EileenG you're in the well.......

EileenG wrote: »

My family are quite proud of having a "strong" mother. Occasionally, I'm told to wear a tank top to school things to show off my muscles. More often, they tell me not to wear those awful cycling leggings where their friends might see me. The whole family skis, and the children all do tae kwon do and are good.

I cook mostly low carb, but there is higher carb food available it they want it. They are all pretty knowledgable about nutrition. One of them them told her teacher the flaws in the food pyramid, and why you should eat a protein meal after working out.

i don't know if you say my little rant in the "you're fat and its all your fault" thread, buy i have to say, its great to see a parent's eating and exercise habit having such a positive influence on their child's life. Well done!

floggg wrote: »

i don't know if you say my little rant in the "you're fat and its all your fault" thread, buy i have to say, its great to see a parent's eating and exercise habit having such a positive influence on their child's life. Well done!

The local children have a game called "Eileen's fridge". They come over to my house, and try to identify some of the vegetables in the fridge. Most of them recognise broccoli and onions and carrots, but get stumped by scallions, kale, brussel sprouts, even cabbage. And you can forget about aubergine or courgettes.

I've got the same problem with both squats and running - flat feet. Leads to a lot of knee problems when I run far, and to form problems with squatting. I spend a fortune on insoles to try to correct the problem, but I don't consider either a fun activity. I'm quite happy to deadlift like a champ, and I'll cycle all day without any carbs.

I used to do taekwondo, and I ate a small carb meal beforehand, about 20-30g of carbs. But my tkd class was really high intensity, they always seemed to be training for the next European or world championship.

Liked this well

Respect to eileen and love your answers - clear, direct and pulling more women away from the whole fat is bad theory (you have been looking at mary enig and sally fallon please tell me???)

yes i have been fighting this for years and the funny thing is that i hear trainers AND nutritionists recommend higher carb diets and most of these people do not deal with enough people or get enough good results to know that there is a better way to not only drop fat but more importantly live healthy

StormWarrior wrote: »

Is that because you don't have the kind of energy required for those sports without complex carbs? How do you think someone would fare doing aerobics or kickboxing or taebo on your diet?

Just fine in my experience. I ate very low carb for over a year, and was doing 3-4 taekwondo sessions along with weight training during that. Never had a problem with energy, in fact I felt less sluggish and fitter.

StormWarrior wrote: »

Do you still eat low-carb?

I really want to try eating low-carb but I'm paranoid it will adversely affect my energy levels. Like for breakfast I usually have porridge and eggs. When I tried having eggs with veg only, I felt less energised.

The first couple of days of low carb can be a bit odd. I'd suggest switch to low carb on a Friday so you have the weekend to adapt, and should start the new week with plenty of energy.

Of course, most veg has a lot less cals than porridge.

Hanley wrote: »

So it's a love story??

Well, sort of. Trouble is, her species doesn't mate one male to one female.....

Hanley wrote: »

Eileen, we know you're a bit of a nutritional guru and a good one for a holistic lifestyle, but what does a typical training week look like for you?

Like what would ya do;
1) In the gym - re: weights
2) In the gym - re: cardio
3) Out of the gym - re: resistance and cardio

I know ya said ya can't really squat, but like to deadlift. I'd be interested to see what you're doing from a weight training perspective!! The more detail the better!!

Thanks!

I'm not really typical right now, doing lots of stretches and stuff to deal with knee problems, no heavy lifting.

Normally, I tend to do whole body workouts, mostly using free weights, and generally supersetting to save time. In fact, when possible, I use the same weight. So I'll superset stiffleg deadlifts and bentover barbell rows, because I generally do them with the same bar. I've got about three different routines that I do, each one hitting all muscle groups, but using different exercises.

Of course, coming up to ski season, I concentrate more on balance and leg work.

I tend not to do cardio in the gym. In fact, I've got to admit that when it comes to squeezing in an extra couple of sets or doing proper stretches, I tend to skip the stretches.

My cardio is usually outside, on my bike, or power walking as I rush my kids from one thing to another.

EileenG wrote: »

Well, sort of. Trouble is, her species doesn't mate one male to one female.....

Are kinky mating routines appropriate for children's books?

It's a bit like Dr Who, lots of references to mating habits, but no actual action in the book.

The bodybuilder had discovered that if she feeds on him, he can then eat like a pig, carbs and all, without putting on weight. Beats a cutting diet any day.