Thanks for this. I has a RNY in 2004 and lost about 220 lbs. I am new to cycling, but I have a different problem now in that I've developed an autoimmune disease. I got sick in Oct 09 and I am just now starting to improve because it took this long to be diagnosed (they think) with Behcet's Syndrome.

My issue now is that I can barely eat anything because it's affecting my mouth. I get sores on my tongue and lips, and I've lost my sense of taste and in addition, somethings make my mouth burn badly - mainly sugar. I can't do any of the protein bars or gels. I also can not do anything rough like oats, granola, cereal, etc. I'm basically stuck on a soft food diet and I exist on soups for the most part.

Right now I am keeping it to 5 miles or less because I just run out of energy after that, but I would like to be able to do 20-30 by summer.

Because of the mouth issues, I am barely able to manage 800-1000 calories a day. I'm going to give the fig bars a try - They're soft and not really too much sugar, so maybe I can tolerate it. I will let you know how it works out