Originally Posted by
RA913
I always have 32 oz of Gatorade mixed with 30 Grams of Whey protein after my morning and evining commute. I ride 22 miles each way and I ride pretty hard.
What do you recommend eating after that? I only work 8hrs, but I work outside, and I am always moving, and burning even more calories. In the evining, I get home about 6pm, and have about 3 to 4 hrs get the food I need to recover.
That's probably more whey than you need, but as long as you aren't gaining fat, that's fine. Whatever makes you feel good.
Pasta or similar is the traditional after ride meal. Try to eat dinner as soon as you can. The standard advice is to put the pasta water on to boil while you are drinking your recovery drink. If you can't do that, I eat plain bagel, maybe 1/4-1/2 of a bagel every 15 minutes until I start to feel OK. Some kind of carb drip, anyway.