partydave Posted June 13, 2016 Share I've given up on beating that drum .... according to some 'ubbers if you ride lots you can eat what you want .... Well, let's try bust that myth. Here's an average unhealthy eating day of an average 30 year old. This was how my days went. Be honest with yourself. Breakfast - 1 slice buttered toast and jam, 2 eggs and bacon = 375cal Snack - Simba Chips + Coke = 629cal Lunch - Sandwhich + coffee (2 sugar) = 322cals Dinner - Mac n Cheese + Coke + chocolate = 1197cals Various snacks and drinks during the day = 500cal Total cals consumed for the day = 3033cals Let's assume the person above weighs 105kg at 173cm, roughly 31% fat to body mass. Classified as obese. At this weight, you need to consume 2384 calories to MAINTAIN your weight. That means 649 calories need to be burned per day, on your bike to START losing weight. On average, you burn around 650 calories per hour of cycling. Great, that's 1 calorie more than your maintenance number. Not so great when you realise you need to cycle 1 hour per day at moderate effort everyday, to be in a 1 calorie deficit. Now add those 3 beers on Saturday. Go for that second helping of pasta. Drink 4 cups of coffee/Coke a day. Is it still feasible to out exercise a bad diet? Calories burned on daily tasks taken into consideration Edited June 13, 2016 by partydave Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted June 13, 2016 Share Well after years of riding and trying to loose weight (just end up eating more the more I exercise!) I've copped a bad gut issue for the last month and as a result dropped from 86.5kegs to 72.5kgs... not the best way to do it but jeez you can fly up hills when you're not carrying over that with you. Just hoping the weight loss stops now as I'm starting to look weird. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, eccc whippet and Veebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veebee Posted June 13, 2016 Share Well, let's try bust that myth. Placeholder for maths this week will be a high volume week hopefully, so lets see if my weight loss doubles with the extra exercise on the same clean[er] eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottelaryHillBuddy Posted June 13, 2016 Share Day one, done and dusted.image.png image.pngSome cal to spare but I'm not hungry. Should I eat them?Which app are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 13, 2016 Share Which app are you using?That's MyFitnessPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted June 13, 2016 Share Which app are you using?Looks like MyFitnessPal Edited June 13, 2016 by François Marais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted June 13, 2016 Share I've given up on beating that drum .... according to some 'ubbers if you ride lots you can eat what you want .... You can but you have to ride lots and lots and lots - See Horner, Chris. Else is it easier to improve the quality of your diet instead of the quantity. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 13, 2016 Share Left lunch at home (woke up late so was in a hectic rush this am) so for me, it's a slice of low gi wholegrain toast, with butter and fishpaste. eccc whippet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted June 13, 2016 Share Post 401 updated Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted June 13, 2016 Share You can but you have to ride lots and lots and lots - See Horner, Chris. Else is it easier to improve the quality of your diet instead of the quantity. I am not convinced it is possible for us mere mortals I'm afraid, Chris Horner surely is not the same as us, well me anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted June 13, 2016 Share I am not convinced it is possible for us mere mortals I'm afraid, Chris Horner surely is not the same as us, well me anyway? You can eat exactly what you want, just not as much as you want. But I agree, its easier to improve the quality of ones diet in order to lose weight. Can't see us mere mortals knocking out 600+km every week. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 13, 2016 Share Well, let's try bust that myth. Here's an average unhealthy eating day of an average 30 year old. This was how my days went. Be honest with yourself. Breakfast - 1 slice buttered toast and jam, 2 eggs and bacon = 375cal Snack - Simba Chips + Coke = 629cal Lunch - Sandwhich + coffee (2 sugar) = 322cals Dinner - Mac n Cheese + Coke + chocolate = 1197cals Various snacks and drinks during the day = 500cal Total cals consumed for the day = 3033cals Let's assume the person above weighs 105kg at 173cm, roughly 31% fat to body mass. Classified as obese. At this weight, you need to consume 2384 calories to MAINTAIN your weight. That means 649 calories need to be burned per day, on your bike to START losing weight. On average, you burn around 650 calories per hour of cycling. Great, that's 1 calorie more than your maintenance number. Not so great when you realise you need to cycle 1 hour per day at moderate effort everyday, to be in a 1 calorie deficit. Now add those 3 beers on Saturday. Go for that second helping of pasta. Drink 4 cups of coffee/Coke a day. Is it still feasible to out exercise a bad diet? Calories burned on daily tasks taken into consideration100% spot on, Dave. Also - it's difficult to actually know how many calories are on a plate unless you actively get to know the calorie counts of a specific serving, thereby getting an "eye" for serving sizes. "that looks less than what I normally have" just doesn't cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniax Posted June 13, 2016 Share Im down 4kg in 6 weeks. Have 2.5 more to go for Knysna Argus. Then another 4 for the start of the season. Why must every eating plan always go to shyte over December?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veebee Posted June 13, 2016 Share Why must every eating plan always go to shyte over December?? Xmas pudding....... Evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicElf Posted June 13, 2016 Share this must be the best advice i have seen with regards to weight loss...a 5 step process...never mind the abs for now...some good advice for anyone who is overweight or just needs to tone. I love this guy! And this is just what I needed to hear today. Thank you for posting it. So far today I have dodged samoosa's, donuts and there will be malva pudding shortly and I'm feeling confident I'll be able to politely say no thank you. Edited June 13, 2016 by NordicElf Veebee and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veebee Posted June 13, 2016 Share I love this guy! And this is just what I needed to hear today. Thank you for posting it. So far today I have dodged samoosa's, donuts and there will be malva pudding shortly and I'm feeling confident I'll be able to politely say no thank you. and i've walked into my folks and the menu today is soo good seeing that its my dads bday is - Curry n Roti, Mulva pudding, chocolate cake... controlling myself soo far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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