Comments on: Food As Fuel

By: KelliLovesHerBikes

KelliLovesHerBikes — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:07:11 +0000

Hi Clive, thanks for the comment! I am very much looking forward to providing nutrition information and interacting with Loving the Bike readers. With most food battles, getting rid of baggage, determining what you want to “drive” your food intake (reasons you choose what you choose), and seeing food as fuel go a long way – of course, easier said than done! But, with each step you get closer. As an athlete, the next (advanced) step is separating daily nutrition from training nutrition so that you fuel your body with healthy, whole foods day in and day out, AND give your body the right fuel for training when you need it (depending on your personal goals as an athlete). Nutrition is interesting in that the principles are so simple, yet the daily execution of healthy eating can become complex with emotional eating, stress, schedules, family, etc. I wish you the best with your journey – stay positive and give yourself a clean slate each day!

By: Clive Chapman

Clive Chapman — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:39:13 +0000

Anything to do with food is of interest to me as you know if you’ve read my blog and the ongoing battles I have with food.

I’m looking forward to reading more of your expertise Kelli!

By: KelliLovesHerBikes

KelliLovesHerBikes — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:10:49 +0000

Thanks Darryl – I am thrilled to be a part of the team! I’ll be loving my (road) bike even more now that mtn bike season’s about done. Time to bust out the arm/leg warmers and full finger gloves here in Golden…

By: KelliLovesHerBikes

KelliLovesHerBikes — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:33:42 +0000

Thanks Dr. Ben. It can be a really good exercise to stop and think why we choose to eat what we eat. Many times, it comes down to habit, convenience, and even other people’s desires (family, roommates, etc). This can have a good influence or a bad one. Instead, it’s good practice to think of what will fuel us first.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:28:32 +0000

Great post, Kelli. I’m so happy to have you as a regular contributor now, and I know all the Loving the Bike readers are totally going to benefit. Welcome.

Darryl

By: KelliLovesHerBikes

KelliLovesHerBikes — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:20:29 +0000

Hi Bryan, Thanks for the comment. The simplicity of the dirt/fuel analogy hits home to me as well. It can be particularly helpful to an athlete who really sees the immediate effects of having no fuel (whoops, forgot to eat before a big ride and bonked), or the wrong fuel (pizza right before the ride can = stomach cramps). Great job with cleaning up your diet so far! A diet like Paleo can make it even more “clean.” However you decide to eat, choose whole, natural foods as much as possible for daily nutrition fuel.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:25:03 +0000

Great example of dirt and fuel. Although I’ve cleaned up my diet quite a bit, I have a lot more that can be done. I’ve been doing some reading into the Paleo diet and am considering trying it to see how it goes.

By: Dr. Ben

Dr. Ben — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:03:31 +0000

Great tho’t to start “renewing” our thoughts about food. Love the vivid and very practical analogies…I think the image of putting dirt in the gas tank will come back to all of us the next time we reach for something after reading this post!