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BT_rescuemom
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Working on eight miles on this gorgeous Sunday! I'm about four weeks away from a walking half marathon. I know I won't be able to partake in any of the aid stop fuel (gatoraid, fruit, etc...) so I'll have to pack my own in case of emergency. Any fat bombs that won't melt or pre-packaged things that might work? I'm concerned about electrolyte loss too...
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A small tub of mascarpone cheese and a spoon. I suppose a small fanny pack if you need to be hands free. Nearly all fat and tasty. Check it out before dismissing.3
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I do a 60 mile walk once a year - 20 miles a day for 3 days. I just hydrate with water and have maybe a string cheese and some salted nuts. There is peanut butter for bagels at the aid stations and I think I licked a container clean last year. I was concerned when I had my first walk as a low carber approaching, but I really didn't need much!4
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If you're fat adapted, you might not need any food at all during your walk, since your body will happily burn body fat. I would worry more about hydration than food. Good luck with your walk!4
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MyriiStorm wrote: »If you're fat adapted, you might not need any food at all during your walk, since your body will happily burn body fat. I would worry more about hydration than food. Good luck with your walk!
I would hope to be fat adapted by then. For my 8 miles today I got hungry by the end but by no means was I ready to "bonk".
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http://thenourishedcaveman.com/keto-electrolyte-drink/
I might give this a try for my long walks coming up. I feel like I crashed a bit tonight after dinner. Not blood sugar, but maybe my sodium is low. Blech.1 -
If it is going to be hot and you are sweating, don't forget to get plenty of sodium. Electrolyte tablets are an idea. Or you could bring heavily salted peanuts... possibly both.3
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I'll be walking a half in January; I bought Hammer Nutrition Endurolytes on a recommendation from this forum. Love the convenience!
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@Phrick I'll have to look into that! Is it just a pill you take before exercise? After?0
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I'm frugal. Cheap some would say. Throughout the North Carolina summer heat and humidity, when I made my 3-6 mile round-trip exercise walks to the grocery store, I carried a couple boullion cubes in my pocket. If ever I would start to feel a bit funky (or before): I'd unwrap a boullion cube, pop it in my mouth, let it dissolve a bit, take a swig of water. Swish and down the hatch. Effective. I've been through a lot of boullion cubes for sodium.3
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@kpk54 good idea.1
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Hammer makes good stuff. That reminded me they make Endurolytes. I need to pickup some of those.0
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@lodro - Any specific advice to add?0
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Someone mentioned string cheese, I was actually looking it up earlier today how long string cheese could go unrefrigerated because I left some on the counter this morning when I left for work. 4 hours is the max recommended before it might be unsafe or unpleasant to eat unrefridgerated string cheese. Probably the same for any type of cheese so I would just watch out for that. I'd recommend peanut or nut butters, nuts/seeds. Maybe make some crackers using nuts, seeds, almond flour, etc and you could eat that with your peanut butter.
Here's a strange idea. If you light BPC, how about buying those empty 2-4 oz travel jars that you would put your shampoo/conditioner in and load those up with some BPC. They solution would separate but you could shake them aggressively and take them like a shot or sip on them.0 -
Someone mentioned string cheese, I was actually looking it up earlier today how long string cheese could go unrefrigerated because I left some on the counter this morning when I left for work. 4 hours is the max recommended before it might be unsafe or unpleasant to eat unrefridgerated string cheese. Probably the same for any type of cheese so I would just watch out for that. I'd recommend peanut or nut butters, nuts/seeds. Maybe make some crackers using nuts, seeds, almond flour, etc and you could eat that with your peanut butter.
Here's a strange idea. If you light BPC, how about buying those empty 2-4 oz travel jars that you would put your shampoo/conditioner in and load those up with some BPC. They solution would separate but you could shake them aggressively and take them like a shot or sip on them.
Or those BPC jellies someone posted earlier. Good idea!
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I was thinking of toying around with making something I could put in a little snack ziplock and cut a corner to squeeze in my mouth. Like a little energy/electrolyte gel squeeze.0
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@BT_rescuemom I was thinking those BPC jellies might melt.0
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I'm frugal. Cheap some would say. Throughout the North Carolina summer heat and humidity, when I made my 3-6 mile round-trip exercise walks to the grocery store, I carried a couple boullion cubes in my pocket. If ever I would start to feel a bit funky (or before): I'd unwrap a boullion cube, pop it in my mouth, let it dissolve a bit, take a swig of water. Swish and down the hatch. Effective. I've been through a lot of boullion cubes for sodium.
Great idea....
I never thought about taking a bouillon cube in that way....Some days that would be preferable to drinking like broth when I'm not feeling like soup!
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