Do you need the sweet sports drinks for energy?

[teawoman]

Just an update. Thanks again! You're right that I was confusing the issues a bit. It's just that I was so successful with weight loss on a lower sugar diet that I was skeered I'd screw it up. And I feel much calmer and less anxious. (And friends say I'm not so moody ).

I just finished my first century last week (Sunday), and I went with things they had at the rest stops in small amounts, like trail mix (with m&ms ), pbj sandwiches, some chips, and bananas as well as my own clif shot bloks, luna bars, and gatorade in between. I was out there 7 hours and I felt GREAT. I *really* like the clif shot bloks. I actually ended up not drinking all that much gatorade--about a big bottle and half. I didn't want to try a new sports drink on a long ride when the gatorade's always been fine for me. I've got a couple of Heed samples to try in the near future.

AND 5 pounds lost in the last 2-3 weeks! But prolly nothing this week...I've been ravenously hungry and eating like a pig since Sunday.