If you "go all out" right off the bat, you'll burn out! You'll be so tired you won't want to get the bike out and ride. I've done that before.

If you restrict everything you love, you'll binge with the first problem that comes up or the first chance you have to eat something you've decided is a "no-no" (you always want what you can't have!)

A better plan, with doc's advice of course!, is to do everything in moderation. I have been cutting back on carbs for a little over a year now. That doesn't mean I don't eat them EVER, it just means I choose when I eat them and how much. Biking should cause you to sweat, you should feel physical fatigue after a good ride at least 3 times a week with a recovery (slower pace) ride in between 2 of them. That's a full time cycling regimine. If you want to start slowly, ride hard for 2 days, recover 1 and off 4 days a week.

Sweating burns calories. Sweating for me is resistance weight training and cycling, walking 3+ miles a day 4 days a week and jogging occasionally--although I don't enjoy it as much as riding. I just like knowing I can jog an entire mile without stopping, so I do it occasionally!

I lost 40#, gained 10 back and have struggled to get them back off. But.......130#, here I come! I am going to be back down there before 8/31/04.....oh see what I've done, now I'm accountable!

Kim in TN