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12-14-10, 05:54 PM
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Congratulations!
There is no question that a low-carb diet can really take the weight off most people. It just seems, though, that all you have to do is breathe and you inhale carbs! I could possibly be 5 pounds lighter, but anything below where I am now would seem to require a different approach than I have used: seems it is common for cyclists to 'plateau'. I'm waiting to see what increasing the efficiency of my aerobic system will do to my weight and/or how much I can eat. Improving your aerobic efficiency, with lots of lower zone base miles, is supposed to make you a fat burning machine.
There is no question that a low-carb diet can really take the weight off most people. It just seems, though, that all you have to do is breathe and you inhale carbs! I could possibly be 5 pounds lighter, but anything below where I am now would seem to require a different approach than I have used: seems it is common for cyclists to 'plateau'. I'm waiting to see what increasing the efficiency of my aerobic system will do to my weight and/or how much I can eat. Improving your aerobic efficiency, with lots of lower zone base miles, is supposed to make you a fat burning machine.
12-14-10, 07:43 PM
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I think I secretly thought that as much as I ride (6500-8000 miles a year), I could eat anything I wanted. Not so. I have spent the last 8 weeks counting calories and have lost 14 lbs, which get me very near my 185 goal. I heartily recommend LIVEstrong.com's "My Plate" feature. It's fun (Charts!) and easy to use. I THINK I am climbing better, too.
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12-14-10, 08:13 PM
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The Daily Plate is great. I've been a gold member for a year.
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12-14-10, 08:35 PM
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Congrats on this. I found that once you get older your body finds ways to fight a particular diet regeme, and you sometimes find hidden ways to unconsciously cheat a diet. You have to change things up to keep the momentum going.
12-15-10, 08:02 AM
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I'm really glad that worked for you. I was kicking that Atkins diet around and decided to just get off sweets for a while, as well as meat instead. It worked well for me. Anyhow congratulations on the new body.
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12-15-10, 05:34 PM
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Unfortunately grass fed beef isn't widely available. It is nearly as healthy as chicken. If antibiotics are used in raising chickens, the grass fed beef may be healthier.
