
Originally Posted by
azfiddle
Over Labor Day weekend I rode 70 miles - and that's when the big question arose about how much I should be eating, as I was absolutely ravenous the next two days.
Okay, I know zilch about WW and haven't lost weight intentionally in about 20 years, but that ravenous depleted feeling is something I know about. Sometimes it could even last three days.
For me, it's all about recovery nutrition.
If I force myself to eat 200-250 calories immediately after a long hard effort - when the idea of food still nauseates me - then I don't get that long-lasting depleted feeling. Apparently, that's my muscles and/or liver screaming for glycogen. If I make sure to deposit some in the bank when my body's primed to receive it, that doesn't happen to me.
Are you being conscientious about your recovery nutrition?
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler