Advice for losing weight (or not gaining) while cycling

[Irulan]

I find controlling appetite after endurance riding difficult. I know I have to count but I'm sick of counting calories and proportions. On most days now I eat junk which I know is not correct.
Today I rode 60 miles with a mountain bike and headwind. It took me 4.5 hours on the bike and my HR monitor says I burnt only 1200 cal!
I ate some sugar on the way and a load of pasta at home. I'm going out so, some protein and beer are on the way

It's so interesting to see how the the numbers vary, whether it's an individuals physique and level of fitness, or maybe the device itself? I did 63 miles the other day on a bike trail, avg speed 14.5 MPH, and I got almost 3000 calories out of that??!!!

It would be interesting to see how one person's stuff would pan out using 5 for 6 different methods of tracking.

[Reesha]

Well certainly Anelia is going to be awesomely efficient, being the superduper mountain bike racer that she is! For now, I'm glad I burn 3000 calories in a 60 mile ride! Means I can enjoy my ice cream comfortably

[Eden]

It's so interesting to see how the the numbers vary, whether it's an individuals physique and level of fitness, or maybe the device itself? I did 63 miles the other day on a bike trail, avg speed 14.5 MPH, and I got almost 3000 calories out of that??!!!

It would be interesting to see how one person's stuff would pan out using 5 for 6 different methods of tracking.

I vote for device error in Anelia's case... It seems highly unlikely that she only burned 1200 cal's on a ride that long. My Garmin waaaaay cuts the calorie count when I use the HR monitor. I'm not sure why. It does better with no extra data or power meter data.