I will turn 30 in june, and on Jan 1st 2006 I weighed in at 282 pounds at 6'3" tall. I have been riding for about a year and a half and love it. Believe it or not, I am pretty good on the bike; I regularly do 30 - 40 mile rides both solo and with a local club. However... I am so sick and tired of barely keeping up in group rides because of my weight... if I were 200 pounds, I would be able to use my leg strength to blow everyone away. EVERYONE!!!!
This year I will eliminate 83 pounds of disgusting FAT from my body. I will weigh in every sunday morning, and post my results. On 01/08/2006 I weighed in at 272.4 (9.6 lbs loss for first week) I'm not really excited about loosing that much because that was just the normal big drop when starting a diet...
I am not looking for advice or even support, I just want to be able to publicly post my results each week. If I gain a pound I will have to deal with the the unpleasant task of posting it... Everyone will know.
If you ARE going to loose a significant amount of weight this year, I encourage you to use this thread to post your own numbers. If you do this, the only thing I ask is that you stay 100% commited to posting your weekly results every Sunday morning. This is not a social event, nor is it a game. My future is in my hands... now is the time.
Mike Cavanaugh
9.6 down, 73.4 to go.
mgilman
01-12-06, 06:10 PM
i'm in.i started a diet on jan 1st weighing slightly more than 300 lbs.I couldnt tell you how much more because my digital scale wont go over 299.5 lbs,but almost 2 weeks later i'm in the low 280s.Ive been doing atkins but it is real hard to stay on.How are you losing the weight mike?a diet or just a healthy way of eating?this will keep me honest and thinking about my diet.
mcavana
01-12-06, 06:18 PM
welcome mgilman. I am doing a basic low carb diet... My main focus is to avoid carbs, and eat reasonably sized meals... and of course RIDE!!! You need to post exact numbers going forward... do you know exactly what you weighed on 01/08 (sunday?) If not, start posting exact numbers on Sunday morning.
With all due respect, I do not want to hear about how hard it is to stay on the diet in this thread. This is not the time for excuses or complaining. You can either be fat for the rest of your life, or make the change.
Good Luck, look forward to your future posts.
Mike Cavanaugh
9.6 down, 73.4 to go
socalrider
01-13-06, 04:45 AM
Good luck to you Mike..
There is that old saying that you wake up one day and your sick and tired of feeling sick and tired..
Guest
01-13-06, 06:28 AM
You do a low carb diet, and you will always have the weight problem.
I'm a nutritionist (certified). In fact, I'm doing a wellness seminar for the government building I work in today, so this will be my warm up.
In the 1980s, Americans first got into the calorie counting craze... they figured if they counted calories, they could lose weight. Well, it didn't work, and we got fatter.
In the 1990s, Americans got into counting fat. Remember- it was all about keeping your fat content low, and all these fat free and reduced fat foods came out onto the market (remember Olestra?). Well, it didn't work, and we got even fatter.
At the turn of the century, suddenly, it was all about Atkins. Restricting carbs. Increasing protein. Well, guess what? Today, Americans are fatter than they've ever been.
It still amazes me that people will do anything but what they should do to drop weight. There's little or no concern for body fat- only getting on a scale and going "whoopee" when they can take off 10 pounds in a week.
The fact of the matter is, when you restrict one component of nutrition, other components of nutrition will increase. In the case of Atkins, when you decrease the carbs, fat intake increases. Add in the fact that eating carbs is a protein-sparing effect; in other words, when you eat carbs, it spares proteins from being broken down and used as a primary fuel source. What drives energy (ATP) production requires either fatty acids (from carbohydrates) or amino acids (from proteins). You can eat all the protein in the world, but excess protein will be stored as fat.
So when you do eat your carbs, they are digested, and the simplest glucose molecule created drives the krebs cycle, which produces ATP. In optimal situations, stored fat is broken down and also used to drive krebs cycle too, but when you're not that efficient, it will not be as optimal... but the more you drive the Krebs cycle, the more fat you're using for the body's homeostasis anyway, which is what you want. Right?
So why do people on Atkins lose so much weight? Partly because it's water weight lost. The other, larger and more detrimental part of Atkins is the muscle loss. Because the protein sparing effect of carbs is lost when you deprive yourself of carbs to produce ATP, your muscle will be used as the primary fuel source. Remember- excess protein eaten will be stored as fat or digested and lost in the urine.
Besides that though, you still have the problem of not having enough of the necessary source to produce enough ATP to get through your workout. So you'll end up feeling sluggish, and you'll not be able to keep up with your buddies on group rides, since you'll be running low on ATP long before the ride ends. So your riding will suffer. Is that what you're looking to do?
If you want to drop fat, you'll have to learn to eat correctly- learn about portion sizes, play around with what you eat to figure out how many calories you'll need to continue burning fat optimally and still achieve the end result. Plus, you don't want to lose weight quickly- your body will rebound as soon as you get off that diet and start packing the pounds on, and you may (most likely) end up right back where you are within a year or so, and you may even end up fatter than before. The body is resiliant, and if you subject it to stress, it will adapt and figure out ways to ensure if you try that stress again, it'll be ready to adapt to it and keep you at the fat it's used to being at. You could also open yourself up for problems over the long haul with your health- increased chance of kidney stones and/or colon cancer.
Long term, slow weight loss due to good eating habits and exercise is the only real proven method. This low carb crap is just that- crap.
Koffee
P.S. I wouldn't recommend weighing in every week either- it may take time to work off that much fat... and if you're doing weight training and strength training, you may not see the changes on the scale that quickly. I highly recommend doing a body fat composition with calibers, and doing it about every 2- 3 months instead. If you really have to see some kind of measurable results, get a tape measure and measure your arms, legs and waist instead. You can do that every 3 weeks.
mcavana
01-13-06, 07:28 AM
koffee,
I really don't understand why you felt it necessary to go into a big explanation showing all the different things I am doing wrong here... if you refer back to my origional post i specificly said that I did not want dieting advice. I have absolutely no interest in your opinion on how to loose weight. If you are a certified nutritionalist, than that is the problem right there... that tells me that you have had formal education on the subject. If you don't understand what I mean by that, ask somebody.
Your dieting advice is a distraction that I will not allow. Thanks anyway.
Mike
Guest
01-13-06, 07:32 AM
I'm sorry if you don't want to hear it, and I'm sorry if you want to take the easy way out- I simply thought by giving you some "food for thought" while it's still early in your plan, you can make some adjustments so that instead of having a short term, temporary weight loss, you can have a lifelong lifestyle adjustment that leads to successful, safe, effective, permenant weight loss.
I guess if that's NOT what you want, then crash diet to your heart's content. Then next year, when the weight is back on, come back to your thread, re-read through my post, make your changes, and check back.
Next time, better for you to frame your post as "I'm doing a fad diet. Leave me alone". Then I won't bother either.
Koffee
Guest
01-13-06, 07:37 AM
... If you are a certified nutritionalist, than that is the problem right there... that tells me that you have had formal education on the subject. If you don't understand what I mean by that, ask somebody.
Mike
Ummmmm... formal education is a problem? *scratches head*
:-/
ho hum
01-13-06, 07:45 AM
Here, Koffee... This can come in handy for you....
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barleyrocket
01-13-06, 08:00 AM
koffee,
I really don't understand why you felt it necessary to go into a big explanation showing all the different things I am doing wrong here... if you refer back to my origional post i specificly said that I did not want dieting advice. I have absolutely no interest in your opinion on how to loose weight. If you are a certified nutritionalist, than that is the problem right there... that tells me that you have had formal education on the subject. If you don't understand what I mean by that, ask somebody.
Your dieting advice is a distraction that I will not allow. Thanks anyway.
Mike
Mike if you didn't want people chiming in the you shouldn't put it on the net. You want us to help by watching you lose weight, so that you will be accountable to us. But then say that you don't want feedback. Get a blog if that's what you're looking for, not an online forum. if you didn't want to listen to her advice, then don't. But don't get angry when someone puts up a post about your thread.
mcavana
01-13-06, 08:23 AM
Mike if you didn't want people chiming in the you shouldn't put it on the net. You want us to help by watching you lose weight, so that you will be accountable to us. But then say that you don't want feedback. Get a blog if that's what you're looking for, not an online forum. if you didn't want to listen to her advice, then don't. But don't get angry when someone puts up a post about your thread.
Barleyrocket,
I don't in any way shape or form mind anyone chiming in! When people post specific opinions saying that I am doing everything wrong, and that their "educated" opinion is the only way to go.... that is different. That is a distraction. Does anyone understand what I am trying to say here???
Mike
yespatterns
01-13-06, 08:31 AM
If you are a certified nutritionalist, than that is the problem right there... that tells me that you have had formal education on the subject. If you don't understand what I mean by that, ask somebody.
Just not somebody who might actually understand what they are talking about. You know, like someone with... oh, I don't know... A FORMAL EDUCATION?
barleyrocket
01-13-06, 08:38 AM
Mike - In your OP. you said <quote> I am not looking for advice or even support, I just want to be able to publicly post my results each week</quote>. how is that congruent with your response to me <quote> I don't in any way shape or form mind anyone chiming in!> You don't get to pick and choose on a public forum. Put it on a blog. I do wish you the best of luck in your endevour. but not I guess I'm not getting what you mean from reading your posts.
jimblairo
01-13-06, 08:47 AM
Four years ago I weighed 280lbs and had tried many diets with no long term results. I bought a cheap mountain bike and started riding.
Four year later I'm at 220-225lbs and in the best shape I've been in for 30 years. My experience is that as my fitness improved, my diet changed. This is the opposite of what most people are trying to do.
Oh ya, I also became a victim of bike lust and just got a new Litespeeed Ultimate to go with my CX and touring rides.
mcavana
01-13-06, 08:50 AM
please don't hijack this thread with diet debates.... that is not what it is all about. if you want to debate diets.... here you go. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=166201
Az B
01-13-06, 09:18 AM
Last winter my sister in law and I both started trying to lose weight. She went to the gym and did low carb, I simply started riding my bike.
A year later and she's lost about 5 lbs altogether. I've lost 40.
I talked to my doctor and came up with my diet/fitness plan. His thoughts were very simple and easily paraphrased. Get your heart rate up, stay away from fad diets, and simply make sure that more calories go out than come in. You will lose weight.
Az
natelutkjohn
01-13-06, 02:01 PM
I know for me, what worked was starting to bicycle regularly, 4-5 days a week, about 20-40 miles a day. I basicaly limited the meats to Chicken, never fried. Only used olive oil if ever and then an excessive amoun of Potatoes and vegies. All the GOOD carbs and a little bit of bread and tofu as well. Still ate fat, just not an exess of it. Well From August 2004 to March 2005 I dropped from 230 to 170. After that I stopped counting calories, threw out the scale and being real anal about what I ate, I just was careful to continue bicycling and eating right (with 2 days of weights a week thrown in) - which part of that became eating a loaf of Whole Wheat homade bread a day, just becasue I bicycle so much now- and now, as of two weeks ago when I bought another scale out of curiosity, I am now down to 158 and feel great. Just eat a ton of Whole grains, beans and vegis. But then again, what do I know.
Sprocket Man
01-13-06, 03:12 PM
... if I were 200 pounds, I would be able to use my leg strength to blow everyone away. EVERYONE!!!!
Good luck with your weight loss, but you may want to tone down the cockiness. Even when you lose all the weight you want, there will still be plenty of people out there much faster than you.
SimiCyclist
01-13-06, 03:13 PM
I can tell you over the last 30 years I tried it all! Low fat, Atkins, Grapefruit, ad nauseaum. I finally focused on a balanced diet with exercise on the bike augmented with workouts at the gym. What I achieved was losing over 100 pounds in about 1 1/2 years time, and kept it off for over a year so far. I learned a number of things as well.
The fad diets did work, but they didn't last and once I stopped the routine, and the weight just shot up. From my experience it seems that the best approach is to adopt a lifestyle that would never change. That is to say, what I had been eating during the weight loss is exactly what I'm still eating now. No more, no less. I simply targeted a weight, then roughly determined how many calories would maintain that weight. From there I kept my fat/carb/protein balanced to about 25/50/25 and the calories about 2000. When exercising I used a heartrate monitor that, while not completely accurate, was close enough to determine what additional calories I needed after working out. And most important, I kept a food diary. Every calorie that when into my mouth was commited to paper (I still do that now).
Not just biking but cross training in the gym not only improved my weight loss, but I could use certain equipment that would focus on specific muscle groups. The results made the hills easier, the flats faster and my endurance incredibly longer. Overall exercise got a LOT easier as I got lighter and stronger. And I mean easier to the extent that particular rides that completely winded me before, now have me barely breaking a sweat.
Of course, these results are my own, your mileage may vary, and I look forward to reading about your progress.
budster
01-13-06, 04:10 PM
Hi Mike,
I appreciate what you're trying to do here, and I hope you do great! :beer:
I'm 9 years older than you are, but in a very similar situation. I'm about 55 lbs above my target weight, and I too think it's a great idea to chart progress publicly, so I'll subscribe to this thread and post my numbers, too.
I won't debate you on methods, but I will offer encouragement. Maybe even a (fairly) gentle kick in the *** now and then if you'd like. You can do the same for me maybe?
I'm also posting my results on a blog: http://budster-fitness.blogspot.com/
Well, let's do this thing! :)
Bud
chipcom
01-13-06, 06:48 PM
When people post specific opinions saying that I am doing everything wrong, and that their "educated" opinion is the only way to go.... that is different. That is a distraction. Does anyone understand what I am trying to say here???
Oh yeah, wait till you post a riding question to the A&S forums! :eek:
Seriously, good luck, I know what you mean. Other folks mean well, but they don't realize how hard it is to stick to a plan when everyone tells you a 'better way' to do things. I think you'll do fine.
As for myself, I think I've found the secret to losing about 15 pounds of ugly fat in seconds...I finally convinced myself to give it a try, so I am going out in the morning to buy what I need to do it...
Good luck with your weight loss, but you may want to tone down the cockiness. Even when you lose all the weight you want, there will still be plenty of people out there much faster than you.
...but not you, bra! Mahalo! :D
chipcom
01-13-06, 07:01 PM
Four years ago I weighed 280lbs and had tried many diets with no long term results. I bought a cheap mountain bike and started riding.
Four year later I'm at 220-225lbs and in the best shape I've been in for 30 years. My experience is that as my fitness improved, my diet changed. This is the opposite of what most people are trying to do.
Oh ya, I also became a victim of bike lust and just got a new Litespeeed Ultimate to go with my CX and touring rides.
Thus proving that no good deed goes unpunished! ;)
mcavana
01-13-06, 07:04 PM
Welcome budster! you are a breath of fresh air in this thread!!! Post your numbers as soon as you can!
Sprocketman.... I will race you right now!!!!
mike
Sprocket Man
01-13-06, 07:17 PM
...but not you, bra! Mahalo! :D :D That's a given. We run at a slower speed here in the islands - you've lived here so you know.
chipcom
01-13-06, 07:24 PM
:D That's a given. We run at a slower speed here in the islands - you've lived here so you know.
it's in da buds!
edit: which I might add are a definite no-no if you want to loose weight. :beer:
tlmonie
01-13-06, 07:44 PM
Hello Mike! I am one of the new guys here in the "clydesdale" catagory! I was just wondering what kind of bike you have and / or what you would suggest for us larger guys? Thanks, Todd
Dewbert
01-13-06, 07:58 PM
Good luck Mike. Eating right and exercise (lots of cycling) worked for me. I hope you find success in whatever program ends up being that "magic combination".
budster
01-13-06, 08:38 PM
Welcome budster! you are a breath of fresh air in this thread!!! Post your numbers as soon as you can!
I'll do the Sunday thing. As of this past Sunday I was 57.00 lbs above my target. So far this year I have gained 1.00 lbs! :eek:
But I'm on the right track now... as you'll see.
manual_overide
01-13-06, 09:16 PM
my goal for this summer is to get under 200 lbs. I will not really change what i eat because i eat when I'm hungry and I eat what I want. (what i want is usually fairly healthy, so don't give me any crap) I plan on increasing my amount of excersise to the point it was at when i originally lost 60 lbs. yes, I used to be at 180 lbs and over the course of 3 years of little exersise and eating whatever and not caring, I went back up to 250 lbs.
I will lose at least 50 lbs by july by increasing my exersise and continue eating what i want.
bh357
01-14-06, 05:52 AM
Good luck on your weight loss adventure, Mike. At this time last year, my wife and I made a commitment to lose weight. We ended up following the Weight Watchers diet.
I am down about 50lbs, and am at my target weight (155lbs). My wife is down over 80lbs, and within sight of her target weight. I will admit that it has been very difficult at times.
I know you didn't want any advice, but I would like to point out something my wife and I wish we would've done at the start. Looking back, we would've liked to take good "before" photos (underwear or very little clothes). We are able to tell a difference when we look at pictures of the "fat" us, but having these good "before" photos would've allowed us to tell a difference at an earlier stage.
I look forward to seeing your progress.
mrfreddy
01-14-06, 08:38 AM
Yo Mikey, just wanted to let you know I agree with you about ignoring Certified Nutritionists... their problem is that they've committed themselves to learning and teaching what basically amounts to dogma, not science, in regards to what one should eat.... there's no reason to eat a high carb diet, you'll do quit well on fats, proteins and moderate low starch carbs. after all, our prehistoric ancestors managed quite well without Certified Nutritionists following them around telling them to put down that antelope, and eat these grubers instead....
mcavana
01-14-06, 09:19 AM
Good luck on your weight loss adventure, Mike. At this time last year, my wife and I made a commitment to lose weight. We ended up following the Weight Watchers diet.
I am down about 50lbs, and am at my target weight (155lbs). My wife is down over 80lbs, and within sight of her target weight. I will admit that it has been very difficult at times.
I know you didn't want any advice, but I would like to point out something my wife and I wish we would've done at the start. Looking back, we would've liked to take good "before" photos (underwear or very little clothes). We are able to tell a difference when we look at pictures of the "fat" us, but having these good "before" photos would've allowed us to tell a difference at an earlier stage.
I look forward to seeing your progress.
I have taken pictures in underware ( :eek: cringe :eek: )and measured everything (except for what I know will not shrink or grow with the diet :D )
mgilman
01-14-06, 11:05 AM
Yo Mikey, just wanted to let you know I agree with you about ignoring Certified Nutritionists... their problem is that they've committed themselves to learning and teaching what basically amounts to dogma, not science, in regards to what one should eat.... there's no reason to eat a high carb diet, you'll do quit well on fats, proteins and moderate low starch carbs. after all, our prehistoric ancestors managed quite well without Certified Nutritionists following them around telling them to put down that antelope, and eat these grubers instead....
this statement is so true.I doubt any nutritionist bothered to crack open an atkins book and read it with an open mind.
rthomse
01-14-06, 11:10 AM
I throw my hat into the ring. 7/05 I was 302.6 .Joined weightwatchers.Today,I'll use this as my Sunday I'm 225.00 . I want to be at my Target 185 by June/06. As all of you I've tried all the diets ,fads, and all that late night TV junk that doesn't work.My secret? Ready?? Bike 4-6 times a week , watch the fat content, make healthy choices instead of junk food.DUH! why didn't I think of this before?
mcavana
01-15-06, 08:07 AM
Todays Weigh In! 265.8 lbs
Weekly Loss! 6.6 lbs
Total Loss! 16.2 lbs
To Go: 66.8 lbs
Mike
oldspark
01-15-06, 08:28 AM
Blow everyone away at 200 lbs huh-that's why pro cyclists are all hunky guys at about 160 or less.
mcavana
01-15-06, 08:44 AM
Blow everyone away at 200 lbs huh-that's why pro cyclists are all hunky guys at about 160 or less.
Some of you must be struggling with some real self esteem issues.... To feel the need to make a statement like this in response to what I said... Oldspark, has it occurred to you that I may have been speaking facetiously?
I will play along though... You are right sir, I will still be uncompetitive at 199 lbs compared to most lightweight cyclists. I am what I am... Does that make you feel better?
Mike
budster
01-15-06, 09:36 AM
Weight: 56.75 lbs above target weight
This week: lost 1.25 lbs
This year: lost 0.25 lbs
mcavana
01-15-06, 10:00 AM
Weight: 56.75 lbs above target weight
This week: lost 1.25 lbs
This year: lost 0.25 lbs
What weight are you trying to get to Budster? Just curious... you certainly do not have to answer if you don't want to.
Mike
budster
01-15-06, 10:42 AM
What weight are you trying to get to Budster? Just curious... you certainly do not have to answer if you don't want to.
Mike
Good. Because I don't wanna say. :D
Assuming I have the same muscle mass I do now, my target weight will put me at 15% body fat, the top end of the ideal range for athletic performance.
mgilman
01-15-06, 05:06 PM
todays weight-282
total lost-18
left to go-92
well i went and got a weight bench today.I'm going to add in some weight training until I can get on the road.
mcavana
01-15-06, 05:27 PM
good job mgilman!!!! I figure it will get harder from here.... The initial drop for me anyways is now over. Good luck with that new bench... be careful!
On top of bikeing at least 100 miles per week I am just starting to do push ups (only 15 the day before yesturday has made me big time sore!!! I will try another round tommorow.)
I plan to buy the Ab Lounge 2 the second I hit 250. I know that normal crunches on the floor are probably better but being a big guy, doing crunches even on a mat is extremely uncomfortable for my lower back (I have had my fair share of back injuries when playing ball) It is so uncomfortable that I know I would not stick to it, so 90 bucks on the lounge makes sense to me. I would pick it up today, but the dam thing has a weight limit of 250!!! :D
Anyways, keep up the good work! you, me and budster combined will loose enough weight to make a whole new clydsdale!!!!!
Mike
Jarery
01-15-06, 05:58 PM
I have a bad back, and sit ups or regular crunches can put me in a world of hurt quickly. No need to spend cash though. Do whats called 'cycling' crunches. where you lay on back, hands beside head (not behind pulling) touch an elbow to opposite knee. Keep legs in the air the whole time. It looks like cycling motion hence the name.
It does better ab exorcising than regular crunches, and is loads easier on back.
Heres a link with interesting cycling related info on crunches
http://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/freeinfo/Dont_Do_Crunches.html
oldspark
01-15-06, 06:17 PM
Some of you must be struggling with some real self esteem issues.... To feel the need to make a statement like this in response to what I said... Oldspark, has it occurred to you that I may have been speaking facetiously?
I will play along though... You are right sir, I will still be uncompetitive at 199 lbs compared to most lightweight cyclists. I am what I am... Does that make you feel better?
MikeAs usual some things get lost in print (humor), I honestly thought you were thinking that strong cyclists were big and muscular as some people do. Not to belittle weight loss as I lost about 40 lbs my self, good luck with your riding and stay consistent ane you will reach your goals. Sorry for my insensitivity.
mcavana
01-16-06, 07:17 AM
oldspark.... I am sorry for my knee jerk reaction. please forgive me. I was so tired at that particular moment of everyone's negative comments.... I appologize.
For the record, :D I still believe that I will be able to beat most in a shorter race once I hit 199! I have some strong legs... i can squat 675, and am used to being physicaly active at 285lbs.... once I weigh 199 I will be like that little corvette you guys had back in the day... with that BIG BLOCK engine!!!!
Mike
metal_cowboy
01-16-06, 12:07 PM
O.K., I'm in. I have got to loose a lot of weight, so this looks like a good spot to get and give support. For the record: I am 6'4" and am currently weighing down the earth at 308lbs. My goal weight is 210. I am hoping to have the weight off by September.
Good luck to every one. See you on Sunday.
mgilman
01-16-06, 03:16 PM
Mike, thanks for the encouragement.I really think becoming accountable every week will be a great motivator.I look forward to checking this thread every night.
kim kohen
01-17-06, 02:38 AM
You do a low carb diet, and you will always have the weight problem.
I'm a nutritionist (certified). In fact, I'm doing a wellness seminar for the government building I work in today, so this will be my warm up.
FWIW, I enjoyed this post. I'm trying to drop a few kilos myself and my wife's keen to drop a few also. What you're saying makes absolute sense and I'm surprised you got toasted for saying it.
Having said that, I wish the OP (and everyone trying to lose weight) good luck because it really is one of the hardest things to do.
//kk
Lecterman
01-17-06, 07:41 AM
I think the only concern I would express for the OP based on his goals and expectations is that with rapid weightloss that comes with a low carb (ketosis driven diet) is loss of both fat and muscle mass.
I used to be morbidly obese (430#) and lost over 200 lbs on a ketosis based diet (not Atkins but same principles). I expected for all of the fat to melt away and for me to have the same muscle mass. I ended up losing a great deal of muscle mass in addition to the fat I lost.
Additionally, the more you exercise on a ketosis diet, the more muscle mass you can lose because your body will burn it off since there are not enough carbs to replenish what your are burning.