Hi Everyone! My name is Laura and I have been on the low carb diet for 2 weeks now. I just started researching low carb diets and running because I am a runner and really did not know my capabilities of running and this diet until today. I did not run the first week of the diet although I really felt pretty good. I began to run 3 mile runs the second week and felt great! I had a fresh tingly feeling that I have never really had...this during my run and after. Toward the end of the week I decided to take a 6 mile run and was slightly nervous about this because my whole life I have been programed to believe we must have lots of carbs for long distant running. I Felt GREAT the whole run! Here is the really interesting part....my recovery was atleast 75% easier! This blew me away...Why is this? I am all alone on this diet in my social circle...most people think I am nuts to cut out all the grains. I have lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks.
I only started running one year ago and I am 45 years old. Today was my first day trying out running for speed sense I have been on this diet ..and I beat my record! I have been trying to take off 9 seconds of my mile for 4 month now making it an even 8 minute mile...I did it today! I have had energy the whole two weeks! How can all those health professionals be soooo wrong?
