What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

It depends on how I feel when I get up. Part of it, is that it's 5:30 in the AM. I can eat a Lara Bar, or a very small bowl of whole wheat cereal and almond milk, but I don't have time for that always, and it's a fine line between too little and too much, where my stomach hurts during all that jumping, twisting, etc. If I feel ravenous when I get up, I eat more. I wouldn't go out to ride on 5 almonds... this morning I rode 15.5 miles at the same time (it was already 74 out), but I had a Lara Bar. If I am going on a longer ride, that early, I eat a small breakfast and bring a big snack or plan a restaurant stop. Another issue is I don't want to have to leave the class to use the bathroom, and if I eat a lot, that will happen.

[Catrin]

I get up at 3:50 most mornings and leave the house at 5 It isn't as bad as it sounds...I guess I've adjusted to that over the years. I like my schedule though, but the price is that I've got to rise that early if I am going to have a decent breakfast and not have to hit the door rushing. I hate to start my day in a rush as it seems to set the tone for the rest of the day.

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, fresh side, coffee
s: banana
L: last of the Czec meatballs
D: parsley/fresh side omelet (am shopping tonight)

SO not enough calories and I can tell it but it has been an unusual day

[Crankin]

Well, I get up at 4:50 if I am going to the gym and leave at 5:15, as it's very close. At this time of year, I often wake up naturally at 4-4:30, though. I come home after the class and eat, shower, get ready for my day, so I am not rushing, unless I have an early appointment.
I got ready at the gym 2 times a week for like 20 years, including the years I taught a 5AM aerobics class. Now, it seems like an onerous task. I did it twice in the early spring, before I convinced a school counselor that seeing one of my clients at 8:30 AM did not fit my schedule. Truthfully, I had no way to get coffee until almost 10 AM, unless I wanted to stop, and it interferred with my whole morning routine. Since I stopped teaching, I am on a later schedule, as I don't get home until 6-7:30. But I still get up early. I have one day where I have to leave my house by7:40, and it's generally the day I rest or do an early AM ride.

Edit to add my food:
B:Lara Bar before 15.5 mile ride at 5:15 AM, followed by breakfast of almond milk, 2 eggs scrambled with kale, bowl of strawberries, coffee
L: ok, I had a going away party for a colleague to attend, but I didn't want to eat pizza. I brought the left over stuff I thought was soup (veggie basmati rice), about maybe half a cup. Then, I ate a small amount of pasta salad and some fruit.
At about 2:00, I stopped to get an iced coffee before going to my eye dr. It was 96 out and my last session had been in an un-air conditioned house. When I got to the cafe, I realized I was starving, so I got a veggie wrap on whole wheat. It wasn't too big and hit the spot.
D: I made curried pork wraps with a side of refried beans. Glass of rose wine. Then we went out and got soft serve with chocolate dip (4 oz)
I weighed a pound more this morning .

[Crankin]

B: eggs with chicken apple sausage, an orange with avocado, coffee
before my ride I ate a slice of Ezekial raisin bread with almond butter, as it was 11:15 already. Ate a Lara Bar near the end of the 32 mile, very hot ride, and a bottle of Accelerade Hydro and a bottle of water
L: a vegetarian burrito
D: went out again, had a turkey burger and cole slaw, one beer

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, toast with butter, coffee
Played two singles tennis matches
had 1 rice crispies protein bar in between matches some gatorade, lots of water
after tennis wonderful ice cold beer
Home and 1/2 more beers later (hubby drank the rest)
pasta with veges and italian sausage, water

[Crankin]

Too much food this weekend.
B: I rode for 8.3 miles, including a climb and went to breakfast. I had apple cinnamon French toast, which was not what I expected. It was like a giant piece of apple cake with streusel. Oy. Had one cup of coffee, rode home (3 miles) and had more coffee.
L: around 2:30 I finished the left over curried pork filling that I had put in wraps for dinner a few nights ago. It made me feel kind of sick.
D: 2 very thin pork chops with thyme rub and grilled peaches with a teeny bit of marsapone cheese and arugula. Glass of rose.

[Catrin]

B: Frittata, bacon, coffee
1 hour fun, and hard, group training followed by protein shake + small banana
L: such as it was, a small slice of frittata halfway through the afternoon after some errands
D: pulled pork, small sweet potato, bacon-roasted brussel sprouts