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depending what you mean by meal replacement. For early bike rides I often skip a normal breakfast, and start eating a clif bar (and fluids, bananas, etc.) during the ride in lieu They are great for riding - fairly calorie dense, quick absorption, and in my case no GI distress. I can't stand, for example, the old Powerbars…

just one note on glycemic index - it's most of the times a gross simplification. Why? because even if the GI of white rice is very high, very few people eat it on its own. Add a protein, or a legume, or fiber and the GI of the meal goes down. So your white bread has high GI. Add some peanut butter. Bonus - it even tastes…

Tacos, "normal" ones. No cream, no cheese, no stupid rice in them. Let's say an order of three pork or chicken tacos or fajitas - 3 x 60 cal = 180 for the tortillas (normal, palm-sized, corn). Then say 200-250 calories for the protein (pork/chicken/shrimp/fish), lean. Lime and salsa are almost calorie free. And 100 cal. of…

I'm not a runner - but think about this: X-country skiers go around in -20 C. I did ridemy bike to work today in -18 C and a lot of wind. I have some Strava friends that run at those temperatures. I think they mentioned windblocking base layers including briefs :)

depending on how much control you have over your food preparation, pescetarian is really easy. And tasty. High quality protein, low fat is available for you. Fish and seafood are my favourite choices anyway! My wife is pescetarian, and even restricting ourselves to sustainable seafood (it doesn't mean fancy or expensive.…

a teething 1 year old boy and a 3 y.o. girl with night terrors. 3 hours continuous sleep is a good night.

try some ethnic cuisine books. Lots of cultures eat small amounts of meat, mostly from economic factors. Vietnamese, Indian, Thai, Mexican, Ethiopian all have lots of vegetarian alternatives. Cook your stuff. It's much cheaper than buying the prefabricated meat-like stuff like veggie burgers. My wife is vegetarian, she…

playing with my kids. I think my daughter can reach about 10 feet high with a good "toss" or putting her on my shoulders and running up little hills. You can even do some plyometrics.

I don't have "cheat" days, simply because the test is myself. I have days when I stick to the plan, days when I am successful at adapting my plan (like it seems you did), days where I am slightly off and days where I went completely off the rails. No one is profiting unduly from my decisions - it's all on me. So it's not…

It's absolutely normal. And after you're at it for a while, you'll realize that: a) you get less sore because your body is getting better at absorbing work b) you're equally sore BUT you can still put a quality workout c) you're so sore you can't work out effectively - you need extra recovery via time, nutrition, massage,…

No, it's not. A salt is a compound formed by the reaction of an acid and a base. So bicarbonate, acetate, iodate, fulminate, etc. are all salts. TABLE salt is mostly NaCl. With regard to the original question - potassium chloride, commonly used as substitute definitely tastes different but it's hard to distinguish in…

The simple thermodynamic truth is that you have to burn more calories than you consume. How to manage that is where complications arise. Some people achieve it by following Atkins. Some by eating 18 meals a day. Some by fasting 16 hours/day or 3 days/week. Some by eating lots of soup. Some by forbidding themselves of some…

Everyone is different. At "conversational" riding pace my HR is about 110. My mates? 130, 140. But my maximum is about 180, while they can do the 200's. Conversely, I've recorded resting HR in the low 30's. Additionally, there are other factors - when you're fatigued, your HR climbs more slowly. If you have caffeine, it…

no way a tin of tuna with mayo is 150 kcal. A tablespoon of mayo on its own is 100... Battered anything... 300 kcal ? must be small but possible. No way 200 g of chips is that low. I buy baked chips with a sub some days. A (small) bag of baked chips are 30 g, 110 calories.... maybe your labels are off? Even a raw potato…

Normal. And depending on what you do, not undesirable. For high-output workouts, one "shutdown" mode for the body is heat management - if you get over a certain temperature threshold, your body makes you reduce the intensity. Leaner people lose heat faster so they can exercise at high intensity longer.

There are entries for both cooked and uncooked versions of many meals in the database. Some by weight. More accurate is to keep tally of things pre-cooking, but not always possible. Another option - I buy 3 double chicken breasts. They are 3 lb total. So you can judge by portion size if strict accuracy is not needed for…

Suit yourself. Beyond the lack of understanding of physics (dilution is a physical phenomenon), it's incredible to me that people actually think their beliefs can debunk actual scientific research. My last contribution here: where there is a solute and a solvent, you can ALWAYS reduce the concentration of the latter. It's…

No offense to my fellow MFP'ers, or to the original poster, but these forums seem a terrible place to obtain factual information. Lots of sidetracking, lots of opinionated debate, but seldom succint and to the point. Or constructive. I did a google search. Within the first results was a research paper journal summary...…

Easily in my case. I have had swings of 8 lb. in a few hours due to carbo loading, exercise, and mild dehydration. One thing to keep in mind: a stored gram of carbs (not fat, i.e. easily available as glycogen) is retained with 4 grams of water. I can burn at a good clip 700-800 Cal for 4 hours. That's 200 g of carbs + 800…

If this is a real question: think of your body as an engine. When fuel burns in your car, it ejects the products of combustion as CO2 and water. Your body is similar. A more complete answer can be found pretty much in any physiology book.

I went dry for a couple of months a few years ago to prepare for a major bike race (for me :) ) . It did not make a big difference, performance-wise or weight-management. I don't binge drink, I have maybe 3 drinks a week tops and the last time I was drunk was years ago. But you might perceive a massive improvement. I say…

Sorry but this is silly. Where do you think the "fat" comes from for inuit? Organic grapeseed oil? Cold-pressed almonds? Or blubber from a large marine mammal? Maybe not "meat" in culinary terms, but certainly an animal product. Do you consider bacon "meat"? duck skin? They are both much higher in fat than protein. One of…

my wife is a "sustainable food" eater and as a result mostly vegetarian. She does consume seafood (as long as it's responsibly sourced), and will in turn avoid environmentally-sensitive plants and so. She has influenced me so now I try to only get meat that's reasonably sustainably sourced, and fortunately I live in a…

I don't think there should be an issue. I regularly do fasted workouts, not for weight management but for specific performance goals (i.e. fat Vs. carb utilization). This only really works in submaximal workouts - the more strenuous they are, the more carbs are needed. So if you're doing sprints you'll burn through your…

For "real" workouts, before and after. This is not weight management related, but performance. If you don't care about the latter or you just exercise to lose weight then it's not as crucial - just don't pass out and you'll be fine. As for what to eat, no fiber, no high fats, low protein, mostly carbs if the workout will…

My wife's mostly vegetarian - she does eat some fish. We mostly cook one single meal and we "supplement" since I'm lactose intolerant. So we make say pasta - she adds cheese, I add bacon. We have stopped eating most meat replacement products because they are horrid in taste and texture. Vegetarian food can be delicious -…

one more thing - calorie burn and HR are "mode dependant", because of the amount of muscles used, etc. Meaning that 150 HR running, cycling and skiing are not equivalent in calorie burn. They might be similar at the lower end, but as you go higher they become very different. Especially for cycling, since it's not…

you don't need to lift to increase your metabolism. (nothing wrong with it, I just don't currently go to a gym. I did it for decades). you can run, ride a bike, or basically do any exercise in short, strenuous bouts. Like sprints. You'll probably still develop muscles. More importantly, as you get leaner the tissue…

Ergometer just means machine used to measure power (W, J/s). In other words - work! There are cycling, rowing, and other more exotic types. The cool thing about them is that they actually measure the amount of work done - no guessing through HR, weight, etc. Truly accurate if properly calibrated. In most instances, a…

Do whatever works for you. There are some true statements regarding moderation, but sometimes it's better to simply avoid. Ask an alcoholic - some can manage one drink here and there. Some need complete dry regimes. No, you can't stop eating, but you can avoid supplying yourself with sabotaging foods. In my case - nuts and…