Originally Posted by MacMan
I've pretty much realized that in order to drop weight I have to change the amount I eat. I generally eat well. I don't eat junk food - having a pizza is a rare event and I get guilt trips over it anyway. My problem is I eat a lot of what I do eat. I eat rice and wheat pasta until it comes out my ears and vegetables and chicken by the ton. I probably eat too much canned food too - baked beans over rice with hot sauce is a favourite! I don't eat too much red meat and when I do it is extra lean. I eat these foods primarily because I prefer the taste - I'm not obsessed about fat per se; I genuinely don't like fatty foods. The problem is that I can eat a pound of pasta in one sitting without too much trouble. I weigh 177 pounds and need to drop 15 for race season. No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to reduce my portion size.
Is it simply a case of slowly reducing what I eat, or should I fill up on other foods instead? I just don't seem to be dropping any weight no matter how much I ride the trainer. I'm not a big drinker either.
How much do you exercise? How hard do you exercise? How much weight training do you do? What's your body fat composition?
So many questions... so many unanswered questions.
If you really want to figure out what's wrong, and you're serious, save up the money and 1) see a dietitian so they can find out where you're going wrong in your diet, 2) get a personal trainer so you can work on a good weight training program and keep track of your body fat composition and alter your program as you continue to progress (or not progress), and 3) get a cycling coach to pull #1 and #2 together. We can't do too much for you here, since we only get about 25% of anyone's story, and if this is what you're depending on to get into shape in time for the next season, I pity you... I really really pity you.
Koffee