Water consumption

[Andrew_Culture]

Thanks again you lot, above all I'm really enjoying this whole process

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Another quick update - my lycra that once was tight on my biceps is now baggy! I'm fine with loosing a bit of arm mass as I can build muscles far too easily and just don't want them!

Also my belly has changed shape; it still sticks out, but now only in the middle around my belly button, the, er, side bits have gone!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Another update...

I tracked every bit of food and drink that passed my lips for a few weeks and have plucked out a week at random here, hopefully I've managed to attach the PDF report to this post, but the summary is:
DATE KCAL
07/06/12 - 1591
08/06/12 - 1497
09/06/12 - 2798
10/06/12 - 2399
11/06/12 - 2009
12/06/12 - 2046
13/06/12 - 2510
(My god I can tell which days my in-laws were spoiling me!)


In the same period I cycled 91.62 miles burning a theoretical 6214kcal

Looks like I'm still struggling to hit 2500 calories a day, and I've been making a real effort to eat a LOT!

 

[fossyant]

Carry on cycling then !

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Carry on cycling then !

Huzzah!

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Still going well?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Yup, I'm feeling much better for eating properly, and if people would stop buying me beer I'm sure a bit more belly will drop off! My guy only really hangs out when I slouch now, which is major progress.

 

[lejogger]

Yup, I'm feeling much better for eating properly, and if people would stop buying me beer I'm sure a bit more belly will drop off! My guy only really hangs out when I slouch now, which is major progress.

your GUY hangs out? Are you referring to Andrew jnr? You can get locked up for behaviour like that

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Well the gods of CycleChat told me to go commando!

 

[amaferanga]

In the same period I cycled 91.62 miles burning a theoretical 6214kcal

I think you're hugely overestimating the calories that you're burning, but if you're losing weight anyway then it probably doesn't matter that much.

 

[lejogger]

I think you're hugely overestimating the calories that you're burning, but if you're losing weight anyway then it probably doesn't matter that much.

I agree that there is probably a bit of an overestimation, maybe not a huge one. I work on the basis that if I cycle at 90% effort (depending on which bike, that's averaging between 18-22mph) over 10miles or approx 30 minutes then I'm going to burn around 500 calories.
For 90 miles I'll therefore expect to burn 4500 calories not 6000+

I may be being a little conservative, but it's better to be that way if weight loss is the goal - to ensure you're not over-replenishing.

It very much depends how much effort you're exerting and what your heart rate is. For weight loss and fat burn a steadier speed at a lower heart rate is generally accepted as being more productive.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

That's calories according to Endomondo, although to follow up one of the points above I never dawdle

If I could afford to I'd get a heartrate monitor to make things a bit more accurate

 

[amaferanga]

I agree that there is probably a bit of an overestimation, maybe not a huge one. I work on the basis that if I cycle at 90% effort (depending on which bike, that's averaging between 18-22mph) over 10miles or approx 30 minutes then I'm going to burn around 500 calories.
For 90 miles I'll therefore expect to burn 4500 calories not 6000+

I may be being a little conservative, but it's better to be that way if weight loss is the goal - to ensure you're not over-replenishing.

It very much depends how much effort you're exerting and what your heart rate is. For weight loss and fat burn a steadier speed at a lower heart rate is generally accepted as being more productive.

1000 kCal/hour would mean riding at about 270W. Most people couldn't ride at 270W for 4.5 hours.

 

[amaferanga]

That's calories according to Endomondo, although to follow up one of the points above I never dawdle

If I could afford to I'd get a heartrate monitor to make things a bit more accurate

A HR monitor would make the calorie guess different, not necessarily closer to reality.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

A HR monitor would make the calorie guess different, not necessarily closer to reality.

Duly noted, thanks.