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Yeah, tracking calories is tough, but it works. After a heart event in April last year, I started a Low Carb High Fat diet. With a statistical sample of one, my A1C declined from 6.0 to 5.0 and my cholesterol levels are about perfect.
Interestingly, I no longer have to feed during a long ride 40+ miles and my blood sugar levels are rock solid (CGM monitored).
Theoretically, my power is down, but if I’m going to ride an event with a lot of surging (Velodrome, etc) I’ll use UCAN Superstarch powder for carbs with a very low glycemic index.
But you are geeky enough to do it. Yea, most of us here are. We track our FTP, PB's and gms of protein. Not to mention ft climbed, resting heart rate and all that. But I don't think that the average person does any of that. We have had endless variations on the food pyramid and the 4 squares when I was a kid. And we got fatter. People just don't care; they just don't.
We all have friends who order a double cheeseburger, large fries and a diet coke. Man...I wish I could.