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I'm interested in paleo as a concept but love dairy, and, how TF do you do a lot of riding on minimal starchy carbs? Do veg cut it for providing endurance sport fuel?
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Hey Jim
This was the big question I had..
How to ride at tempo for 4hrs+ without carbs?Before paleo my fueling technique was a fairly standard 40g of refined carbs every 30 to 45 minutes.
Gels, flapjacks, chocolate.. whatever.The answer I was given from the world age group triathlete champion surprised me.
Nothing.You eat nothing.
At the time I dismissed it as likely suicide
The theory is however a body without the complication of digesting carbs can better naturally convert fat reserves for energy.When I tried I found I still need to eat somthing, but I can easily manage 4hours with a just 50g of lowcarb coconut spread out over the whole ride.
Carry an emergency gel incase I feel a bonk coming on.
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My weight has dropped to 66kg after moving to a more paleo inspired diet.
I was worried when I got on the scales as im trying to build leg power but my body fat had also halved to 8.5% well below targets.
Low carb / higher fat diet easy to stick too, reduced hunger and no binge cycles I find are triggered when i'm eating refined carbs.
Clearly I need to rebalance my calorie intake at some point but might try for 6% body fat just to see how it feels.
Worried about eating increased levels of saturated fats, will probably check cholesterol levels next month, but think it involves a blood test and I don't do needles.