Originally Posted by
carlosdiaz
I guess my goal isn't so much distance but weight loss. The reason I got my bike was to shed some pounds. I am just wondering how many calories I might be burning in a given workout. I have an app on my phone that claims I burned about 1,100 calories in a two hour ride at about 10-12 mph. Does that sound reasonable?
At my weight (190 this afternoon) and age (40), according to the LoseIt! app on my phone, two hours at 10-11 mph is 888 calories.
But as everyone else is saying, real weight loss comes from eating right, not just exercising. You can bike so often and so hard that you get fast and strong, but unless you eat better, you won't get much lighter.
Been there, done that, never wanted the T-shirt.