Originally Posted by Air
This is great stuff guys, thanks!
The water isn't a problem - I drink that much routinely (finish off a few bottles of 1.5 liters of water a day (I can gulp one in a shot))
I do opt for whole wheat vs white flour (brown rice, whole wheat pasta, etc...) Plus turkey meat for protein. Been hooked on Grape-Nuts too lately.
OK, because I'm dense and like to double check things:
Based on my calculations above I should never drop below 2,828 calories (my starvation mark from above) unless I drop weight/increase muscle mass? And if I do cycle (thereby increasing my activity level) then that number needs to increase by whatever my activity dictates?
My serve:
Air, that's what I come up with as well. Good choices, by the way. Whole Grain Oatmeal is a good cereal choice as well for your carb source. The goal is definitely to get you to power high energy activity off of your fat reserves.
Here is a calculator engine to help you plan calorie requirements.
http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm
It makes allowance for terrain, wind and bicycle type and riding position. It also helps you to calculate your wattage output, which is as good a standard as HR for metabolic activity, due to the fact that there is a definite correlation between wattage and HR as well as brake horsepower your body produces. By thwe way, if you wonder, a cyclist in excellent condition produces approx.~1/2HP +/-. If you are a math geek, there is also a tutorial on the Speed and power calc. to show you the math used to compute the algorithms used to run the script.