Watch your nutrition!

[Berties]

If my ride goes further than a hand full of jelly babies I always have a spare gel and money to get some scoff,never touch my water till forty miles as a rule,my problem is I feel hungry for the next 12 hours!
Calorie counting varies a lot from package to package,I upload from bryton to endamondo and it varies a hell of a lot!

 

[Brandane]

Nebulous, you don't mention if you ate anything before you set off, or if you survived solely on what you took with you. I am assuming you wouldn't have set off on a 70 mile ride without eating something beforehand? I wouldn't set off on an empty stomach on any ride over about 5 or 10 miles. For 70 miles it would have to be the "Full English" (or in my case - Scottish) before I set off! That's in addition to several cake stops en-route. Perhaps that is why I can't seem to shake off any more weight .

 

[Nebulous]

Nebulous, you don't mention if you ate anything before you set off, or if you survived solely on what you took with you. I am assuming you wouldn't have set off on a 70 mile ride without eating something beforehand? I wouldn't set off on an empty stomach on any ride over about 5 or 10 miles. For 70 miles it would have to be the "Full English" (or in my case - Scottish) before I set off! That's in addition to several cake stops en-route. Perhaps that is why I can't seem to shake off any more weight .

Brandane - I eat quite early, generally just after 6. Two cups of green tea and porridge with raisins every day. However I usually get out of the door about half-an-hour later. Today I tootered about until just after 9, as I was a bit concerned about the icy conditions. So you could be right I probably should have had a top-up before I left home.

 

[DaveyM]

Just being new to this game, I tried a 50 miler non stop with nothing more than small bottle of Ribenna
I learned a valuable lesson that day, actually two...
1 I learned just how expensive rural petrol stations after spending the best part of a fiver on 2 bottles of lucozade and a packet of fruit pastelles!!!!
2 Be prepared!

I know take plenty of things with me to eat and drink, I also try to eat a bit better before I head off porridge, fruit and plenty of fruit juice.
I would appreciate any advice on what I should be doing ( without hijacking this thread )

 

[Rob3rt]

Sadly I can't watch my nutrition as it is behind me! I do occasionally feel my pockets to check though incase one of my hungry club mates has nicked my malt loaf!

 

[DCLane]

I carry cash and also 'emergency' supplies; usually an energy gel and a mini malt loaf. Neither get used very often, but they're there just in case.

 

[deanE]

My Garmin gave me 2743 cals for my 53 mile ride today, at 12.3mph avg and 735 metre elevation. Intake was 2 weetabix and 2 rounds of toast for breakfast, with a bacon roll on way out and 2 pints of ale on way back. Ready for my roast when I got back in.