increasing carbs now

Well, I figure it is time to increase carbs a bit. I have been around 25-30
for a while and yesterday I increased it 30 more. I ate a small Horizon
blueberry yogurt in the a.m. It was so good. Anyway, I lost 2 pounds and
am down to my 178 again. Go figure. I raised it another banana this
morning, so I am up another 25 carbs (smaller banana). I also ate this
before noon. I am going to hold this pattern (80 carbs +-) for a while and
see how it goes and will only eat these carbs in the morning hours. I do
need to lose 1 more pound to meet my Carol Ann goal for the month. I don't
know if I will make it, but I will give it a shot. Sunday I have a 60 mile
bicycle ride and hope to pull it off.

Just wanted to mention my plans. I welcome comments.

Curt

--
Started low carb May '03 this time.
211/178/177 . . 6'2" 15% BF
Age 38
Highest weight 250 5+ years ago

If you are going by the carb count on the yogurt carton you may not be
getting as many carbs as you think.
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html

In ,
curt stated
| Well, I figure it is time to increase carbs a bit. I have been
| around 25-30 for a while and yesterday I increased it 30 more. I ate
| a small Horizon blueberry yogurt in the a.m. It was so good.
| Anyway, I lost 2 pounds and am down to my 178 again. Go figure. I
| raised it another banana this morning, so I am up another 25 carbs
| (smaller banana). I also ate this before noon. I am going to hold
| this pattern (80 carbs +-) for a while and see how it goes and will
| only eat these carbs in the morning hours. I do need to lose 1 more
| pound to meet my Carol Ann goal for the month. I don't know if I
| will make it, but I will give it a shot. Sunday I have a 60 mile
| bicycle ride and hope to pull it off.
|
| Just wanted to mention my plans. I welcome comments.
|
| Curt
|
| --
| Started low carb May '03 this time.
| 211/178/177 . . 6'2" 15% BF
| Age 38
| Highest weight 250 5+ years ago

Well, I can't say I ever read that. Thanks for the link, it is an
interesting read.

Curt

"FOB" wrote in message
gy.com...
If you are going by the carb count on the yogurt carton you may not be
getting as many carbs as you think.
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html

In ,
curt stated
| Well, I figure it is time to increase carbs a bit. I have been
| around 25-30 for a while and yesterday I increased it 30 more. I ate
| a small Horizon blueberry yogurt in the a.m. It was so good.
| Anyway, I lost 2 pounds and am down to my 178 again. Go figure. I
| raised it another banana this morning, so I am up another 25 carbs
| (smaller banana). I also ate this before noon. I am going to hold
| this pattern (80 carbs +-) for a while and see how it goes and will
| only eat these carbs in the morning hours. I do need to lose 1 more
| pound to meet my Carol Ann goal for the month. I don't know if I
| will make it, but I will give it a shot. Sunday I have a 60 mile
| bicycle ride and hope to pull it off.
|
| Just wanted to mention my plans. I welcome comments.
|
| Curt
|
| --
| Started low carb May '03 this time.
| 211/178/177 . . 6'2" 15% BF
| Age 38
| Highest weight 250 5+ years ago

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:25:49 GMT, FOB wrote:

If you are going by the carb count on the yogurt carton you may not be
getting as many carbs as you think.
http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html

In ,
curt stated
| Well, I figure it is time to increase carbs a bit. I have been
| around 25-30 for a while and yesterday I increased it 30 more. I ate
| a small Horizon blueberry yogurt in the a.m. It was so good.
| Anyway, I lost 2 pounds and am down to my 178 again. Go figure. I
| raised it another banana this morning, so I am up another 25 carbs
| (smaller banana). I also ate this before noon. I am going to hold
| this pattern (80 carbs +-) for a while and see how it goes and will
| only eat these carbs in the morning hours. I do need to lose 1 more
| pound to meet my Carol Ann goal for the month. I don't know if I
| will make it, but I will give it a shot. Sunday I have a 60 mile
| bicycle ride and hope to pull it off.
|
| Just wanted to mention my plans. I welcome comments.
|
| Curt
|
| --
| Started low carb May '03 this time.
| 211/178/177 . . 6'2" 15% BF
| Age 38
| Highest weight 250 5+ years ago



Curt, you can probably increase carbs even higher. What I typically do is
eat fewer carbs during the week, then eat more before my bike rides. Last
week, I "carb loaded" on Friday because I rode 19 miles Thursday and
lifted weights for 1.5 hours Friday. I used peaches and the like to
increase my carb count on Friday, then rode Saturday for 40 miles. I take
in about 20g carbs per hour during the ride, and I had a post ride meal of
pancakes (real ones) to try to recover the glycogen. I try to maintain a
lower carb diet for the rest of the weekend, although last weekend, I did
split a high carb piece of cheesecake with my girlfriend.

--
Bob in CT
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Curt, you can probably increase carbs even higher. What I typically do is
eat fewer carbs during the week, then eat more before my bike rides. Last
week, I "carb loaded" on Friday because I rode 19 miles Thursday and
lifted weights for 1.5 hours Friday. I used peaches and the like to
increase my carb count on Friday, then rode Saturday for 40 miles. I take
in about 20g carbs per hour during the ride, and I had a post ride meal of
pancakes (real ones) to try to recover the glycogen. I try to maintain a
lower carb diet for the rest of the weekend, although last weekend, I did
split a high carb piece of cheesecake with my girlfriend.

--
Bob in CT


I may have a little problem sometimes with glycogen. Not sure. I have
gotten a bit dizzy after a ride before and just felt a little off on others.
I am getting down there in my weight and not sure if that has anything to do
with it.

Curt

Did you have any side-effects from increasing by so much all at once? I'm
at the point where I need to move onto maintenance too, but I'm going to do
it 10g/day for 7 day periods. I tried increasing 15g in one day but felt
terribly bloated and tired. I had to decrease it back for a few days before
I felt OK again.

on Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:24:12 GMT, "curt" wrote:

Well, I figure it is time to increase carbs a bit. I have been around 25-30
for a while and yesterday I increased it 30 more. I ate a small Horizon
blueberry yogurt in the a.m. It was so good. Anyway, I lost 2 pounds and
am down to my 178 again. Go figure. I raised it another banana this
morning, so I am up another 25 carbs (smaller banana). I also ate this
before noon. I am going to hold this pattern (80 carbs +-) for a while and
see how it goes and will only eat these carbs in the morning hours. I do
need to lose 1 more pound to meet my Carol Ann goal for the month. I don't
know if I will make it, but I will give it a shot. Sunday I have a 60 mile
bicycle ride and hope to pull it off.

Just wanted to mention my plans. I welcome comments.

Curt

-----
Bev

"Bev-Ann" wrote in message
...
Did you have any side-effects from increasing by so much all at once? I'm
at the point where I need to move onto maintenance too, but I'm going to
do
it 10g/day for 7 day periods. I tried increasing 15g in one day but felt
terribly bloated and tired. I had to decrease it back for a few days
before
I felt OK again.

I really had no problems increasing my carbs to that level. I think that it
would all depend on the individual though. Sounds like you may want to
increase at a slower rate. All I can say is listen to your body, I guess.

Curt

"Pat" wrote in message
...

Curt, you can probably increase carbs even higher. What I typically do
is
eat fewer carbs during the week, then eat more before my bike rides.
Last
week, I "carb loaded" on Friday because I rode 19 miles Thursday and
lifted weights for 1.5 hours Friday. I used peaches and the like to
increase my carb count on Friday, then rode Saturday for 40 miles. I
take
in about 20g carbs per hour during the ride, and I had a post ride meal
of
pancakes (real ones) to try to recover the glycogen. I try to maintain a
lower carb diet for the rest of the weekend, although last weekend, I
did
split a high carb piece of cheesecake with my girlfriend.

--
Bob in CT

What I do is eat normally during the week and eat the carbs while on the
ride. I rode a 100K last Saturday and ate plums, nectarines, cookies, half
of a banana, and sport drinks during the ride. During the next to the last
rest stop I realized I had no desire to eat anything at all. So, I didn't.
After the ride, I just drove home (61 miles) without eating anything--but
I
did drink water. I think you should just listen to your body and not
obsess
over exactly how many carbs you "should" eat. Everybody's body is
different.

Pat in TX

Hmm, I don't think listening to your body is the best advise all the time
when you are riding for over 2-3 hours on a bicycle. One of the best
things you can do after a ride is drink a sports drink or try and eat
something. Sometimes you don't feel like eating or anything, but that can
be a problem. I have read quite a bit about this after my 'bonk' after my
70+ ride of hills here in PA. I don't recommend that feeling to anyone, so
just be careful you have enough in your tank. I didn't feel like eating,
drinking or anything after that ride and I thought I was fine.....I was
wrong. If I would have drank a sports drink or ate something I may have
been fine.

Curt

curt wrote:

Hmm, I don't think listening to your body is the best advise all the time
when you are riding for over 2-3 hours on a bicycle. One of the best
things you can do after a ride is drink a sports drink or try and eat
something.

i've been riding for fifteen years and i've never touched a "sports
drink." they are not necessary.

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 03:52:45 GMT, "curt" wrote:


"Pat" wrote in message
...

Curt, you can probably increase carbs even higher. What I typically do
is
eat fewer carbs during the week, then eat more before my bike rides.
Last
week, I "carb loaded" on Friday because I rode 19 miles Thursday and
lifted weights for 1.5 hours Friday. I used peaches and the like to
increase my carb count on Friday, then rode Saturday for 40 miles. I
take
in about 20g carbs per hour during the ride, and I had a post ride meal
of
pancakes (real ones) to try to recover the glycogen. I try to maintain a
lower carb diet for the rest of the weekend, although last weekend, I
did
split a high carb piece of cheesecake with my girlfriend.

--
Bob in CT

What I do is eat normally during the week and eat the carbs while on the
ride. I rode a 100K last Saturday and ate plums, nectarines, cookies, half
of a banana, and sport drinks during the ride. During the next to the last
rest stop I realized I had no desire to eat anything at all. So, I didn't.
After the ride, I just drove home (61 miles) without eating anything--but
I
did drink water. I think you should just listen to your body and not
obsess
over exactly how many carbs you "should" eat. Everybody's body is
different.

Pat in TX

Hmm, I don't think listening to your body is the best advise all the time
when you are riding for over 2-3 hours on a bicycle. One of the best
things you can do after a ride is drink a sports drink or try and eat
something. Sometimes you don't feel like eating or anything, but that can
be a problem. I have read quite a bit about this after my 'bonk' after my
70+ ride of hills here in PA. I don't recommend that feeling to anyone, so
just be careful you have enough in your tank. I didn't feel like eating,
drinking or anything after that ride and I thought I was fine.....I was
wrong. If I would have drank a sports drink or ate something I may have
been fine.

Curt


You are correct, Curt. There are often times when you 'extreme'
athletes have to outwit your natural tendency to not drink enough or
drink too much.

Several hundred deaths a year could be prevented by drinking that
sport drink, whether you want it or not.

Bob