"She liked to eat ..."

I have been reading, sort of, Chris Carmichael's 'Food for Fitness: Eat Right to Train Right.' Carmichael was one of Lance Armstrong's coaches, so you figure he knows about coaching an endurance athlete. Which I like to pretend that I am.

Anyway, all this training and food talk made me want to improve my diet. Not necessarily lose weight, though I'd like to lose some fat. Once I know how much fat I have. Haven't gotten around to that testing yet.

He actually breaks down the year into training cycles, even for schmoes like me instead of Lance Armstrong. I haven't gotten quite that far into it yet but depending on your goals for a several month period, your nutrition requirements change. (duh) Depending on the time of year, his recommendations are: 60 - 70% carb, 13 - 18% protein, 16 - 22 % fat. These are for a 120 lb athlete, which I'm a little more than. And maybe questionable on the athlete part.

So I wanted to break down my breakfast. Now this is a big meal, even for me. But it will hold me for awhile because I probably won't have a lunch exactly. I'll have plenty of snacks along the way. But this needs to carry me through chores and mountain biking through to dinner later. And I haven't had the banana yet. That will be a snack here in awhile. Because I'm pretty full right now.

This is a little light on the carbs probably but I will make that up during the rest of the day. Though not bad ratios.

Breakfast Nutritional Analysis -
3 scrambled eggs, in Pam, with a tiny bit of milk - 210 cals, 13.5 g fat, 4.5 g saturated fat, 18 g protein, 3 g carb

Diced potatoes, in Pam spray - 160 cals, 0 fat, 4g protein, 36 g carbs,

Yoplait light smoothie - 90 cals, 0 fat, 6 g protein, 18 g carbs

Banana - 100 cals, 0 fat, 1 g protein, 27 g carbs

Total - 560 cals, 13.5 g fat (4.5 sat fat), 29 g protein, 84 g carbs - 10 g fiber
so .... 20% fat, 20% protein, 60% carb