replacing calories

[Kookas]

If I'm honest, I don't actually go out of my way to eat healthily. I just make sure not to eat too much or too little of the things I already ate before I cycled, and leave it at that. Sometimes I even have a can of coke.

 

[young Ed]

Actually in all honesty i've been timing my meals so i have a largeish breakfast, yogurt snack bar at lunch and dinner at 4 - go out for a ride at 5 - 7
Liam

dinner at 4??? i normally get home from my commute at 10 past or so! we have dinner at 7 or 7:30! any riding has to take place before dinner as there is a slight lack of lighting down country lanes strewn with pot holes mud and cow sh**
Cheers Ed

 

[L14M]

dinner at 4??? i normally get home from my commute at 10 past or so! we have dinner at 7 or 7:30! any riding has to take place before dinner as there is a slight lack of lighting down country lanes strewn with pot holes mud and cow sh**
Cheers Ed

Ha, finish school at 3 10, get train at half past, get home by 10 to

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

yay somebody sticks up for me! first time ever

calorie counting isn't only to watch your weight for me it is about watching i don't eat my own muscles and i don't get hungry meaning i lack attention at school and then i fail at school! so in other words calories have a direct link to the grades you leave school with!
Cheers Ed

You sure you're not failing at school?

 

[Kookas]

You'll have more time to cycle in college. I've got a friend with a 4-day week, and mine isn't too bad either.

 

[young Ed]

You sure you're not failing at school?

course not i would never use lack of calories as an excuse!

You'll have more time to cycle in college. I've got a friend with a 4-day week, and mine isn't too bad either.

1 day a week for me probably as i will be doing an apprenticeship and 1 day a week at college and then leave all education at 18
Cheers Ed

 

[fossyant]

so basically as i said?
Cheers Ed

Exactly. That's all you need to do.

 

[Cuchilo]

At 15 you probably burn off more calories before you get out of bed than you do riding a bike Boxing gloves will put a stop to all that

 

[Shut Up Legs]

so i now commute 15 miles per day rather than my previous 4.5 and over this commute i burn about 658 calories should i be looking at replacing these calories with extra food?
an extra sandwich and a home-made snack bar/flapjack as well as my other 2 sandwiches and my fruit?
Cheers Ed

Continue eating what you were eating before. If you have a few commutes where you feel your energy suddenly drop, then it's a signal that you need to eat a little bit more than that.

 

[slowmotion]

Porridge is the answer to almost everything. It's blooming good for you in a whole lot of ways and it tastes wonderful (after a while). I discovered it about two years ago and it has transformed my life. 40 grams of porridge and 270 grams of semi-skimmed milk cooked in a big plastic bowl in the microwave on high for 3 mins. I don't add anything but others add the whole of The Vale of Evesham.

 

[Di Di]

calorie counting isn't only to watch your weight for me it is about watching i don't eat my own muscles and i don't get hungry meaning i lack attention at school and then i fail at school! so in other words calories have a direct link to the grades you leave school with!
Cheers Ed

LOVE your attitude to this

 

[uclown2002]

Yes Ed you need to eat all 658 calories back otherwise your muscles will disappear

Are you underweight? If yes then eat more. If no, then carry on with what your doing.
Do you lack energy as a result of your 15 mile commute? If yes eat more. If no, then carry on with what your doing.

No need to overthink this.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

View attachment 39194 Porridge is the answer to almost everything. It's blooming good for you in a whole lot of ways and it tastes wonderful (after a while). I discovered it about two years ago and it has transformed my life. 40 grams of porridge and 270 grams of semi-skimmed milk cooked in a big plastic bowl in the microwave on high for 3 mins. I don't add anything but others add the whole of The Vale of Evesham.

Spot on. But it has to be the old fashioned variety covered by a generous tablespoon of honey! That original stuff has the consistency of a bowl of wall paper paste.

 

[Jody]

not bothered about getting fat though as my life style and my healthy eating and my super super fast metabolism means fat is near on impossible for me!
i already eat about 2500-300 calories a day i estimate!
Cheers Ed

Make the best of this while you are young. I couldn't put weight on for love nor money and that stayed until I hit 30. Then it all went down hill fast.

 

[michaelcycle]

yay somebody sticks up for me! first time ever

calorie counting isn't only to watch your weight for me it is about watching i don't eat my own muscles and i don't get hungry meaning i lack attention at school and then i fail at school! so in other words calories have a direct link to the grades you leave school with!
Cheers Ed

Play it by ear mate.

Re: the muscle catabolism thing you really don't need to worry that much. That is massively overblown unless you are a competitive body builder who need to maximise muscle preservation to the nth degree (so basically a tiny percentage of the population.) There is one convincing study on that matter IIRC and that shows a possible shift from anabolic to catabolic states at around the 80-90 minute mark and even this can be almost completely eradicated by eating something during your ride if needs be.

The concentration thing is more about falling blood glucose levels than hunger. If you find that happens then simply eat something when you ride ends - whatever you want. A good thing to drink is chocolate milk as that has been shown to replace glycogen quickly and is the perfect ratio of carbs to protein. Again this is overkill and you can eat as you like in reality.

As for calorie counting I don't think that's necessary to any degree but if you like doing it the more power to your arm...