"Refeuling on the Fly"

[inatree]

i dunno about where you all live...but around these parts, a little package of bloks cost about $2.50. i am a starving student who bought every single piece of cycling equipment (including the bike!) using my financial aid from school. i can barely afford clif bars which i can get on sale for a dollar a piece if i go to a certain store. i also love sharkies but they are pricey too, i get them from another store for 1.50 a piece and everywhere else they are 2.50. any ideas for *affordable* energy food? hah im probably being laughed at right now...oh well, at least im used to it!

oh, and i stop to eat, too. i know im still a beginner, but it just feels wrong to me to start eating while i'm excercising, i always think i will get a stomach ache. i make myself wait after i eat to, and i hate it. but i didnt wait one time after eating some sharkies, and i got stomach cramps during the ride home. how do you all not get stomach aches? i also have no idea how much to eat either. im trying to lose weight tho, but i havent lost any weight after riding vigorously for 3 mos i dont have very much to lose, thats probably why. oh well!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

...any ideas for *affordable* energy food? hah im probably being laughed at right now...oh well, at least im used to it!

Fig Newtons.

[sbctwin]

I use a bento box also...I get a little plastic bag and put cliff blocs in and I also cut up cliff bars to put together so I can have a variety. I put this into the bento box. I usually have it zipped closed and then when I finally feel like I need to eat something, I make the stop to open the bag and then I leave it open for the remainder of my ride. I would never eat before or during a ride because I felt like I would get sick, but when I started to take longer rides (30+ miles), I found I had to fuel along the way. My first long ride this summer, I didn't fuel and I only drank plain water. I went 45 miles...I got home and was feeling a little woozy. I was taking a shower and the next thing I knew, I was laying in the tub and the water was cold . I had passed out...hit my head on the side of the tub...not sure how long I was out...From then on, I realized I needed to be careful of my nutrition as I rode. It makes a difference!!! Even though, I want to burn the calories, I have to eat in accordance to the energy I was expending....

[Bluetree]

Fig Newtons.

Yeah, but can you stick them on your top tube?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yeah, but can you stick them on your top tube?

Try kneading them into little balls, that should work. Then just line them up along the top tube, take two every hour and call me in the morning...

[TsPoet]

Yeah, but can you stick them on your top tube?

Or you could stick them under your shorts, if you wear typcial cycling shorts. This has the added advantage of mushing them up a bit and making them easier to digest

Seriously, I've found that fig newtons work better for me than many of the other products on single day, moderately distanced rides.

[Bluetree]

i dunno about where you all live...but around these parts, a little package of bloks cost about $2.50. i am a starving student who bought every single piece of cycling equipment (including the bike!) using my financial aid from school. i can barely afford clif bars which i can get on sale for a dollar a piece if i go to a certain store.

Yea, they can get expensive if you buy them individually. I usually wait until REI or Performance has a sale, add on a coupon if I can find it and then buy a box or two. I think the last box(12) of Bloks I bought came out to about $15-16. Mmmm... Cran-Razz...mmmm

I went 45 miles...I got home and was feeling a little woozy. I was taking a shower and the next thing I knew, I was laying in the tub and the water was cold . I had passed out...hit my head on the side of the tub...not sure how long I was out...

Yikes – this week on TE has featured a number of poster children for preventative care... from helmets to semis to nutrition. Take care gals!