Originally Posted by
trekbikeperson
I try to eat no more than 2000 calories a day (I think that 3200 a day is supposed to keep me the same weight). So, what do I do to make the weight start coming off again?
When I ride for an hour I estimate burning around 700 calories (not sure if that is right) so for that day my over calories would be 1300. Is this wrong or to low? I would not think I could be eating too little but I just don't know.
Ideas?
A few comments ...
-- 3200 calories per day is a lot of calories.
-- 2000 calories per day isn't bad, but that should probably be a maximum amount.
-- When you ride, estimate that you burn about 500 calories per hour
-- Always over-estimate what you consume and under-estimate what you burn, you'll end up with more realistic numbers that way.
-- Riding for an hour a day is good ... but make an effort to be active throughout the day in other ways. For example:
---- during your lunch or coffee breaks, go for a walk.
---- if you go home in the evening and watch TV, lift weights while watching TV rather than just sitting there.
---- if you've got kids, walk them down to the park and toss a ball around with them in the evening (gets them active too!!).
---- if your kids are involved in soccer or swimming or something ... while you watch them, pace up and down the sidelines, or if they swim at a local rec centre, go lift weights or walk around the track there while they swim.
---- park at the furthest point from the shopping centre when you get groceries so you have to walk further.
---- take the stairs.