Calorie King Peeps

[indigoiis]

Okay, well, using the above links with your info:

Your bmr (I used an age of 35, not knowing yours, but that's a good average age to use) = 1472.5

Your daily maintenance needs with moderate cycling (3-4 times a week)

= 2,282.37 calories per day.

To reduce weight for losing about a pound a week or a little more:

reduce by: 342 calories a day.

= 1,940.37 calories per day, or stagger it. You could do, for example:

Sunday: 2100 cals (have your ice cream that day)
Monday: 1300 cals, short ride
Tuesday: 1500 cals, longer ride
Wednesday: 1300 cals, rest
Thursday: 2000 cals, long ride and a beer
Friday: 1500 cals, rest
Saturday: 2300 cals, long ride, and a few beers or other "out" drinks or desserts. Treat day.

That averages to about 1700 cals a day, and you won't be depriving yourself.

You'll see. It really works.

It does make sense to make those 12000 cals a week "healthy". You'll feel it when you ride.

Try upping your calories for a week.

[indigoiis]

More good mini-meals:

Brown rice with black beans, parmesan cheese, and green pepper (add a little hot sauce.) Side of brocolli

Two eggs, scrambled, whole wheat toast with jam, orange.

Homemade pizza with veggies & cheese - 2 slices

Deli turkey sandwich on whole wheat with lettuce & tomato, 1 slice provolone, pickle

Sweet potato (cooked any way you like), steamed mustard or other greens

Whole grain bagel with neufchatel or cream cheese

Salmon or tuna with whole wheat pasta or on toast with melted provolone


I'm getting hungry.

[mimitabby]

man, i thought you guys were talking about peeps here!

[sundial]

Yeah, me too! I was getting hungry just thinking about the little yellow peep chicks.

Note to self: must eat lunch before reading about food

[TexanCzexican]

For those looking for Peeps:

[KnottedYet]

yup, I was looking for Peeps... man, I'm lookin' at what, 8 months before Peep Season?

Are there Christmas Peeps? Thanksgiving Peeps? Maybe Halloween Peeps?

Why are such disgusting marshmallow concoctions so yummy?

I imagined a Calorie King Peep would be a giant Peep, the Peep of my feverish Easter fantasies. (with pink sugar)

[rabidgirl]

TC... it does sound like you have not been eating enough. Unfortunately, I have to respectfully disagree with Indigoiis. A calorie is not just a calorie. Yes, calories are a basic way to measure energy, but your body does not process or respond to all calories equally. Many folks are incredibly sensitive to carbohydrate calories. When they consume carbs, insulin is released in high amounts and the carbs are turned very quickly into fat. I had a very similar problem to what you mentioned and resorted to managing my carb intake by eating low glycemic carbs, more protein, and unrestricted fat. The Paleo Diet is an excellent reference. However, one does not have to eat that extreme to see the benefits. A simple way to know you are eating better is to eliminate processed food (full of sugars and unknowns), restrict dining out (who knows what's in the food), cut back/out dairy, and increase your intake of lean meats and whole colorful fruits and veggies.

[sundial]

I imagined a Calorie King Peep would be a giant Peep, the Peep of my feverish Easter fantasies. (with pink sugar)

Me too!

I like to buy a package of Peeps, punch a hole in the wrapping, let it set for a week to get that crunchy coating, and then enjoy my little Peep fest.

There are pumpkin peeps that come out before Halloween.

[kfergos]

yup, I was looking for Peeps... man, I'm lookin' at what, 8 months before Peep Season?

Speaking of Peeps, check out this Peeps research: http://www.peepresearch.org/smoking.html