[Closed] iDave diet, who done it?

I reckon I could do that.... What's the route?

Jamie.

You is a racing snake. Much faster than me on the bike.

I do not run.

Not by a long stretch. I am confident Molgrips, TSY, DGOAB, Mr Taylforth, Druidh and probably everyone else on the forum is faster than me.

I must admit, it's good to be back running again. Just taking it nice and slow at the moment....well apart from the odd blip were I get carried away and inadvertently do a 6min/mile.

NEWSFLASH -

I managed my inward 20 mile commute in 56m 50 secs!

I'm really chuffed with that.

*is really ******* chuffed*

Now for sub 50 min 😯

I dunno, Jamie.. those are fairly good stats up there...

I get carried away and inadvertently do a 6min/mile

😯

If I attempted a 6 minute mile I'd need carrying away half way through!

Yeti - good.. route please?

Only riding a while and he's already approaching 20mph averages. Awesomeness.

My buddy and I averaged 18 on the Étape. Was quite pleased though a few fellow competitors were nearly as cruel as you lot. Few s****s about my saddle not being visible and see through shorts. 🙁

That is impressive TSY - well done! I used to do 17.5 miles in around an hour and be fairly chuffed. Was on an MTB with slicks, but not much in that.

Was on an MTB with slicks, but not much in that

There is, I reckon.

How can I show you the route?

I don't have any GPS or owt.

Just tell me where you went, roughly. I bet it was one of those nice TT friendly Thames Valley flat routes...

Yeah, it's pretty flat... net climb on the way in though.

Witney/Curbridge/Ducklington/Kingston Bagpuize/East Hanney/Steventon/Milton (Park).

Door to Door just over 20 miles so I gave myself a bit of a warm up first.

If anyone wants me off the forum I'll be the bloke riding home in pink lycra 🙂

Just tell me where you went, roughly. I bet it was one of those nice TT friendly Thames Valley flat routes...

It is what it is, nothing chosen to help....

....here is the route with exact start/finish points chopped off.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4530858

The Southern Yeti:

I don't have any GPS or owt.

You really should invest....best thing I ever bought for my running/riding/hiking etc. Especially routing my rides. Does not have to cost the earth, as a 305 would be good enough and they are about £100 on Amazon.

Jamie not bad with what looks like suburban riding in it...

Yeti nice.. seems you take a slightly longer route than necessary?

The Southern Yeti - Member
NEWSFLASH -

I managed my inward 20 mile commute in 56m 50 secs!

Congrats [s]you thunder stealing bastard[/s] buddy!

Jamie not bad with what looks like suburban riding in it...

Indeed. Several sets of traffic lights (got lucky on these today), roundabouts and a busy A-road to cross.

Yep. It's all about doing 20 miles 🙂

And a bit about riding on quieter roads... you'd be insane to ride along the A34.

Sorry Jamie. I did jump a set of lights on a bridge over the Thames to keep my speed up!

*doesn't mention still being in pain from cardio marathon on Monday*

*didn't mention being in pain from playing 90 mins of badminton last night*

Few s****s about my saddle not being visible and see through shorts.

My cycle shorts came from Lidl, so I know your pain.

...well not the saddle being visible part, but then we know you're lying about that bit.

Yeah, it's white. So, the contrast helped for some.

Jamie - I didn't mention that!

I bought a tri magazine and it said to concentrate on getting my RPM high... about 90-100. Checked in spinning classes and this is the approx cadence I pedal at now.

I bought a tri magazine

that's your 1st mistake right there 🙂

Jamie - I didn't mention that!

Harumph.

Why's that a mistake?

Except for the fact that it's made me start looking at wetsuits.

Sometimes the big busy roads are very fast to ride though. A4 between Newbury and Theale being an example.

Why's that a mistake?

oh my 1st half catch on STW 🙂

it's my roadie influences coming through where I shouldn't like triathletes as they can't ride bikes and cause crashes at races

I always found the A580 the best road to ride down, the traffic do 60 past you and the continous tail wind it generates helps out a lot! It would make 2-3mph average difference on my commutes over using the cycle path at the side of it.

😆 Does that mean I'll lose all my skill if I start doing triathlons?

Molly the A34 would be suicide. Plus riding crap surfaced back roads all adds to the challenge 🙂

Plus riding crap surfaced back roads all adds to the challenge

Indeed. Some of the roads I ride make my teeth fall out. Price worth paying for deserted roads though.

...probably should get my wheels checked at some point really.

Dunno the A34 but the A4 is very busy but very very wide so you've got tons of space really. Never felt threatened.

If there's one thing I hate road riding it's crap surfaces 🙁

If there's one thing I hate road riding it's crap surfaces

You're such a tart molgrips.....ruff with the smoov 😉

it's my roadie influences coming through where I shouldn't like triathletes as they can't ride bikes and cause crashes at races

Does that mean I'll lose all my skill if I start doing triathlons?

gulp...i didn't realise it was this bad.

*thinks about giving his tri club membership back*

The A34 is very close to being a motorway. It's the main arterial route taking traffic north to south equidistant between the M25 and the M5. Effectively it links the M1, M40, M4 and M3.

I know it is by the M4/M3, didn't realise it was like that all along...

You wouldn't catch me riding the A34.

You'd certainly see me if I was though.

well costco was out of awesome, so screw you guys. i'm off to be fat somewhere.

Is there a recipe list of interesting pulse based dishes?

I just made one.

1/2 tsp each of chilli powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper, bit of salt, tbsp of olive oil. Heat for a bit, then dump in a tin of 'weiss' beans, whatever that is in the UK - white beans? Heat up for a bit, then I tossed in some shredded bits of a spicy sausage and barbecued chicken that were left over and s good sprinkling of lemon juice at the end.

Took 5 mins and was lovely! I served it with some mixed veg.

Molgrips. Dressed for dinner.

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That does sound tasty.

😀

iChef.

Only went and shaved a minute off on the commute home, didn't I 🙂

Good job Yetster.

I got an emergency call from Mrs Grips so went hammer and tongs... didn't break the record though, tired from yesterday and the weekend.

So, I am doing the idave diet and being pretty strict, but on sunday I am riding in a 103 mile sportive, Sunday is my cheat day, do I need to carb load Saturday? Or will I be ok carrying on as normal on the diet?
Cheers
Chamonix666

Have a normal carb-load Sat night, big carb/protein breakfast Sunday and carbs during the sportive

- see it's not a low carb diet......

I ate a whole tin of beans last night in spicy form. And I'm bloody starving this morning!

If you want an interesting pulse-based dish, look for a recipe for Jamie Oliver's Mad Moroccan Lamb with cous cous, and add extra chickpeas instead of the cous cous. I made that on Saturday and it was really good.

Last night I did Chickpeas, Sesame seed paste (Tahini) Olive oil, garlic and lemon juice (yes, I know lemon juice probably isn't kosher) blitzed to make a really nice hummus. I had that with falafel, which is broad beans (or chickpeas) ground up with spices and onion, pressed into little lozenge shapes and shallow fried.

In the oven I roasted a pan of vegetables (peppers, fennel, courgettes, tomatoes and garlic) and separately a couple of chicken legs. Mrs BigJohn, who's now iCurious, had a few roasted new potatoes with hers, and I substituted the falafel and hummus.

I think she was envious.

I bought a tri magazine

I'm not ready for triathlons. I've started to build up to one though, by looking at bi websites.

😀 I don't do things by halves... I went from straight cyclsit to tricurious in one step.

big-john... do you have a recipe for that falafel, sounds good.

here at home wife just bought some polenta and made some small breads. she figured as polenta was made from maize, and sweetcornb is ok (?) it was ok... sadly though no a quick search says not.

Sweetcorn even in veg form is out, apparently.

I need more imagination and preparation in the lunch area, skipped today as I can't face another bloody salad from the hospital 'restaurant'. Everything else is banned-item-rich. Looks like I'll starve till tea tonight.

I had a hard time of it today, absolutely nothing in the work canteen had no banned items so I ended up with a stir fry beef and veg which had a small heap of rice. I intended to ignore the rice but it was all mixed up in the stuff and I was starving so it went down 🙁 Been doing so well too!

Ref Big John's posts ^^^^^^^ Just find a recipe and modify it.
Obviously some recipes are closer to low GI than others.

I have found the JO website useful, much more so than Hugh's website.

Don't forget to look through the monster list of stuff on the BBC food website.

Spud.
No need to starve dude, more prep.
😉

CK.
You'll live. Like Spud, more prep perhaps.
🙂

Home made food tastes the best, imo.

no sweetcorn? damn, i've been eating heaps.

mind you just discovered that i like quinoa so at least chilli con carne is back on and tagines.

what about quorn, that permissible?

We have a freezer full of chilli, curry etc. I'll engage brain next time. Still cheat day tomorrow! 4 weeks in on Monday and just over half a stone gone, no exercise either through injury..

Will there be an STW Master Chef series soon ?.

GTOS.

I make a quorn based chilli, I've never used / eaten quinoa. Well, not to the best of my knowledge.

I can safely say that gram flour tortilla's don't work...

You can get falafel mix from Tesco - but careful, only the "Hale & Hearty" brand is free from wheat.

All it consists of is ground chickpeas and spices but it's quick, easy and tasty.

I like them made with broad beans. If you use tinned beans you probably need to add mor flour to achieve the right stiff texture. Use gram flour (chickpeas) in that case.

I'm just about to make a squash and cauliflower curry to go with the pork chops tonight. Onion, garlic, pepper, and mushrooms will be added along with some thai spices and coconut milk.

Breakfast/lunch today was the left over hummus with carrots.

How much bigness have you lost BigJohn?

Ok, I've just google'd the quorn thingy and found this:

[i]beans, lentils and other legumes all among the lowest GI foods.Quorn is also a great meat substitute with no GI as it has almost no carbohydrate [/i]

So, unless someone else knows more than me *highly likely* 😆
I'd guess quorn is in.

[i]We have a freezer full of chilli, curry etc. I'll engage brain next time. Still cheat day tomorrow! 4 weeks in on Monday and just over half a stone gone, no exercise either through injury[/i]

Spud, like you, my freezer has a fair few tubs of homemade chilli and ragu, stored within.
It is goooooood.
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Good effort on losing the 1/2 stone just through changing what you eat.

Weight control through diet alone, is exactly what I've been trying to achieve. Its working pretty well too.
I feel I eat well, I don't miss meals or feel hungry, and don't suffer lack of energy. Can't really see a down side to this, as being able to eat crap and booze each and [b]every day[/b] just wouldn't mean anything anymore.

🙂

3kg. And I'm having beers on Fridays and tuesdays, and having sugar in 2 coffees a day.

And a lot of floaters are resulting 😳

Cheers, I've been a bit reserved on cheat days, but tomorrow the gloves are off!! It may commence with the full English next door...

Chilli's never been an issue for me - just wang three or four extra tins of random legumes in it and eat from a bowl. Nom - no rice required.

Must say though I'm still feeling quite tired with all the riding I'm doing...

*wanders in... wonders why everyone is actually talking about diets... wanders off to get a chocolate bar and a coffee*

wanders off to get a chocolate bar and a coffee

I'm clock watching, waiting for the time when i can go climbing. Off to a different place tonight *excited*

I have been inspired by reading the above to make chilli with quorn for my tea tomorrow night *goes off to look at recipes*

[i]wanders in... wonders why everyone is actually talking about diets[/i]
😆

The clue is in the title......... 😉

[i]Chilli's never been an issue for me - just wang three or four extra tins of random legumes in it and eat from a bowl. Nom - no rice required.[/i]

Amen dude !, Chilli's a good one for me too, esp now that I've dumped the pack mixes for the spices and just add my own. Tastes better too.
Chik P's, red kidney beans and cannellini beans go into my chilli.

Rice with your chilli is so harvester.

Its gram flour flatbreads with Chilli, for me
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Don't forget the Aduki beans 👿

[i]goes off to look at recipes[/i]

No need.

The enlightened Chilli.

Olive Oil
2 medium sized white onions - chopped
500g of minced beef, [b]I use Quorn instead[/b].
1-2 Peppers - chopped
4-6 cloves Garlic - crushed - fine
2 red chillies
2 green chillies
1 x 380g pack of Chick peas, drained and washed
1 x 380g pack of Cannellini beans, drained and washed
1 x 380g pack of red kidney beans, drained and washed
2 x 400g tins of chopped Toms
1 x tablespoon of sundried tomato paste.
If you can't source this, then tom puree
2 teaspoons hot paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of ground black pepper - Optional
2-3 bay leaves
Tabasco souce to taste.
1 glass red wine.

My chilli is better than yours.... *runs*
😉

I thought tomatoes were banned?

What about eating coffee beans? Is this allowed?

[i]I thought tomatoes were banned?[/i]

I hope you're better at riding your bike than understanding the [i]rules[/i]
😉

Chilli's a good one for me too, esp now that I've dumped the pack mixes for the spices and just add my own. Tastes better too

To be fair, I've never managed to concoct my own spice recipe that comes close to the Discovery chilli from a jar.....

solo, fab, you are a star! I don't eat meat so quorn it is. 🙂

than understanding the rules

They were banned originally, like way back... all fruit was, toms included.

I never banned tomatoes

They pass the custard test

[i]I never banned tomatoes

They pass the custard test
[/i]

idisciples [b]1[/b] - TSY [b]0[/b]

😉

[i]solo, fab, you are a star! I don't eat meat so quorn it is[/i]

You're very welcome, fill yer boots !
😉

*goes back to vending machine for more comfort eating*

One thing that has struck me is sources of calcium, having cut out the dairy stuff and not being a nutritionist, am I depriving myself of calcium? Or are there sufficient other sources out there?

iDave is this really completely public domain now? Can I give it out to my mates?

[i]To be fair, I've never managed to concoct my own spice recipe that comes close to the Discovery chilli from a jar.....
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Its probably got sugar in it.

Try my recipe, it'll taste good if for no other reason than [b]you[/b] made it.
😉

I suspect it hasn't. Plus I've put sugar in my own chili and it's good but still not as good.