Post ride hunger

[Brandy]

I wore my heart rate monitor on a 3 hour ride and it said I burned up 1400 calories. Okay, so that means I burned up almost my whole allotment of calories that I'm supposed to eat that day!

Please be careful if you're using a HRM to estimate calories burned. I ride with a power meter and it gives me energy expended in kilojoules. This equates fairly equally to calories. I can tell you that my HRM always reads about 25% higher than the power meter does in terms of calories burned. If you're trying to lose or maintain weight, I wouldn't trust a HRM...I believe the numbers read high.

[Tuckervill]

Please be careful if you're using a HRM to estimate calories burned. I ride with a power meter and it gives me energy expended in kilojoules. This equates fairly equally to calories. I can tell you that my HRM always reads about 25% higher than the power meter does in terms of calories burned. If you're trying to lose or maintain weight, I wouldn't trust a HRM...I believe the numbers read high.

Yeah, I read about all of that before I bought one. Every other source (I don't have a power meter) of information on calories burned lines up pretty much with what my HRM gives me. Even though I collect those numbers, I always estimate high on my intake and low on my outgo, and I've managed to lose 48 lbs.

eta: The point is still valid, even if my numbers are 25% low.

Karen

[Reesha]

Today I made myself a bowl of sprouted wheat tagliatelli with one sliced up italian sausage and fresh homemade pesto about 20 minutes after I finished my 3 hour ride.

Man I had to put the pasta water on first thing when I walked through the door. I ate a half an apple with raw almond butter before it was done though

All delicious... It's been an hour and a half or so since I got back and I feel super satisfied! No hunger pangs here. Nor did I overeat... and I think I tend to overeat the longer I wait to refuel.

[TrekTheKaty]

I ditto that you need more for breakfast. I'm also on weight watchers, but I have to give it up during the summer while I'm riding a lot. First of all, don't forget you gain muscle and lose fat--this results in smaller measurements but may look like a weight gain on the scale (and don't forget water retention in this heat!) Muscle weighs more than fat, but is leaner.

I went through this with my sister and a gf. You need more protein for breakfast. I like a 2-egg & hash brown scramble pre-ride, but have been settling for egg beaters in the microwave--in an attempt to get out before the heat. Small orange juice and cup of coffee. It makes a huge difference for endurance.

Cytomax in my camelbak also helps me get in calories during a long ride. For the first time last weekend, I passed up my normal mid-ride smoothie and post-ride Pepsi. They didn't even sound good. I also like Naked juice or a homemade smoothie post-ride--it's a quick, filling solution as I walk through the door