Can anyone suggest any proven ways for weight loss?????

[ehirsch83]

no, no, in other words, GET ON THAT BIKE!

Very true Mimi:-)
I do now a few people down here though(men and women) who ride a bunch, but they eat horrendously(sp??) and they could use to alter the food.

Main thing is, portion control. Everything in moderation!(except no fried food, preservatives,no fast food, cream based, etc. stick to shopping around the edges of the grocery, only go in for things like pasta,rice, whole grain cereal and oatmeal). I get told I must have no fun with how I eat, but I love it- if I eat junk food I feel sick to my stomach.

[lph]

Well, I shouldn't be knocking something I've never tried, but it strikes me whenever I hear about it - how does anyone have time for calorie-counting??? I think if I had to do that to lose weight I'd just think ah, to heck with it, I have other things to do! Or isn't it as time-consuming as I think?

I'm more in the ride-a-lot and eat-all-you-need camp, as long as your fridge is stocked with only healthy stuff, that is. But then, the idea of getting hungry and carefully dosing food terrifies me a little. I'd much rather just RIDE MORE!

[Duck on Wheels]

Well, I shouldn't be knocking something I've never tried, but it strikes me whenever I hear about it - how does anyone have time for calorie-counting??? I think if I had to do that to lose weight I'd just think ah, to heck with it, I have other things to do! Or isn't it as time-consuming as I think?

I'm more in the ride-a-lot and eat-all-you-need camp, as long as your fridge is stocked with only healthy stuff, that is. But then, the idea of getting hungry and carefully dosing food terrifies me a little. I'd much rather just RIDE MORE!

Yeah, but you are one lean, mean biking machine, L. I've seen you on your commuterbike. As for counting calories taking time ... well, it does to begin with if you really go for accuracy, but you quickly get a ballpark feel for it. If you're struggling to lose weight, it can be a good idea to track your eating and exercize carefully for a week or two, just to be sure you're not kidding yourself about how little you eat or how much you work out. Once you've gotten honest about your habits and learned what they count for in calories, it's probably easy to work out how what changes to make to lose weight yet still have enough energy for your activity level.