Originally Posted by calves2997

If your goal is to loose weight then you should ride for as long as you can at a decreased intensity thatn you are presently doing. This will mean that you move slower, but will be increasing your muscles ability to burn fat as fuel. When you get your heart rate monitor try to keep it in zone 2-3. These are zones of light and moderate aerobic activity. Going all out right initially is not the way to go: you need to have a large numebr of base miles ( proabbly 1000 or so) before you can work on performance/speed/ intervals.