From the latest information from Oxfam:
'In the 4 days leading up to the marathon it's a good idea to try and load your body with carbohydrates. This practice is known as carb-loading...
This process takes time so you shouldn't try and carb load the day before. It's best done 4 to 1 days before the race to give your body time to store the extra energy.
You should be aiming to eat an extra 300-400 calories of carbohydrates a day. The easiest way to do this is not by increasing your meal sizes, but by adding another meal into your day. Start by having breakfast, then perhaps an early lunch, followed by a meal around 3pm and then a normal dinner in the evening.'
Good luck with your short-term constipation and longer term weight gain!!! You'd better run hard and fast to burn all those carbs off!
ReplyDelete..once you start eating 4 meals a day, how do you stop?!
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