| Re: OP Update - 3000 miles in 10 months... so Why am I still fat?
"Doug Cook" <dougconsult@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JrudnQhuXq9gFTDdRVn-sQ@aros.net...
> I know I asked for some thoughts, but come on, people! 170 responses in
> 48hrs? Maybe I should have asked a less controversial question like the
> role of religion in politics or something.
Nothing controversial about it. Losing weight is NOT complicated. Fat people
like to think it is, but it isn't. I'll say this again---if you burn more
calories than you intake, you will lose weight. Period. The body is kinda
neat in the way it follows the laws of physics. Yes, you can do all sorts of
tricks, like carbohydrate reduction and such, but it all comes down to
intake vs. output. You weigh 274 pounds, so you need to intake at least 2740
just to maintain. Since you're riding a lot, you have to be eating a lot of
calories somewhere. You're on the right track by monitoring what you eat,
but make sure to keep portion control. Measure your food if you have to. If
you eat 2700 kcal/day and exercise, you will lose weight. Just remember to
keep yourself in calorie debt. Exercise is not an excuse to pig out, until
you get to racer-weight. :-)
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