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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
I'm curious about all these great life-changing claims that are
made for it. It may not change your life, but it will make it more interesting. -- _______________________ALL AMIGA IN MY MIND_______________________ ------------------"Buddy Holly, the Texas Elvis"------------------ in.edu__________ |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting - Thank You
I wish to thank each of you who took the time to reply to my question.
Your comments have helped ease my mind about this issue. I'm now one step closer to making the decision whether or not to commute. Cheers, Harry |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
HarryB wrote:
Background: My wife and I purchased a tandem this fall and have done a little (~400 miles) riding. 400mi is not necessarily "a little"; that's more than many people will ever do in a lifetime. I have so enjoyed the biking that I'm considering commuting to work (about 20 miles round trip.) I'm 50 Good for you! Question: Presently I eat a cold cereal breakfast before driving to work. I'm wondering if it is "ok" to eat a breakfast just before getting on the bike and riding 10 hilly miles. (I've heard that one Only you would know what is best for you. Some people can't stand riding after a meal; me, I get nauseous riding on an empty stomach. Since you've put up many miles, you might already have some idea about how you fare with/without a meal. shouldn't exercise immediately after eating a meal, but maybe that is an old wive's tale?) It would be possible for me to eat a breakfast That's mostly a concern when swimming, for obvious reasons. A wonderful aspect of cycling is that, no matter how exhausted you are, there's a minimum speed that you can maintain (almost) indefinitely, so that you never really end up "stranded" out there. after arriving at work, but I'm concerned about not having the energy to ride 10 miles without a breakfast. Since I would need to leave the house at about 5:00am, it might make a difference in my decision to commute if I would need to wait, let's say an hour, between eating and riding. My advice would be to give it a try. Pick a day off and make the ride first thing after you get up. If it doesn't work for you, try a light breakfast (maybe also a fruit, unless you're on an Atkins diet), or take along one of those breakfast bars. Don't be afraid to experiment; just make sure you allow some extra time for your ride in case things don't go as you planned. And the best of luck to you! -- Frederic Briere * = IS NO MO http://www.abacomsucks.com = |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
"Elisa Francesca Roselli" wrote in message ... Bruce Frech wrote: And enjoy the commute. It will make wonderful changes to lots of things in your life. What wonderful changes? o It makes a complete, clean break between your work life and your home life. I have found that if I take the bus home from work, I carry work home with me in my head ("if only I had said XYZ at the intradivisional meeting...") and right into the house. Ditto things that happened at home. But you can't carry these thoughts in your brain as you bike. When I come out of the parking garage of my building, the cars whizzing down Second Ave, and there's taxis pulling out and buses pulling in, and panel trucks parked illegally loading something. I have to focus, NOW, on traffic. If I'm still feeling warm and logy from sitting before my computer, the cold air and rain hitting my face is like someone splashing cold water on me -- wake up! This clean break is good for your mental health. When thoughts of that intradivisional meeting float back into your mind, a couple miles later, you have perspective on them. o It builds bicycling, and therefore exercise, right into your daily routine. You don't make the decision to ride your bike twice a day. Rather, riding your bike is what you do without having to decide. You don't look out the window and think "cold", or "rain", or "dark" and then think, "oh, I'd rather not bicycle". Instead, when you get dressed on that cold, rainy dark morning, you pull on your warm tights and thermal jersey, and ride. Oddly, you find that cold, dark, or rainy isn't such a terrible thing to ride through after all. And you get a work out every day, without having to pay for, or go to, a gym. o You get to be outdoors everyday. This can be tremendously grounding. It's also wonderful to be aware of the seasons as they change. Many of us cycling commuters are celebrating that each and every day it gets just a little lighter for the ride home. Here, the trees are full of fragrant blossoms, and in certain neighborhoods, ornamental plums are very popular as landscaping trees. You'll ride on certain streets, and your nose will be filled with their scent. Quite honestly, often the best part of my day is spent on my bike, riding to or from the office. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Email me the new Tiferet CD (http://www.tiferet.net) |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:18:54 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
wrote in message xJ_4c.6241$J05.79906@attbi_s01: Quite honestly, often the best part of my day is spent on my bike, riding to or from the office. Yes! Amen to all of that. It's only when you stop driving weverywhere that you realise just how horrible driving is compared to cycling. With cycling, the process itself is enjoyable. You're doing something you want to do in time you would have wasted anyway just getting to work! My commute now includes a stretch on the train. I get to read books with no small people clamouring for my attention! Great! And then I ride the 20 miles home and arrive feeling tired, hungry, healthy, happy and glad to be alive. -- Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
In article QZ04c.5284$zS4.47882@attbi_s51, "Peter Cole"
writes: I really got a kick out of this. I don't know how old you are, Mike, but I suspect things might change as you get older. I'm 48 and I'm riding between 250 and 300 miles per week with the 25 year old racer dudes in my area. I can do it, but I absolutely MUST have fuel. Being an old fart is a state of mind. You said it. Most days I don't feel older. Only now it takes me about 16 miles to warm up. To get back to food. I've done it both ways. Just don't gorge and you will be fine. A little cold cereal with a banana and soy milk or yogurt keeps the stomach company. "Little" is the operative word. I go with two thirds cup of wheat bran with one third cup of soy milk and the banana. Why third cup? It is an old protein measuring scoop. Some days I throw in a few walnuts or dried cranberries for variety. I've read advice to not eat before exercise as a weight reducing trick. Also they usually recommend eating within an hour or so after exercise for best benefit. I met one rider who takes only protein smoothies on his days off. For longer rides after you have used up last nights meal you need carbs to keep your noggin working. |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
Elisa Francesca Roselli wrote:
curious about all these great life-changing claims that are made for it cycling to work. 1. No worry about bus being early or late. You can pretty well commute to work within a given time each day at a pace of your choice. 2. Fresh air. 3. Passing friendly people and other cyclists offering and reciprocating daily greetings. 4. Found objects. Most cyclst find interesting objeccts in their daily commute. Some for the taking and some for observing. 5. Bus transfer doesn't expire when you are on your bike. You can stop and goes as you plase. Independence. 6. Exercise is good and important for us at all ages but particularly when we get older and can sometimes be less physically active. Cycling helps. 7. Buses are noisy. Bicycles are not. 8. Cycling saves money. A 20 - 30 minute bus ride is 2 dollars 9. You get to pick your route and scenery. 10. When you have cycle commuted to work, you are ready with fresh energy to tackle the day with an enthusiasm that isn't quite the same if you drive or use public transportation. If you observe drivers and those that use public transportation, they just don't have that same look of enthusiasm that a cyclist has. |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 05:02:23 GMT, occupant
curious about all these great life-changing claims that are made for it cycling to work. 1. No worry about bus being early or late. You can pretty well commute to work within a given time each day at a pace of your choice. all true. it is now faster for me bike to work then take the bus. took a bit but now it saves me time. my only complaint is th bus is handy for reading time. -- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. |
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Q - Eating breakfast before commuting
Claire Petersky wrote:
Bicycle commuting is the greatest -- I hope you really enjoy it as much as I do. You said it! I could not agree more. My favorite part of bike commuting is the ruby slippers it gives me. I've been doing 50 miles with 3000 feet on the way to work, which is ten level miles as the crow flies. When it's time to leave work, I get on the bike, I blink, and a moment later I'm home -- with no recollection of the return trip. Doug |
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