cheated but im ok help! marathon info?!

[freshlysarah9]

so i am going to run a marathon but i am clueless about making sure that i am getting adequet nutrition. they say carbs are the way to go but i want to stay with my atkins woe.
they say carb load this and make sure you are getting lots of carbs to make sure you are recovering faster.
im thinking to just use my extra carbs on more veggies and fruit vs. other stuff.
i need to get back on track with this atkins thing i have had too many cheat days. burger...
maybe i will just keep going with induction and then just make sure i am feeling ok while training. im not beating myself up. so what i cheated. no biggy. i will work hard for this. i will own it!!

[bellajgw]

Well, I'm no nutritionist but I have done a LOT of research on what to eat while training and they all say you really need to load on carbs for an event like that otherwise your body will crash, start to eat muscle for fuel and it will be really hard to recoup. That being said, there are good carbs and bad carbs to eat.
Veggies are a good source but so would whole grains, complex carbs..things that your body will have to work to break down.
Not sure which part of Atkins you are on, but during the OWLs you add more carbs into your diet and eventually can add in complex carbs...so even Dr. Atkins recognizes the benefits of good, complex carbs.
I'm not saying to scarf down tons of mac and cheese and white bread and rice, but perhaps a bowl of whole grain pasta with loads of veggies or some really great brown rice sushi?

[freshlysarah9]

oh thank you so much!!!