Wieght loss question help plaease/:

OKay i have a question i'm a athlete soccer, former varsity cross country runner,i train 6 days a week which consist of: conditoning for a hour which involves running, sprints.ect then after i have soccer practice for a premier team which is very intense, but any way i have a atheltic built but definately excess weight and fat around stomach i have been trying to loose wieght but i have a athletic metabolism i can't stop eating especially at night and what not and to make matters harder im a vegetarian athlete . Any tips on how a athlete can loose wieght! It's been impossible for me AHHHH

What do you eat for the rest of your day?

Lots and lots of carbs i fuel up so i can perform well but i need like a alternative!

Lots and lots of carbs i fuel up so i can perform well but i need like a alternative!

you need to eat less carbs and eat more protein and healthy fats.at night it is bad eating especially if your trying to lose weight it will just make it worse, then it already might be just try pushing it away or get an alternative

Lots and lots of carbs i fuel up so i can perform well but i need like a alternative!

you need to eat less carbs and eat more protein and healthy fats.at night it is bad eating especially if your trying to lose weight it will just make it worse, then it already might be just try pushing it away or get an alternative

I'm sorry but I disagree. I eat all the time at night. Its not necessarily bad to eat at night if you pick the right foods. I often go for low fat cottage cheese before bed as it is a slow digesting protein and is great before bed when you're forced to go an extended amount of time without food. Not eating at night could cause you to starve your body for the nutrients that it needs. Great options for evening meals include: eggwhite omlete with veggies and low fat cheese or cottage cheese with a bit of peanut butter or almond butter or even just chicken breast and veggies.

Also, simply changing the kind of carbs could make a big difference in fat loss. If a person is loading up on white bread, sugar, candy, and soda pop and switched to things like oatmeal, brown rice, whole grains, fruits and veggies they should notice a difference in body fat. With as much cardio as youre doing you do really needs the carbs to fuel your workouts. I would suggest switching to complex carbs (which will fill you up and hopefully make you more satisfied so you don't feel like you need to eat and eat and eat). If you cut carbs too drastically your energy levels could drop which would make it harder to keep pace with your sports. With that said, you do need to make sure you're getting enough protein and healthy fats. Without knowing how many carbs/proteins/fats your getting every day its hard to say what you should decrease or increase, however it sounds like you need to eat more nutritious balanced meals throughout the day, which will keep you from feeling like you need to overeat at night. Also if you're only getting carbs you really do need to balance meals out by adding things like eggwhites/eggs, chicken breast, lean red meat, lean pork, fish soy/tofu, and low fat dairy for protein and nuts, avacados, olives, coconut oil, olive oil, nut butter, flax, and fish for healthy fats. Carbs are imporant (complex carbs of course) but protein and healthy fat is also a vital part of a balanced diet.

Make sense?

Cassie

Thumbs up, Cassie.

Coconut oil is loaded w saturated fat, but it can be silly. It is really easily broken down, and can be good a good fuel source before a workout.

Good, balanced meals are important. And I agree with Cassie as well, you are going to need the carbs to fuel everything you do. Color and variety in the diet should help you out. Complex carbs have a much higher satiety value than simple (when was the last time you drank a coke and felt full and satisfied?). Proteins will also help with satiation, as will fats. Avocados and nuts are my favorite fatty foods (:

Coconut Oil is the most heat stable Oil and contains Medium chain Triglycerides, and they convert to energy.

There is a Hydrogenated C O I'm aware of that is used in Ice Creams, but it's not the same thing.

There is something called Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, but evidence is abound, suggesting that unlike Extra Virgin Olie Oil, EVCO is nothin but a marketing twist, whereas EVOO is a properly recognised foodstuff in it's own right, with a legitimate reason to be called EVOO, as opposed to Cold pressed EVOO or bog standard Olive Oil.

To all intents and purposes EVCO is CO, sometimes rebranded to sound better

Plus Carbs before sleep might help with Seratonin levels, as there is supposedly correlation between Carbs and sleep.

Of course having large portions of Carbs wouldn't be advisable, but it's all relative. Frequently wat a 70 calorie pot of Yoghurt, abou an hour before bed, get no real problem. Frequently eat a Quater Pounder and Fries, an hour before bed, you might have a problem.