just ordered a new carrera from Halfords yesterday, get it in three weeks never thought id be getting back on two wheels(without an engine) thanks to my mate badgering me and the fact i'm getting older and more unfit dont like gyms, running is boredom unlimited so this has to be the way to go, felt pretty uneasy until reading the newbie posts and realising I wasnt alone. lots of posts on weight loss but what about diet? any special do's do not's should do's etc? looking forward to my new bike.
never thought id get the bug
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Congrats on your new hobby, it won't be long before you will discover you need more bikes and stuff 
This thing get addictive very quickly!
While cycling is the perfect tool to create the caloric deficit required to burn fat and loose weight, sustained effort also creates hunger for which you tend to overcompensate if you are eating the wrong foods. Loosing weight is simple but not easy, as everyone keeps saying, requires a certain amount of discipline and determination.
Don't know if you like reading about this stuff but after buying many books I have settled on this one as it's aimed at beginners, very easy to read and follow. Basically it gives you riding plans to loose weight and increase fitness, very good guidance on what and when to eat as well as strength training you can do at home with minimum equipment. Also available for iPads and Kindle. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ride-Your-Way-Lean-Ultimate/dp/1605294063
This thing get addictive very quickly!While cycling is the perfect tool to create the caloric deficit required to burn fat and loose weight, sustained effort also creates hunger for which you tend to overcompensate if you are eating the wrong foods. Loosing weight is simple but not easy, as everyone keeps saying, requires a certain amount of discipline and determination.
Don't know if you like reading about this stuff but after buying many books I have settled on this one as it's aimed at beginners, very easy to read and follow. Basically it gives you riding plans to loose weight and increase fitness, very good guidance on what and when to eat as well as strength training you can do at home with minimum equipment. Also available for iPads and Kindle. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ride-Your-Way-Lean-Ultimate/dp/1605294063
I didn't think I'd get the bug either.
Now if I had less self-control I'd have a fleet of bikes by now (that the wife refers to as "bicycles" managing to say in such a condescending way....), spend money I don't have on various accessories and bits and pieces, drool over the latest bikes etc...
Oh, wait....
On another note though - three weeks to wait for your bike once you have ordered it is just plain cruel!
Now if I had less self-control I'd have a fleet of bikes by now (that the wife refers to as "bicycles" managing to say in such a condescending way....), spend money I don't have on various accessories and bits and pieces, drool over the latest bikes etc...
Oh, wait....
On another note though - three weeks to wait for your bike once you have ordered it is just plain cruel!
Widge
Baldy Go
Oh yes....it's an addiction alright!
My other hobbies (collecting bread-bag ties and stick polishing) are now firmly on the back boiler.
I've always likked bikes........but there are special dolphins that take over your brain, apparently, when you start riding a road bike in Ernest.
It's also very easy to become bling obsessed and a sucker for red, shiny things to bolt on to your red shiny thing! Be Moderate, keep calm and enjoy!
My other hobbies (collecting bread-bag ties and stick polishing) are now firmly on the back boiler.
I've always likked bikes........but there are special dolphins that take over your brain, apparently, when you start riding a road bike in Ernest.
It's also very easy to become bling obsessed and a sucker for red, shiny things to bolt on to your red shiny thing! Be Moderate, keep calm and enjoy!
Welcome!
Diet isn't rocket science really, just eat proper food, cut out the junk food, less alcohol etc. Pasta and rice are both good. I'm partial to spaghetti bolognese, curries, pasta bakes, pizza, so you don't need to go on any specific fancy diet IMO.
To lose weight, don't eat any more than you do now (a little less if you can) and exercise more. Cycling is ideal exercise I know what you mean about gyms, seem very boring to me.
I am however spending money on a new wardrobe of cycling clothes. I always thought I'd never be seen dead in skin-tight lycra, but now I wouldn't wear anything else on the road bike. Half my other clothes don't fit properly any more either
so that's more expense coming up too.
Good job I didn't start cycling to save money
Diet isn't rocket science really, just eat proper food, cut out the junk food, less alcohol etc. Pasta and rice are both good. I'm partial to spaghetti bolognese, curries, pasta bakes, pizza, so you don't need to go on any specific fancy diet IMO.
To lose weight, don't eat any more than you do now (a little less if you can) and exercise more. Cycling is ideal exercise
I know what you mean about gyms, seem very boring to me.I am however spending money on a new wardrobe of cycling clothes. I always thought I'd never be seen dead in skin-tight lycra, but now I wouldn't wear anything else on the road bike. Half my other clothes don't fit properly any more either
so that's more expense coming up too.Good job I didn't start cycling to save money
Tanis8472
Guru
Oh yes....it's an addiction alright!
My other hobbies (collecting bread-bag ties and stick polishing) are now firmly on the back boiler.
I've always likked bikes........but there are special dolphins that take over your brain, apparently, when you start riding a road bike in Ernest.
It's also very easy to become bling obsessed and a sucker for red, shiny things to bolt on to your red shiny thing! Be Moderate, keep calm and enjoy!
Were they tasty ?
Do they swim around your brain?
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Welcome!
Diet isn't rocket science really, just eat proper food, cut out the junk food, less alcohol etc. Pasta and rice are both good. I'm partial to spaghetti bolognese, curries, pasta bakes, pizza, so you don't need to go on any specific fancy diet IMO.
To lose weight, don't eat any more than you do now (a little less if you can) and exercise more. Cycling is ideal exercise
I am however spending money on a new wardrobe of cycling clothes. I always thought I'd never be seen dead in skin-tight lycra, but now I wouldn't wear anything else on the road bike. Half my other clothes don't fit properly any more either
Good job I didn't start cycling to save money
Oh how so very true, i now have a wardrobe for just my cycling gear ???? and i swore i would never become one of those shiny lycraed (?) people
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Hi
Totally addictive is cycling. More addictive even than pistachios
Why the 3 week wait, out of interest?
Totally addictive is cycling. More addictive even than pistachios
Why the 3 week wait, out of interest?
So as PBB said three weeks to wait for the bike was kinda cruel so got it.......today actually 4h28 minutes ago and just done my first 6.4 miles in what I think is very respectable 21m22s. how do i feel? well got off the bike and my legs buckled, my A*** feels like the pineapple is still up there!! and my blood pressure quite simply was the best it has been for weeks again a very respectable 115/79 pulse 103, I'm very pleased, when will I go again? as soon as the pineapple has been removed!!
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Oh how so very true, i now have a wardrobe for just my cycling gear ???? and i swore i would never become one of those shiny lycraed (?) people
Wouldn't wear lycra, wouldn't get shoes and pedals that attach, wouldn't consider riding 100 miles. All promises to myself (and my wife) i've broken since starting riding, i'm currently on the safe as houses (for now) "i promise i'll never wear a replica kit".
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
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- Land of Lincoln
Good luck on that journey, pineapple and all, K9mn. The bicycle, applied properly, expands the horizons, extends the life-span, and makes an ordinary day an epic encounter with the unknown .
