Why Am I So Hungry

[andsaw]

I went for my ride yesterday and i had dead legs (no energy) and the wind was bad, i had my tea had my supper, 15 mins later i was starving, went to bed, had the biggest bowl of cereal in the morning and was still hungry half an hour later, had a banana some tomatoes went on my ride and im still starving, i had to have a baked spud after the ride something i have not had in years, had my tea and im still hungry, i have never had this before and i ride everyday except for every other Sunday, i have been losing weight slowly but surely was 15 stone in June when i started down to 14 St 4 lbs, i have been doing 18.5 miles a day at roughly an hour long (i try and treat every ride like a TT) is this just a case of i have tipped the scales of using more calories and not eating enough for myself and energy used, i don't have anything wrong with me or feel ill or anything.

 

[byegad]

No change in exercise level/amount? Loss of weight? See a doctor. It's probably nothing but a blood test will rule out anything nasty.

 

[andsaw]

I should of said i only been doing the 18 miler for about 6-7 weeks since i had my new bike and i don't feel ill in the slightest if anything better.

 

[Liamjc90]

Worms? Might just be you metabolism speeding up due to your body getting used to the exercise but i am not a nutritionist or anything so this is just a complete stab in the dark.

 

[andsaw]

Worms lol, i aint got them, but the metabolism sounds plausible, i have been getting up earlier than normal, probably just need some dinner as well.

 

[Licramite]

well I would say your burning 1000calories a ride (I burn 1000cals in 1hour at 25mph - on exercise bike - so outside 18mph is a good speed - I do on average of 12-15mph on a tourer and I,m a nakered old fart)
so it sounds like you need to feed the engine. - keep it up and eat. I doubt you will put weight on

good luck

 

[Rob3rt]

well I would say your burning 1000calories a ride (I burn 1000cals in 1hour at 25mph - on exercise bike - so outside 18mph is a good speed - I do on average of 12-15mph on a tourer and I,m a nakered old fart)
so it sounds like you need to feed the engine. - keep it up and eat. I doubt you will put weight on

good luck

How do you know?

 

[Licramite]

because thats what the readout on the exercise bike tells me - yea I know its not 100% accurate but it tally's with my cycling computer on my bike when I run it on rollers so its close enough.

 

[black'n'yellow]

because thats what the readout on the exercise bike tells me - yea I know its not 100% accurate but it tally's with my cycling computer on my bike when I run it on rollers so its close enough.

so they're both inaccurate then..?

 

[Licramite]

probably - why do you think there inaccurate?

 

[andsaw]

A 1000 cals or there abouts, wow, no wonder, that's a decent size meal, will just have to scoff till i feel full, an extra toastie is on order as we speak.

 

[black'n'yellow]

probably - why do you think there inaccurate?

because I have yet to come across one that is accurate.

 

[Rob3rt]

Looked at my data from Sunday, my Garmin estimated about 1000 cal per hour for 8 hours 45 mins (150 miles at a steady -read: easyish- base mile effort of 17.2mph average, most likely ~80% MHR on average, couldn't say for certain as the battery gave out part way round). That's a lot of calories. I am dubious of such figures! TBH, I would half it and use that value in any decision making. 1000 cal per hour is likely fairly possible, but you would likely have to be on the rivet!

 

[Rob3rt]

I went for my ride yesterday and i had dead legs (no energy) and the wind was bad, i had my tea had my supper, 15 mins later i was starving, went to bed, had the biggest bowl of cereal in the morning and was still hungry half an hour later, had a banana some tomatoes went on my ride and im still starving, i had to have a baked spud after the ride something i have not had in years, had my tea and im still hungry, i have never had this before and i ride everyday except for every other Sunday, i have been losing weight slowly but surely was 15 stone in June when i started down to 14 St 4 lbs, i have been doing 18.5 miles a day at roughly an hour long (i try and treat every ride like a TT) is this just a case of i have tipped the scales of using more calories and not eating enough for myself and energy used, i don't have anything wrong with me or feel ill or anything.

Stop it!

 

[Licramite]

because I have yet to come across one that is accurate.

How inaccurate do you think they are in general ? (its all white mans magic to me )
obviously it depends on the unit and how well calibrated they are,
my bike computer is fairly accurate on milage, certainly within a mile. and indoor cycle measures heart rate which I assume is linked to energy output.

I don,t know if you have one but what % do you nock off or add to get a more probably figure?