What did you eat today?

[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.

[Reesha]

I did 105 miles today in the searing hot sun with a 30 mph headwind 2/3 of the time (ugh and I was riding north 30 miles before the winds picked up so no benefit of tailwind either). It might have been more tolerable had I had someone to commiserate with, but alas. I'm feeling pretty good right now!

I started my day with a giant bowl of oats with apricots and almonds

On the ride:
4 bottles accelerade
1 snack pack of fig newtons
1 bag of kettle cooked salt & vinegar chips
2 clif mojo bars
1 Orange gatorade (I would have done anything for a cold drink by mile 90)

Immediately post ride:
big bottle of nesquik and some salt & vinegar chips while I sat in the ice bath DBF prepared for me
A banana

Dinner:
the most heavenly 'deep dish' pizza with fresh handmade tomato sauce, roast chicken, roasted garlic, and roasted red peppers. It's from a place in St. Louis/D.C. called Pi. Their deep dish has this crispy corn meal crust that is just to die for. Carbtastic but not junky at all. I ate half of a 12" pizza. I figured that was going to be better than the massive milkshake I was thinking about having for dessert.

[Munch]

Breakfast:
1/2 cup of oatmea (decided I'm not a fan of it and couldn't eat the rest): 80cals
2 pieces of 35 cal white toast: 70cals
1tbsp apple cinnamon jelly: 50cals

Lunch:
bowl of leafy green romain: ~30cals (didn't measure it)
2 tbsp italian dressing: 70cals

Snack:
banana: 135cals

Dinner:
2 corn dogs: 420cals
ketchup: 60cals
sweet and salty nut bar: 180cals

1095 so far. I plan on getting a snack after I get off work tonight to bump my cals up to at least 1400.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Steel-cut oats with blueberries and PB, 1 whole egg with one egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: almonds and raisins
L: roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich with sprouted wheat bread and a large banana
S: almonds and raisins
HARD workout..they don't call it high intensity for no reason I was so wiped out that I bought a container of Muscle Milk on the way out the door. Pretty cool I was able to keep up for the most part

Still under my 2,000 calorie goal today enough that I need to eat something, so will have a slice of Ezekial bread toast with a tsp of PB, and probably a cup of skim milk. I KNOW I must eat but it is hard after such a workout. At least the Muscle Milk gave me enough protein, but not many carbs.

[Reesha]

I am like an eating machine today after the 210 miles I did this weekend. 300 total for the last week

B: greek yogurt with granola, honey, and pb
L: steamed broccoli, small serving of whole wheat penne alfredo, 3" italian sub, salad
AS: chocolate milk
D: gnocchi with lemon, smoked salmon, sauteed asparagus, and good quality ricotta
Dessert: easily a whole pint of blueberries, the rest of my salt and vinegar chips from yesterday

I'm still hungry in my mind. This is a prelude to summer lol.

[solobiker]

Bike commute to work

B: kashi cereal with some fresh fruit

S: Apple and some almonds

L: Chicken, veggies and some pretzles

Bike commute home then 40 min weight workout

S: Chocolate milk

D: leftover smoked ribs from yesterday and a big salad.

[Crankin]

almonds and dried apricots before boot camp, which was quite hard!
B: small bowl of strawberries and blueberries with a little whole grain flakes/milk, egg whites and zucchini, coffee
L: salad with red leaf lettuce, tomatoes, turkey breast, quinoa, balsamic vinaigrette, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: veggie soup made with low sodium V-8, sweet potato, parsnips, onion, carrots, chick peas, marjoram, slice of Ezekial bread, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Munch]

B: 2 pieces low cal toast with 1tbsp apple cinnamon jelly: 120cals
L: 4 oz baked chicken, 1.5 oz leafy green romaine, 2tbsp italian dressing: 178cals
S: banana: 135cals
D: 4 oz baked chicken, 2 pieces low cal bread, 1 packet ketchup, 1 package of goldfish crackers, sweet and salty nut bar: 565cals

Total of 998 cals. I'm going shopping after work to pick up a few things and will be sure to eat 500 more cals to get myself to 1500 for the day.

[Catrin]

In training this week off-site and am very restricted to what I can bring to eat - no refrigeration and a 20 minute walk from my car

B: Steel-cut oats with blueberries and PB, 1 whole egg with one egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: 1/2 power bar
L: roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich with sprouted wheat bread and a large banana
S: the other half of the power bar
D: green leaf salad with strawberries and non-fat Greek yogurt, chicken sausage and one slice of sprouted wheat bread, skim milk

Making cookies for work and trying not to consume more than 2 of them while making something like 80 yummy cookies. We will see how I do

[Crankin]

I had a ton of paperwork today, a dentist appt., and no exercise. My upper body is really sore from yesterday's class.
B: egg whites, green chili salsa, 2 pieces turkey bacon, an orange, coffee
L: left over home made veggie/chick pea soup, small salad with lettuce, tomato, avocado, balsamic vinager
S: Luna Bar
D: "taco" salad: ground turkey seasoned with chipolte chili sauce, garlic, cumin, with lettuce, tomato, red onion, cilantro, red pepper, oil and vinegar, 2 squares chocolate