Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
Susan, I am impressed - there is no way that I could do an hour spinning class with just an apple for breakfast.
The apple is ~75-100 calories, depending on size. Sometimes I have a banana instead, or very occasionally some yogurt. But regardless, it's not usually more than 125-150 calories max before I work out in the a.m. If I eat too much, I get a stomach cramp during the workout.

I wasn't hungry when I finished the class, either, but I had the Gu anyway. I know from experience that I'll have a better run if I have a Gu right after the cycle class.

Interestingly, on mornings when I swim, I'm much hungrier getting out of the water after an hour than I am on bike days. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for a 2800 meter swim followed immediately by a 50 minute run. Knowing that swimming makes me ravenous, I'll aim for closer to that 150 calorie mark pre-swim, then I'll have a Gu again before the run. That'll get me home, at which point I'll inhale some *real* breakfast!

(Funny aside: It's ~1 hour for me to run home from the pool. If my training plan calls for a shorter run ie. 40-50 minutes, Jeff will drop me off partway home so that I don't have a long walk at the end. The usual drop off point is the Krispy Kreme parking lot. Now, I've never eaten at Krispy Kreme, but I always joke that I'm going to bag my run and just gorge on a couple of glazed donuts instead and hitch a ride home. )