Originally Posted by jslopez
So in my last 8 months of riding (easily 1500+ miles of everyday commuting and weekend riding) I've lost about 30 lbs. The riding was complimented with some martial arts classes 2-3 times a week and (very) little change in my diet.
Now that the cold is upon us, I have noticed that I've stopped losing weight. I'm at 14.5-16% body fat and have been stuck there for the last 2 months.
I know that's a decent place to be but I was wondering if I:
1) Need to turn it up a notch (more riding or extra workouts)
2) need to relax as the cold season somehow makes the body's metabolism slower
3) Need to really change my diet
to get to the next level.
Anyway your thoughts would be most appreciated as usual.
Don't know your diet, but I can tell you that if you really want to lose more weight, you need to eliminate some pretty detrimental foods, mostly of the potato and fried families. Also, if you increase your rides by 15 minutes of moderately paced riding, that will make a difference. Make gradual changes in riding duration and immediate changes in how much processed, nutrition poor food you eat, and you will see a nice steady drop of poundage...until the next leveling off...but that usually happens around 9-10% body fat for men. Then it gets a little tougher...