iDave Diet Joinee

“here luv, you’ve got a pretty face but you’re a bit tubby… give this diet a go and we could have some fun”

that’s the one! 😆

Come on hamsters I want to read what Mustard has said.

Finally – I’m smooth, aren’t I… admit it.

Finally – I’m smooth, aren’t I… admit it.

Pictures, or it didn’t happen….

😉

What didn’t happen?

Your Smoothness.

O’ Young man.

Sorry, I’m probably almost as bored as you are.
No way I can recall what started this thread.
But lets not have that get in our way.

I had a psychometric test done yesterday… the results said I’m not challenged enough in my work. hahahahaaa

Well, as you mention it….

What do you do for work, besides move around the interweb at the speed of Yeti ?.

Right, today got 352W, 334W, 335W, 332W, 336W* and about 312W.

* despite almost being wiped out from behind by a speeding Merc.

I did however have some simple carbs about 2.5 hours before, then meat and veg about 1 hour before. I think the improvement was psychological or neurological though because my legs hurt a lot and I managed to grit my teeth and press on.

I think my biggest problem is that my legs seem to shut down too easily when they start feeling a bit of pain when training, I think I am subconsciously intimidated by it. Sometimes during races I can unleash feats of cycling that amaze be, but I have to be really really fired up and it doesn’t happen very often.

Only cos its you, I’m loggin on.

So, do you feel thats an improvement ?, do you think if you refine your strategy along these lines that you might achieve a result you desire ?.

Still not sure about a meal 1 hour before the ride.

I’m more in the iDave camp, were he had a meal the night before, very little sugar by way of two biccies, then out on the bike the next morning.

I can do similar and ride happily and comfortably for 1-2 hrs.
But much further and I have to slow.

I’m not able to ride at the moment, but I am interested enough to experiment with some simple carbs anytime after an hour into the ride.
When I can get back onto a bike.

Seems like, by chance, I have been doing the fat burning part of the ride for the first part, as I say, for upto between 1-2 hrs.
But I’ve never really tried to fuel in “real time” once stored glycogen has been used / depleted.

Also, what form of simple carbs did you take, 2.5 hrs before ?.

Yeah I didn’t really want to ride so soon after my meal but it was the only time slot I had. I can’t really ride in the mornings, I find it really really hard. The stats are definitely an improvement but like I say I reckon it’s more psychological – I feel a lot more tired than I did last time, so I must’ve pushed myself harder. That’s why I am doing plenty of that session – teach myself to really ride on the rivet.

The 2.5 hours before was a sweet latte which really didn’t touch the sides!

And what about post ride ?.

If you feel that you’re suffering, have done the post ride carbs and if so, how have you determined the amount to administer ? and via what form of carb ?.

Yeah.. post ride I’ve had a tiny helping of cheesecake and a coke, in addition to my two scoops of recovery… Didn’t really need that, feel bad because I’ve done well this week.

Right, today got 352W, 334W, 335W, 332W, 336W* and about 312W.

Sorry Mol… for those of us without powermeters… how fast and how far?
Those power levels are at the threshold level for the 6th fastest rdier in Kona history.

is petrol permitted on the iDave Diet?

Sorry Mol… for those of us without powermeters… how fast and how far?

It won’t make any sense without gradient and prevailing wind conditions.. and my drag coefficient… Anyway the data is in, mis-remembered it.

346W/36.0kph
336W/40.9kph
339W/36.5kph
336W/32.9kph
330W/41.7kph (the one with the Merc incident, slowed me down a bit)
312W/35.5kph

They are all 3 mins.

Your drag what-now?

post ride I’ve had a tiny helping of cheesecake and a coke, in addition to my two scoops of recovery… Didn’t really need that, feel bad because I’ve done well this week

so you’ve been in the cookie jar again Molly? tut tut. 😉

Kev

is petrol permitted on the iDave Diet?

I prefer the smell of napalm, in the morning…

I prefer the smell of napalm, in the morning…

That is one of the side effects of eating all them eggs.

I was really after total ride distance and speed… I found it on facebook.

Anyway… that seems like an awful lot of power for some of those speeds.

Yeah.. post ride I’ve had a tiny helping of cheesecake and a coke, in addition to my two scoops of recovery…

why don’t you just eat what you want? You clearly can’t/won’t/will modify to suit how you feel…stick to a food plan, why are you bothering?

emsz – you need to get inside the mind of an athlete. It’s not as simple as it is for the rest of us.

I’m down to 72kg this morning, pre dump. Passed all hydration tests too.
Going full iDave works.

TSY – so this next sportive, you up for it? Two man time trial effort?

Yeti, I’m hovering between 43 and 44kg

Motion in Mercia? 90mile option? Definitely.

I’m doing the White Horse Challenge as well…

emsz – do you fancy coming along in my jersey pocket?

Yeti, I’m hovering between 43 and 44kg

Looks a bit breezy today, Esmz. You best stay inside, otherwise the fireman will have to retrieve you, after you get blown into the trees branches again.

Jamie – she can hover – why it bother her being up in a tree?

mind you I’m just going to have a jammy dodger (made by mrs emsz I’ll have you know!) so I’ll be a biffer in a minute 😆

At 43kg, you would need to eat Mrs Emsz to become a biffer.

I’m just going to have a jammy dodger

Pictures??

Yeti,

I actually do have pictures of the jammy dodgers on my phone!!!

Post it up! Think of all us chubsters that’ll start salivating? I know you’re evil enough to do this… make an old man proud 🙂

Yay, this thread is still going!

Mol, if you didn’t need the recovery drink / cheesecake and coke, why have them? I relied too much on choc milk for recovery last year, which i think was part of the reason i put on a bit of weight – the whole calories in and calories out thing (i’m talking a mid week interval session rather than a 100miler) So this year, when i’m out for intervals and a hard training session duiring the week (intervals til i almost puke for 1 hr), i’m getting proper food within 15mins and ditched the choc milk unless i want it to help my legs recover asap for racing later that week. Worth ditching some of the pre/post ride food ime.

Is that 3 mins intervals at that power? Embrace the pain and learn to love it, i love the feeling of my legs burning and screaming at me to stop 8)

Post it up! Think of all us chubsters that’ll start salivating? I know you’re evil enough to do this… make an old man proud

NOOOOOOOOO!

Don’t post it up!

I am just at the point in Why We Get Fat, where Taubes is talking about even the thought of eating refined carbs can make the brain start insulin production in anticipation.

MY INSULIN IS SPIKING!>!>>!!>>!111

I ate black-pudding for breakfast now I’m going to donate blood.

Think about that instead.

Think about that instead.

No 😐

What about bacon.. I had some of that too.. think about bacon?

I think I hovered between 43 and 44 kg when I was 7.

Post poo I was 76kg today

can’t be arsed to post it to a site then to here. Eaten it, it was yummy.

Jamie..It was yummy, lovely buttery vanilla biscuit, and home made blackberry jam from last year…mmmmmmm.