help riding my bike

carol_ann18
carol_ann18 Posts: 1 Member
edited March 1 in Getting Started
Hi, I have been riding my bike for 2 months to and from work down hill going 2 miles and uphill back home 3 miles.

I have not lost any weight, any ideas please i do feel better.

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  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259 Member
    Five miles on a bike is not a lot. It is a start. But you have to get more miles in to lose weight. I ride about thirty to forty miles a day and I am only able to lose about 2 maybe 3 pounds a week.
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    Make sure you are eating at a calorie deficit. Riding your bike 5 miles a day is not going to cause you to lose weight if you aren't joining it with eating at a calorie deficit. Track your foods
  • gelar93
    gelar93 Posts: 160 Member
    Just because you ride a bike to work it doesn't mean you will necessarily lose weight. Open your diary, track what you eat. If you burn more than you eat there in NO WAY you won't be losing weight. Make your measurements accurate
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    Hi, I have been riding my bike for 2 months to and from work down hill going 2 miles and uphill back home 3 miles.

    I have not lost any weight, any ideas please i do feel better.

    i would check your calorie intake as if thats in check you will lose the weight. When i started it was just 20 mins of 30 day shred every day. not alot of exercise but i still lost weight.
  • keefmac
    keefmac Posts: 313 Member
    I do a 6 mile round trip every day (big hill each way). As said it's good for your health but diet and calorie deficit is what loses weight unfortunately..

    You have to do some serious exercise to burn of significant calories..
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Five miles on a bike is not a lot. It is a start. But you have to get more miles in to lose weight. I ride about thirty to forty miles a day and I am only able to lose about 2 maybe 3 pounds a week.

    Um.... no.

    I agree five miles on a bike isn't much, but that doesn't mean the OP wouldn't lose weight.

    OP, for better feedback could you open your diary?

    How do you estimate your calories?

    Do you eat those back?
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