Quote Originally Posted by Miranda View Post

*huge sigh* I wish I could find a sports drink that does not want to make me puke. I've tried even the lower sugar Gatoraide and Poweraide. Recently on rec of a tri-GF, I tried "Heed" powder mix in one H2O bottle. Not super sweet as advertised... but I still just wanted to puke. Vanilla Gu made me wanna puke too.

I have an assortment of stuff to trial-n-error based upon recs from TE. One thing I did like was Clif Shot Block w/caffeine gummie bears square thing-y-s. THOSE didn't want to make me puke. Plus gave me enough pep on the 40mi ride. Just dunno if it's enough for over 40mi.
You might want to check out the book The Paleo Diet for Athletes. It's chock full of great information about fueling for endurance on lower carbs by being smart about when you consume those carbs (and what types are best).

I also have a hard time eating a lot of the typical fuel foods and drinks when I ride. So far, I too, like the shot blocks. I was successfully using only those and cliff bars (I'd only eat 1/3rd of a bar at a time) as my sole fuel for century rides. When it was super hot, I'd supplement my water with PowerBar's Endurance mix in a sun tea flavor. Not too sweet and it doesn't make me feel like I want to puke. All the rest of them and 90% of the gels are just pure ICK for me.

All that said, I've done nothing but gain weight in the 4 years I've been riding, so what do I know.