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06-06-2004, 03:48 PM

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 23:01:41 GMT, "curt" <nospam@verizon.net> wrote:

>I was on a 75 mile ride today and pushed it pretty hard. The weather was
>great and I know I was hydrated. I have been on a low carb diet pretty
>strict from Tuesday until Saturday night, which was the night before the
>ride. I ate sushi that night and a salad. The next morning I ate a banana
>and piece of chicken sausage and a cookie when I got to the ride start. I
>set out and pretty much pushed from the start. I felt really pretty good on
>the ride. Stopped a few times and ate a total of 1 1/2 bananas and 1/2 of a
>peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After the ride I ate 1/2 of a sandwich
>and another cookie and some more water. I was only drinking water on this
>ride. I felt okay coming home but began to get a bit dizzy. I stood up and
>felt really dizzy for a bit and had to put my head lower for few. I ate
>some rice, pasta, fish and some blueberry yogurt and laid down for an hour
>or so and now feel much better.
>
>Did I not eat enough? Should I add carb earlier? Why did I get dizzy?
>
>Thanks,
>Curt

There could be many reasons for feeling dizzy, but despite my leanings
towards LC, I think you did the right thing in picking the foods you did
post-ride. I often listen to my 'internal voice' on what foods to eat when
I'm LC-ing, b/c, IMO, my body's needs, due to the clean and frugal eating,
are easier to 'read'.

Make sure you're taking the suggested vits and supps on the LC plan,
including minerals (potassium and calcium supplements).

You might want to experiment with targetted, or cyclical ketogenic diet if
you're doing long rides at higher intensity.

Good job, btw, on the ride!

-Badger
"World's most dangerous City Bike Path Rider"

06-06-2004, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Badger_South Posts: n/a	Re: What did I do wrong? re: nutrition? On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 23:01:41 GMT, "curt" <nospam@verizon.net> wrote: >I was on a 75 mile ride today and pushed it pretty hard. The weather was >great and I know I was hydrated. I have been on a low carb diet pretty >strict from Tuesday until Saturday night, which was the night before the >ride. I ate sushi that night and a salad. The next morning I ate a banana >and piece of chicken sausage and a cookie when I got to the ride start. I >set out and pretty much pushed from the start. I felt really pretty good on >the ride. Stopped a few times and ate a total of 1 1/2 bananas and 1/2 of a >peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After the ride I ate 1/2 of a sandwich >and another cookie and some more water. I was only drinking water on this >ride. I felt okay coming home but began to get a bit dizzy. I stood up and >felt really dizzy for a bit and had to put my head lower for few. I ate >some rice, pasta, fish and some blueberry yogurt and laid down for an hour >or so and now feel much better. > >Did I not eat enough? Should I add carb earlier? Why did I get dizzy? > >Thanks, >Curt There could be many reasons for feeling dizzy, but despite my leanings towards LC, I think you did the right thing in picking the foods you did post-ride. I often listen to my 'internal voice' on what foods to eat when I'm LC-ing, b/c, IMO, my body's needs, due to the clean and frugal eating, are easier to 'read'. Make sure you're taking the suggested vits and supps on the LC plan, including minerals (potassium and calcium supplements). You might want to experiment with targetted, or cyclical ketogenic diet if you're doing long rides at higher intensity. Good job, btw, on the ride! -Badger "World's most dangerous City Bike Path Rider"