What did you eat today?

[limewave]

Yesterday I mashed up microwaved sweet potato (no skin). I added salt, ground oatmeal, and dried basil. I've been trying to think of something savory to eat for my endurance rides. Also, I'm trying to avoid packaged gels and goos that may have sugar. In an old thread some of us discussed losing focus and feeling foggy while riding single track and we concluded that it was probably caused from a sugar crash.

I rolled the smashed potato into bite-size balls and put them in paper candy wraps inside a ziploc bag. The potato was too moist for the paper, next time I'll use foil or plastic. The potato was very moist and easy to swallow which I liked. After riding for 3-4 hours, it can be hard to chew.

I alternated sweet potato ball and homemade min luna bars every 45 minutes and supplemented with a water bottle of endura. My goal was to take in approx 130 calories every hour.

Even though my pace was slower than I liked, I had a good ride. I felt focused, never felt too fatigued, and was able to ride aggressively (out of the saddle for corners, technical sections, etc) up to the very end.

So far so good . . .
If anyone is interested in reading about my first 4-hour ride, I'm going to write a post for my blog later today.

[solobiker]

I eat pretty well for the most part, although today I made some poor choices...jasmin rice meal (homemade), some chocolate and some kashi cereal as a snack. My dinner was good ( Steak with some veggies). It is frustrating though because DH is sitting right across from me know eating a whole bag of tostito chips right after dinner. He is a skinny guy, 5' 10" and weighs about 140#. He can eat and drink whatever he wants and does not exercise except on the weekends and even then it is not very much. Just had to whine about it. Sorry Just frustrating because I eat far better then he does and I do far more exrcise...including at work as I am a therapist so I am on my feet all day and he has a desk job. I am happy he can stay trim...just wish I could eating the way he does.

[Crankin]

I'm eating like a normal person this weekend, I think because I am glad Passover is over.
B: 4 slices low salt turkey rolled up with mayo, bowl of Irish oatmeal with blueberries, coffee
L: in the middle of a 53 mile ride, turkey and veggie whole wheat wrap. During the ride, I also had a Luna Bar and 1.5 bottles of Nuun and half a bottle of plain water.
S: a couple of pieces of Machengo cheese and 4 ww pita rounds
D: this is where I went a little overboard. We went to an upscale Mexican restaurant where I had a glass of red wine, salsa and a few chips and home made guacamole, which I mostly ate with my fork. Main course carne asada, which was just a piece of skirt steak and beans, and veggies. I had about2/3 of the steak. Then, we went to an ice cream place, where I had a kiddie sized cup of chocolate ripple custard.

[Catrin]

I am eating like a normal person this weekend as well, because it is Pascha (Easter) - and we feast. Back to normal tomorrow - and I probably shouldn't but frankly, if I can't allow myself to feast once or twice a year then I am just being too obsessive.

Yesterday...not so much yesterday, feasting started at 2am this morning

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, blueberries, egg whites + 1 whole egg
S: (around noon) Luna Peanut Butter Cookie bar
L: (around 3pm) pretzel roll with 1 chicken sausage, skim milk
S: (around 7pm) 1/2 serving Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk

Dinner: (2am) Traditional Greek dinner with roasted lamb, roasted Greek potatoes, Greek salad, sweet bread, boiled egg. There was wine that I resisted, and they said it was good - but it didn't seem a good idea to drink that late at night with a longish drive home.

Today will have a normal breakfast, then heading to my old parish to continue the Pascha celebration with a short (this time) service and a community pitch in. I am taking fresh and local beer with me Back to normal tomorrow!

It is my tradition to go riding this morning, but it is far too windy to road-ride.

[Crankin]

I am done with "normal" eating as of right now!
B: 2 home made waffles with 2 chicken apple sausages, blueberries, and orange slices, coffee
S: before ride one slice of Ezekial sprouted grain raisin bread with soy nut butter
32 mile ride, ate about 2/3 of a luna Bar and drank a bottle of Nuun and half a bottle of water
L: at about mile 26, I had lunch, a whole wheat veggie wrap with a side of cole slaw (really small)
S: sliced yellow pepper and hummus
D: (restaurant) salad with balsamic vinaigrette, grilled salmon on a bed of arugula and walnuts, one piece of garlic bread, 2 glasses red wine

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Bowl of cereal
Bottle of coconut water
1/2 pound pulled pork on a bun, most of a bowl of green beans and most of a corn bread muffin. Yes, I was hungry.
Cup of tea with sugar and half-and-half
Apple with a sprinkling of cinnamon and a bit of caramel sauce
Bowl of cereal.

Today:
Bowl of cereal
Coconut water
Wasabi peas
Hummus and pita chips
2 glasses of lemonade
Leftover brown rice and chipotle chicken sausage.

...Why does my diet get so much worse on weekends?

[Catrin]

Back to normal today - goal of 2K calories as an exercise day, got somewhat over 1,800 so I am getting better

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, strawberries, 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, coffee
S: small banana with PB

60 minute weights workout (not counting warming up) + 30 minute Bosu class
post-workout snack - Luna Protein bar

L: 1/2 cup brown rice, sweet basil chicken sausage and sauteed kale and bok choy, skim milk

S: a few almonds and raisins, small boiled egg

35 minutes on the trainer - ugh (too windy to ride outside and really didn't want to get back into the warm bike clothes anyway)

D: sweet basil chicken sausage and sauteed kale, 1 slice Ezekial bread with small amount of light butter, skim milk.