Eating Question

[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".

[Kimmyt]

If I'm hungry after a ride, I'm usually only able to eat something light. A granola bar, a piece of fruit (low acidity, preferably banana), some crackers or a handful of nuts. And wash it down with water. Once I've digested that, in about an hour, I'm able to eat a bigger meal.

[Grog]

A liter an hour? That's a LOT of water.

I drink a bottle an hour on mildly hot days (in the low 20s Celcius) and that's about 600 ml. More if it's really hot. Less most of the time (maybe 3/4 of a bottle an hour).

I get nauseated when my sodium is low, tomato juice always fixes that. Maybe you're also bordering on hyponatremic (low sodium - can kill you fast if taken to an extreme)?