Originally Posted by
wheelreason
Yes, cycling at 600 kcals per hour for 10 hours a week AND not changing caloric intake will of course result in weight loss, but those #s are not realistic for most folks who aren't "cyclists', and you will be hungry a lot, which most folks cannot sustain for very long, and consistency is the biggest part of the equation. A lot of folks concentrate on the loosing part, and fail at the maintaining part, which makes the next cycle (ha) that much harder. Of corse if you do long(ish) rides at a more than leisurely pace on a regular basis, weight will pretty much control itself (for most folks).
I found that over the long haul - 1/3# per week loss is about average. Maybe 1/2#. Some weeks are less, very few are more.
Thats about a 1000-1500 cal deficit for the week. Most of that was eating "keto" - and yes, I did/do get hungry and have low energy from time to time. Thats about the best negative balance I can achieve/maintain over the long haul.
-6000 calories would not be good.