For those looking to loose wieght.

[purplemoon]

Porridge is the best breakfast food, especially if you add a handful of dried fruit

Also grapefruit is very good for you, especially when trying to lose weight

 

[briank]

Porridge is the best breakfast food, especially if you add a handful of dried fruit

Yeah, but only if you can eat it.

Personally, I find a plate of warm vegetable mucus not particularly appealing first thing in the morning.

Ever cleaned out the saucepan after?

Yeugh.

 

[purplemoon]

Yeah, but only if you can eat it.

Personally, I find a plate of warm vegetable mucus not particularly appealing first thing in the morning.

Ever cleaned out the saucepan after?

Yeugh.

I cheat and make it in the microwave

 

[yenrod]

Ok, I'm no expert, but here is my advice to beginners looking to loose wieght from cycling.


Nutrition
The more serious you are in anything cycling related the more you need to focus on nutrition.

In order to burn fat you need to get through your reserves of carbs and sugars. This can take up to two hours of cycling, however with a decent diet you can cut down this time, you just need to control yourself.ML

I feel your wrong here.

If you exercise at a low to moderate intensity then you'll burn fat if you go really fast you'll burn the immediate stores of energy and will run out of energy.

So its SLOW EASY RIDING !!!

 

[shooter560]

I feel your wrong here.

If you exercise at a low to moderate intensity then you'll burn fat if you go really fast you'll burn the immediate stores of energy and will run out of energy.

So its SLOW EASY RIDING !!!

Sorry but recent findings are that although slow exercise rates do target more fat stores, faster heart rates consume high levels of fat stores and so aid weight loss quicker.

Also exercise at higher heart rates also burns fat stores afterwards due to elevated heart rates post exercise.

Though you do have to watch the amount of fat you consume so you don't add to what you already have, and trying to lose.

 

[summerdays]

Porridge is the best breakfast food, especially if you add a handful of dried fruit

That's my breakfast - hand it back... porridge made with milk and dried cranberries yum yum.

 

[purplemoon]

That's my breakfast - hand it back... porridge made with milk and dried cranberries yum yum.

Oooo never had cranberries with it, will have to try that! Had dried prunes with mine this morning, mmmmm

 

[rob7222]

Lose
–verb (used with object)
1.to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
Loose
–adjective
1.free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
2.not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms.
Not trying to cause trouble...

 

[Crackle]

What is this 'slow and easy' cycling of which you speak? Slow I can do but tell me where I can find easy......


....and wheat. If I avoid wheat the weight stays off. I always start the day with yoghurt and fruit .... after that it goes downhill more rapidly than a cyclist on a 1:3

 

[JohnRedcoRn]

i agree that lad had good intentions but i agree more with others in here, i've done the hard intensive excersise and strict diet thing before. it works, but now i'm taking a more relaxed approach...cycling is mainly for enjoyment - i will push myself and always have the next goal to work towards, but at a steady pace (would like to be able to do hartside pass in 2 years but if it takes 5 then so what?).
as for diet, well its good old commom sense - ease off the junk fat and sugar but enjoy a little bit of it, fruit and veg, carbs and suchlike + ease off the alcohol a week or two before a challenging ride.
i've reached a point in my life where it would be nice to be at my fittest but i'll happily live with 'quite good' and i dont mind carrying a bit extra, and whilst i am spurred on and inspired by more experienced cycling friends, i dont feel the need to compete or catch up quickly, i have found my 'zone' of going with the flow but pushing myself steadily.
And i retire in 15 years time so because i'll only be 55 i will, all being well, have many years of good cycling to enjoy (maybe with werthers original instead of jelly babies)

 

[Over The Hill]

I have gone from 13 1/2 stone to 12 stone. I think that is a loss of 2 stone of fat and adding 1/2 stone of muscle.

I always eat enough breakfast to fill me up. Good stuff not sugary stuff.

I cut out milk in my drinks (only have half pint of skimmed per day on cerial).
No fat on bread just put in good fillings. Most shop sandwiches are full of fat and sugar and light on the bread. Just buy fresh rolls and eat them plain.
Eat lots of Bread Potato Pasta (Carbs) in each meal.
(YES)
Aim to have a meal, get full up and then to forget about food until nearing the next meal.
Eat a good evening meal (involving a knife and fork and a good balance) not too late in the evening so it is digested before bed and you wake up hungary for brekka.

If you do snack then just eat fruit.

Try to eat real food, not stuff ready made in a packet. Packet food tends to be full of fat and sugar.

I probably eat as much quantity as I did when putting on weight but by changing the input to cut down fat and sugar I reduced calories by a fair bit.

On the burning up side, I cycle now but really not a great deal. I have done about 1,000 miles this year. But at 12 mph that is 83 hours cycling which is about 41,000 cal or about three weeks food!

 

[Blue]

if you must quote any of my messages you need to do it in total, and not paraphrase what i said to make it look like nonsense.

I wasn't trying to make the phrases look like nonsense. I agree with what you wrote.

 

[MessenJah]

How about if I don't want to burn fat? I hardly have any to burn. Do you have any tips for burning muscle?

 

[Downward]

Is it better to be 12 stone (5ft 11") and Unfit though or 13 Stone and fit (Cycling 15m Daily fit) ?

 

[JohnRedcoRn]

13 stone at that height ; i'm about 5ft 11" and when i reach 13 stone i'm in pretty good shape. i reckon starting at that weight / height youd lose weight and become very fit relatively quickly with regular steady cycling and sense / moderation in food and drink.
12 stone, 5ft 11" and UNFIT, then i suspect getting FIT from that baseline would be relatively easy as your not fighting against a lot of excess weight.
***THIS IS JUST MY EDUCATED OPINION, I'M NOT AN EXPERT*********