Originally Posted by
Wogster
There are probably very few of us here, that need to eat a cycling specific diet, other then when riding longer distances to stave off the bonk.
That to a degree has been the biggest problem. Not to believe I needed more food but to balance the intake with the activity. Three days after stopping traditional carb loading before a ride I had a group ride with three nice little climbs. I did the first once fine, average 5 percent with two kicks close to 10 percent. It was only a mile. Then participated in a town sign sprint and a short pace line cruise to the second climb. It was another mile but it was more of a bowl. It ramped up steeper and steeper till just before the top where it flattened like a spout. About halfway up at maybe the 8 percent point it felt like someone had pulled the plug on a vacuum. I had passed my second meal time by 30 minutes and simply ran out of juice. Once stopped at the summit I wolfed down the food replacement bar my nutritionists has recommended and tried to push on. I had to break off before the last climb, the easiest of the three and head for the coffee shop to wait till the group returned.
I guess the thing I am learning after having my morning intake changed by the nutritionists is that very few programs are one size fits all.

Well I suppose I knew that but didn't think about it before I started it myself. Like my doctor said, we aren't talking about a diet, if that is all I wanted I didn't need a nutritionist. It is a change of lifestyle in eating that should stay with me till they put me in a box.

The weight is still coming off and I was able to finish a half century the other day still pulling the B group home.