[markkisil]

HI all-

It's been a while and right now I've been following the eat clean diet and training for a marathon....but not losing ANY weight. I was wondering if it is possible to train for such an endurance event on a low carb diet. I know in running forums everyone will tell you no, but Atkins truly is the only diet that the weight has ever come off. What do you all think????/

[sauppyshurb]

How much do you want to lose... and when is the marathon? Changing to a low carb diet close to the marathon probably won't work. If it's 6 months or so away, maybe it could work. In the first month or so most people find they have muscle fatigue, I certainly wouldn't want to be running during that time.

[Rufio]

I've been training for a 10 mile and then a half marathon later in the summer.

I returned to a low carb diet about a month ago and the weight is coming off but as Tril mentioned, muscle fatigue is an issue and thus my pace has suffered.

I have also found that on my long runs (I do them on Sunday) I just couldn't do it so I've started doing a bit of a carb load on Saturday evening but within reason. I haven't gone out of ketosis yet and I still usually manage to lose a little between Friday & Monday.

I'm not eating anywhere near induction levels either. I have a lot of weight to lose and it is coming off a bit too quick for my liking so I'm eating up to 80 g of carb a day some days to try and halt it (and still going in ketosis).

[evalayCap]

I am training for an upcoming triathlon and low carbing. I have in the last couple of weeks begun to add a small amount of carbs just prior to workouts. I want to ensure that I burn it up quickly and no more than what I might use during a workout. I mix gatorade g2 with water and also have a south beach peanut butter bar. I'll be honest though, I am not sure if I have really noticed any gains.

I read an article a while back and went to dig it up. It basically states that carb loading like it was done in the old days with a big pasta dinner on race eve is essentially useless. You cannot build up enough carbs in that short a period to sustain you for an entire 26 mile run (in the articles case Ironman).

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cm...?articleid=176

This is where I got the theory of eating a smaller carby snack around 3 hours prior to workout. Today will be CarbMaster Yogurt and I will add some Cashews to it. About an hour before I make sure I drink my gatorade g2. If it is a longer workout I will eat a southbeach bar at some point during and also another gatorade. I have also heard of people drinking chicken broth. I have considered this to increase salt levels but have not tried it yet.
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