Day 17, Just get out and Do It

Surprisingly I slept pretty well in my inebriated state last night, however I was pretty lethargic and lying in bed trying to correct my previous nights drunk blog post was nice and warm. Outside looked cold and the weather forecast was for it to get colder and wet.

Glucose:    4.2
Ketone:     0.9
Breakfast: Little greek yoghurt with MCT oil (pre-ride)
Lunch:      Last bit of mousaka, chicken leg and thigh, 1/2 M&S prawn cocktail, M&S mango, mangetout Salad, almond butter
Dinner:     Chicken leg and thigh, 1/2 M&S prawn cocktail, M&S edamame, apple sugar snap salad
Ride:         87.5km, 178w (wap), 2180kcal

With my ketones hammered from my night out, 1 double vodka soda, 0.5 bottle white & bottle of red (probably not the best low carb choice), I was concerned at how my ride was going to be. I had some MCT oil mixed into greek yoghurt, to try and bump up my levels, about 07.30.

Just get out and Do It. It looked cold and miserable and I really lacked motivation, especially knowing the weather was due to get worst. Correctly dressed, with the exception of my shoe or toe covers, I had a teaspoon of salt and a pint of water and set off.
It was actually pretty lovely out when wearing the right kit. My DMS had kicked in and hamstrings were pretty tender, after 20-30 minutes I started to feel more comfortable on the bike and after an hour I was in the groove. Certainly last year I always felt stronger after an hours warm up.
The ride was pretty good but I am not drinking properly. I am forgetting to drink and then when I do the water is too cold so I don't drink enough. I might need to my some insulated camelback bottles and fill with tepid water.
My tummy was settled during the ride and I think the small breakfast helped but I would not want to have that straight before a ride. Riding past my house at 65km, to continue into work, took some willpower, probably due to the fact that I was now soaking wet and my feet, with out my covers, were blocks of ice. Post ride I didn't feel too good, I think I was dehydrated, I had stomach cramps and felt a bit sick. I felt better after a couple of pints of water and a little sit down.

Food wise I was hungry but a bit limited for time and choice. I picked up few things from M&S but with a little mango and apple in the salads there were more carbs, even in the prawn cocktail (40g in total), than I would like. However coming off the back of a 3 hour ride I am pretty sure that these will get rapidly absorbed from my bloodstream without triggering an insulin response.

Later in the evening I felt not completely satisfied, not really hungry but not full. I think a cup of broth would have really done the trick but for some reason last night I did not remember to take any out of the freezer. I was working on my own so no other option, went home and went to bed.