a boarding school and all, and feeling a little isolated, I developed some eating disorders......one of which actually developed into something good. I had compulsive exercise disorder (this is real!) where no matter what I ate, I had to work out furiously because of the guilt I felt for even eating. I would work out 3 hours at a time, run miles and miles if I ate a burrito, and even worked out with severe bronchitis and walking pnemonia. After a couple of years and a change of scenery, my disorder dissolved into just a habit - I love to work out. In order to stay in riding shape, I do about 45-60 minutes of cardio 4-5 times per week, and weights 3 times per week - then riding is always in there somewhere. Riding is actually the very BEST workout I could ever get - especially on the track! If only I could do that every day! DON'T OVERDO IT - This is my toughest rule - I tend to overdo everything. Pace yourself, let your injuries heal, give in to cravings once in a while (did you hear that dark chocolate is actually good for you in small quantities?) - "Everything in moderation" that phrase can be applied to so many things! What a great sport to love, and to keep you in shape at the same time - how did we get so lucky? [/QUOTE]
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