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I am very new to racing. Only MTB.  

 

I have studied many sites including this one and although I have improved dramatically, Weight has dropped from 122 kg to 116 kg > target: 95 kg?

First 35km race pace 3h 55 

Current 35km race pace 2h 50

 

Q1. Food intake while racing.

 

I love the pasta idea before racing.

  

There are drinks before, Drinks during and drinks after a race.

There are Fruit, Energy bars, jelly people etc.

Everything is bl?rie sweet. by the end of the race I feel like a lollipopsmiley5.gif and in desperate need of a steaksmiley17.gif.

 

Is there a non sweet option, except beer, for food during a race?

 

Q2. Eating between races while training.

 

We have developed a much healthier eating regime at home. The kilo's does however not disappear as fast as one would wish. I have read a lot of diets especially in the forums.

I do however think that a lot is untrue especially when the most tasty bit of a days food is the multi vitamin.

 

Must we follow a very strict diet or will the situation improve over time?

 
Posted

I have been there and know exactly what you're talking about. You should not follow a diet, but rather change your lifestyle by eating mostly the right stuff. I weighed 114.7 kg and I am now down to 91kg's.  Although I only had to loose 10kg's, which I achieved within the first 2 months, I was so comfortable with what I was eating that I have eversince been sticking to this eating routine. It has now been over 2 years. And yes there are days where you step over the line, but then I know the following day I just have to go out on the bike a bit harder. 

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For Q1, I know of one sweet/salty meal to eat during a race:

Butter Crousant with cream cheese, ham and jam.

I've tried it and it's not that bad at all, a nice balance of sweet and salty.

As for Q2 we follow a normal eating habit with a "fruit & yogurt diet" while at work during the day.
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Q1: don?t eat to much during the race, if you have two bottles of juice and a bar you should be fine, put some biltong and nuts on your back to get the sweet out of your mouth.

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Q2: I started on 116kg with Body for life it is not a bad program, I changed to a book I bought over the net http://www.burnthefat.com/. Im now 90kg. Im not that strict any more but still eat healthy. It is very easy and the food is nice. Food don?t have to be boring to be good for you.
Posted

Its good to see that there are also mere mortals who are hubbers. After yesterday's "Funrider Apartheid" dispensed over the past 24 hours by the elite and sub 3 types, I was actually beginning to wonder whether I have the right to login here at all - what with all the dismissive sh!t about only elites having the God given right to cross the line and thereby get themselves wiped out by an oncoming taxi.blah blah).

 

Anyway, my point is that its good to see that there are also ordinary people like me who strive only to get fitter, slimmer  and healthier and to have fun on the bike in so doing - although judging by the amount of posts on this thread, actually maybe there are not so many after all??
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Anyway' date=' my point is that its good to see that there are also ordinary people like me who strive only to get fitter, slimmer  and healthier and to have fun on the bike in so doing - although judging by the amount of posts on this thread, actually maybe there are not so many after all??
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I think that the person you describe is by far the majority here on the Hub, maybe they are just not the most vocal (with a few notable exceptions).

 
Posted

What worked and still works for me (108 Kg to a race ready 79-81 kg) is to eat balanced (20% Prot, 20% fat and 60% Carbs) BUT COUNT THE CALORIES. If I want to loose weight I aim for 1500 Cals and what I train I loose faster. Maintenence is about 1800 Cals plus what I train. The harder I train the harder I eat!Wink

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What I did is I just ate more healthy for sure.

 

But the trick is to just make sure your portions are smaller of what you eat.

 

The other thing is to know when you are full and to stop eating. Even when you still have the delicious food on the table.

 

And if you do a race or training then spoil yourself afterwards with some nice fatty food, otherwise you will go crazy.

 

Hope that helps

 

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