I watched one of Cam Nichols' videos, this one was about nutrition. He'd always done his training in the morning, not consuming much while on the bike. He'd have a normal-ish breakfast and lunch, but then around dinner time and into the evening he went into what he called "Beast Mode", where he'd eat a big dinner and then snack voraciously. And he'd have difficulty getting down to "racing weight" and lean-ness.

So, on the advice of a Sports Nutritionist, he made a couple changes - fueling on the bike, and eating a lot more calories and protein earlier in the day - and he found that not only did his workouts go better, but also he was able to lose weight and increase lean muscle mass AND he wasn't ravenous in the later part of the day.

Well, the first part - light breakfast and lunch, then ravenous in the evening - sounds like me. So I thought maybe I could shift my calories earlier in the day. Then I looked into protein requirements for older athletes. Holy crap! as much as 2g/kg, which for me basically means 180g of protein a day. So, I looked at yesterday's eating, and it added up to 77g. So, even for the low end of what a guy my size and age should be eating, I'm about halfway there. I start looking into how much protein is in various foods, and I was shocked to learn, for example, how LITTLE there is in an egg. Or in peanut butter. Or in most yogurts. Or storebought lunchmeat..

So, how do you do it, and ideally without resorting to protein powder or similar? And have any of you tried the Front Loading approach to dieting? How's it work for you?