Originally Posted by
MinnMan
Yet another example of the most common logic fail on bf. "What works for me must work for everybody else also."
Well, he's only 52, he has an excuse. I keep track of my kJ so I can figure kCal in bike food. That's about performance, not weight. Other than that, I don't count my calories. I just use the scale for that.
My weight goes up and down 5-7 lbs. over a year's time. I let it do what it seems to want to do. Sometimes I get too lean and it feels like I'm low on power. Adding more power seems easier than losing an amount of weight to create the same change in climbing speed. I'm about 8 lbs. over my freshman weight, same pants size. My legs, arms, and chest were all too small. I can still do the same rides I did 25 years ago, I'm just slower. Can't complain. Healthy food, portion size discipline with the scale as scorekeeper works for me. My wife rotates through 500 recipes. That's a varied diet.