Well, my experience with cycling and weight loss is this...

I pulled my bike out after ten years of not riding. My husband and I started at the same time. I was 140 or so and knew I needed to loose the weight. So on I went to my bike. After work we would do something like 6-10 miles. everyday or so. Then on the weekends, I would go for a longer length ride with no particular specified milegage. At the time, I did not have a cyclometer so I went by how I felt and how my body changed. In a few months I ended up loosing 10 or more pounds.

I have been very active my whole life as well. Now I am reaching 40! Yikes. So I make an effort to ride, or hike, or somesort of exercise as best I can do with school, work, and some sort of family life. The exercise part has been a struggle!

Red Rock