Originally Posted by
JakiChan
The big dinner doesn't help. I tried not eating on a ride, bonked, had to be SAGed and I wasn't dehydrated.
I'm saying that when you exercise more it causes your metabolism to speed up and makes you hungrier. I'm suggesting that for some people there may be a limit, as far as weight loss goes, where too much exercise makes it harder to lose weight.
This story kinda shows what I'm talking about.
Originally Posted by your link
The study has its limitations - it was relatively small and short-term, and the men involved were mostly in their 20s and early 30s, so their metabolism rates may not be reflective of the entire population. The Copenhagen scientists have called for more research.
Jaki the sample size of that study was too small to be anywhere close to meaningful. It does not explain why you are not losing weight and yet I am. I fit the study third category, exercise lots and otherwise don't move much, very sedentary and yet I am losing weight at a steady pace of 2 pounds a week. If you have to cut back exercise to lose weight then by all means do so after your big event. Change one thing at a time and see what works. There have been others on this forum that have scaled back their riding to lose weight. Weight loss is mostly a function of diet. improved health is a result of exercise. Weightloss will make you a faster cyclist but only if you continue to keep your cycling fitness through the weightloss. If cycling is what you really love dump the other exercise for a while and see if that helps you lose weight. you can always add it back after you shed some pounds. There is just too much I don't know about you to explain why you would be bonking on rides when you try to eat less.
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