Originally Posted by
Dunbar
How much are you riding per week? My experience is that <100 miles per week led to *zero* weight loss. Nada/zip/zero weight loss over the course of a very consistent year of riding. I should mention I wasn't attempting to restrict my calories. At 150 miles per week it got pretty easy to lose weight as long as I wasn't going crazy with the junk food. Now at 190-200 miles a week with structured training I have to consciously make sure I'm getting enough calories to fuel my efforts.
About 50 a week right now. But I play 1-2 hours of racquetball, and lift weights for an hour 3-5 times a week. I'm going to switch to part time during summer to take a few online classes and focus on school and fitness. It should leave me more time to ride and get some stuff done this summer. As it stands I work 9-6 five days a week, so by the time I get back from the gym it's far too late to go on any sort of ride. But it might not hurt to swap racquetball for more time in the saddle.