Hungry Cyclist

"Sean Rooney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hiya all, further to the advice in my Daily Commute thread I have noticed
a severe hunger since I started commuting on my bike (15 miles round
trip).

Has anyone else noted a big change in appetite when cycling this type of
difference. I'd hate to ruin all the good work of my increased activity by
stuffing myself cos I'm now more hungry.

Yes, I have to be very careful that a 20-mile trip doesn't give me a 50-mile
appetite ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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"Sean Rooney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hiya all, further to the advice in my Daily Commute thread I have noticed
a severe hunger since I started commuting on my bike (15 miles round
trip).

Has anyone else noted a big change in appetite when cycling this type of
difference. I'd hate to ruin all the good work of my increased activity
by stuffing myself cos I'm now more hungry.

Yes, I have to be very careful that a 20-mile trip doesn't give me a
50-mile appetite ;-)

Unfortunately very, very true. :o(

Not quite the same but we notice on touring trips that we always feel
hungry in the early days but soon revert to more or less normal diet -
and start losing weight!
So if you are overweight don't listen to your body and resist
increasing your food input. I guess if you are already thin perhaps you
should eat more.

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:39:33 +0100,

Sean Rooney said:

Hiya all, further to the advice in my Daily Commute thread I have noticed a
severe hunger since I started commuting on my bike (15 miles round trip).

Has anyone else noted a big change in appetite when cycling this type of
difference. I'd hate to ruin all the good work of my increased activity by
stuffing myself cos I'm now more hungry.

There are numerous different figures on the web but it wouldn't be
unreasonable for you to be using 500-700 calories for your commute. So
you need to be eating that much extra than you would be if you were not
cycling.

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Oh and what's a good meal to eat at lunchtime if I'm doing a 7.5 mile climb
home.

Pasta seems to be the staple diet of cyclists. Fruit, veg, not too much
fat. Basically what you would(should) eat anyway. Unless you are into
serious training etc it probably doesn't matter too much just see what
works for you.

If you are planning on really pushing on that climb home then you should
probably try to eat (protein+carbs I think?) within an hour of getting
home. I think this helps build up/repair muscles after strenuous effort.

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Once again any advice appreciated.

(This advice was free and is possibly worth less than that)

Tim.

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"Sean Rooney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hiya all, further to the advice in my Daily Commute thread I have noticed
a severe hunger since I started commuting on my bike (15 miles round
trip).

Yup, you're exercising, that takes energy, ie food.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone else noted a big change in appetite when cycling this type of
difference. I'd hate to ruin all the good work of my increased activity by
stuffing myself cos I'm now more hungry.

Oh and what's a good meal to eat at lunchtime if I'm doing a 7.5 mile
climb home.

Sandwich works for most people I know. Made with proper thick slices of
bread (ie thicker than shick sliced bread).

cheers,
clive

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"Sean Rooney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Oh and what's a good meal to eat at lunchtime if I'm doing a 7.5 mile climb
home.

It's very much an individual thing. I ride my 24 mile route to work on
a cup of coffee, I can't take food that early in the morning (5.15am).
I have 2 or 3 rolls for breakfast when I arrive, and eat fruit
throughout the day. I have a decent meal (as healthy as I can find in
the works restaurant, (usually pasta/fish/salad) about 3 hours before I
leave and that gets me the 24 miles home. I usually have a sandwich
when I get in, do my evening training and then have a meal when I'm
finished.

Then it all starts again!

--
Mark
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Nerves of Steel, Heart of Gold, Knob of Butter

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Has anyone else noted a big change in appetite when cycling this type
of difference. I'd hate to ruin all the good work of my increased
activity by stuffing myself cos I'm now more hungry.

I read somewhere that we need 2500 calories a day. Dunno what they are but
if we need that many they must be important. Whenever I've lost some
through exercise I replace them as soon as possible. Beer is a good
source, as are cakes, ice cream etc. If you're not sure what's the best
source of calories a good rule of thumb is to eat what's hidden at the
bottom of a woman's shopping basket and avoid what she's placed
strategically on top.

Happy to help,

Mark.

I submit that on or about Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:40:43 GMT, the person
known to the court as Mark Thompson
<[email hidden]> made a statement
(<[email hidden]> in Your
Honour's bundle) to the following effect:

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I read somewhere that we need 2500 calories a day.

i.e. slightly over five Mars bars. Makes you think, doesn't it?

Guy
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source of calories a good rule of thumb is to eat what's hidden at the
bottom of a woman's shopping basket and avoid what she's placed
strategically on top.

Happy to help,

Mark.

ROTFL!

😄

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Mark
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Just zis Guy said:

known to the court as Mark Thompson
Honour's bundle) to the following effect:

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I read somewhere that we need 2500 calories a day.

i.e. slightly over five Mars bars. Makes you think, doesn't it?

500 grams of Mars bar, I think. Or even less weight than that if you
eat it in crisps.

Whereas if you try to get to 2500 Kcal by eating runner beans, other
limiting factors come into play.

Colin McKenzie
[Trying to avoid freezing the beans that keep having to be picked.]

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]>typed

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I submit that on or about Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:40:43 GMT, the person
known to the court as Mark Thompson
<[email hidden]> made a statement
(<[email hidden]> in Your
Honour's bundle) to the following effect:

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I read somewhere that we need 2500 calories a day.

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i.e. slightly over five Mars bars. Makes you think, doesn't it?

Umm I think you mean King-Size Mars Bars. 'Normal' Mars Bars have around
300 kcal each, so you'd need 8.

An hour's cycling uses up 1-2 Mars Bars worth of energy. I could never
run on empty.

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Mark Thompson said:

If you're not sure what's the best
source of calories a good rule of thumb is to eat what's hidden at the
bottom of a woman's shopping basket and avoid what she's placed
strategically on top.

Lol :-)

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Just zis Guy said:

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I read somewhere that we need 2500 calories a day.

i.e. slightly over five Mars bars. Makes you think, doesn't it?

Normal or deep fried?

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Tony

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Anon

Sean Rooney said:

Hiya all, further to the advice in my Daily Commute thread I have noticed a
severe hunger since I started commuting on my bike (15 miles round trip).

7.5 miles - somewhere around half an hour (+- 5 minutes depending on
lights and weight of traffic?)

This probably means you're expending an extra 4-500 calories each way -
1000 more per day, which is a big chunk of new work when the average man
needs about 2000-2500 calories for the whole day - that's 40-50% more
effort that you need to supply fuel for!

Quoted message said:

Has anyone else noted a big change in appetite when cycling this type of
difference. I'd hate to ruin all the good work of my increased activity by
stuffing myself cos I'm now more hungry.

Oh and what's a good meal to eat at lunchtime if I'm doing a 7.5 mile climb
home.

The general reckoning is to eat something within 20-30 minutes of
finishing exercise, that's when the muscles are at their most receptive
- a banana or jam sandwich is ideal: a good mix of simple and complex
carbs. This replaces quickly the stuff you've just burned - so that the
body can repair itself properly. You are indeed doing good work - but if
you don't give your body something back, it will start refusing to do
that work!

In terms of lunch, just try to eat healthily - fruit, veg and
unprocessed as much as possible, so rice or pasta or potatoes rather
than bread - and just have a little bit more, don't try to pad out the
calories with cakes and chocolate (although once or twice a week you
should - all that work demands a treat or two!).

60 minutes of exercise a day isn't so much as you need to completely
restructure your diet around it, but as you already have noticed, if
nothing else you'll be needing more fuel.

wafflycat said:

Yes, I have to be very careful that a 20-mile trip doesn't give me a
50-mile appetite ;-)

nicely expressed!!

BugBear