Eating Question

[Aquila]

I've finally gotten really frustrated with feeling gross after I finish a ride. If I ride for an hour (at for me, a good exercise pace), within 10 minutes of stopping, I feel gross (stomach ache, mostly). But if I keep riding, I feel fine. And if I stop after 2 hours, within ten minutes, I feel gross.

So, I'm guessing I need to eat something, probably about 45 minutes into riding? And every half hour after?

The question is, what does the non-gross feeling trick, is reasonably easy to carry on the bike and eat, doesn't have so many calories that I'll feel bad, and actually tastes good?

(I do drink some chocolate soy milk and usually eat something after I get home, which usually helps, but by that time, I can be feeling pretty gross, so I'd appreciate some yummy suggestions, please!)

Thanks, all

[mimitabby]

not sure what feeling gross means. Are you drinking enough?
how much do you eat before the ride, and how far before the ride do you eat it?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

A couple of Fig Newtons? Or find a granola bar you like? A banana?

I too am confused by the term 'gross'. What exactly do you mean? Nausea? Upset stomach, as in cramps? Weakness or faintness? What?

[Aquila]

Oops, sorry! Nauseated. I feel like throwing up. But if I keep riding, I feel great. But at some point, I have to stop, alas. I don't feel faint, or crampy, just feel like throwing up.

Fig Newtons are sounding yummy...

I think I drink enough water (a liter or so an hour, in not really hot weather, and not riding a race or anything). And I don't think I'm sweating enough to worry about electrolytes.

Before I ride, I usually have some protein and carbs (like some meat or cheese and some carb thing), but not tons.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Sometimes you can feel nauseous if you are pushing yourself too hard. It actually has to do with taxing your heart. Are you overdoing it perhaps?

Also...have you had your heart checked out? Just to be on the careful side....nausea 'can be' a warning sign of a heart attack, especially in women. Not wanting to scare you, but one of those vital facts to keep in mind.

[mupedalpusher]

On short rides you really shouldn't need to eat during the ride (unless you didn't eat before you began) but you should be drinking. If you are getting dehydrated it could explain your feeling sick. If water isn't enough, try an energy drink. I never need more than just water but my husbands sweats so much and gets dehydrated easily so he drinks gatorade and water.

In our bike classes we teach "eat before you are hungry and drink before you are thirsty".