For those who need to eat calories

stschulz
stschulz Posts: 340
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
I went for a ride today that earned me more than 2000 calories. I already ate a bagel before I left 'cause I know how hard it is to eat all these calories. Then when I was shopping I saw PowerBars. 300 calories!
And you can even buy them with extra protein which sure helps your muscle recovery.

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  • stschulz
    stschulz Posts: 340
    I went for a ride today that earned me more than 2000 calories. I already ate a bagel before I left 'cause I know how hard it is to eat all these calories. Then when I was shopping I saw PowerBars. 300 calories!
    And you can even buy them with extra protein which sure helps your muscle recovery.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Fruit smoothies are my answer--a banana smoothie made with milk, ice, and bananas can pack close to 300.

    I'm going to switch over to regular milk for them soon I think to try to get even more calories out of them. Now that I'm doing longer and longer rides, I'm finding it so hard to get in those extra calories--yesterday I had 1832 exercise calories! e021.gif

    Good job in the ride, too--how far did you go?

    Hey, what kind of mph average do you get on the 'bent anyway? I hear they're faster than regular bikes.
  • stschulz
    stschulz Posts: 340
    The power bars are something you can take with you on the ride. I rode 33 miles today, and a snack in between is really nice.
    I rode an average of 13.5 miles. Bad!:embarassed:
    But a bike is only as fast as the engine and this old engine still needs a lot of tune up!:wink:

    Anyway my bike is as I learned today in fact faster. When we roll down hills I usually leave everybody else who is just cruising behind. That shows me that the bike really 'goes'.

    I am not so much about speed than miles. Planning longer tours next year et cetera. But I want to get my average up to at least 15 mph. When you ride centuries or distances even longer than that, these few miles make a big difference. If I ever ride brevets I need that speed too, they are timed.

    Next year, after I lost some weight.
  • stschulz
    stschulz Posts: 340
    Smoothies sound like a great idea.

    I can eat all the extra calories if I freally need to. Pizza, Hamburgers, High Calorie food... that will do.

    But that kinda defeats the purpose. On ome side you try to loose weight and eat healthy. On the other side you stuff unhealthy food in your face again.


    I still have no real solution for that, maybe there is none.
  • teetsel4
    teetsel4 Posts: 288 Member
    Thanks for the tip the other day I earned an extra 1300 calories and I had no idea what to do with myself! LOL!

    I also love peanut butter and couple of spoon fulls is a great treat and packed with protien!

    :flowerforyou:
  • douganl
    douganl Posts: 283 Member
    I went for a ride today that earned me more than 2000 calories.


    2000????????I think I need to start riding a bike :wink: !!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Nich0le
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
    I pack raw almonds and orange slices in my camelback, healthy, I know exactly what I am eating (no preservatives or hidden additives) and tastes better too!

    Whatever works for each person is great! Keep it up!
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Yeah, I'm working on increasing distance and speed because I know that when I do that 60 miler in October, I won't have all day and the Century will definitely call for some speed increase.

    I'm up to where I can do 40 miles in about 3 hours and 10 or 3 hours and 20 minutes--which is about 12.5 to 13 mph. I'd like to get that up to 13.5 to 15 but not sure I can do the higher speeds on the bike I've to right now.

    Those toe cages I've put on really have made a difference though!

    I've been taken apples for a treat while riding but started taking these Newton Fruit bars--higher in calories and carbs, so help in getting in those calories.
  • charliesgold
    charliesgold Posts: 235 Member
    WOW! I feel guilty! I get a 30 bike or treadmill session in at the gym followed by short weight training sessions and only end up burning 170 cals for cardio (no idea how much for weights) how on earth do I go about burning 2000 cals like you guys?!
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    WOW! I feel guilty! I get a 30 bike or treadmill session in at the gym followed by short weight training sessions and only end up burning 170 cals for cardio (no idea how much for weights) how on earth do I go about burning 2000 cals like you guys?!

    Do 40 mile bike rides :happy:

    Or just bike ride for shorter distances--great exercise. I can burn up 500 to 700 calories per hour riding--you should try it!
  • iluvsparkles
    iluvsparkles Posts: 1,730 Member
    another way to get to the thousands of calories is to sustain your target heart rate for at least an hour or more.

    Not easy for folks on a tight schedule or single parents, BUT, On days i do 1 hour of aerobic workout, i usually burn 400 calories or so (according to my hrm) but if i stay for another hour, my calories just start to shoot up! I will burn almost 1000 calories during that second hour on most days for a total if about 1500 or so daily! Based on my HRM i notice that about 66% of my calories burned are burned during the second hour!
  • IndigoElectron
    IndigoElectron Posts: 143 Member
    Oh I wish I had this problem! I usually struggle to stay under my calories. I'm studying part time and don't have time to exercise that much, even though I fit it in where I can, like walking 30 minutes each day and going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week.
  • charliesgold
    charliesgold Posts: 235 Member
    I'm with Indigo I can't fit in two hours of workout since I run a business at home but I'm definitely going to look in to buying myself a bike, I need to invest in a hrm too!
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Like I said, you can burn up alot in even just an hour. I did 11.5 miles this morning in 55 minutes and that burned up 538 calories--in 55 minutes!

    Now, your results will vary--I burn up more calories than most because I have more to lose than most but bike riding does burn crazy calories. Easy on the joints, too, which is great because we're already putting enough stress on our knees with our extra weight.
  • charliesgold
    charliesgold Posts: 235 Member
    Thanks Shore, it'll be nice to get out of the house and out of the gym too, I love our gym but being inside so much makes me feel a bit like a mole person :laugh:
  • stschulz
    stschulz Posts: 340
    Shorerider: I wouldn't sweat the speed, 13 mph is just fine. On a century you will end up at the end with less mph. But you can finish it in a decent time. As you loose weight and with some speed train ing and intervals every once in a while you will almost automatically get faster. For your bike and fitnesslevel (meaning you are not a class A or B racer) 13 is good.

    Charlie and Indigo: I have the same problem when school is on. Full time job and full time work does not leave much time for long rides. But if you really want it you can fit it in. Honestly. If I am really short on time I have a hill behind my house where I can get so much cardio exercise in 30 minutes, I don't think MFP even counts for that. Don't compare that to riding on a stationary bike. I can not ride more than 30 minutes on a stationary. Than I get bored. Usually way before then. Out on my bike, like this morning with the bike club, I can ride forever. Well I wish:wink:
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