another AM ride means: 100cal whey shake followed by black coffee (Peet's Uzuri Blend).

on the bike will be 300 cal drink (malto/whey/bcaa) banana. 3 gels if needed. 2500+ kj ride planned.

post WO: potato, whey, curds, raisins, oats. Skim milk maybe. Typical recovery foods.

I ditched work yesterday and rode 103 miles at LSD pace with 2 others. I ate cereal before and on the ride I ate: 1 banana, 1 granola bar, 1 giant oatmeal raisin cookie, 1 small turkey sub sandwich, 1 small bag baked Lays, 1/3 of a huge order of fries.
I drank 1 bottle mixed Gatorade powder, 1 iced tea, 1 Pepsi, 9 large water bottles, (it was 85 degrees).
When I got home I ate some more.

what's your reasoning behind protein mid-ride?

it's only 10g whey. I dont suppose it helps performance, but if it speeds up recovery even 10%....

also it ads flavor and keeps me less hungry on the bike. this is good.

-L

I normally put a little protein in my drinks mid-ride [since at some point your body will begin the metabolize it]. however, the question is - at what point might protein be needed [1 hour? 3 hours? 5?] and how much.

Has anyone read articles from Allen Lim on this? not sure he has talked about it explicitly, but they were giving the Garmin guys [supposedly] protein shakes after grand tour stages. again, this goes a bit counter to other arguments I have read.

on an eating status note, someone at work brings bagels every Wednesday. I think the person forgot today. not sure whether this will be good or bad.


-bullseye

Protein and iron are necessary to keep from losing hemoglobin which naturally goes down over the course of the Tour. That's my first guess anyway.

I have read a recent study (can't remember by whom) where they decided a small amount of protein can help the body metabolize carbs.
Here in California there is a group of maybe 10 riders who treat double centuries as races. My friend has come in first in several of these and top 5 in others and he always takes tuna sandwiches with him.

I just inhaled about a pound of trail mix. Mmmmm mindless eating!

Is there such a thing as high-quality bologna?

Beef, beef, beef, beef bologna.

spinach salad with tons of seasoned curds as dressing.

vegetables, a couple mini potatos, some chicken tenders (bad, I know) and a big bowl of yogurt/granola.

About 1000 calories. Good lunch. Time for a couple hours on the bike, and then dinner.

decided to try and make some homemade stamppot.

Broccoli? Sausage? Looks good...

they mix lots of things with it (kale/cabbage/sauerkraut/etc combined with potatoes).

mine was broccoli, carrots, potatoes, with a 'lean' sausage. total comfort food.

Broccoli casserole tonight. My wife just grins when I ask her how much butter is in it. No wonder I'm pudgy.

1 small apple, 1/2 grapefruit, 16oz skim latte (weak. never again). 1/2 square dark chocolate. More curds soon.

1/3 roasted sweet potato, small bowl butternut squash soup, some sliced cheese, romaine salad w/ various veggies... water...

trainer tonight -

I weighed 149 a couple of days ago... don't want to get heavier than 150 over the winter.

i was 167.5 this morning i think and all ive had to eat today was a few m&ms, a bowl of fiber one with skim milk and a sprechers rootbeer.

getting ready to go pig out at some restaurant i think

chocolate milk after the ride. Dinner in a couple hours.

What kind of curds are you eating? Plain cheese curds like these?

naw... cottage cheese. either low fat or non fat. I like breakstones, cabots... whatever's on sale.

cottage cheese is a guilty pleasure of mine, but for some reason i've come round to despising the stuff in the US. too soupy.

Cottage cheese is not a guilty pleasure, it's good for you.

I like it a lot. I eat it straight, with cracked pepper, with jam, in salads, in lasagna…

try breakstones whipped 1% cottage cheese. very dry and it has the highest protein per serving of any CC i've found... NOT SOUPY!