How do I fight "the queasies"?

[effulgent]

How hot is it where you are? We big gals have a hard time dumping heat, so if the day is on the warm side, that could cause general ickiness.

Also, if you are riding for 30 minutes, don't bother eating especially for the ride. You can live off the fat of the land for half an hour. I've found that riding on a full stomach is just yuck. I try not to do it. Don't forget to drink, though.

It's starting to get into the 90's here. Yeah, I'm more motivated to get a nice, cool jersey with every ride. I've gotta wait for a paycheck or two, but I'll get them soon. I want to ride, and don't want to be miserable when I ride.

[wabisabi]

I often have this happen and also food want to, ahem, come up, when riding. Sigh, my digestive system, which I used to be able to so take for granted, seems to be more finicky as I get older. For this reason I try to eat breakfast a couple of hours before an am ride, and to stick with gels or liquids. Few energy bar type things work, although the Larabars so far might be OK. I have had to experiment to find those that will stay down. Just listening to the body to see what might be happening.

[CorsairMac]

It also sounds like you're not taking in enough fluids. Are you drinking during the day And during the ride? A down and dirty way to tell if you're taking in enough fluids is your urine should be very pale to colourless. Some people just flush when they exercise, but the drinking a big glass of water and then napping coupled with the queasiness almost sounds like dehydration. You might try an electrolyte drink - if you're being careful with your diet there is a sugar-free, vegan mix called Electro-Mix made by the same people that make EmerGenC. You should be able to find it at any health food store. A good rule of thumb someone here taught me was about a bottle of fluid an hour. So in your case if you're taking 54 mins for your ride, you should be just about out of water when you get home.

[Steph_in_TX]

E - I think I saw you are in my neck of the woods and I'd say it's been pretty stinking warm for riding the last week, especially with the wind and humidity. I've been riding with a friend who is new to riding and pretty out of shape. She's been having some queasiness and lot's of the red face, too. She's doing better now that she's eating before we ride and drinking lots of fluids.

Good luck and keep at it...Steph

[RoadRaven]

I wonder about your heart rate...

Do you have access to a heart rate monitor you could borrow, if you dont have one of your own?

When people get tested for their max heart rate (so they can find out what the optimum heart rate is to ride at for most energy conservation) they are told by their coaches to ride til they throw up - literally

I know when I am reaching my max heart rate when I am climbing hills and am in the lowest gear, pushing as hard as I can so I go just a bit faster than stopping - thats when I want to throw up...

So maybe you have pushed yourself hard for long enough - and heat can def be part of the equation that raises the heart rate...

Just an idea... good luck with trying to sort out your queasies...