What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

I've just been eating too much this weekend, or at least it feels like it. I really haven't, just eating things I don't ordinarily eat...

Saturday:
B: usual steel-cut oats, egg + egg white, coffee, skim milk
37 HOT bike ride during which I consumed one Power Bar and 4 shot blocks. I should have had Heed with me but I didn't, was very thankful to have the shot blocks, I won't make that mistake again.
Post ride: banana, skim, cookie
late afternoon lunch: roasted potatoes, chicken tenders, 2 beers
D: (late) Chicken sausage, green salad, one slice sprouted grains bread

Didn't hit my net calorie target but didn't do too badly. I felt like i had eaten far too much It is hard for me to eat when I've had a long ride in high heat. 91 may not be all that high, but we aren't used to it

Sunday: Rest day
B: Steel cut oats with blueberries, PB, coffee and skim milk
L: baked sweet potato, roasted skinless chicken breast, kale chips
S: cookie, a couple of almonds
D: Chicken sausage/feta/onion fritatta with red/green lettuce and a bit of non-fat Greek yogurt. 1 beer.

I feel like a beached whale, but have barely met my rest day calories goals - I think because the volume of my food today has been more than usual. Yummy fritatta though, I made it in my muffin tin and just made a small amount for my dinner. It was a good experiment.

[Crankin]

I've eaten a lot in the past 2 days.
yesterday:
B: one egg over easy, whole wheat bagel with melted low fat colby cheese, 3 pieces turkey bacon, coffee
48.2 mile ride, during which time I had 3 shot blocks, one Luna Bar, a soy nut butter and jelly sandwich on Ezekial raisin bread, 2 bottles of water with Nuun and some plain water. A packet of nuts and cranberries after the ride, and then some whole wheat pita chips and hummus after.
D: (restaurant) chicken breast with poblano mole sauce, refried beans, a couple spoonfuls of rice, 4 chips and salsa, one beer
kiddie sized soft serve ice cream with chocolate dip
Today:
B#1 one slice Ezekial raisin toast with soy nut butter, blueberries with a bit of Greek yogurt
16.2 mile ride, at mile 11.5, stopped and had second breakfast of breakfast burrito, which was on a whole wheat wrap and had eggs, cheese, and some potato, coffee
D: hummus and pita chips, cheese (not too much)
2 small skinless chicken thighs, grilled, quinoa, brussel sprouts, large salad,
2 very tall glasses of rum swizzle, which my friend has been waiting since last summer to make, and 4oz. of chocolate gelato

Back to normal tomorrow

[solobiker]

Long walk in early am

B: 2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon and some fruit

S: beef jerky

45 min weight workout

L: Chicken and a big salad

S: Figs and some almonds

Yardwork/landscaping for 2 hrs

D: taco salad

S: fresh fruit

[Reesha]

50 mile easy pace ride this morning and I feel stupid but I didn't eat breakfast :-\

Anyway:
During ride: 1 bottle accelerade, 1 Clif Mojo bar (200 calories or so), 1 Gu
Immediately following ride: Lifeway Mango Lassi
Brunch: Tall made-from scratch virgin bloody mary with a celery salt rim, biscuits with poached eggs, ham salad, and hollandaise. Almonds.

Dinner: 1.5 Hot dogs with relish and mustard, baked beans, watermelon. One of those mini ben and jerry's ice creams that you can buy at the store.

Tomorrow I've got a century ride planned. Big day! I'll start out with a giant bowl of oatmeal with apricots and almonds. Bringing along 2 full bottles accelerade, more accelerade in a baggie, 2 clif mojo bars, $$$ to get more food as necessary. After the ride I'm planning on downing a nesquik (now made with actual sugar), a baggie of salt and vinegar potato chips and a PB + J I made tonight.

Any ideas for a post century ride dinner? What would you eat?

[leah]

B: 1 cup lowfat yogurt, oatmeal, 1 apple
L: hamburger, roasted beets, baked sweet potato, salad with avocado and olive oil/vinegar
D: tuna, steamed kale, salad with avocado and olive oil/vinegar

[leah]

Any ideas for a post century ride dinner? What would you eat?

I am no nutrition expert, but I would think a nice meal of rice or potatoes, some kind of protein, lots of veggies, maybe a salad sprinkled with nuts and dried fruit, and fresh fruit would be great and help you to recover but still be healthy.

I did a half century this weekend in 88 degree weather and noticed the other cyclists at the rest stop eating all kinds of refined carbs, sugar, and junk. Part of me wishes I could do that - but it just sets up craving for more of the same and won't help me get to my goal. I was actually content with a big ole' banana and some powerade zero. Ended the ride with a 16.8 mile average!!

[Crankin]

B: turkey breast slices (4) over a tomato with melted low fat Colby cheese, an orange, coffee
S: slice of Ezekial bread with low fat cream cheese
we did a 2.2 mile hike that was about 460 feet of pretty steep climbing. About half of it was on a road that made me think "I wonder if I could ride up this...?" We saw one rider coming down. WE were rewarded with a view of the city from the top of this former ski area, now a city park in a small city outside of Boston.
L: pulled chicken sandwich and cole slaw, one beer
D: spaghetti squash with marinara, shitake mushrooms, summer squash, salad
2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Back to normal tomorrow!

B: steel-cut oats with PB, non-fat Greek yogurt, skim milk, coffee.
1 hour easy mtb ride
S: Power Bar
Murphy CrossFit workout with a warmup significant enough that could have been considered a separate workout
S: 3 grilled chicken tenderloins, 1 ounce fruit smoothie
D: Cookout with grilled chicken, a salad and....a hamburger with tomato, lettuce, mustard, bun. Too much but it was all good and I was hungry.