Yes that might be a bit much, just time-wise to do that more than 2x a week. You are correct, thank you

We could easily add about 200 feet to our current ride making it 1400 feet gain- back within 1.5 hrs-. The extra 200 feet takes a long time.

It will take 2-3 weeks to get in shape enough for my goal to add that much elevation- We'd likely only have Sat & Sun to do longer rides

but occasionally we have no work during the week so can go then too.

I will loose 4-5 lbs the first month no matter what, always going down to 149-150. Then loose a few pounds the next month, and a few more the next month.

Then it levels out to around 137 lbs, I need to watch the food intake to reduce it to 133 lbs. That is a good weight. My husband won't ride more than every other day