January/February weight management challenge

[Triskeliongirl]

I have noticed on our club rides, that many of the overweight women are eating way more than need on the bike. I am bringing this up, because I know we all read articles and training books, but many are geared for the 20 something racer. If this is you, then by all means follow those recommendations. But if you are like me, a middle aged women who rides her bike for fitness and fun, by all means eat adequate food for your activity level, but if you are trying to lose weight, allow yourself to burn off your stored body fat, by being mindful of how much on the bike nutrition you really need. I am talking about the gal who shows up for a 30 mile club ride, with her pockets stuffed to the brim with gels and candy bars. I want to shout at her: You don't need that much food to ride 30 miles! You have your stored body fat! I don't because it doesn't seem my place. I am only posting here for those of you that have been 'stuck' for some time to consider it it applies to you. I will also say that sometimes you need to train your body to run on stored fat, so you will feel bad at first until your fat burning enzymes are expressed, so give it time, and perhaps try to gradually cut down how much you eat on the bike if you think this applies to you.

[klesko]

146 this morning. That article on leptin was really good and all the other discussion and articles are great too. I realized that when I gained weight through stress eating when my sister was in hospice, I messed up my hormone levels. I have terrible chocolate and carb cravings. However, I have cut down on my carbs and banned sugar and feel much better this week. Now I plan to work on portions and I should be fine. Thanks all!

[Catrin]

135.2

[Crankin]

106.8
A little bit in the wrong direction, but I've been all over the place in the last week. It's really hard for me to not eat a lot of fruit and some bread. Mostly, I've learned a few things:
Eating vegetables at breakfast helps. I can usually have one apple, without any ill effects. Having a piece of whole wheat bread with nut butter as a snack in the late afternoon usually works, too.
I am not as disciplined as DH.

Mr. Crankin: 151.8

[goldfinch]

Funny, I am exactly where Crankin is, 106.8.

I appear to still be losing weight, even though I was maintaining at around 110. I'm fine with that. My calories in for the week averaged 1480 a day, so I guess I may be burning more than that. Calories out is very difficult to estimate.