Originally Posted by
banerjek
Most people overestimate how much they burn and underestimate how much they can eat.
The typical rider on BF puts in 100-150 miles/week. While that is definitely good for you and far better than doing nothing, it's not enough to allow you to eat more than you're supposed to or consume junk like breakfast pastries, shakes (i.e. lattes), etc on a regular basis.
This. I learned the hard way. Turns out your daily 2000 calories is really easy to hit.
I eat very healthily, control my calorie intake and cycle 100-150 miles every week and maintain my 180lbs (6'0", stocky build with a small amount of excess on my stomach). Losing weight is very tough.