Heavy Cyclists

[RockCoach]

When I post mine, just don't look at the health of my LH big toe. Doc fkd up an ingrown toenail in my early 20s, and killed the majority of the nail bed. Just hasn't recovered.

Haha, I have a similar story. Doc tried to remove the nail...

 

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd175/Seanf1art/20151207_070539_zpsyr3mp0lv.jpg

 

In other news I'm more than a kg down since yesterday. So go on guys, go eat your chrismis cakes an drink your beers

[xnadu]

Strange looking scale

[xnadu]

Strange looking scale

 

 

 

sorry see it came through twice - so its must be strange then

[RockCoach]

Strange looking scale

 

 

The see through glass bit in the middle?

 

It is quite a larney job. It actually used to measure body fat through biometric impedance (shooting a tiny bit of current up into your body) but that stopped working a while ago.

[splat]

Height: 1.81m

Weight: 97.3kg

BMI: 30

 

It would be nice to get down to 95kg, but the real goal is to stay under 100kg over the festive season.

Weight: 96.5kg

 

I missed the move to the 'biggest loser' thread, so will update there too

[Kom]

Cut the carbs and you should do fine with this.

 

I haven't seen anyone in this (or the LCHF thread for that matter) mention Tim Ferris and the slow carb diet. His book "The Four Hour Body" helped me drop from 135kgs to 83kgs. A key point he makes is that we actually need carbs, it's just simply about eating the right ones, basic meal substitution.

 

During my weight drop 100kgs came very quickly, as in 4-5 months, but the drop from 100kgs through 90kgs drew my biggest discipline. Once through 90, my stable weight at around 85 became somewhat sustainable with less discipline than what required me to get there.(I still slam peanut butter and honey sarmies after dinner).

 

I see many here stuck in the 90-100kgs category, my advise is that it's all in the nutritional discipline, riding harder and longer will not help. Ferris refers to the all-important “Harajuku Moment” : It’s an epiphany that turns a nice-to-have into a must-have. There is no point in getting started until it happens.

 

To those on a plateau, find your Harajuku Moment, and use that to find your discipline. Imagery is a powerful mind control technic, and imagining yourself and what you could look like is an awesome technic for keeping to your training program and nutrition objectives.

[RockCoach]

I haven't seen anyone in this (or the LCHF thread for that matter) mention Tim Ferris and the slow carb diet. His book "The Four Hour Body" helped me drop from 135kgs to 83kgs. A key point he makes is that we actually need carbs, it's just simply about eating the right ones, basic meal substitution.

 

During my weight drop 100kgs came very quickly, as in 4-5 months, but the drop from 100kgs through 90kgs drew my biggest discipline. Once through 90, my stable weight at around 85 became somewhat sustainable with less discipline than what required me to get there.(I still slam peanut butter and honey sarmies after dinner).

 

I see many here stuck in the 90-100kgs category, my advise is that it's all in the nutritional discipline, riding harder and longer will not help. Ferris refers to the all-important “Harajuku Moment” : It’s an epiphany that turns a nice-to-have into a must-have. There is no point in getting started until it happens.

 

To those on a plateau, find your Harajuku Moment, and use that to find your discipline. Imagery is a powerful mind control technic, and imagining yourself and what you could look like is an awesome technic for keeping to your training program and nutrition objectives.

I always drop weight by upping my exercise. My wife hates me when I just look at my bike and the weight falls off.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I always drop weight by upping my exercise. My wife hates me when I just look at my bike and the weight falls off.

I wish... 

[Kom]

I always drop weight by upping my exercise. My wife hates me when I just look at my bike and the weight falls off.

By upping exercise, do you mean ride more often, as in more sessions of exercise? That will definitely help, but riding harder and longer on your same exercise routine will do very little.

[Cois]

My leave started yesterday, so I hope to get some time in on the bike.

Watching the old peoples house in Bronkhorstspruit. But left the bikes at home (feeling flu-ish)

Will bring the bikes with next week

[RockCoach]

By upping exercise, do you mean ride more often, as in more sessions of exercise? That will definitely help, but riding harder and longer on your same exercise routine will do very little.

If you want to lose weight and become much fitter, ride long and very easy or short and very hard. Forget medium pace.

[Kom]

If you want to lose weight and become much fitter, ride long and very easy or short and very hard. Forget medium pace.

Each to his own but i wouldn't bother with long and easy, a medium or hard short ride has always given me real results (Muscle Mass). If you aren't riding an average above at least 60% of max HR you are on a coffee ride ...

 

While i believe in the so-called fat burn zone, if you aren't building lean muscle, you will always rely on cardio for fat loss. Lean muscle is not developed without intensity (ideally intermittent, which is where the hills come in).

 

Just my opinion.

[NotSoBigBen]

If you want to lose weight eat less unless you one of those genetic mutations that can eat all you want and stay thin .... looking to riding to do it is rarely that successful IMHO of course

[eccc whippet]

If you want to lose weight eat less unless you one of those genetic mutations that can eat all you want and stay thin .... looking to riding to do it is rarely that successful IMHO of course

I agree... sitting here with a FULL gut of food ...more than my body will be able to process today [emoji15]

 

you get fat because you eat more than your body can process...you tone with exercise...it is that simple.

[splat]

wrong thread again