Originally Posted by
jppe
My experience has been it takes about 2+ weeks for the body and mind to adjust. After that it becomes the "new normal". Sometimes you can't listen to your body so good for you for sticking with the subject matter experts. 90% of it is simply having the true motivation and having a good plan that works for you. The rest is just about executing the plan.
Well, speaking without a license here, I think my problems in the past have been that while I was willing to try most anything my efforts were disjointed. I tried to do it on my own and of course as soon as I started to achieve any success things stopped working for me. My doctor said that some of the problems could be because many of the advertised programs are designed for sedentary people. They don't suffer from energy loss on a 40 mile ride. But that is a digression. I am turning to people that study these things for a living and one of my nutritionists is a cyclist. They will be modifying my pre ride meals till we have the right balance for me. Ahh but now I have moved into specifics and that more than likely is just boring to those that are already at their riding weight.
I do intend to make a lifestyle change and part of it comes from my love of cycling and part comes from just making up my mind to live a healthier life.
