clackers wrote:winstonw wrote:
yeah I said i don't eat junk, but have had a lot of social stuff (incl. mild to mod booze)...Also trying to stay up and catch some of the Giro sees me whipping up an avocado and multigrain bread sandwich, or 2, or 3, and hot soy milk coffee....then if tired at work, there's a nut jar in the kitchen which is regularly visited.
I'm still amazed at someone doing twenty hours of aerobic exercise in a week and not losing any weight.
The nuts and avocados do have a lot of fat in them (even if they call them the 'good' oils).
And what's your intake on your rides, if you don't mind me asking?
Hmmm...haven't worked out the hours yet. But it was 600km over 10 or 11 days from memory. As of today, it's 750km for the first 15 days of May. (Am aiming for 1500km). 600/10*7 = 420 km/wk. I know many guys who do more than this and don't lose weight, and eat really well. Most of them are 20 something uni students who have the time to cycle that much. One of the guys does around 700km a week when full on, which is pretty common for elite amateur racers which he is. More amazing, there's a well known colorful character in Brisbane's northern burbs who does 600k most weeks, who is in his 70s (Cookie)...lovely lovely chap, ex A grade rugby league player, and successful cycle racer. Doesn't eat crap as he is a true healthy frugal. Haven't even seen him eat on a ride, but shared a coffee with him once at a cafe and he pulled out a jam sandwich, no butter.
As for my ride intake, I am riding most days so rarely ride more than 60km. Weekdays, I try to ride 30-60 in the morning and get out again on several afternoons for another 30-40. Sat I can race 30-35k, and do 80+k ride Sundays. I don't have to worry about ride food apart from a long Sunday ride, and that's usually 2-4% cordial (and salt) in my bottles, and a
small ladyfinger banana (seriously) or half muesli bar for the 2nd and consecutive hours.
Today, I ate
- 50g of rolled oats as porridge with around 100ml of soy milk.
- a small soy flat white coffee and then a long black during my morning ride (stopped to meet mates).
- cup of rice and 2cups steamed vege and soy sauce for post ride eat.
- chicken and salad sandwich for lunch with small soy flat white
- 15g of nuts in the afternoon.
- dinner was this
http://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/70/jami ... tea-salmon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
which is a brilliant meal. (125g salmon, 1/2 cup of rice, 4 cups vege)
will finish with a 1/2 soy milk instant coffee.
This morning I rode 52.5km, av28.5kph, and according to Strava burned 1300 Calories, which is rubbish. Garmin 510 says 719 Calories. My estimate says 945 Cals excluding BMR (around 500 Cals/hr). My HR is very low so maybe this influences Garmin's estimate.