Originally Posted by
Bassmanbob
I've found that I cannot out-exercise what I put in my mouth. I can ride as many miles as I want and still put on weight if I don't watch what and how much I eat. Remember, what you put in your mouth is fuel. Good fuel in = better performance. Bad fuel in = worse performance.
See my post above about putting on weight while riding unsupported across the country. Relatively early on, I put my bike on a truck weigh scale. 90 lbs. We were averaging around 60 miles/day with every 6th or 7th day off on average. One I scaled back the calories and got to the mountains in NY, VT and NH, I was able to drop it and then some.