vernon wrote:

Having got nutrition and hydration sorted for Audax rides using energy bars,
bananas and PSP22, mix I will be cycling around 100km per day for around a
fortnight on an unsupported LEJOG ride in August. The energy demands are
going to be quite different because of the additional weight that I will be
carrying and I am curious to know what other LEJOG rider ate during the
ride.

When I rode with my daughter a couple of years back we just ate what we
fancied.
We would usually start with beans and/or bacon and a roll for breakfast
or sometimes some fruit with gallons of tea. Tea quantity would depend
on whether or not the sun was out when opening the tent door.
Mid-morning we would stop for 11'ses - a roadside brew up and a cake, or
sometimes a cafe stop.
For lunch we would have a picnic, say bread and ham or cheese, although
my daughter usually had a pasty or similar, she being one of that breed
who cannot put on any weight to her bean-pole frame however much she eats.
Mid-afternoon would see us searching out teashops again.
Supper varied between pasta on the Trangia or for the occasional treat a
takeaway curry.

Throughout, drink was black tea or soft drinks from the occasional pub
stop. For the two weeks+, I also decided to become tea total, which I
found easier that I had anticipated.
We also always had black tea for the brew ups, as we couldn't be ars*d
to carry milk.

So no science at all, and we didn't suffer for the lack of gobbledegook
about iso this and tonic that.

Our ride is at:
http://www.jpbdesign.net/EndtoEnd.html

More specifically, how should I balance the carb/protein content of
the food throughout the day? i.e. high carb or high protein
breakfast/lunch/evening meal.

Getting bogged down in this kind of stuff may make you think the ride is
harder than it really is.
I'm convinced LEJOG is over-hyped.
If I could ride it with my wrist in a slint, and my daughter managed it
at just 14yrs old, then i doubt there are few cyclists who would fail.
Just look on it as a standard two-week cycle tour.
Its nothing special, just a ride that just *has* to be done.

That said, you will always remember it, but because it is a ride steeped
in history, traditions, and crazy stories. it is part of our heritage,
and by riding it you will become part of that history.

Carrying PSP22 is impractical so my drinks
are likely to be water only unless there is a 'homebrew' that could be mixed
each day from standard food items.

A tea bag dangling in hot water works a treat.

I have bonked out a few times when cycle
camping and it seems to take ages for me to be able to eat my way out of the
energy gap. It's also a demoralising experience.

All advice welcomed.

Just do it, and enjoy.

John B