gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
A biscuit in the morning, along with 2 pints of water on the commute and then a bacon butty when i get to work...
Commuting without breakfast
- Thread starter garrilla
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hackbike 666
Guest
Rarely had breakfast before my commute in the last 28 years depending on what time I start I guess.
cannondale boy
Über Member
- Location
- somewhere in fife
It just all depends on how long your commute will be? I always have a bowl of porridge about half an hour before setting out the door, and my commute is six miles.
If its just a mile or two i wouldn't bother. I would probably have a banana and that would fill me up till lunch time. Nobody can tell you what to eat, your body knows best.
If its just a mile or two i wouldn't bother. I would probably have a banana and that would fill me up till lunch time. Nobody can tell you what to eat, your body knows best.
cannondale boy said:
Strange you should say this because when on a major stage race, pros will be fed to a strict diet by the teams nutritionalist.
Everything will be eaten ( forced down ) when it is best for the riders - who have no choice.
In our world however, it is a good idea to take heed of what the pros do for trips over 100 miles.
hackbike 666
Guest
mine feels like 10x10 sometimes,is that good enough?
eatmydust
New Member
- Location
- M25 Prestwich
cannondale boy said:
I always get a stitch if i eat before i cycle.(and im just not hungry first thing in the morning) but i take my breakfast to work and usually tuck into a nice big bowl of porridge when i get to work with a pint of tea, and that will last until lunch time. .. not like other poxy lightweight cereals that fill you for about 2 hours. Oats rock!
Brahan
Über Member
- Location
- West Sussex
My ride to work is between 9 and 15 miles depending on the route I take and because I like to ride pretty hard in the morning I have found that eating beforehand is just a bad idea. I prefer to run empty and scoff cereal when I get to work. Then I move onto coffee then loads of water through the day. Hydration is the key, whenever I feel crap/tired I just neck some water, although not always. There's a chocolate machine in the kitchen here and sometimes I just can't help myself.....snickers, mars, galaxy with bits of cookies in, bounty.......
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
I just have toast, myself.
Sometimes I like marmalade, sometimes marmite.
Sometimes I like marmalade, sometimes marmite.
Downward
Guru
- Location
- West Midlands
John the Monkey said:
Strawberry Jam, Honey or Bovril taste nicer.
I also eat brekkie at work. wake up 15 mins getting ready and out the door.
joebe
New Member
goo_mason said:
Oh yes!
That's after 13 miles, though on Friday I hit the greasy spoon. I basically eat what I like when I like - that's the beaty of cycling 130miles a week
Interesting thread. I used to commute without breakfast specifically to start losing weight, which was successful. On admitting that mid-afternoon one day I nearly collapsed whilst standing talking to someone meant that I have now been nagged into having breakfast in the morning (when else would you have it though). I either eat cereal or take a banana to work and have that with the first beverage. This has cured the keeling over problem, but it is now much harder to keep the weight down!
