Change: no breakfast to breakfast

[shootingstar]

I'll be cycling off a short distance to get blood tests, etc. So much has changed..I used to cycle daily to work 16 km. with just a glass of milk or tea. This went on for the first 5-6 yrs. of returning to cycling --except for touring rides where I would chow down a bigger breakfast. Now I can't even imagine having nothing in my stomach before cycling off.

That's not a long distance...but my point is that over the cycling years, even during days when I don't bike, I need to have a little breakfast now.

[OakLeaf]

Be safe. Don't ride your bike just to make a point. Hypoglycemia in traffic is nothing to mess with, especially on two wheels.

[rebeccaC]

.but my point is that over the cycling years, even during days when I don't bike, I need to have a little breakfast now.

eating good food gives you more fuel for exercise

and more exercise=

[VeganBikeChick]

Love that saying! Think I need to borrow it!

[shootingstar]

Hope Oak, you didn't misinterpret what I said. I DO eat breakfast (compared to 2 decades ago), but today I had to fast for blood tests....which didn't occur because I forgot the doctor's completed form for the tests. grrrr..

[OakLeaf]

No, didn't misinterpret it at all. If I have to have a fasting draw I schedule it as early in the morning as possible, and drive. Driving can even be a little sketchy, sometimes. I wouldn't dare ride in a fasted state, myself. From what you said, I thought your blood sugar starts to drop if you try to ride before you eat.

[shootingstar]

7:20 am is pretty early for a blood test, which now I have to reschedule since I forgot my dr.'s papers. No, my blood sugar drop isn't dramatic..am fine for an 8 km. flattish ride.