Weight loss help

[thunderlips76]

So In November I managed to ride thru some of the worse weather I have ever ridden in to complete 500k in the month ( part of one of the strava challenges ) it's only the second time I've managed to do this but felt really proud of myself. December started and I had to move house as well as run a busy restaurant over the festive period. Just meant I had no time to get out on the bike.

January starts and I've put on a stone in weight and my fittness levels are appalling. Went out the other day and only managed 12k because the first few climbs were horrendous. Feeling really down as I'm looking at starting from square one. Any advice to help me motivate myself to get on the bike and off just eats website ?!!

 

[screenman]

Mydaily plate worked well for me and still does. Google it.

 

[roadrash]

this may help to get you off the just eat website

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/anyone-use-just-eat.193434/

 

[Citius]

Any advice to help me motivate myself to get on the bike and off just eats website ?!!

Not really. Commitment has to come from you, unfortunately...

 

[Milkfloat]

To over simplify - eat less/better, cycle more.

 

[Smokin Joe]

To over simplify - eat less/better, cycle more.

Half right.

Eating less is the only way to lose weight, do all the exercise you want and it won't make a jot of difference if your diet is wrong. Watch a sportive pass by to see how cycling on it's own won't do it.

 

[Saluki]

Have a look at something like Slimming World and try their system. It works. No need to go to classes once you have the books, lots of support out there without having to pay a fiver a week for it.

 

[Milkfloat]

Half right.

Eating less is the only way to lose weight, do all the exercise you want and it won't make a jot of difference if your diet is wrong. Watch a sportive pass by to see how cycling on it's own won't do it.

Which is why I said do both. Simple biology says less input and more output will work.

 

[midliferider]

There are 3 parts to your question/ post.
How can you motivate yourself? It has to come from within. In my view, no amount of motivational talk etc can do it unless you realise that you need to do it.
How do you stop eating take away food or start eating healthy. Again it has to come from within.
How can you lose weight. It is the answer to first two questions.

But my personal view is that your primary objective is wrong. What you should be aiming is to lead a healthy life. That is to eat healthy both with regard to quantity and qualify. Cut down on alcohol intake.
Then take regular exercise to keep yourself feeling well.
Then as a secondary benefit your weight will come down.
So focus on leading a healthy life.

 

[blazed]

Half right.

Eating less is the only way to lose weight, do all the exercise you want and it won't make a jot of difference if your diet is wrong. Watch a sportive pass by to see how cycling on it's own won't do it.

Huh? You do not have to eat less to lose weight. A couch potato who is gaining a couple lb a month like the average couch potato simply has to exercise more, and could easily lose weight without making a single change to their diet.

This applies to anybody. Unless you have absolutely ridiculous eating habits where you're eating 5000 daily calories above your needs.

There are plenty of overweight people with a healthy nutritious diet, they simply don't exercise enough.

 

[Pale Rider]

The point being made by @Smokin Joe is the calorie burn from cycling or any another form of exercise is relatively small.

You would have to cycle many, many miles to burn off a pizza, so the more sensible option is not to have the pizza in the first place.

Or put another way, you can cycle a long way on a banana and a Mars bar.

Although you can, of course, cycle even further on a bicycle.

 

[Citius]

There are plenty of overweight people with a healthy nutritious diet, they simply don't exercise enough.

I'm sure you speak from experience there...

 

[Tin Pot]

Huh? You do not have to eat less to lose weight. A couch potato who is gaining a couple lb a month like the average couch potato simply has to exercise more, and could easily lose weight without making a single change to their diet.

This applies to anybody. Unless you have absolutely ridiculous eating habits where you're eating 5000 daily calories above your needs.

There are plenty of overweight people with a healthy nutritious diet, they simply don't exercise enough.

Face meet Palm.

 

[Tin Pot]

So In November I managed to ride thru some of the worse weather I have ever ridden in to complete 500k in the month ( part of one of the strava challenges ) it's only the second time I've managed to do this but felt really proud of myself. December started and I had to move house as well as run a busy restaurant over the festive period. Just meant I had no time to get out on the bike.

January starts and I've put on a stone in weight and my fittness levels are appalling. Went out the other day and only managed 12k because the first few climbs were horrendous. Feeling really down as I'm looking at starting from square one. Any advice to help me motivate myself to get on the bike and off just eats website ?!!

One stone is what percentage of your body weight?

You have my simpathy. I did 600k in Dec, lost 4kg, in the week off over Christmas I put on 3kg. I cycled 300k this week and put on another 2kg. <shrug>

It's not just about exercise, it's not just about calories, its not just about nutrition, it's not just about rest and sleep... And it's not just about one November.

It's about healthy living as a whole.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

fiver a week for it.

HOW MUCH?!!

No wonder they all lose weight, the amount of fivers given away will account for it!