as others have said everybody's bodies are different. my buddie and i in the last 10 months have worked are way into very high intensity biking (mountain and road) and instead of dropping calories we have increased considerably. especially after 5 hour mountain bike rides lol. even though we are eating more, the difference is that we are eating smarter. not skipping breakfast or lunch even add in a meal or 2 like body builders. lay off the junk food except our one vise
. we refuse to be miserable. i almost compare our rides to interval training. since last august i have lost 55 lbs and my buddie 40. i started at 295. i noticed after the first jump in weight loss it seemed like i didnt change for a month even though i was going harder. after that period i noticed my weight loss to speed back up. i am at my next plateau at 245 and im hoping for 220 this year.