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Old 05-23-14 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by lsberrios1
If you train enough to get really strong, the weight will come off by itself. You'll find it hard having to eat more even when you don't want to but you will need to.
This, for me that threshold is somewhere between 100-150 miles per week I lose weight without having to watch what I eat. That doesn't mean you can eat whatever you want. I just don't need to calorie count. Now at 190-200 miles per week I have to make sure I eat enough so I don't get hungry which leads to fatigue on the bike. Looking at Veloviewer it looks like you're in the 75-100mi per week range? IME that doesn't burn enough calories to cause weight loss unless you are careful about what you eat.

Barring injury/work/family obligations I don't think you can ride too much unless it stops being fun in which case you should dial it back.

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