Will this weight loss strategy work?

As an avid cyclist I can't imagine that considering an extremely restrictive, low cal diet like all smoothies or Nutrisystem would be aligned with your exercise routine...

fivestarsw wrote: »

@SingingSingleTracker, @jmp463 : Yes, 5 lbs isn't much but it's a lot when cycling and I've spent thousands of dollars for lighter carbon wheels and even upgraded to a lighter carbon bike frame to go faster. But the cheapest and biggest improvement is to reduce my own freaking weight and belly fat!!

Yes, believe it or not, I eat pretty much what I want (as a habit I already eat fairly healthy: whatever my wife cooks) and pig out on weekend buffets.

I'm just trying to break out of this constant weight and go down to another constant weight.

Thank you for all feedback and advice!

I will try what was suggested... Cut down on portions and increase exercise. It sounds like I will need to keep up that new habit, not pig out as much, in order to stay at the new weight...

I was hoping to just drop the weight as a SPURT then it'll stay that way without changing my habits.

Well, you still have to manage what goes in, and how much is burned (just like a financial budget, retirement plan, investment plan, how much gas you can put in the car's tank, etc...). Have you read Matt Fitzgerald's book Racing Weight? It's a great book that helps you zero in your ideal weight range for your on the bike best performance.

After I read it, I cut from 180 (where I had raced for quite some time) down to 165. When I did my first race at 165, I couldn't believe how easy it was to go up the climbs compared to before. Anyway, if you've got 5 pounds to shed in the abdominal area - I highly recommend it. You will notice it on the bike.

I've found that I need 2348 calories a day to maintain my weight at 170. I only need 2295 at 165. Not a big difference, but it is what it is.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, you'll have to cut below 165 so after you are done cutting, the bounce back from the water loss and glycogen stores after eating at a deficit will bounce you higher once you start eating at your new maintenance. I'm in "cut time" right now as it is off season. Usually, when I hit 165 in March or April every season, and I switch to maintenance - I spring right up to 167-168. This year I'm shooting to go a bit below 165 to account for that bounce back hoping that I have learned something from the prior few seasons.

All the best.