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Old June 29th 04, 03:15 AM
Daniel Crispin
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Well been 3 weeks now. Lost 8 pounds on week 1, 6 pounds on week 2 and 2
pounds last week.
Loosing less and less will have to eat less and pedal more But seriously
first few weeks I know you
loose a lot of water too, so that's most likelly normal. Now just gotta
find a way to keep loosing 4 pounds
per week and I will be happy.

I read a lot about those carbs. I decided to lower my intake of the ones
that spike insulin production. Will
be hard since I am a pasta and rice guy. Good thing is that I am not a
potato guy, 95 on the glycemic index
is insane

How about you guys that were doing the same?


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Old June 29th 04, 04:59 AM
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Daniel Crispin writes:

Well been 3 weeks now. Lost 8 pounds on week 1, 6 pounds on week 2
and 2 pounds last week. Loosing less and less will have to eat less
and pedal more But seriously first few weeks I know you loose a
lot of water too, so that's most likely normal. Now just gotta
find a way to keep loosing 4 pounds per week and I will be happy.


This sounds hard to me. If yo don't like bicycling and riding in the
mountains, the exercise becomes just that and wears on you. In the
long run, riding a bicycle because you love it is a durable hobby and
it allows you to eat well without counting calories.

I read a lot about those carbs. I decided to lower my intake of the
ones that spike insulin production. Will be hard since I am a pasta
and rice guy. Good thing is that I am not a potato guy, 95 on the
glycemic index is insane


Ohhh, it sounds so unpleasant. Maybe you don't have nice mountains,
forest and seascapes for your rides, but riding for the fun of it is
more lasting and takes the drudgery out of 'exercising'.

How about you guys that were doing the same?


I don't.

Jobst Brandt

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Old June 29th 04, 05:47 AM
Terry Morse
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Daniel Crispin wrote:

I read a lot about those carbs. I decided to lower my intake of the ones
that spike insulin production. Will
be hard since I am a pasta and rice guy.


Well, don't cut out the carbs completely, especially from your
post-workout recovery meal. Recommended intake after a hard workout
is 70-100 gm of carbs and 20-25 gm of protein. Skip the simple
sugars, not the complex carbs.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://bike.terrymorse.com/
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Old June 29th 04, 06:28 AM
GaryG
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"Daniel Crispin" wrote in message
.. .
Well been 3 weeks now. Lost 8 pounds on week 1, 6 pounds on week 2 and 2
pounds last week.
Loosing less and less will have to eat less and pedal more But

seriously
first few weeks I know you
loose a lot of water too, so that's most likelly normal. Now just gotta
find a way to keep loosing 4 pounds
per week and I will be happy.


No offense, but you're dreaming. Your goal of losing 4 lbs per week is
unrealistic. It would require a daily deficit of 2000 calories (1 lb of fat
= 3500 calories). That means you need to eat 2000 calories less than you
burn each day. That is a nearly impossible rate of weight loss, and
potentially unhealthy because it's hard to get sufficient vitamins and
minerals. It's also hard to exercise with such a large calorie deficit.

Most authorities recommend a much more modest rate of weight loss - a
deficit of 500 calories per day is recommended and should result in about 1
lb per week of weight loss. See
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_fat.html for more info on this.

Keep up the bike riding, and aim for a modest, sustainable rate of weight
loss. You didn't gain all that weight in a few months, and you won't lose
it in a few months either.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary


I read a lot about those carbs. I decided to lower my intake of the ones
that spike insulin production. Will
be hard since I am a pasta and rice guy. Good thing is that I am not a
potato guy, 95 on the glycemic index
is insane

How about you guys that were doing the same?




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Old June 29th 04, 07:18 AM
Michael J. Klein
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:15:08 -0400, "Daniel Crispin"
wrote:

Well been 3 weeks now. Lost 8 pounds on week 1, 6 pounds on week 2 and 2
pounds last week.
Loosing less and less will have to eat less and pedal more But seriously
first few weeks I know you
loose a lot of water too, so that's most likelly normal. Now just gotta
find a way to keep loosing 4 pounds
per week and I will be happy.

I read a lot about those carbs. I decided to lower my intake of the ones
that spike insulin production. Will
be hard since I am a pasta and rice guy. Good thing is that I am not a
potato guy, 95 on the glycemic index
is insane

How about you guys that were doing the same?


I've lost about 2KG just putzing around enjoying the sights here in
the 10 days or so since I got my new bike. I try to ride 2 times a
day - once in the morning and once in the evening.

Right now, we have a typhoon bearing down on us!
http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V4e/typhoon/news/TYtrace.htm
I went out for a ride today and I could hardly make headway against
the high winds. There isn't a cloud in the sky yet and it will be 48
to 72 more hours before its actually here!

Michael J. Klein
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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Old June 29th 04, 08:30 AM
Matt Woodthorpe
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Well done on the weight loss, of course you have to remember that as well burning the blubber, your two-wheeled road rocket improves fitness and builds muscles. Muscle is heavy, muscle is good, so you may find you don’t always lose weight. The alternative diets involving denying your body the raw materials to burn fuel, and sitting around waiting for the weight to fall off, are a recipe for bad health, wind and halitosis. Skinny and unfit, does not equal healthy
Just eat a healthy diet and go for the burn, few things look better than a lean mean pedalling machine.
So take these words of wisdom from a man who is 40years of age, 100 kg in weight, doing 200+ a week and fit as a butcher’s dog.




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Old June 29th 04, 02:33 PM
Pbwalther
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No offense, but you're dreaming. Your goal of losing 4 lbs per week is
unrealistic. It would require a daily deficit of 2000 calories (1 lb of fat
= 3500 calories). That means you need to eat 2000 calories less than you
burn each day.


That is a nearly impossible rate of weight loss, and
potentially unhealthy because it's hard to get sufficient vitamins and
minerals. It's also hard to exercise with such a large calorie deficit.


Most authorities recommend a much more modest rate of weight loss - a
deficit of 500 calories per day is recommended and should result in about 1
lb per week of weight loss.


I agree with this. The lb per week notion is good because that anything
greater entails a pretty drastic situation that can not be sustained.

Now, it is possible to lose weight faster. I went on a 2 week tour in the
Rocky Mountains. It had a about 70 miles daily plus quite a bit of climbing.
Plus it was a camping situation (at high schools and what not) but when you
have to put up your tent and tear it down and walk to the showers and so on,
you get in even more exercise. I figured I could lose some weight on the tour
so I ate all the carbohydrates I could to replenish my glycogen for the next
day and I avoided fats and ate a normal amount of protein. I was very
surprised when I got home and discovered I had lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks and it
all seemed to have been fat. But you can do that when you are on the bike oh 6
hours per day and active for another 3 hours or so. People did gain weight on
the tour by eating massive cheese burgers, fries and sundaes. So it seems no
matter how much you exercise, you can sabotage it by upping the intake.

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Old June 29th 04, 03:34 PM
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"Pbwalther" wrote in message
...
No offense, but you're dreaming. Your goal of losing 4 lbs per week is
unrealistic. It would require a daily deficit of 2000 calories (1 lb of

fat
= 3500 calories). That means you need to eat 2000 calories less than you
burn each day.


That is a nearly impossible rate of weight loss, and
potentially unhealthy because it's hard to get sufficient vitamins and
minerals. It's also hard to exercise with such a large calorie deficit.


Most authorities recommend a much more modest rate of weight loss - a
deficit of 500 calories per day is recommended and should result in about

1
lb per week of weight loss.


I agree with this. The lb per week notion is good because that anything
greater entails a pretty drastic situation that can not be sustained.

Now, it is possible to lose weight faster. I went on a 2 week tour in the
Rocky Mountains. It had a about 70 miles daily plus quite a bit of

climbing.
Plus it was a camping situation (at high schools and what not) but when

you
have to put up your tent and tear it down and walk to the showers and so

on,
you get in even more exercise. I figured I could lose some weight on the

tour
so I ate all the carbohydrates I could to replenish my glycogen for the

next
day and I avoided fats and ate a normal amount of protein. I was very
surprised when I got home and discovered I had lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks and

it
all seemed to have been fat. But you can do that when you are on the bike

oh 6
hours per day and active for another 3 hours or so. People did gain

weight on
the tour by eating massive cheese burgers, fries and sundaes. So it seems

no
matter how much you exercise, you can sabotage it by upping the intake.


Too true. Most exercise burns off a depressingly small number of calories
With respect to weight loss, the diet component is generally more important
than the exercise component (with some exceptions like your week-long bike
tour). It's really easy, especially after exercise, to sabatoge a weight
loss plan by chowing down on calorie dense foods.

Once after a century ride I was too lazy to cook and went to Jack in the
Box. I ordered a healthy-sounding Turkey Pannido sandwich, and a small
chocolate shake. Later I got curious, and looked them up online...imagine
my surprise when I found out I had consumed over 1400 calories (most of it
fat calories)!

GG




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Old June 29th 04, 05:01 PM
Iguana
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GaryG wrote:
"Daniel Crispin" wrote in message
.. .
Well been 3 weeks now. Lost 8 pounds on week 1, 6 pounds on week 2
and 2 pounds last week.
Loosing less and less will have to eat less and pedal more But
seriously first few weeks I know you
loose a lot of water too, so that's most likelly normal. Now just
gotta find a way to keep loosing 4 pounds
per week and I will be happy.


No offense, but you're dreaming. Your goal of losing 4 lbs per week
is unrealistic. It would require a daily deficit of 2000 calories (1
lb of fat = 3500 calories). That means you need to eat 2000 calories
less than you burn each day. That is a nearly impossible rate of
weight loss, and potentially unhealthy because it's hard to get
sufficient vitamins and minerals. It's also hard to exercise with
such a large calorie deficit.

Most authorities recommend a much more modest rate of weight loss - a
deficit of 500 calories per day is recommended and should result in
about 1 lb per week of weight loss. See
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_fat.html for more info on
this.

Keep up the bike riding, and aim for a modest, sustainable rate of
weight loss. You didn't gain all that weight in a few months, and
you won't lose it in a few months either.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

I agree with you, aiming for an unreachable goal makes quitting easier when
the weight loss isn't being achieved.

I am in the midst of losing weight. I found myself at 206lbs in March, and
for my size, I should be more like 170lbs. So I set a goal to drop from 206
to 180lbs by 31 December, a very realisitc goal. To do so, I need only drop
approx. 1/2 lb per week.

Seeing my recommended calorie intake was 2700, and that I was pumping in
more like 3300 on a bad day, it was easy to knock off 500 calories a day
from the recommended to set my goal at 2200; gave up a chocolate bar at
night, dropped the Pepsi for diet Pepsi, and started eating more veggies
instead of homemade fries.

I also bike a fair amount, average about 1200-1500 calories burned per ride,
say 3 times per week. The riding, however, isn't for weight loss, it's
entertainment, with a good side effect that it also helps lose weight.

So, my goal is to lose 1lb per week by adjusting my diet and calorie intake,
and then if I lose another pound by biking, it's a bonus.

So, since March 1, I've lost 24 pounds, roughly 1.5lbs per week( I do cheat,
I don't count calories as carefully on weekends, have been known to indulge
in a 'few' beers now and then, and still make homemade fries when I BBQ a
good steak!)

All in all, a realistic goal fairly easier to make, and without turning my
passion of biking into a mandatory weight loss tool.





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Old June 29th 04, 11:07 PM
Daniel Crispin
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Daniel Crispin writes:

This sounds hard to me. If yo don't like bicycling and riding in the
mountains, the exercise becomes just that and wears on you. In the
long run, riding a bicycle because you love it is a durable hobby and
it allows you to eat well without counting calories.


Unfortunatelly I am an Urban rider. There is a lot of nice trails around
the island
of Montreal, but only 1 small hill in the middle of the town... I would say
a 500 feet climb or something
like it. Maybe I should do that once a week. Last time I did it I was
exausted at the top, it's a steep climb
that goes for maybe 3 miles... or something like that.

Anyways to loose weight you have to do both, only cycling would be too
slow... I calculated it and it
would take me 4 times as long.

I read a lot about those carbs. I decided to lower my intake of the
ones that spike insulin production. Will be hard since I am a pasta
and rice guy. Good thing is that I am not a potato guy, 95 on the
glycemic index is insane


Ohhh, it sounds so unpleasant. Maybe you don't have nice mountains,
forest and seascapes for your rides, but riding for the fun of it is
more lasting and takes the drudgery out of 'exercising'.

How about you guys that were doing the same?


I don't.

Jobst Brandt



 




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