Originally Posted by
canklecat
I found it relatively easy to lose 50 lbs with sensible changes in diet and exercise, nearly eliminating beer and alcohol, cutting way back on sugar and junk carbs. But the remaining 3-5 lbs of belly fat is stubborn stuff. I'd have to go full keto and switch my bike training to almost exclusively low and slow, zone 2 stuff endurance rides, including fasting rides as much as I could tolerate. I'm not sure I'm motivated enough just for 3-5 lbs. I'm not really training for anything, just trying to stay fit and improve a bit. But if I get serous about time trials again, I'll consider those changes in diet and exercise.
Indeed. Keto is just about the only way to reduce belly fat.