Originally Posted by normZurawski
Nobody can answer that question but you. This is a biking forum so presumably you like biking. Yet, if you're considering cutting a 46 mile ride to a 16 miles, that suggests you don't actually like biking all that much. It seems you're focusing only on fat. Perhaps you should be posting in a forum more pointed to your goals? You have people here who ride 15 hours a week, or 100-200 miles at a pop now and again. If you're only goal is to lose weight, that's not really resonant with many of the people who post here.
Um this is the training and nutrition part of the forum!
I don't know the last time you went biking 47 miles in the woods but its tough
and it takes almost 4 hours. Obviously I like to bike since I spend 1/4 of my waking hours 3 times a week on the bike. But the reason I am doing it is to lose weight. I don't see how biking and weight loss don't go hand in hand. Your post makes me think that you don't feel Im worthy of being in a bike forum becuase Im cycling to lose weight. So Ill post a picture of me 10 years ago and you can tell me If Im in the right forum.