Wow, what a post! I've never seen such a brain dump from a foodie, it really shows the mentality that some have about food (which is very very very clearly your problem, Stricken).
I eat food to give my body the nutrients it needs, not to "treat" my tastebuds.
- I'd cut out the bag of M&M's after dinner (do you really think you need a desert? Really? It's a bad habit you've gotten into).
- I'd cut out the soda with dinner.
- You probably don't need a snack on a 90 minute bike ride, but cucumber rolls sound healthy enough I guess.
- You need QUALITY food, 4 or 5 times a day. Garbage food does not equal living the high life. I cant even imagine eating 2 candybars in a single day, unless I was on some sort of epic 100+ mi bike ride.
- No/few sugar/carbs for 5-6 hours before bedtime.
- Count your calories.
- Bike as many miles as you can, the weight should start to come off once you're doing 40-50+ mi a week. At 100+mi a week I had to add significant calories to my diet to keep from turning into skin and bones.
I've never seen somebody actually be so honest on here about just how over the top obsessed they are with food food FOOD! Amazing
+1 Cut out sugar and processed foods. Low fat diets don't work. Eat good meat, vegetables, fruit. Cook with olive oil. Eggs are good. White bread is bad. Oatmeal is good. Fruit Loops are bad. Drink lots of water. A lot of times, people mistake thirst for hunger and thus overeat.
And it takes longer than a month to get results.
Yes, way way back I used to be a teenager that could put away 7-8,000 calories a day and not gain an ounce. Those days are long gone and I've spent the last few years losing about 30 pounds of fat(and gaining 10 pounds of muscle).
I didn't change my diet overnight but it's been a long time since I've had a soda or fast food and I don't miss them at all. I've reduced the amount of carbs I eat and the additional protein and fat give me that "I'm full" feeling and I don't feel the need to snack all day.