Weight loss: getting it right...?

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Thanks very much girls, I really appreciate how much time and thought that you've put into this! I have learned *loads* about what I need to be thinking about

Triskeliongirl - interesting point about the glucose. I had a glucose test about 3 years ago as I was drinking about 4 litres of water per day. I wasn't over the blood sugar limit for diabetes, but it was a bit higher than usual. Protein more than carbs is therefore probably the way to go...

Muirenn, thanks for shedding some interesting light on the numbers behind all this. Interesting that to require 120 cals/hr plus 350 calories of extra fuel you have to be riding that hard. Reinforces that I need to try and even out the swings in my calorie intake. At the moment I move about more than that much day to day. There seems to be a big difference between 1600 and 1800, and if I may be overestimating calories burned using livestrong, I need to be pretty certain about what I'm eating to stay in the right range.

Many thanks again, brilliant example of why this forum is so great