How much does one days gluttony set you back?
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How much does one days gluttony set you back?
If you have a few too many beers, or cookies, or whatever? Do you guys notice a training or weight difference? I would assume most of us here are pretty careful about what we eat, but we all have those days.
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Originally Posted by tekhna
If you have a few too many beers, or cookies, or whatever? Do you guys notice a training or weight difference? I would assume most of us here are pretty careful about what we eat, but we all have those days.
i do notice a drop in performance if a few days or a week of bad eating catches up with me. like these past few weeks (with the change into fall) i haven't been eating great. and yeah, it's dropped my performance quite a bit.
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I notice it the next day. If I've had too much sugar or sodium, I wake up feeling like I have a hangover. My workouts feel clunky for about four days and then suddenly I have a burst of energy on the fifth day, so for me it seems to take that long to get the stuff out of my system. Also, during that time I have intense cravings for bad foods, so I have to be extra mindful.
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When touring I will eat anything and everything I can get my hands on and it doesn't bother me a bit. In fact not eating like a pig makes me feel weak the next morning. I've been known to ride 20 miles out of my way to follow a whiff of suspected chocolate chip cookies.
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I notice a gluttony lag of 3 or 4 days. The day or so after I feel fine, but later in the week the weight and lethargy show up.
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Aside of an extra 10 minutes for a BM, one day of gluttony has little effect if any, especially for an active cyclist.
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At least once or twice a week, I become pig like and indulge my suppressed urges. I've lost over 40 pounds since May and, to be honest, this is a key to success for me. I just would go crazy if my whole life was one of denial. The next day, I hit the weights and go out for a ride again and feel somehow rejuvinated to keep on pushing. I am at a point now, where the binging is going to slow down and the day to day more normalized eating is going to take over. In other words, I want to eat sensibly so that I don't gain weight again. I'm convinced that exercise is my long term key, though.
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Originally Posted by tekhna
If you have a few too many beers, or cookies, or whatever? Do you guys notice a training or weight difference? I would assume most of us here are pretty careful about what we eat, but we all have those days.
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I'm generally pretty strict about what I eat (not really for health reasons, I just don't like a lot of unhealthy foods. Lucky me!), but occasionally I've been known to knock back a few too many, or take a firm hold of the brownie tray at a party. Generally, that'll put me out of riding commission for about 4 hours for the brownies, 12 for the sauce, and then I'll feel fine.
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the only rule here is to make damn sure that you drink a really good single-malt scotch(islays are best). then have a glass of water. the next morning start with a warm-up that is equal to about 10% of what you plan to ride in total. you'll be fine, I find it to be a more holistic approach to life and cycling.
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also, if you're going to worry about gluttony as something that'll set back your cycling, you might want to consider the other six deadly sins as well. just a refresher:
pride
envy
gluttony
lust
anger
greed
sloth
sounds like ya'll got some work to do.
pride
envy
gluttony
lust
anger
greed
sloth
sounds like ya'll got some work to do.
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After last week's cnetury I was consantly eating. After the ride, I stuffed 10 garlic bread rolls in my mouth, then I had the barbicue lunch, then cleaned up, got dressed and ate a BK chicken sandwich. This trend continued for the next 2 -3 days.
Weight went up a tadd initially but after this weekend's ride it's bakc to where it was?
Weight went up a tadd initially but after this weekend's ride it's bakc to where it was?
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I hardly ever eat things such as pizza , BK, fried foods etc. However when i do it passes through me in an hour or so and i feel terrible for the rest of the day. I believe this is because my body has become used to my diet of healthy things. Does anyone else experience this?
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Does anyone else experience this?
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I can eat junk food on days I train and not get fazed. Another thing is that I get pumped up about riding or getting in shape when i drink. Riding a little buzzed is fun. Although you can't push yourself really hard.
I once drank 3 beers and got pumped up about losing weight, I decided to run 3 miles. HAHA. Yeah right. I ran half a mile and said F it and went back for another beer.
I once drank 3 beers and got pumped up about losing weight, I decided to run 3 miles. HAHA. Yeah right. I ran half a mile and said F it and went back for another beer.
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I eat a very low fat diet and when I endulge in the evil foods I don't have a gain at the scales but I feel horrible and my stomach does the tango, so I try to avoid the bad stuff all together.