Fuel Review ~ opinions?

[SadieKate]

Now, hold still!

It's too tight!

I'd say your "deskjob day" maintenance is probably 1400-1500.

Well, I wanted to say 1400 but I thought everybody would jump down my throat for estimating it too low. 1400 is piddly. Why can't they make Nutty-Buddies in miniature?

Your onbike rate of eating was perfect. Especially considering that these various articles suggest you can't absorb much more than 200 kCal per hour. And you were eating 200 calories per hour of ride time. Of course you're burning much more than 200 cal/hr, so you have to make it up before and after the ride. BTW, you didn't mention the day before. I always make sure to eat an extra ~1500 calories than I need the day before a big long ride.

Huh! I was never hungry and felt like I was on the edge of eating too much. But I notoriously get the hungries fast and furious. As I've said before, the TE Girls' Hill Training Program has forced me to learn to eat differently. Having never done a non-stop ride of this length, I was just guessing.

No, I don't consciously eat more the day before but I don't "diet" and I eat higher carbs than normal. I eat a larger breakfast by a long shot. Something to think about.

I looked at the percentages because that's what my little pea brain can really comprehend.

Breakfast - 26% fat / 11% protein / 64% carb
On the bike - 18% fat / 6% protein / 77% carb
For the day - 27% fat / 13% protein / 60% carb

More numbers for cogitation. I really did feel good so I appreciate the analysis. During the week, I know I run higher protein to carb quite happily but on days with rides longer than an hr (or with a race) I think I am much closer to the above ratios. It will be interesting to see how I do with this formula in the future. Maillotpois is the one who got me to try a flask of gel and it does seem to help. I don't have to deal with eating solid food quite as much (though you can't go gel only).

This really helped, thank you.

Back to tlkiwi for her next smarta$$ remark.