Low-Carb Diets and Cycling

[limewave]

So interesting to read about what works for other people. I have tried many different combination of meals/snack times. I've found that I do best when I eat a large breakfast. I love breakfast. Dinner, meh. I kind of do the opposite of what you do: Big breakfast, Big lunch and then my dinners are more like a snack.

[dinabean]

Thanks for the updates, ladies. Interesting re skipping breakfast -- I find myself much more even since i started eating breakfast regularly. But I am so glad you have found a system that keeps you controlled. My boss is diabetic and he's out of control and scaring the heck out of me (as in, sugars in the 400-500 range lately). I am very worried for him.

[lisathew8lifter]

thank you for the info on this, girls. i have copied parts of this and am brining it with me again next week when i do the glucose tolerance test. my thyroid is being managed and i'm almost hyper (counts are free t4+ .80, TSH .16, Free T3, .83 but i can't lose weight, in fact i'm gaining it. i have been dropping all grains and have found that i have a reaction to them and while eating sugar. i fall asleep like someone turned out the lights! i mentioned this to my endo, and the fact that while my thyroid is low, obviously my metabolism isn't working. i mentioned glucose intolerance, or insulin resistance due to what i was reading in this thread...my doc is out so i have no idea what the test results were but i know AS a result of the TESTS she ordered the glucose test.
anyhow, i'm rambling, but i want to thank you all for contributing to this thread since i has helped me immensely!

[Triskeliongirl]

Interesting to see this thread pop up again. I thought I'd update again. I mentioned playing with intermittent fasting, but in the end I returned to what I call three squares, 3 good high protein/low carb meals with minimal to no snacking. If I do snack late at nite, I eat lean protein like canadian bacon. On the bike I still use my muscle milk lite to drink, and nuts for long rides, no more pretzels. I find as long as I keep my blood sugar in a narrow range I feel good on or off the bike and my weight is stable/normalizes. My latest exercise regime is to swim laps during lunch, so for that I need a good breakfast, and/or an early lunch. Basically a high protein meal ~1 hour before I exercise. Then I do club bike rides on the weekends. The mid day exercise is also very good for controlling my blood sugars.

I also find the Livestrong MyPlateD a great place to track food intake, exercise and blood sugars.

[softthings]

Triskeliongirl.

hey there, i just got dx'd type 1.5 last november. i saw earlier on in the thread you were following the paleo diet for athletes, but your last post you mentioned no pretzels for your rides. have you completely switched over to fat as your main fuel source, or do you just get minimal carbs from the muscle milk for riding fuel? i am doing the paleo/primal thing too. also, how did you figure out the thyroid issue? i really think i have something going on with mine, but, just had it tested again for the second time and they dr said it was fine. should i ask what my numbers were? i hear borderline is enough to affect some folks. i guess i think i have a thyroid problem because i can get the chills and my hair is falling out. i know thyroid goes hand in hand with type 1 sometimes as well. thanks in advance.