Need advice

[bcipam]

It's my understanding that people who had the weight loss surgery are suppose to limit their intake of carbs and take in more protein. I'm assuming this is something you have (or should) discussed with your doctor and weight loss counselor. Not certain if someone whose had the surgery would do well with something like GU since the body can't absord the sugar naturally.

What would work better maybe something like beef jerky (for protein and salt) or peanut butter (for protein and fats). Your situation is very unique to you cause you have to know what foods your body can and cannot tolerate. Plus I know of a woman who had the surgery and has been hospitalized several times during and after rides because she 1) did not eat properly and 2) did not hydrate properly on rides. Again she wasn't taking in enough proteins and liquids to sustain her riding. She has since modified her diet and is doing better.

Please check with your doctor!

[Nanci]

You know on your rides when you have a slow mph because of severe hills or horrible wind? I go by how the software describes the riding- leisurely, light effort (never use those two) moderate effort, vigorous effort, or very fast.

Some days, (this is bad) when I am getting close to the limit of calories and still need to eat dinner- I look up what it says for yard work or house work, and do some!!

[kelownagirl]

Yeah, that's more or less what I do. My program doesn't give options as to intensity so if I've been working really hard doing hills, then I input the avg mph higher than it actually was.


Btw, your "avatar" (that's the little pic by your name right?) reminds me so much of a picture of me right after riding up my first "hill" in March 2005. (It was hardly a hill in fact, but I was so out of shape and still yet undiagnosed EI asthma so I thought I was gonna die. ) Anyway, it was a similar shot of me, except I have one finger extended at dh who was taking the picture against my will..