How to get past "wall" at 50miles?

[nomummytummy]

Well in theory I do a big ride on Sunday - meant to be going to 90k, but keep just running out of gas, so not got to there yet. I do 1 spin class on Wednesday mornings before work & I often miss breakfast after this as I am too hot to eat for about 2 hours. I try to get to another spin on Friday AMs, but w 3 kids & 2 businesses between me & my husband, Friday often gets dropped. I used to do weights 2x/week, but with the extra riding I am just too tired to face 2 extra 5:30am starts! I have tried to schedule in hills on Thursday afternoons before the kids finish school, but both times I had a puncture that changing took too much of the time away. I woudl like to train more but being winter here & short days I can't see how to get it in, unless I regain the energy to get up in the mornings.

Mostly I eat well - I can be a bit of an adrenaline junkie & run on nothing, but I have learnt to be more aware. So I either have eggs on toast w fruit or a scone for breakfast & a latte - full milk!

Lunch @11 is a salad w meat or a sandwich w meat & salad, or maybe a slice of some flash pie & salad - you get the idea. If I get really busy at work, sometimes there is no break between patients after this time & I might have another coffee on the run rather than stop. If that is the case I get home at 7pm as a "mouth on legs" and then snack on cheese, crackers & fruit whilst I make dinner. Mostly it is a homemade meal w meat & veges - put together as stir-fry, in a pie, in a lasagne, as a roast - you get the idea. If I'm feeling peckish afterwards, I may have a microwaved pudding w ice cream - maybe once a week. Fridays are cheat day - I have a lemon poppy seed muffin & latte for breakfast, lunch as usual then we have takeaway indian curry or fish & chips & a wine or two. Not too extravagent & still I aim to have salad or veges. Lately I have not been enjoying takeaways as just too rich & I wake multiple times during the night feeling full & uncomfortable - so this has happened less & less. (About once or twice a week I have a piece of white chocolate passionfruit cheesecake for a treat.)

I know I need to eat in the afternoons & this has been a hurdle for me for as long as I have been in practice. We take lunch at 11 so we are back to see patients over their lunches in 12-2. Then at 2pm I am meant to eat, but if I run over or one of the team want to talk with me - that time just disappears & I have a full reception again. (To be that busy is a high value problem )

How's that for extra info?

Lou