am i being led astray???

[emmab]

have x-posted this to female board too

i think my head is letting down my body. coming from a long standing ED background i am struggling to accept the need for rest and nutrition being as important as the workouts. i think i have been falling down this past week on the post-workout intake, having been felled by the thoughts of "dont replace cals when you have tried to burn them!!!" stupid i know!
anyway, my dietitian has suggested the following as a possible post workout meal but it seems a bit far from what others seem to have, so can anyone critique it...

1 weetbix
10g protein nuggets (red8 ones)
15g bran flakes
about 130 cals
9g protein
est 3g fat
22g carb

i am a 35yo 37kg female and she thinks this is a balanced sufficient post workout meal for after a weights session..i am not going HARD HARD out as i have osteoporosis, and she says no intake needed after cardio.

i am trying to tell myself that rest days and intake are needed and not just more and more workouts!!!
at the moment my (given to me) workouts are:
monday 20mins cardio (not HIIT)
tue 5minswarmup then lower body then 15mins elliptical
wed 5min warmup then upper body then 15mins elliptical
thu 20 mins cardio
fri 5mins warmup then lower body then 15 elliptical
sat 4-5km walk with kids
sun 5mins warmup then upper body then 15 elliptical

am i on ok track or is my personal trainer and dietitian nuts?! to top it off i had a bioimpedence analysis done today and it showed DECREASED active tissue mass, but the nutritionist said it was because i had less intracellular water, so my muscles were depleted/flat as opposed to true muscle loss, as even my hubby can see i have gained muscle (mass and endurance and strength)

confused!!!!!

[Mango]

I'm really tired, so this is gonna be brief, for my part, but I'm sure others will chime in....

That's the stupidest looking post work out meal I've seen as of this date.

Weetabix=slow digesting, processed carb.
Protein nuggest=slow digesting, processed protein
Bran flakes=slow digesting, processed carb.

I've paid a lot of money to a nutritionist, and apparently MY problem is that my "ying" and "yang" are out of balance. Don't believe what somebody tells you because they have a frikkin' BACHELOR'S degree in DIETS....no offense to any dieticians here, of course....

After a work out, you want quick digesting proteins, and carbs. Fruit and whey. Good enough. Why she'd tell you to eat that crap is beyond me. Good luck.

[fish153]

Originally Posted by TricepGirl

I'm really tired, so this is gonna be brief, for my part, but I'm sure others will chime in....

That's the stupidest looking post work out meal I've seen as of this date.

Weetabix=slow digesting, processed carb.
Protein nuggest=slow digesting, processed protein
Bran flakes=slow digesting, processed carb.

I've paid a lot of money to a nutritionist, and apparently MY problem is that my "ying" and "yang" are out of balance. Don't believe what somebody tells you because they have a frikkin' BACHELOR'S degree in DIETS....no offense to any dieticians here, of course....

After a work out, you want quick digesting proteins, and carbs. Fruit and whey. Good enough. Why she'd tell you to eat that crap is beyond me. Good luck.

lol. I totally agree with you. You're funny.

To the thread starter - TricepGirl is right - after a workout, you want a quick digesting protein and carbs. A good whey supplement would be of enormous value to you ... I, personally, love Syntrax Nectar's line of whey isolates.

Have you considered buying some whey to help with the protein intake? After workouts, fruit is a great carb source.

[girlinseattle]

Don't sweat the small stuff. And what you're talking about is small stuff. Focus on what really needs help... being happy with yourself first.

I also agree dieticians are just like school nurses... reminding kids to eat their food groups.

[( S I C )]

Let's get something straight here.

A nutrionist is NOT the same thing as a dietician

[Jamesstout]

you may have been told to keep training at this level for a reason, dont overdo/under rest you may get overtrained as for the pwo i would go for museli cereal with milk and 1/2scoop protein