HI! Annette O.T.

January 19, 2008

Hello Annette,

I can give you an advice that I found in one of the

much respected sport nutritionists articles.

When you exersize hard, your muscles go to the

catabolic mode and they take time to recover -up to 1

or 2 days. During this time you will be tired and

hungry . In order to shorten this period, you must

consume food right before and especially after the

workout, and it has to consist of certain ratio of

carb and protein. No fat. I can get the ratio for you

if you are interested, but now when I know , I make an

orange juice with a bit of syrup and a scoop of

protein powder. This can shorten recovery time to as

little as 2 hours.

Also, you should eat 5-6 times a day with protein in

every meal to support your metabolism (are you doing

this already)?

I can refer you to the books and products of Brendan

Brazier, the vegan athlete, I used many of his

recipes. And for the 'constantly hungry' part, nothing

helped me better that 'The Beck diet solution' - the

book by a doctor in phycology who gives you tactics to

deal with cravings with a help of cognitive therapy...

Hope this helps

Olga

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