Carboloading

[S11m]

Yes - this is about as far as you could get from the aims and ambitions of members here.

...But I am doing a "challenge" hill walk on Monday.

It is only six miles and is about double what I do regularly in "training".

...But I have been losing weight for about a year - and my glycogen reserves are probably depleted (and I did a 45-hour fast last week).

...and I am seventy this month, and I was disabled for five years up till last September.

As I am at my target weight, I put on four pounds before the fast - and lost it, and still lost a pound over the week... so, I expect to put on four pounds or so this week.

This Sunday is Maintainers' weigh-day... so I will have some explaining to do!

When I cycled 760 miles in 90 hours... I gave up trying to lose weight a week or two before the event!

Who is going to join me? See:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[cheritorrox]

Long way ... good luck

[Elisabeth3 Maintainer]

I think six miles is not a short distance at all. Good luck.

I have never been to Cotswolds but heard that it's beautiful.

I hope some members or friends/family will join you. And there will be a lot of people out there walking, I am sure.

[S11m]

Hidden : If I top-up my glycogen reserves, how much weight will I put on?

If a pound of fat is 3,500 calories, and our glycogen reserves are a maximum of 2,000 calories, if I depleted my glycogen by 50%, I would only need about half a pound of fat to top it up?

If the energy densities of glycogen and fat are similar, and each gram of glycogen retains 3 grams of water, this would result in a weight gain of two pounds?

[S11m]

I put on five pounds, did the walk, ate a Snickers bar on the walk and a cheeseburger and a hot dog after it... and fasted for the rest of the day.

The next morning I had lost the five pounds - and I am back at my target weight!

Five pounds lost in 24 hours!

[S11m]

This video advocates long-term low-carb for athletes:

youtu.be/cST99piL71E?list=WL(Not working as expected?)