"I read in your posts that you are trying to do two things, increase your riding
and DECREASE your food intake."

Hi MimiTabby,

Sorry if I wasn't clear in my post. My goal is to increase my riding distances, but it is not to decrease my food intake. I do NOT need (or want) to lose weight. The magazine was addressing how to train the body to burn more fat vs. glycogen so that it will sustain longer rides more efficiently. It is not a weight loss tactic. Anyway, I learned right away that this is not the route for me to take. How can I increase my distances if my muscles give out 1/2-way through the ride? Perhaps this tactic does work for really fit guys or something. Who knows . . . I just know it sure didn't work for me this past weekend!