Originally Posted by Az B
Increase you mileage slowly. Maybe another 10 miles per week. After another month or so, try a longer ride. Maybe 40 miles. After a couple more weeks, try 60 miles. Throw in some hills or sprints.
When you can ride 150+ miles a week every week at an avg speed of 16.5+ mph, you will start dropping fat like mad and be able to eat more too.
But to put it simply, you're just not doing enough. But there's nothing wrong with starting slow and working your way up. Go faster, farther.
Az
I hope no one takes offence at some reality check. I am biking 10,000 miles this year. I have done a XC fast tour of 3,000 miles at 120 to 150 miles/day.
Did I loose weight? NO.
I put in as many calories as I could to keep my energy up.
If you want to loose weight you must reduce food intake and that is not good for performance biking.
I went from size 40 waist to 34 on my 184 cm height. That was done with a fish and veggie diet. Forget my performance biking. That came later.