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05-21-2004, 04:47 AM

Doug Cook wrote:
:: 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. Or
:: maybe you all should be spending more time on your bikes and less in
:: front of the computer!

::
:: Here are some generalized opinions culled from those replies and my
:: response to them.
::
:: 1. I don't realize how much I'm really eating - Maybe, but I've
:: started keeping track again of everything that enters my mouth (I've
:: done this before). In the last two days (two typical days to the
:: best of my judgment) my caloric intake has not exceeded 2700. I'll
:: keep tracking for a week or two to see if that changes, but I doubt
:: it will. I just can't eat that much. Maybe I'm binging on the
:: weekends.

Do you have a scale and measure and weigh what you eat? I assume you're
making your own meals and not eating out, right?

::
:: 2. I'm not burning as much as I think I am on my rides - Maybe, but
:: my computer is correctly set, and I do wear a HRM. Every calculator
:: I can find tells me I'm burning at least 6400 calories a week on my
:: rides, and some estimate it as high as 10,000. I keep a ride dairy,
:: so I know I'm not over estimating my miles. Remember, I weigh 274.

I weigh 235. Yesterday I did 35 miles. My HRM said I burned 2741 kcals.
Fitday.com said I burned 1697 kcals and Cyclistat said I burned 1680 kcals.
Now, you'd think the HRM is more accurate since it know more about what I'm
doing. But that is quite a large variation in what I burned. I wonder if
any of them are right -- and a lot of people will tell you that all of these
are overestimates.

::
:: 3. I have a diabetic condition that is preventing me from losing
:: weight - This worried me. My family does have a history of Type II
:: when they get old and fat, but I have had none of the symptoms. But
:: I did get a HbA1c test.
:: 4.7%. 7% is considered threshold level for some kind of diabetic
:: disorder.

I'm a T2. My resting GB is about 80 to 85 and my HbA1c was 5.1%.. I
control my T2 with diet (low carb) and exercise. If you're not on a LC diet,
I doubt you're a T2.

::
:: So... after 170 posts (for which I'm grateful, don't get me wrong),
:: I'm back to beginning. I guess I'll go see a medical pro. Get all
:: the offiicial tests on the treadmill and all that. Who do I see? A
:: sports physiologist?
::

You can do that if you want...however, why don't you just bump calories down
to about 2200 for a couple of weeks. Keep everything else the same. You'll
lose weight. I don't see why it is so hard for everyone to think that
you're simply eating too much to lose weight.

05-21-2004, 04:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
Roger Zoul Posts: n/a	Re: OP Update - 3000 miles in 10 months... so Why am I still fat? Doug Cook wrote: :: 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. Or :: maybe you all should be spending more time on your bikes and less in :: front of the computer! :: :: Here are some generalized opinions culled from those replies and my :: response to them. :: :: 1. I don't realize how much I'm really eating - Maybe, but I've :: started keeping track again of everything that enters my mouth (I've :: done this before). In the last two days (two typical days to the :: best of my judgment) my caloric intake has not exceeded 2700. I'll :: keep tracking for a week or two to see if that changes, but I doubt :: it will. I just can't eat that much. Maybe I'm binging on the :: weekends. Do you have a scale and measure and weigh what you eat? I assume you're making your own meals and not eating out, right? :: :: 2. I'm not burning as much as I think I am on my rides - Maybe, but :: my computer is correctly set, and I do wear a HRM. Every calculator :: I can find tells me I'm burning at least 6400 calories a week on my :: rides, and some estimate it as high as 10,000. I keep a ride dairy, :: so I know I'm not over estimating my miles. Remember, I weigh 274. I weigh 235. Yesterday I did 35 miles. My HRM said I burned 2741 kcals. Fitday.com said I burned 1697 kcals and Cyclistat said I burned 1680 kcals. Now, you'd think the HRM is more accurate since it know more about what I'm doing. But that is quite a large variation in what I burned. I wonder if any of them are right -- and a lot of people will tell you that all of these are overestimates. :: :: 3. I have a diabetic condition that is preventing me from losing :: weight - This worried me. My family does have a history of Type II :: when they get old and fat, but I have had none of the symptoms. But :: I did get a HbA1c test. :: 4.7%. 7% is considered threshold level for some kind of diabetic :: disorder. I'm a T2. My resting GB is about 80 to 85 and my HbA1c was 5.1%.. I control my T2 with diet (low carb) and exercise. If you're not on a LC diet, I doubt you're a T2. :: :: So... after 170 posts (for which I'm grateful, don't get me wrong), :: I'm back to beginning. I guess I'll go see a medical pro. Get all :: the offiicial tests on the treadmill and all that. Who do I see? A :: sports physiologist? :: You can do that if you want...however, why don't you just bump calories down to about 2200 for a couple of weeks. Keep everything else the same. You'll lose weight. I don't see why it is so hard for everyone to think that you're simply eating too much to lose weight.