Hi folks,
Bit of background... started the Blood Sugar diet - https://thebloodsugardiet.com/ - 4 weeks ago in an attempt to reset my body and get rid of Type 2 diabetes for good / a while. Started at 102Kg where !'ve been for over 2 years, whilst running c.1200Km / year + biking 2k. 179cm tall and 57 yo. Have just rebuilt my Softride, so that'll give you some idea since I competed regularly!
The diet has worked where the training never did - lost 8Kg so far and counting. The problem I'm having is that my training has gone to pot, as I have no energy on the low carb, 800cal / day diet. It is getting better than before, but even now I can do about 3km before lapsing into limp home mode, and 7k and I'm walking whereas before 10Km was something I could always finish strongly before, and a half marathon was runnable.
I'm taking on board devashish_paul's comments that the only way to run faster is to lose weight and pile the miles on. So if I may, a few questions that I'd love your input on:
- is there any way to improve the quality of my running over the next 4 weeks?
- how long will it take to bounce back at the end of the diet? I have a 10k booked for 5 days after completion
- if I try to do 5 runs a week what's the best pattern - 4 x medium distance then a day's rest around a long one?
Many thanks,
Steve
Bit of background... started the Blood Sugar diet - https://thebloodsugardiet.com/ - 4 weeks ago in an attempt to reset my body and get rid of Type 2 diabetes for good / a while. Started at 102Kg where !'ve been for over 2 years, whilst running c.1200Km / year + biking 2k. 179cm tall and 57 yo. Have just rebuilt my Softride, so that'll give you some idea since I competed regularly!
The diet has worked where the training never did - lost 8Kg so far and counting. The problem I'm having is that my training has gone to pot, as I have no energy on the low carb, 800cal / day diet. It is getting better than before, but even now I can do about 3km before lapsing into limp home mode, and 7k and I'm walking whereas before 10Km was something I could always finish strongly before, and a half marathon was runnable.
I'm taking on board devashish_paul's comments that the only way to run faster is to lose weight and pile the miles on. So if I may, a few questions that I'd love your input on:
- is there any way to improve the quality of my running over the next 4 weeks?
- how long will it take to bounce back at the end of the diet? I have a 10k booked for 5 days after completion
- if I try to do 5 runs a week what's the best pattern - 4 x medium distance then a day's rest around a long one?
Many thanks,
Steve