I thought the weight would fall off when I started cycling (it's the most regular exercise I've done in years, and surely the most intense). But my weight hasn't budged and it's frustrated the heck out of me. I took off 50 pounds two years ago and put back 10 over the last year. I've been struggling to get that 10 back off and gotten no where. I try to focus my eating around low glycemic index foods.

I do know that an early mistake I made was buying the power bars, etc to eat while on the bike. I experimented with giving those up, and found that breakfast holds me for any ride under 2 hours (I just bring water.)

I was hoping riding would give me license to eat more (have desserts once in a while - live a little, after a lifetime of diets) - but it really hasn't so far.

I do know, however, that my calves got slimmer. In years past, I had trouble buying boots because of big calves - not any more. It's the only place I've seen a sustained difference.