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Weightloss is a product of diet much moreso than a product of doing a sport.
Cycling for weight loss
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Serious mileage that would probably infringe on your family life (with a young family). You might get less grief and a bigger weight loss through diet and running.
Big Nick
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Slow steady weight loss is far better than rapid weight loss as it tends to suggest you've changed you lifestyle long term and not purely to lose weight which no doubt will go back on when you get complacent!
How often do you treat yourself? once a week in moderation is fine but any more than that and you're probably fooling yourself
How often do you treat yourself? once a week in moderation is fine but any more than that and you're probably fooling yourself
A short video for you to contemplate.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8OhUJywiSUE
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8OhUJywiSUE
tudor_77
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Hi,
Its great that you are cycling, getting fitter and losing weight. However, the fat around the abdomen and love handles is quite stubborn as it is the first place we store fat and the last place we lose it. The fact that you have already started to lose weight shows the changes in your metabolism are taking effect so all you need to do is just persevere and be patient. Sit ups and crunches will absolutely 100% do nothing at all to shift fat from the stomach, it will just tone the abs you already have under the layers of abdominal fat. I am 5.11 and start to see my abs appear around the 12 stone mark. Exercise is a great way to burn fat and boost the metabolism, however as the saying goes 'abs are made in the kitchen'. You don't necassarily need to eat less, just eat cleaner. Cut out bad carbs such as bread and pasta (possibly the worst thing in the world for your waistline!) and replace them with Oats and Brown rice. Also, eat fruit instead of chocolate and crisps etc and eat more lean protein with vegetables such as tuna salad or fried lean chicken breasts with fried veg (peppers, onions, garlic, chillies, corgettes etc) in extra virgin olive oil (full of antioxidants and healthy omega fats). Make sure you increase healthy fats too like fish oil supplements and (again) extra virgin olive oil drizzled over the tuna salads etc. If you clean up your diet like this along with your cycling the fat will start melting off you in no time at all and those abs will start appearing. A good diet will also help your energy levels and improve your cycling too so its a win/win situation.
Just my '2 cents' anyway... Good luck mate!
Its great that you are cycling, getting fitter and losing weight. However, the fat around the abdomen and love handles is quite stubborn as it is the first place we store fat and the last place we lose it. The fact that you have already started to lose weight shows the changes in your metabolism are taking effect so all you need to do is just persevere and be patient. Sit ups and crunches will absolutely 100% do nothing at all to shift fat from the stomach, it will just tone the abs you already have under the layers of abdominal fat. I am 5.11 and start to see my abs appear around the 12 stone mark. Exercise is a great way to burn fat and boost the metabolism, however as the saying goes 'abs are made in the kitchen'. You don't necassarily need to eat less, just eat cleaner. Cut out bad carbs such as bread and pasta (possibly the worst thing in the world for your waistline!) and replace them with Oats and Brown rice. Also, eat fruit instead of chocolate and crisps etc and eat more lean protein with vegetables such as tuna salad or fried lean chicken breasts with fried veg (peppers, onions, garlic, chillies, corgettes etc) in extra virgin olive oil (full of antioxidants and healthy omega fats). Make sure you increase healthy fats too like fish oil supplements and (again) extra virgin olive oil drizzled over the tuna salads etc. If you clean up your diet like this along with your cycling the fat will start melting off you in no time at all and those abs will start appearing. A good diet will also help your energy levels and improve your cycling too so its a win/win situation.
Just my '2 cents' anyway... Good luck mate!
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Yes I know it's an old thread but an on topic question and maybe you or someone else can answer it.
So - why is bread so bad if you eat it in moderation? After all you have to eat something and you do need daily carbs. I have toast for breakfast most days (so damn easy and I like it) and have lost a fair bit of weight since christmas.
clockworksimon
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Thinks it's to do with bread, pasta etc having a high glycaemic index. After eating this causes a rapid spine in blood sugar levels and a corresponding spike in insulin secretion. Insulin promotes storage leading to increased fat stores if in excess.
High carbs and low fat diet may paradoxically be worse for weight gain than high fat/low carb for the same calorific content.
Of course it is all about degrees of moderation and sustainability.
Other things like sleep, stress, vitamin D, intensity of exercise now thought to have impact on weight too.
Well done on the weight loss!
High carbs and low fat diet may paradoxically be worse for weight gain than high fat/low carb for the same calorific content.
Of course it is all about degrees of moderation and sustainability.
Other things like sleep, stress, vitamin D, intensity of exercise now thought to have impact on weight too.
Well done on the weight loss!
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Thanks for the reply clockwork.
I should also have maybe said that I eat pasta maybe about 5 times a week at the moment, though I should stress in smaller servings than of old - like many Brits I tended to pile the pasta on. I think moderation and portion control is maybe key - Italians DO eat a lot of pasta frequently but are generally far trimmer than Brits.
Have actually lost 2 stone since the beginning of the New Year though this was after a particularly binging Christmas.
I should also have maybe said that I eat pasta maybe about 5 times a week at the moment, though I should stress in smaller servings than of old - like many Brits I tended to pile the pasta on. I think moderation and portion control is maybe key - Italians DO eat a lot of pasta frequently but are generally far trimmer than Brits.
Have actually lost 2 stone since the beginning of the New Year though this was after a particularly binging Christmas.
Its a combination of things of which you're getting the balance right, whereas some others can misjudge it causing a lack of success:
Italians, along with anywhere warm/sunny, have the climate to be a more active population overall. I knew someone from South Africa that said she put on loads of weight just coming to UK part of which was the fact that she was always out in SA and just didn't feel like it so much here.
Bread is a good, generally healthy, energy source which has copped a bad name as carbs did in the big "dietary mis-conclusion" of the past 10 years. White Bread has a lower GI than Brown and will spike a little but its all better than any monosaccharide carb like sucrose/fructose/glucose. On a side note, bread shouldn't have any fat in. It is added to help the production process as it aids in trapping air in the dough helping it to rise. Proper kneading and proving will allow this to happen naturally but takes much more time.
Fairly common diet these days is to limit the carbs on days where you don't train - although don't be afraid of them after a session. It does depend on how much you do and what you do though.
Portion control is definitely something that I think is an easy win too.
Healthy fats should be included to assist in various bodily functions - but at 9 calories per gram, they are calorie dense and can only be used at a certain HR so must fit the regime too. Easy to mis-calculate.
Seems like you're having success - although a recent gain will be lost easily so keep up the good work.
Italians, along with anywhere warm/sunny, have the climate to be a more active population overall. I knew someone from South Africa that said she put on loads of weight just coming to UK part of which was the fact that she was always out in SA and just didn't feel like it so much here.
Bread is a good, generally healthy, energy source which has copped a bad name as carbs did in the big "dietary mis-conclusion" of the past 10 years. White Bread has a lower GI than Brown and will spike a little but its all better than any monosaccharide carb like sucrose/fructose/glucose. On a side note, bread shouldn't have any fat in. It is added to help the production process as it aids in trapping air in the dough helping it to rise. Proper kneading and proving will allow this to happen naturally but takes much more time.
Fairly common diet these days is to limit the carbs on days where you don't train - although don't be afraid of them after a session. It does depend on how much you do and what you do though.
Portion control is definitely something that I think is an easy win too.
Healthy fats should be included to assist in various bodily functions - but at 9 calories per gram, they are calorie dense and can only be used at a certain HR so must fit the regime too. Easy to mis-calculate.
Seems like you're having success - although a recent gain will be lost easily so keep up the good work.
2IT
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It seems like you are riding about 20 minutes one way at a time. A person only burns sugars in the blood stream in the first 40 minutes of training. You will never directly burn body fat until you go past 40 minutes. While you are seeing some progress, you have to ride longer.
Either be happy with your progress, continue to watch your diet (eat the best foods available), or up your mileage to an hour or two (especially on the weekends). Good luck.
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Interesting post, all of it, thanks. Also the stuff on bread - on bread and fat, the italians aren't perfect. I found one bread from the giant Mulino Bianco (white mill, cos no way does it come from a factory of course) company which had, i swear, 10 or 11 per cent fat somehow squashed into it.
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You're right, they're not at all - and I'm sure the bread tastes pretty damn good. Just lucky that they have a bit more opportunity to burn it off. They say you cannot out-train a bad diet, and that will be much truer of real junk, but a more marginal indulgence can be dealt with where you have an increased metabolism - especially if you're just maintaining rather than trying to lose weight etc.
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Corrrected my post above - typo - that you quoted - "white bill" should have course have read "white mill".
As in this pastoral delight.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqnmqd4wTQ
Am sorry to disillusion you Travs, but no, that 11 per cent fat isn't delicious. Mulino Bianco makes a right load of old junk. It's prime product could be said to be advertising.
I do know good places in Italy for good bread, but I reckon German bread is generally superior.
I put Italian's generally trim shape down to fearsome self discipline.
God knows what would happen to Brits if the Italians introduced their junk breakfast biscuits (I can eat a large back of them and only just feel remotely full) to the UK.
As in this pastoral delight.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqnmqd4wTQ
Am sorry to disillusion you Travs, but no, that 11 per cent fat isn't delicious. Mulino Bianco makes a right load of old junk. It's prime product could be said to be advertising.
I do know good places in Italy for good bread, but I reckon German bread is generally superior.
I put Italian's generally trim shape down to fearsome self discipline.
God knows what would happen to Brits if the Italians introduced their junk breakfast biscuits (I can eat a large back of them and only just feel remotely full) to the UK.
