Originally Posted by
aplcr0331
More and more people are realizing this. I'd say the old 80/20 rule of diet and exercise is more like 95/5 or maybe even 97/3. I lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months with no exercise. I quit riding mid September (outside of two rides in October) and I lost that weight based on diet alone. During this summer I was averaging close to 8 hours a week on the bike (I have a long commute) but topped out at 247lbs.
It's ALL diet. The "exercise" of cycling or whatever is for mental health and physiological health (equally important in my book and maybe more so).
Great job on the 90lbs loss!
Thanks!
I'm still thinking 80/20 because exercise (especially aerobic) is an important factor in creating/maintaining mitochondria in the muscles, which increases calorie consumption. Refer to Covert Bailey's material ("Fit or Fat") which provides pretty good documentation.
