Originally Posted by
Chaco
Unless you want totally generic advice that won't be very useful, you'll have to provide more information about yourself: how old are you; how much weight you want to lose; do you have problems metabolizing carbohydrates (blood sugar problems, diabetes, etc); how often can you ride; what you mean by "out of shape"; etc.
Actually, I was thinking the generic advice is what I want. Things like VO2 are new to me, but everyone here knows about it. 10% rule for increasing mileage.
Assume middle aged, needing to lose 50+#s. Assume no medical conditions for this thread. Riding varies. I may get into what I have done and what I think is working, but I really don't want to get into my specifics. I will learn more and this thread will be more useful to others if I keep it generic. Odds are I will have other threads that are very specific to me, but this isn't really a ME thread.