When it comes to Carbs, I believe that God so loved the world that He gave us Carbs to enjoy heaven on earth.
Whenever Gio takes a bite of my Sister’s home-made brownies, he would declare: “heaven does exist Mama, because I swear I am in heaven now. Thank God for your Sister!”
If God gave us Carbs because he loved us, we should also love Carbs right?
Why am I talking about Carbs now? Well, I just want to take a breather from writing about our journey with Nanay’s Alzheimer’s Disease. Also because my new running buddy Jay and I were talking about Carbo Loading last night.
Carbo Loading is crucial in a training program to avoid “hitting the wall” during a Marathon or Ultramarathon. There are varying views how Carbo Loading works but these are mine:
A day before a Half-Marathon, I include 1/2 cup of rice during lunch and dinner.
2-3 days before a Full Marathon, I include 1/2 cup of rice during breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also eat an additional 1-2 servings of Carbs each day.
5-7 days before an Ultramarathon, I double my total Carbs intake everyday.
I used to wonder what Carbo Loading meant. The Carbs intake described in journals was my usual food intake. I just couldn’t get it. I couldn’t practice Carbo Loading because I was actually Carbo Loading everyday! I only realised what it exactly meant when I decisively removed rice from my diet and applied portion control in my daily servings. After adapting a healthy lifestyle, I finally got to experience Carbo Loading before a race.
Eureka!
