Ive been riding for about 6 months and noticed that I dont eat as much as i use to and when i do eat i get full very fast. Could this be cause by not eating enough during rides or something? Im already pretty underweight for my size (6' 140 pounds). Any help would be appreciated

-Scott

Ive been riding for about 6 months and noticed that I dont eat as much as i use to and when i do eat i get full very fast. Could this be cause by not eating enough during rides or something? Im already pretty underweight for my size (6' 140 pounds). Any help would be appreciated

-Scott
More info required. At 6' and 140#s you certainly are on the low end of the healthy weight for someone at that height. Actually, you are a couple pounds below that.

You noticed that you don't eat as much? Uhmmm...Eat more. See how you feel. I think you can allow for a few pounds of weight gain while conducting this experiment.

You are making me feel fat at 6' and 157#s.

5' 7" and 162 here, built somewhat like a bulldog...

Seriously, everyone's body type is different--if you are worried, you may want to go see a Dr. If you are concerned, do what bikinben said. Try to raise your caloric intake a bit and see how you feel. A health shake (protein) a day would do you good, heck if that sounds too gritty between the gums, go pick up a box of Luna Bars (may I suggest the Key lime Pie, a d@mn fine treat if I ever saw one) and eat em between meals!

Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better! For me, low weight always made me feel HUNGRY and tired.

Jay

More info required. At 6' and 140#s you certainly are on the low end of the healthy weight for someone at that height. Actually, you are a couple pounds below that.

You noticed that you don't eat as much? Uhmmm...Eat more. See how you feel. I think you can allow for a few pounds of weight gain while conducting this experiment.

You are making me feel fat at 6' and 157#s.


I try to eat more, but I cant eat alot before i start getting full. Iv even forced myself but i end up feeling sick.

I'm the same as you, just about. 6' and 139, down from 160 about a year ago. I find that, under most strenuous exercise / training, I have a tough time eating enough later in the day as I lose my appetite. I did two things to make it adjust. First, eat a two-stage breakfast on heavy training days: a small, "nomal" breakfast like two slices of toast and piece of fruit, wait 90 minutes, then eat as much as you can, like pancakes or oatmeal or something, then wait another 2 hours, train. This only works of course on weekends when you can get up at 6 and train at 10:30.

Second is to carry sports drinks in bottles for longer rides, since I have a hard time stomaching food, especially when it's hot (not right now!), and maltodextrin-based drinks go down like water for me.

YMMV, but as long as you can train 3-4 hours in a day and not feel totally exhausted the next, I don't think you're undernourished.

holy poop people! I'm a freaking tub of lard!

6'0, 190!

goddamn those massive track thighs.

Your profile indicates you are relatively young - when I was your age I weighed only four pounds more BUT I ate like a horse & trained / worked physically hard. You should, as suggested see a Doctor - a sports doctor if possible. Also get a good training manual with diet recommendations (if you are like me and want to keep it simple then look for diet info based per kilo of your body weight) Check these recommendations against what you are now eating - calorie for calorie and nutrition against nutrition. Another concern I'd have is that you seem to believe this lack of appetite is linked to riding the bike - I don't believe this is usual, if anything I would have thought it should be the reverse.Take action - find a sports Doctor and read or google Calorific / nutritional requirements for athletes.
Good luck.

It's "malnourished", not "malnutritioned".

Sorry, I can't help myself sometimes.

pW|\|3D!!@

Malnutrition'd!

ARROW'd!

Ur teh suckz0r.

When the internet makes bad grammar somehow cool -- no, scratch that, somehow l337 -- I guess postmodernism has hit a new height / depth.

Ive been riding for about 6 months and noticed that I dont eat as much as i use to and when i do eat i get full very fast. Could this be cause by not eating enough during rides or something? Im already pretty underweight for my size (6' 140 pounds). Any help would be appreciated

-Scott
I don't know why you are not eating much , but i am pretty thin too. Not that i am unhealthy. :D I get full very fast too , so i eat everything little by little. It may take me 30mins to finish my dinner(a plate of rice , fish , soup , some veggies) , but hey , at least i get the job done. Try it , i find that i get less hungry too.

Im already pretty underweight for my size (6' 140 pounds). Any help would be appreciated

-Scott

At 18 even if you didn't work out you should be eating all the time!!
:eek: Wow! 140?

pW|\|3D!!@

Malnutrition'd!

ARROW'd!

Ur teh suckz0r.

When the internet makes bad grammar somehow cool -- no, scratch that, somehow l337 -- I guess postmodernism has hit a new height / depth.


lmfao...!

try eating many, small meals during the day rather than 3 big meals. Spread out your intake of food and see if it helps.

I try to eat more, but I cant eat alot before i start getting full. Iv even forced myself but i end up feeling sick.

I was on the thin side; well I thought, when I started cycling; 5' 7 1/2" 134lbs. I felt the same way as I would become full fast, so I started eating more smaller meals 4- 6. Now I'm a solid 12lbs heavier, mostly leg muscle. 10% heavier but not 10% faster.

Other from that, if you become full fast, eliminate filler foods. ie white starchs (bread, rice) and replace with whole grains