I am trying to drop a few pounds--maybe 10. I thought I would try out one of the juice cleanse diets along side my wife; we would do it together. I modified the diet, thinking there was no way juice only would give me enough calories to make it through the day. My plan was juice during the day and then a light (salad) dinner in the evening. Monday was the first day and by the end of the day I thought I was going to die! I had a screaming headache, felt light-headed and dizzy. I ate a clif bar and immediately started to feel better.
Tuesday I changed things up. Juice first thing, lunch time half a salad, 3/4pm the remaining half salad, 6pm clif bar and then final juice at 8:30. I did ok with this, although cycling (sufferfest video w/trainerroad) i felt weak and struggled to hit some of the interval targets that I can usually make OK. I also swam in the morning and ran at lunch time.
Today, I repeated the food schedule but only had a bike workout planned--sufferfest revolver. I started the workout at 7pm. One half hour into it I gave out; could not hit the interval targets and felt really out of breath. I have done this particular workout a few times and while it is difficult, I have always been able to hit the target, plus a few watts, and complete the entire course.
So my question to the forum:
What is the best way to determine exactly how many calories to intake and what should the timing of those calories be? Should I plan to consume the expected calories expended for a particular workout, and how long before that workout should I take them in? And, if I do that, can I then just consume the minimum to get through the day? Is my approach right--decreasing calories to a minimum and then adding back in to just be able to continue my training plan?
I do not create a ton of power on the bike and I know one way to increase watts per kilo is to reduce the kilo part. I also know that I will pick a few seconds per mile running just by reducing the weight I carry along. I am just shy of 5'9" and vacillate between 160lbs and 165lbs.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Twitter: @blues2play
Tuesday I changed things up. Juice first thing, lunch time half a salad, 3/4pm the remaining half salad, 6pm clif bar and then final juice at 8:30. I did ok with this, although cycling (sufferfest video w/trainerroad) i felt weak and struggled to hit some of the interval targets that I can usually make OK. I also swam in the morning and ran at lunch time.
Today, I repeated the food schedule but only had a bike workout planned--sufferfest revolver. I started the workout at 7pm. One half hour into it I gave out; could not hit the interval targets and felt really out of breath. I have done this particular workout a few times and while it is difficult, I have always been able to hit the target, plus a few watts, and complete the entire course.
So my question to the forum:
What is the best way to determine exactly how many calories to intake and what should the timing of those calories be? Should I plan to consume the expected calories expended for a particular workout, and how long before that workout should I take them in? And, if I do that, can I then just consume the minimum to get through the day? Is my approach right--decreasing calories to a minimum and then adding back in to just be able to continue my training plan?
I do not create a ton of power on the bike and I know one way to increase watts per kilo is to reduce the kilo part. I also know that I will pick a few seconds per mile running just by reducing the weight I carry along. I am just shy of 5'9" and vacillate between 160lbs and 165lbs.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Twitter: @blues2play