What did you eat today?

[Owlie]

Today:

B: egg whites + 1 whole egg omelet with a bit of smoked salmon, mushrooms and non-fat ricotta cheese, 2 slices sprouted whole grain bread, skim milk, coffee

80 minute bike ride

L: roasted skinless chicken, asparagus, 1 slice Ezekiel bread
S: Luna bar
D: roasted skinless chicken, asparagus, broccoli, brown rice. 1 beer

Calorie wise I am still under by about 600 from the target I was given for ride days - and only 100 more than has been my custom to take in. While I will have a snack before bed it won't be that large. It is going to take a little time and consideration to change my diet in the way that I've been advised - you would think it wouldn't be a problem to eat MORE...

Catrin, if you're used to eating a certain way, it's hard to change your habits--this goes for eating too little as well as eating too much! For the last couple months, I haven't been eating enough to fuel workouts. Now that I'm actually riding again, I end up draining my fuel reserves and then going overboard when dinner rolls around, which isn't good for me or my wallet because there's a good chance that I'm too lazy/tired to make dinner, so I head to Chipotle...to the point that I've gained a few pounds this month, though I can put some of that down to stress and slightly too much beer. Somehow I still haven't learned to back off while riding. But the speed is fun!

[Catrin]

Indeed Owlie, that is true...and that includes changing my food budget Well, this is rather important - and they convinced me that I won't lose my remaining extra body fat until my body has enough intake on all days. I understand the science but it still seems odd that I need to eat more in order to change my body composition. At this point I don't really care about losing - but upping my lean muscle mass. Thankfully my actual diet is fine from what they tell me.

I like Chipotle, but yeah, it is easy to over-do it there and it isn't all that inexpensive...

[Crankin]

2 dried apricots and 5 almonds
2 mile run-walk

Brunch: 2 egg omelette with green chili salsa, 3 slices turkey bacon, half an orange, coffee

Snack/lunch: small bowl of Greek non fat yogurt, blueberries, nuts and cranberries, one slice whole wheat bread with soy nut butter
24 mile ride
S: piece of Machengo cheese and 2 whole wheat pita rounds
D: turkey meatballs stuffed with fennel seed in a minestrone soup made with spinach and kidney beans, tomatoes, low salt chicken broth, salad, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate.

[Owlie]

Indeed Owlie, that is true...and that includes changing my food budget Well, this is rather important - and they convinced me that I won't lose my remaining extra body fat until my body has enough intake on all days. I understand the science but it still seems odd that I need to eat more in order to change my body composition. At this point I don't really care about losing - but upping my lean muscle mass. Thankfully my actual diet is fine from what they tell me.

I like Chipotle, but yeah, it is easy to over-do it there and it isn't all that inexpensive...

Most of the time it's not too bad because I can get two meals out of a burrito. But on hard-ride days, I tend to inhale the things!

Yesterday:
B: Bagel with cream cheese and coffee (with half a packet of hot cocoa mix stirred into it because they ran out of sugar )
L: Roast beef sandwich, can of Coke.
Fast 26-mile ride (~1 oz beef jerky, a whole tube of Shot Bloks, water)
1% milk mixed with mocha protein drink, two chocolate-covered cookies.
3 pieces chicken left over from Thursday.

Today:
B: Skipped it because of last-minute packing
L: Chicken sandwich with lettuce and onions, yellow and orange bell pepper strips dipped in jalapeno hummus, and low-salt potato chips. A banana.
S: Pita chips with cilantro chutney, 2 very thin slices of orange-cranberry-almond pound cake.
D: I think it's going to be beef curry, potatoes, cauliflower with tomato sauce and something else. I don't know what that is, though.