A bit overweight

[GmanUK65]

I am a bit overweight (I think). My belly is a bit bigger than I would like and I need to make it look flatter than round. All this has happened in about a year and I am putting it down to not riding my bike as much and eating a bit more than used to (I suffered from stress for a couple of months and was off work with it' since then I have been eating more; I am fine now where stress is concerned). I know cycling is helpful in bringing down weight though it cant be just riding a bike that brings it down. There must be methods in riding a bike to lose weight else anyone who cycles who is not overweight would be underweight. Does anyone know any of these methods or know any web sites with this information? I ride a hybrid bike.

 

[ianrauk]

I was 4 stone overweight. I did not exercise and ate crap.
I started cycling and eating healthier. There was no other method to it for me.
I lost near 4 stone in less then a year.

 

[jim55]

so in summary your question is ,,,,,,,?

 

[jim55]

I was 4 stone overweight. I did not exercise and ate crap.
I started cycling and eating healthier. There was no other method to it for me.
I lost near 4 stone in less then a year.

^^^^^
this

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

There must be methods in riding a bike to lose weight else anyone who cycles who is not overweight would be underweight. Does anyone know any of these methods or know any web sites with this information? I ride a hybrid bike.

None exist. Somewhat ironically, weightloss is done in the kitchen. Exercise only supplements loss, but is not the whole cause of it.

 

[Garz]

None exist. Somewhat ironically, weightloss is done in the kitchen. Exercise only supplements loss, but is not the whole cause of it.

I will go out on a limb and add exercise (in this case cycling) will help you get better at it, help reduce stress and tone those stagnant muscles. Dieting alone will not be beneficial to your c.v system or muscular development.

 

[uclown2002]

I am a bit overweight (I think). My belly is a bit bigger than I would like and I need to make it look flatter than round. All this has happened in about a year and I am putting it down to not riding my bike as much and eating a bit more than used to (I suffered from stress for a couple of months and was off work with it' since then I have been eating more; I am fine now where stress is concerned). I know cycling is helpful in bringing down weight though it cant be just riding a bike that brings it down. There must be methods in riding a bike to lose weight else anyone who cycles who is not overweight would be underweight. Does anyone know any of these methods or know any web sites with this information? I ride a hybrid bike.

It's really quite simple; calories in vs calories out is key to weight loss.

So eat less and move more!

 

[GmanUK65]

What do people mean by eating healthier. I am a vegetarian, though I do eat a bit too many chips (oven at home, fried elsewhere). What other non-meat products should I cut down on?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

23 stone > 16 stone here

cycling a lot more more eating less that my friend is all there was to it.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I've lost 3 stone since November time last year. I am probably eating more now than then, but I do spend a lot of time on the bike. I need to kick another stone off and I know I probably will have to reduce my food intake to achieve it.

 

[Mo1959]

I've lost 3 stone since November time last year. I am probably eating more now than then, but I do spend a lot of time on the bike. I need to kick another stone off and I know I probably will have to reduce my food intake to achieve it.

I'm thinking about cutting my mileage back a fair bit, so I will have to be careful and eat slightly less again no doubt.

 

[tyred]

No easy fix I'm afraid. I managed to put on a stone last year despite cycling around 5,000 miles. You can lose weight sitting watching Coronation Street. The tried and tested formula is to eat less calories than you consume.

What exercise will do is tone you up so you look better and improve the health of your heart and lungs, etc. The other thing to be aware of is that being physically active, especially for someone who's not used doing a lot of exercise, will work up and appetite and the risk of developing the "munchies" afterwards.

 

[Ben M]

There is a big secret to weight loss. All the diet programmes don't want to tell you about it because it's such a secret, and it's magical. Here it is:

You need to consume fewer calories than you burn off.

a.k.a. eat less and cycle more, fatty.

 

[amasidlover]

Whilst it is a simple as consuming fewer calories than you burn, knowing how to do that without some form of help was beyond me...

I suggest you try one of the calorie tracking apps/websites e.g. myfitnesspal, myfatsecret or similar - I lost around 7 stone doing that and still track all my exercise and my food consumed. It will also tell you which your high calorie foods are, even as a veggie, you'll be having; nuts, seeds and oils (all very energy dense), complex carbs (bread, pasta, cereals) which are quite energy dense...

Once I'd got on top of my weight (which I'm now happy with), I started looking at protein vs. carbs vs. fat etc.

For some people it does seem to be trivially easy and they have an innate 'feeling' for when their in vs. out balances - for me I either never had that, or managed to lose it somehow - maybe after a few years of recording everything I'll be able to just 'know' but for the moment, I'm keeping the diary.

 

[cyclewick]

I wanted a flat stomach, i was around 12 stone and just under 6 ft, so I decided to cut some fat out of my diet, only eat when im hungry and regularly, and cycle 20 miles a day, but the advice that I know for a fact works to lose lots of weight, is just have a bigger calorie deficit, maybe burn around 500-600 calories more then you are eating. and cut your intake of sat fats . also having muscle helps you burn more calories even at resting. Good luck