performance + weight loss...

[solobiker]

This has been an interesting thread. I too have been wanting to lose some weight. I have been trying for a while without any real success. I have tried increasing my protien and lowering the bad carbs from my diet. I usually have some pretty severe stomach pains/cramps about 3-4 days into it. Not really sure why. It does not have anything to do with...umh... bathroom issues if you know what I mean. The pain/discomfort is more in the upper abdomen/lower chest cavity area. I have no idea what that is about.

About 6 years ago I was able to drop weight easily by decreasing the amount of sugar in my diet. However, I was also very acitive then as I was doing a lot of alpine/rock climbing which invovled long days of continous movement for 10 plus hours both days on the weekends. I do hope I can find something that will work because it will make mountain biking up the hills easier and I would feel better about myself.

[Trek420]

When I started cycling again I wore size 20 LL relaxed fit jeans with the elastic waist band. The elastic waist band was because really I fit in a 22. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I'm 5'nuthin.

To make a long story short after several seasons training for ALC, a return to bike commuting, getting back in the dojo right now I think I wear 14's but they are falling off.

The debate is whether to buy a bunch of 12's or sit tight knowing that probably those could fit better soon.

I weigh about the same as I did at 20/22. My body Seems to get more compact, the weight stays about the same.

I could stand to drop 35-40 lbs. I will achieve that goal. I'd love to drop the weight if only because it would take the weight off my poor decrepit deteriorating knees. But I rarely look at the scale, instead I concentrate on how my clothes fit and how I feel and perform on the bike or in a workout.

My greatest loss of inches was on a great training routine written by Spazzdog that included interval and wind sprint training with longer workouts either in the dojo or on a long ride. Weight training would really help. As for food I try to eat food that's made from food day to day.

On a long ride or organized event I eat anything they put in front of me

[Crankin]

Yes, I think the reward thing is the key. I try to not reward myself during my regular weekly riding. On a cycling vacation, that goes out the door.
I try to choose a happy medium. For example, last night, we went out to a local Italian restaurant. We ate at the bar, so we could watch the Tour on the TV. The woman sitting next to me (who I know from the gym) ate a plain salad with pine nuts for dinner, with bread and one glass of wine. It was a regular side salad size. Her husband had a normal pasta dish. I had a piece of grilled haddock, that was accompanied by fettucini with spinach and mushrooms. I ate all of the fish and half the pasta, and all of the spinach/mushrooms. I had one glass of red wine and one piece of bread (white...). If I had to eat a side salad for dinner when I go out I would feel deprived! I love eating and cooking. On the other hand, my DH had lasagna for dinner and woke up saying it caused him to not sleep well.
I do eat salads and sandwiches for dinner at home at least twice a week. And eating eggs/egg whites for breakfast has done a lot in helping me maintain my weight.

[Miranda]

Thx for those additional responses.

Oakleaf... that's a nice link with the GI. Pretty handy tool.

Well, interesting turn of events since last checking on my thread here...

Short of long of it, I need to take DS to a nutritionist that the peds doc RN is setting up for us. While there, I plan on getting any recs, or sports specific ref of someone good while I'm at it for myself.

I'm pretty sure we will be having some major household wide food changes from what will come of the nutritionist visit. In terms of me staying on track, I think it will help to not even have certain foods in the house.

If I learn of some earth shattering info on what I posted, I'll try to remember to come back and add it to the thread.

[OakLeaf]

Oakleaf... that's a nice link with the GI. Pretty handy tool.

... that was Shootingstar who posted that link.

Good luck with the nutritionist!