Ashely Wagner will be in South Korea for the Olympics

Artistic Skaters said:
A new article about Ashley.

*** 'I'm An Olympic Figure Skater—Here's What I Eat In A Day' :
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/ashley-wagner-olympics-diet
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Generally I despise these sort of articles because anyone other than a registered dietitian talking about nutrition is scary. I like here that the focus is that this is what works for Ashley and she is not inferring in any way that is it best for anyone else. I also like that she seems to not have got on the woo train with a lot of organic, anti gmo type bs. Her breakfast sounds great. Quick but good energy to start the day.
 
mag said:
Generally I despise these sort of articles because anyone other than a registered dietitian talking about nutrition is scary. I like here that the focus is that this is what works for Ashley and she is not inferring in any way that is it best for anyone else. I also like that she seems to not have got on the woo train with a lot of organic, anti gmo type bs. Her breakfast sounds great. Quick but good energy to start the day.
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barbk said:
Very unreasonable. If the IOC was going to take steps like this it should have been last fall, not weeks before the Olympics.

I think that the athletes not invited deserve specific feedback on the specific factor(s) that triggered the non-invitation. Up to them whether they want to share it publicly. I hope they get it.
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NBC has been doing an entire series like this all fall.... personally it's kind of a waste of space, but YMMV.
 
I'm always amazed by how little these people eat. But they aren't visibly malnourished so maybe they aren't burning as many calories as I think they are.
 
MacMadame said:
I'm always amazed by how little these people eat. But they aren't visibly malnourished so maybe they aren't burning as many calories as I think they are.
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I think that people have an unrealistic idea of how many calories exercise really burns. Media glorifies stories like Michael Phelps (who is 6'4 and a lot younger then) eating 10,000 calories from McDonalds but most people can't eat like that and not be heavy. Also taller people (and men) can eat more calories because it takes more to maintain weight. A lightweight athlete does not need that many calories to maintain their weight and muscle mass.

For the regular person, it is shocking to find out how little food is needed to adequately maintain a normal weight; especially when one gets older.
 
soogar said:
I think that people have an unrealistic idea of how many calories exercise really burns.
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Yes, many people do. But I'm a 5' athlete who tracked my food and exercise intake for 8 years. I am well aware of what exercise -- in general -- burns. :lol:

So, to me, Ashley's food intake appears to be normal for someone her age and height and weight who maybe goes to the gym a couple of times a week. I do remember skating didn't burn nearly as many calories as I thought it would back when I did it. But it does burn more than sitting at a desk all day! Maybe her portions are bigger than I'm thinking or (more likely) she's simplifying/leaving stuff out. Studies do show that people are terrible at recalling what they eat and underestimate their calorie intake all the time.
 
Wyliefan said:
I can't imagine hating water and preferring to drink something with kale and bananas in it. Absolutely cannot imagine it. :scream: Kale is the grossest thing on the planet, and bananas aren't far behind.
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Kale salads are great - http://food.fnr.sndimg.com/content/...end.hgtvcom.616.462.suffix/1432381758531.jpeg
Kale in various sweet fruit juice is also very good, like with kiwi, papaya or mango..
https://peasandcrayons.com/wp-conte...green-smoothie-recipe-peasandcrayons-1885.jpg

if you don't want to bother making any, but want to try, you can order this..
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Raw-Gene...1728&wl11=online&wl12=206300778&wl13=&veh=sem

or just one https://www.walmart.com/ip/Naked-Ju...35&wl11=local&wl12=10801720&wl13=2119&veh=sem
 
MacMadame said:
Yes, many people do. But I'm a 5' athlete who tracked my food and exercise intake for 8 years. I am well aware of what exercise -- in general -- burns. :lol:

So, to me, Ashley's food intake appears to be normal for someone her age and height and weight who maybe goes to the gym a couple of times a week. I do remember skating didn't burn nearly as many calories as I thought it would back when I did it. But it does burn more than sitting at a desk all day! Maybe her portions are bigger than I'm thinking or (more likely) she's simplifying/leaving stuff out. Studies do show that people are terrible at recalling what they eat and underestimate their calorie intake all the time.
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I think that her diet sounds fine for such a tiny person. Everything that she eats is nutrient dense. She is not an endurance athlete, and her body is probably so efficient at movement that her muscles don’t need to expend a lot of energy. However, it is also possible that the magazine edited her diet in order to present something that they want their readers, who maybe do just go to the gym a couple of times a week, to emulate. The first sentence of the article called Ashley a “world-champion figure skater” so accuracy is not exactly a priority with them. :shuffle:
 
She's taller than I am though. (And decades younger which also makes a difference.) I was just expecting to see maybe 2 more snacks in her day for another 200-400 calories. A lot of what she eats are greens, which have lots of micronutrients, but not many calories.

But again, it's probably all simplified for the article. For all we know, she puts on 500 calories worth of dressing on those greens! :lol: And a "green" shake can have anywhere from 200 to 1000 calories depending on exactly what is put in it.

Which reminds me of a time I was hanging out on a weight-loss board and some newbie posted "I don't know why you guys think protein shakes taste so bad; I just had my first one and it was delicious" and then proceeds to tell us about the 600 calories worth of peanut butter, nuts, fruit & chocolate chips :eek: she'd added to it. Um, of course it was delicious - it was more sugar and fat than protein!
 
 
Right, Ashley sure looks like she dowses her salads in sugary dressing and chugs calorie dense shakes :lol: She is the one athlete who is not only fit but also very consistently fit. Her diet sounds reasonable to me.
 
It is great Ashley has kept her spirits up after being robbed of a place on the Olympic Team and is going to sock it to everyone in a different way, as a report. You go girl! You are awesome.
 
Winnipeg said:
Has Ashley any experience or training as a commentator or can anyone do the job?
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I don't think that just anyone can be a commentator. A network considering hiring an athlete to commentate would probably do a test run, and an athlete who wasn't confident about commentating would probably not be considered for the position, or decline it.

The CBC grandfathered David Pelletier in to commentate, and uses Jamie Sale for special commentary on occasion as well. They've both done a fairly good job and I'm come to enjoy Pelletier's commentary more than Kurt Browning's. :scream:
 
Wyliefan said:
I can't imagine hating water and preferring to drink something with kale and bananas in it. Absolutely cannot imagine it. :scream: Kale is the grossest thing on the planet, and bananas aren't far behind.
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Completely with you on kale, and although I like bananas, I like them as a piece of fruit. I can't abide solid foods that are turned into liquids. There I said it - I hate smoothies!
 
To me it looks like she's eating nothing at all :shuffle:
I have to always be grateful for my kind metabolism when I read this stuff :yikes: I always wonder why athletes are not burning so many calories they could eat what they want...
Some are like that, Gabriella and Guillaume both recently said they can eat what they want and Guillaume said they exercise so much it would be really hard to put on weight.
 
Yes, everyone is different, which is why people should never try and follow other people's diets just because it works for that person. People need to find what works for them personally - which unfortunately can take some time to figure out. Some of us only have to look at food to put on weight (or at least that's what it feels like) whilst others don't need to take too much care. Exercise and keeping a relatively healthy diet will always help, but it's not the whole story.
 
millyskate said:
To me it looks like she's eating nothing at all :shuffle:
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Some are like that, Gabriella and Guillaume both recently said they can eat what they want and Guillaume said they exercise so much it would be really hard to put on weight.
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It depends on how much they want to eat. A lot of Europeans say they eat what they want and they do but they seem to want to eat a lot less than Americans.
 
Ashley has stated that she works with a nutritionist. Diet, particularly for athletes, is highly personalized to the way their bodies behave and the physical routine they experience every day. She looks very strong and healthy. I wouldn’t suggest anyone try and mirror her diet but I also wouldn’t be concerned about her health either.
 
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I've also wondered how many celebrities asked about their "daily" diet tweak things a bit (or more) to reflect lower calories or intake than they sometimes (or often) have...

I can't remember who it was, but there was one celeb in People magazine's "What I Eat in an Day" feature who was fairly athletic (and over 30) who owned up to about 3,000 calories daily, including a couple glasses of wine with dinner. It was funny to read the nutritionist's comments because it was pretty obvious the celeb was sleek and active and healthy, and the expert was having a hard time arguing with her except maybe on the wine! You could almost hear the nutritionist squirming because she felt it was too much intake but she really couldn't state the celeb was wrong.
 
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