What do you eat??
- Thread starter jowwy
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but what about during the working day before you ride back home
11am Cup of tea
1pm, Lunch consisting of an Apple, Orange, Banana, sandwich of whatever takes my fancy, a kit kat and a cup of tea.
May have another cuppa about 4pm.
And that's it until evening dinner at 7.15-7.30pm
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Mine is now 24 miles. Don't particularly eat anything. I sometimes have muesli, I sometimes just have a cup of coffee for breakfast. I then have a sandwich for lunch at 12, leave work at around 4 - 4.30ish. I think for around 30 miles a day, you don't need anything specific, your body will let you know if you're not eating enough overall.
but what do you weigh?? im just over 15stone - i eat 2 toast and coffee, then set-off......during the day just a baguette and bag of crisps....and coffee's
leave for work at half 7 - head home at around 4ish
I leave the house around 630am, ride 8 miles, usually have a Snickers on the way to work, and sometimes toast around 10am, though hardly ever. Lunch consists of a pasta dish or whatever's in the canteen. Don't generally eat anything in the afternoon, but am drinking cordial or water throughout the day. My first couple of commutes home were horrendous, and I thought it was because I wasn't fuelling up in the afternoon, but I've come to realise that you don't really need fuelled up for a 30-60 minute ride home.
I think a mid-afternoon snack, fill up your drink bottle, and that's enough to get you home.
I think a mid-afternoon snack, fill up your drink bottle, and that's enough to get you home.
ok........so whats your commute like........13 of 15 miles of my homeward journey is all uphill, climbing just over 1100ft so i'm costantly working the legs its a cycle track so no ups and downs, just a continuous climb, all be it a gradual one
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I weigh in at anything between 14 and 15 stone. I think what you have is fine.
Yup, my commute home of 15 miles is mainly uphill and always against a headwind. So am always having to work it.
For my morning commute it's downhill, (obviously) but that's the short door to door version of 12 miles which I never do. The longer route of 20 miles I do has 3 good hills. It's all good practice for stamina for longer weekend rides.
TheSandwichMonster
Junior Senior
- Location
- Devon, UK
My round trip is 40-ish miles, with 1500ft climbing. I don't do it every day, but I normally manage 2-3 times a week around other training. If you have a Strava login, you can see the route here.
Before leaving, I have a cup of coffee, a banana and a pint of water.
On the bike I have a bottle with plain water in, though I rarely drink that much.
Once I get to work I keep some sachets of instant porridge oats for breakfast, and cup-a-soups for lunch. Through the day I drink as much tea as I like, and generally snack on fruit.
Before leaving, I have a cup of coffee, a banana and a pint of water.
On the bike I have a bottle with plain water in, though I rarely drink that much.
Once I get to work I keep some sachets of instant porridge oats for breakfast, and cup-a-soups for lunch. Through the day I drink as much tea as I like, and generally snack on fruit.
Rob Chandler
New Member
- Breakfast: quick shake + fruit + peanut butter + acai roots = lots of energy / protein
- mid-morning = protein bar x2
- Lunch is trickier b/c I'm on the go. I carry a shaker with me so I can quickly make my 'recovery' shake and also eat cooked Quinoa + hard-boiled eggs (I bring the cooked Quinoa and eggs in a ziploc bag).
- mid-afternoon = 2 hand-full of nuts (all kinds, unsalted)
- Dinner = usually a piece of chichen breast, pork, turkey or lamb with veggies and another shake for 'athletes' (from Herbalife) to be satisfied
'Water' throughout the day, 8 to 10 glasses of this Guarana tea that I love (and gives you energy, etc)
Cheers,
Rob
- mid-morning = protein bar x2
- Lunch is trickier b/c I'm on the go. I carry a shaker with me so I can quickly make my 'recovery' shake and also eat cooked Quinoa + hard-boiled eggs (I bring the cooked Quinoa and eggs in a ziploc bag).
- mid-afternoon = 2 hand-full of nuts (all kinds, unsalted)
- Dinner = usually a piece of chichen breast, pork, turkey or lamb with veggies and another shake for 'athletes' (from Herbalife) to be satisfied
'Water' throughout the day, 8 to 10 glasses of this Guarana tea that I love (and gives you energy, etc)
Cheers,
Rob
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
At the moment, food goes like this.
Up at 6.45 cup of coffee and cycle to work
Breakfast at my desk while listening to music, generous bowl of Alpen and sugar and milk
Lunch is left over from previous evenings meal, so yesterday was pie and mash.
5 pm another bowl of Alpen with sugar and milk
Home for dinner, pork steak and chips !
Plus about 20 cups of tea.
Strangely I am not loosing any weight
Up at 6.45 cup of coffee and cycle to work
Breakfast at my desk while listening to music, generous bowl of Alpen and sugar and milk
Lunch is left over from previous evenings meal, so yesterday was pie and mash.
5 pm another bowl of Alpen with sugar and milk
Home for dinner, pork steak and chips !
Plus about 20 cups of tea.
Strangely I am not loosing any weight
