What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

B: eggs, lox, and onions, blueberries and strawberries, coffee
L: ham roll ups with low fat chive cream cheese, cup of creamy tomato soup, piece of matzah, orange
15.8 mile ride
S: nuts and cranberries
D: chicken breast marsala, with steamed spinach and a salad, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 3 eggs scrambled with cheese and green chilis, hashbrowns, wg toast, oj, coffee
L: 1 piece wg bread with red pepper hummus
Snack: 1 beer
Dinner: piece of ham, au gratin potatoes, salad with vinaigrette, 1 glass red wine

[Reesha]

So I spoke to my trainer yesterday and as it turns out, I am not eating nearly enough for the training I am doing. I have been eating to satiety, but that's not enough calories. I was trying to figure out why or how I could have lost so much muscular ability (strength training yesterday was murderous) and now it makes sense that I had been cannibalizing muscle when I didn't have the necessary calories that day. Time to start taking in liquid calories too.

I've been thinking about this lots particularly since I'll be burning 3-4000 calories per day on my big ride this summer, and I can't even imagine eating that many solid calories. I'll have to look into some decent liquid nutrition. Zach (PT) just suggests buying some maltodextrin and adding it to my drinks.

Any of you guys have favorite liquid calories for cycling?

[solobiker]

Tried to mix up a bit today...didn't work too well, I had to snack most of the am and never felt satisfied.

Commute to work via bike..short distance of about 3 miles.

B: Instead of my norm of oatmeal with protien powder I had plain yogurt with kashi go lean. I was starving within 1 hour of that. So I had a "snack" bar..still starving. I did not bring any protien types of snacks.

L: Turkey with some veggies and an apple and small piece of dark chocolate

Commute home, drop off my work stuff and commute to grocery store

S: Beef jerky..ahhhhh protien

D: leftover turkey and a big salad....and some Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream. Feel kind of guilty with that..
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Edit...ended up going for a 60 min walk.

[Owlie]

Any of you guys have favorite liquid calories for cycling?

Beer. Okay, maybe that's post-cycling...although my Friday trainer work-outs were rather enhanced by beer.

I haven't tried anything other than Gatorade (because I'm poor and it's readily available). It doesn't sit all that well with me unless I dilute it at least somewhat--and only one flavor. I've been better-served by using shot blocks or Sports Beans (my grocery store carries them). They get burned off quite rapidly, so I don't really notice them sitting in my stomach.

[Susan Otcenas]

Hammer Perpetuem. Quality ingredients and easily digestible. I simply would not take in enough calories otherwise. And for me, on endurance rides that include overnight riding, I DEFINITELY did not eat enough after the sun went down before I started using Perpeturm. Without calories in my bottles I would not be consuming enough.

I also like Gu Brew if I want carb-only drinks. (Perpetuem has some protein, which I prefer over an all carb drink on endurance rides.)

[GLC1968]

Any of you guys have favorite liquid calories for cycling?

I have never been able to find a liquid calorie drink that I could stomach so I gave up. Now I use either gu's and water, or just solid food. Luckily (or not), I don't do rides long enough where it would matter anymore.

Today we started a 'sugar' detox. I put sugar in quotes because we already don't eat any processed sugar, but sure as shootin' it's easy to get hooked on the real stuff (honey, dates, high-sugar fruits, maple syrup, etc) too! We are cutting it out for two weeks starting today (we means me and my sugar-addicted husband).

B: scrambled eggs and cantaloupe
S: coffee with cream and a small banana
L: chili topped with 1/2 oz raw cheddar, paleo coleslaw
S: 1/2 oz raw cheddar, uncured summer sausage, apple
D: big salads topped with Cuban spiced pork left over from last night
S: fresh strawberries

[Crankin]

2.2 mile run
B: 2 pieces of gefilte fish with horseradish, slice of matzah with apples and walnuts, half a grapefruit, coffee
S: 2 pieces Machengo cheese
L: 3 slices of turkey breast stuffed with chive cream cheese, red pepper slices with hummus, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
4.5 mile ride with 13 y/o client
D: Mexican salad with lettuce, tomato, chicken, black beans, poblano and red pepper, onions, cumin, and avocado slices with balsamic vinegar, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[Owlie]

I have never been able to find a liquid calorie drink that I could stomach so I gave up. Now I use either gu's and water, or just solid food. Luckily (or not), I don't do rides long enough where it would matter anymore.

Today we started a 'sugar' detox. I put sugar in quotes because we already don't eat any processed sugar, but sure as shootin' it's easy to get hooked on the real stuff (honey, dates, high-sugar fruits, maple syrup, etc) too! We are cutting it out for two weeks starting today (we means me and my sugar-addicted husband).

B: scrambled eggs and cantaloupe
S: coffee with cream and a small banana
L: chili topped with 1/2 oz raw cheddar, paleo coleslaw
S: 1/2 oz raw cheddar, uncured summer sausage, apple
D: big salads topped with Cuban spiced pork left over from last night
S: fresh strawberries

So, wait.... no sugar, honey, or maple syrup (the obvious ones). Okay (it would drive me crazy--must have my coffee!), but no grapes, etc either? Damn. You people and your diets*.

Yesterday:
B: Coffee with lots of milk and sugar. Only way I can drink it, but I seem to have developed a caffeine problem...
L: Easter brunch at a restaurant. Blood orange cocktail (tasty!), wedge of iceberg lettuce with grape tomatoes, some kind of dressing, red onions and some nice blue cheese. Eggs Benedict with tomatoes and a few slices of steak, green beans and potatoes, 2/3 of a creme brulee.
S: Doritos, an apple.

Today:
B: Coffee and a doughnut
L: Chicken sausage, tabbouleh (homemade!), red+green bell pepper strips, radishes with hummus, half a package of the mini Reese's cups
S: Black tea with milk and sugar, 1 cookie
D: Chicken sausage (chipotle this time), brown rice left over from last week, salad with a bit of goat cheese and not-creamy Caesar dressing.
S: Pineapple chunks with mint

* (I don't mean this in a nasty way, hence the winky face, but I don't think I could do it, nor do I want to. It may be PMS and an intense desire for chocolate talking. )

[GLC1968]

* (I don't mean this in a nasty way, hence the winky face, but I don't think I could do it, nor do I want to. It may be PMS and an intense desire for chocolate talking. )

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

[solobiker]

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

I hear ya there. I have made some paleo muffins. Ohhhh soooo good. Have to take a little break from those.

[Owlie]

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

Heh, I've got pineapple and mangoes sitting in the fridge right now.
Just saying, if you want to bake something and send it over here, I won't mind.

[Reesha]

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

I am the same way GLC. I have been eating pretty paleo for months and it's amazing how little sugar I crave now. Now when I need more of it (and more calories in general) I'm satisfied with so little food. Hence my need for liquid calories.