Originally posted by DnvrFox
I, and especially my wife, could never survive on that. Oatmeal has an excellent glycemic index, which keeps us going for the am. As I get up between 4:30 am and 5:00 am, we need something of substance. I could not imagine doing a 30 mile bike ride on one banana. My wife is borderline hypoglycemic, and needs to keep nourished at all times.
But, whatever works for you obviously works for you. Each of us is so different!!
I hear ya Denvr... if I know I'm gonna ride.. I stockpile more food in there... your wife sounds liek mine.. if she doesn't eat on a regular basis, she gets headaches and has zero energy... I can pretty much go all day without eating if I'm just doing regular day to day stuff... it's weird... but i've always been like that...
Usually before a ride I eat more though... I did a 45 mile group ride last Saturday... I started with a waffle, a tall glass of orange juice, and a banana before I left the house... at the half way point on the ride we stop for bagels where I had a whole wheat bagel with some peanut butter and some fresh squeezed OJ... as soon as I got off the bike I downed a bottle of gatorade, and had a balance bar... got home took a shower... then had some tomato soup... then an apple... overall I felt pretty good
I guess it is just different for everyone.. I started this "diet" (although I don;t really think of it as a diet) about 4.5 years ago.. I was 5'10" and about 195... thru working out and a lot of cardio.. I got down to about 160 at my lowest.. . i'm currently about 170 +- a couple lbs. which is about where I should be I think.. I am never real low on energy, and feel much much better than I did 4 years ago.. and with getting back into cycling a year or so ago... everyhtng is going good
Jeff