Othamanga opirira amadziwika kuti ndi osusuka, makamaka panthawi yomwe amaphunzitsidwa (ganizirani za Michael Phelps ndi zakudya zake za 12000-calorie-pa-tsiku zomwe zimatsogolera ku London Olympics). Zingakudabwitseni kuti Kate Ziegler, katswiri wa Olympian kawiri komanso wadziko lonse maulendo anayi, amachita bwino kwambiri pazipatso, masamba, mbewu, ndi nyemba.
Ziegler, wazaka 25, akuti zakudya zake zamasamba zimamupatsa mphamvu zambiri kuti achire pakati pa masewera olimbitsa thupi. STACK akufunsana ndi Ziegler kuti adziwe chifukwa chake adapita ku vegan komanso kuchuluka kwa quinoa komwe amafunikira kuti apeze mphamvu zokwanira pamiyendo yonse yomwe amasambira padziwe.
STACK: Ndiwe wosadya zamasamba. Tiuzeni zafika bwanji pamenepa?
Ziegler: Ndinadya nyama kwa nthawi yaitali kwambiri ndipo sindinasamalire kwambiri zakudya zanga. Ndili ndi zaka za m’ma 20, ndinayamba kuganizira kwambiri za kadyedwe kanga. Sindinadule zokhwasula-khwasula pazakudya zanga, ndinangowonjezera zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba. Ndinayamba kuganizira kwambiri za zipatso, ndiwo zamasamba, zakudya zochokera ku zomera, ndipo ndinayamba kumva bwino. Zitatha izi, ndinayamba kuwerenga za zakudya, zachilengedwe, ndipo ndikuganiza kuti zinandikhutiritsa. Chotero pafupifupi chaka ndi theka chapitacho ndinakhala wosadya zamasamba.
STACK: Kodi zakudya zanu zidakhudza bwanji zotsatira zanu?
Ziegler: Anafulumizitsa nthawi yake yochira. Kuyambira kulimbitsa thupi mpaka kulimbitsa thupi, ndimamva bwino. Poyamba, ndinalibe mphamvu zochepa, ndinkatopa nthawi zonse. Ndinali ndi kuchepa kwa magazi m’thupi. Ndinapeza pamene ndinayamba kuphika, kuwerenga ndi kuphunzira zambiri za kuphika chakudya choyenera kuti ndichire kuti zotsatira zanga zisinthe.
STACK: Monga wothamanga wa Olimpiki, kodi zimakuvutani kudya zopatsa mphamvu zokwanira pazochita zanu zonse?
Ziegler: Ndinalibe vuto lalikulu ndi izi chifukwa zakudya zambiri zimakhala ndi zakudya komanso zopatsa mphamvu. Ndimatenga kapu yayikulu ya quinoa, kuwonjezera mphodza, nyemba, salsa, nthawi zina tsabola wa belu, ndi kalembedwe ka Mexico. Ndikuwonjezera yisiti yopatsa thanzi kuti ndipatse "cheesy" kukoma. Mbatata ndi chimodzi mwazakudya zomwe ndimakonda kwambiri. Pali njira zambiri zopezera ma calories oyenera.
STACK: Kodi mumadya chilichonse chapadera mukamaliza kulimbitsa thupi?
Ziegler: Pali mzere womwe ndimautsatira - idyani zomwe zikuwoneka kuti ndizokoma kwa ine lero. (Kuseka). Chovuta kwambiri, nditatha masewera olimbitsa thupi, nthawi zambiri ndimadya chakudya chamagulu ku mapuloteni mu chiŵerengero cha 3 mpaka 1. Sizinalembedwe pamwala, koma kawirikawiri ndi chakudya chomwe chingandithandize kubwezeretsa glycogen yomwe ndinataya mu maola atatu. Ndimapanga ma smoothies ndi zipatso zatsopano ndikuwonjezera sipinachi, nthanga za ayezi ndi mapeyala kuti akhale mafuta. Kapena smoothie ndi mapuloteni a nandolo ndi zipatso zatsopano. Ndimanyamula izi kuti ndidye mkati mwa mphindi 30 ndikulimbitsa thupi.
STACK: Kodi zakudya zamasamba zomwe mumakonda ndi zotani?
Ziegler: Zina mwa zakudya zomwe ndimazikonda kwambiri za mapuloteni ndi mphodza ndi nyemba. Ndimadya mtedza wambiri, womwe umakhala wolemera osati mafuta okha, komanso mapuloteni. Ndimakonda kwambiri mazira, ichi ndi chimodzi mwazinthu zomwe ndimakonda kwambiri, mutha kuchita nawo chilichonse.
STACK: Posachedwapa mudatenga nawo gawo pa kampeni ya Teaming Up 4 Health. Kodi cholinga chake n’chiyani?
Ziegler: Falitsani mawu okhudza kukhala ndi moyo wathanzi komanso kudya bwino, momwe chakudya chingakupatseni mphamvu, kaya ndinu Olympian kapena kungothamanga 5K m'mawa. Chakudya ndi chofunika kwambiri kwa tonsefe. Ndili pano kuti ndifotokoze za ubwino wa kudya bwino: zipatso, ndiwo zamasamba, mbewu zonse zomwe sitingagule nthawi zonse m'sitolo.
STACK: Mukakumana ndi wothamanga yemwe akuganiza zokhala osadya zamasamba, upangiri wanu ungakhale wotani?
Ziegler: Ndikupangira kuyesa ngati mukufuna. Mwinamwake simungapite njira yonse, mwinamwake mudzasiya nyama Lolemba ndikumvetsera maganizo anu. Ndiye, pang'onopang'ono, mukhoza kulikulitsa ndikulipanga kukhala moyo wanu. Ine sinditembenuza aliyense. Ndikunena kuti musamaone ngati zamasamba, ziwoneni ngati kuwonjezera zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba pazakudya zanu ndikuchoka pamenepo.