Help losing 20 lbs

[Tom Officer]

142.4/6.9

[Michael Roy]

Well, 2 1/2 months after losing a total of 38.5 pounds and getting down to my college weight - 175 - I find I am up to 180.5! So, time to start posting my weight again and watching what I eat.

[Michael Roy]

This is weird - weighed 177 today, on same scale where I weighed 180.5 last 2 days. I can't explain it. But I am not complaining.

[Michael Roy]

177 again.

[Brandon White]

Water weight? I'll fluctuate by 4 lbs per day sometimes.

[lala]

135. Plan to not put on more than 4 more pounds over the holiday season.

[Michael Roy]

179.5 today

[David Tollefson]

Here's a pic of me testing out the new fork upgrade on my beater bike

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Nice Gixxer upgrade. Did you keep it nekkid, or did you put the fairings back on? Love my SV650s... Wish I had more $$ to sink into that kind of upgrade.

[Michael Roy]

181. wrong direction

[ChristianSLC]

Damn, 198.8 back in September, 211.2 this morning. I'm registered for the Crusher in the Tushar in July and I don't want to drag all this fat up 10k feet of climbing. 185 is the goal.

[dhoff]

CL, thanks for kicking this back up.

I was at 210.4 this morning. First race is 9 days away, Sebring 12 hour

[ChristianSLC]

Too bad it wasn't under better circumstances...

I'm aiming for a loss of 2 lbs/week, which should get me to 185 in the first week of May.

[ChristianSLC]

209.2

[ChristianSLC]

208.4

[ChristianSLC]

206.6

[ChristianSLC]

Ride more, eat less

205.6

[dhoff]

214 today, coming back from the race in Florida, I seem to have over compensated for calorie consumption.

Does anyone else have this problem, long rides create massive desire for food and even though consumption of calories is huge, so is the consumption of food?

[christian]

OK, I'm back in. I've let myself go this winter. Was at 158 in September, 168 today. Goal is 158 by May 1 and 155 by June 1.

[Brandon White]

214 today, coming back from the race in Florida, I seem to have over compensated for calorie consumption.

Does anyone else have this problem, long rides create massive desire for food and even though consumption of calories is huge, so is the consumption of food?

Yes. Hard rides make me ravenous. I know I put the calories back in over the course of the day. That's why I lose weight when I run - I don't become extremely hungry after a 30 - 50 minute run so I don't raid the kitchen for replenishment. I'm sure a lot of this can be overcome by eating better while on the bike and eating things that fill me correctly rather than just grabbing anything to stuff my face with - but it's not like my kitchen is stocked with Cheetos or anything.

[Matthew Strongin]

I'm sure a lot of this can be overcome by eating better while on the bike...

This made a big difference for me. I started eating more consistently while riding and really got in the habit of trying to never feel hungry while riding. I no longer feel a huge spike in my appetite after the ride and, if anything, I sometimes under eat for recovery. When I go to the gym, however, it's at least 2 days of wanting to eat everything I see.