Cycling for weight loss

[intern]

Well Done.

 

Your physical changes are much to be proud of.

 

I find since moving to NZ i have been steadily gaining weight.

 

Mid 2014 i weighed in at 90kg. I lost my weight and stabilised at 75kg. 

 

Since moving here (September 2015) i have risen to 80kgs.

 

I am battling to stay motivated and find my dietary willpower is very lacking. i am very guilty of what Intern describes as 1 long ride a week and bad habits during the week.

 

Perhaps i need to get a roadbike and some rollers?

 

My weight gain is not the issue actually, its the psychological feeling of slowly losing control that is getting me down. I think i need to also find some motivation.

As it happens Wayne, with all the big change of moving, I also lost motivation to train regularly as there was too much other stuff going on. Then came the babies and you know what that does to priorities.

Roadbike and rollers works for me. Frikkin hate it, but when I have a busy day (like yesterday, spent the day boating with another Hubber) it is the answer to get a quick 1hr workout to stick with the program.

Jannie is right, a goal helps a lot, even if it is 'just' weight loss (that's how I got into my current routine - was fat and hated myself).

[eccc whippet]

You're welcome to put your reasoning forward.

 

If you are substantially overweight or obese, say 30Kg+ overweight, you'll do much better to first get your diet sorted and drop a few pounds before you hammer your knees and the rest of your body trying to do 'cardio'.

 

As the weight drops and your apostat sorts itself, you'll automatically want to start moving more.

after seeing your before and after pics...i am yet to achieve that kind of result so i cant argue with you...like giving up smoking i have done this weight loss thing on a few occasion using various technics...that why i can say everything works so long as you commit.

 

however your comment about loosing weight first... i cant agree with you...the reason is i use myself as an example...because i normally go 30-40 kg past my recommended weight...even as close to 50 kg on occasion...disgusting how we let ourselves go...the thing that motivates me to loose weight is the walking or cycling etc...the only reason i am trying to loose weight at the moment is not because i am a ticking heart attack waiting to happen...but rather because my legs hit my fat gut when i pedal and i get left behind on the hills...everyone tells me if i get lighter i will keep up...so i need to loose the gut.

 

i flippen love junk food...give me a steers burger any day over carrots and rabbit food...this past couple of weeks with the spread of eats made available...i was weak

 

Other members in our group have "started" cycling and now lost huge amounts of weight.

 

I believe most people are motivated to loose weight once they start enjoying an exercise or sport...not the other way around...I am not a specialist in this field...merely sharing my observation.

 

Fueling your body for a sport...now that is another discussion on its own.

[Meneer]

In terms fat loss; I started at 102Kg and dropped down to 66Kg with BF of 10%. Been spending some time in the gym doing strength training, currently at 70Kg and about 12% BF.

 

Jannie-2008.jpg

Jannie-2015-01-31.jpg

 

Is it just me or doesn't Jannie look much happier in the first pic?    

[Patchelicious]

Is it just me or doesn't Jannie look much happier in the first pic?    

I took that first pic of him, we were at a fucntion and few bottles of Pino down, so yeah, the mood was vibey

[johannrissik]

Did you even open the link? there are 19 NCBI studies quoted as sources in the article.. 

I did. Hence my comment.

[Eon du Plessis]

If you're interested in measuring how this all work and what works for you personally, get a blood glucose and ketone meter. Measure your BG and Ketones before and after a ride and you'll see how it all comes together.

 

This morning my fasted BG and ketones were 4.4 and 3.2 (I've been in ketosis for a year or two now) and after a 2-hour ride it was 3.9 and 7.5. The high ketone level will drop quite quickly after the ride.

 

For those who don't know; high ketones levels (>0.5) basically indicates that a lot of fat burning is taking place. As long as you don't stuff your face with a lot of food including dietary fat (i.e. you must be energy negative), this means it is body fat being burned.

Damn, that's interesting. I've been wondering why I've been getting better at training fasted and feeling less and less like I have low energy/blood sugar, after a morning run.

 

Thanks for the info.

[Muzee]

If you're interested in measuring how this all work and what works for you personally, get a blood glucose and ketone meter. Measure your BG and Ketones before and after a ride and you'll see how it all comes together.

 

This morning my fasted BG and ketones were 4.4 and 3.2 (I've been in ketosis for a year or two now) and after a 2-hour ride it was 3.9 and 7.5. The high ketone level will drop quite quickly after the ride.

 

For those who don't know; high ketones levels (>0.5) basically indicates that a lot of fat burning is taking place. As long as you don't stuff your face with a lot of food including dietary fat (i.e. you must be energy negative), this means it is body fat being burned.

If you don'[t mind me asking, What device do you use to measure your ketones? I have been using ketostix, but it doesn't give an accurate reading..

[JannievanZyl]

If you don'[t mind me asking, What device do you use to measure your ketones? I have been using ketostix, but it doesn't give an accurate reading..

Best one locally is the Freestyle Neo meter. You can get them at Dischem. Meter is around R200, glucose strips pretty inexpensive but the ketone strips are around R30 each (!). So use sparingly once you get a good feel for your levels.

 

You'll see a strong, inverse correlation between glucose and ketones.

 

http://myfreestyle.com.au/products/freestyle-optium-neo-blood-glucose-ketone-monitoring-system/

[JannievanZyl]

after seeing your before and after pics...i am yet to achieve that kind of result so i cant argue with you...like giving up smoking i have done this weight loss thing on a few occasion using various technics...that why i can say everything works so long as you commit.

 

however your comment about loosing weight first... i cant agree with you...the reason is i use myself as an example...because i normally go 30-40 kg past my recommended weight...even as close to 50 kg on occasion...disgusting how we let ourselves go...the thing that motivates me to loose weight is the walking or cycling etc...the only reason i am trying to loose weight at the moment is not because i am a ticking heart attack waiting to happen...but rather because my legs hit my fat gut when i pedal and i get left behind on the hills...everyone tells me if i get lighter i will keep up...so i need to loose the gut.

 

i flippen love junk food...give me a steers burger any day over carrots and rabbit food...this past couple of weeks with the spread of eats made available...i was weak

 

Other members in our group have "started" cycling and now lost huge amounts of weight.

 

I believe most people are motivated to loose weight once they start enjoying an exercise or sport...not the other way around...I am not a specialist in this field...merely sharing my observation.

 

Fueling your body for a sport...now that is another discussion on its own.

I think we're saying the same thing. Exercise does not induce weight loss, diet does.

 

But exercise drives motivation to eat better, which then leads to weight loss.

 

The point I'm making is that exercise can be off-putting and even outright dangerous if you are severely obese. It thus makes sense to first drop weight by diet and as your inate desire to move ramps up, to get on the bike.