Procarenow.com for free samples. Use Code: Susan10 to save 10% Are you a bariatric athlete? Working out to feel good now and to keep moving forward with your fitness level? Try theses seven strategies to get the most from your workouts.Hi, I’m registered dietitian nutritionist Dr. Susan Mitchell. You’re listening to the Bariatric Surgery Success podcast episode number 74. Most of my career I’ve worked in some type of media, particularly radio where I did morning drive nutrition spots for over 18 years. That’s what lead me to start podcasting and ultimately to you. I created Bariatric Surgery Success to provide you with life-changing information based on science along with simple strategies and tools to help you be successful in your transformation and your entire journey. So happy you’ve connected with me. You’re in the right place and I’m glad you’re listening.Have you signed up for the weekly Breaking Down Nutrition newsletter? It’s a quick way to find out first what’s going on in bariatric nutrition from new freebies, upcoming courses, tips, product discounts and the latest podcast episode. It’s super easy to sign up at the bottom of my home page https://www.breakingdownnutrition.com   Let’s talk sports nutrition and specifically bariatric sports nutrition which is a very new field of research. I want you to know this up front because there aren’t a lot of sports nutrition guidelines if you’ve had bariatric surgery and are involved in sports and workout. The guidelines currently available can vary a lot between different types of workouts such as endurance/distance running for half marathons and marathons for example, as compared to weight lifting. Since dietitians often specialize in an area of nutrition just like physicians in medicine, bariatric dietitians may or may not be up-to-date on sports nutrition and dietitians who specialize in sports nutrition might not know a lot about bariatric nutrition. Bottom line: Ask your dietitian specific questions about your workouts or sports. They may need to check with their contacts and resources. Read on your own and then ask more questions, and then add in some trial and error. Each of you is different and each of your surgeries and outcomes are too. The type of surgical procedure matters in how you tweak the diet for workouts. For example, a sleeve gastrectomy tends to be easier to adapt to than a Roux-en-Y procedure because it’s less invasive which typically means a smaller incision and less tissue trauma during surgery. I’m the kind of person that wants direct, specific answers. Are you? And often, it just doesn’t work that way in medicine or nutrition. It does’t mean there aren’t strategies that work, there are for sure. But it may take you some trials and tweaking to find what works for you. So let’s look deeper into what we know now.If you exercise for less than one hour, most likely you can continue with your daily bariatric diet or you may need a few more calories. Where the calories come from, meaning which macros, depends on what your workout is like. If you’re an athlete who exercises at higher intensity for longer than one hour at time, there are several things to think about. Remember, you’re unique and special so trial and error is the answer to find what foods and fluids you tolerate the best as you work out. Let’s look at seven things to consider:Have you heard the term ‘nutrition periodization’? It means that your diet or how much you eat should match the level of your activity. In a less intense workout, typically under an hour, your body will need less total carbs and calories than if you’re training longer and at a higher intensity. Your workouts that are lower intensity and less time (again, typically under an hour) usually work well with your normal daily intake or a few more additional calories as I mentioned just a minute ago. If you workout longer (one hour or more) and at a higher intensity, you may need to eat 5-6 smaller meals or snacks rather than 3