Originally Posted by
apesrunner58
I have a Carbon q Klein, I put new components on it last year. ultegra My bike weighs 17.5 now. I think it is my weight and cardio function. I had bypass in 2009. I have 14,000 miles on my bike since my bypass. Weight is the biggest thing!!
Brings to mind a (very bad) joke from my childhood:
>>> Do you know the quickest way to lose 10 pounds of ugly fat?
But most people don't choose that route.
I'm thinking you have already worked pretty hard on weight loss - at least from the burning it off perspective...
Maybe working the cardio/pulmonary side?
... But I'm not sure what the best way to develop that is. Maybe sprints / short bursts of high output. Or maybe some running/jogging?
On the other hand, losing 10 pounds wouldn't hurt either -- but you might have to starve it off. And most people fail at that over the long haul. And besides, I would rather focus on something positive (like building cardio/pulmonary capacity) rather than something negative like starving off body mass.
Have you checked with the cardiologist on his thoughts about your cardiopulmonary efficiency and ability to improve?