TimothyFish Member

Given that the average person needs 2,000 calories per day the maximum deficit is about 2,000 calories. But it isn't wise to go without eating for extended periods. For short periods it is fine for a healthy person.

If you're going to be there a while then you will get acclimated over time. If for a short time then just do what you can and your fitness won't suffer much. You may even find your fitness has improved when you return to lower altitudes.

Skinny fat isn't the term you are looking for.

No. Eating while driving is dangerous.

I stepped on the scales.

They look to be about twice what one would expect.

I try to workout before I eat very much so I don't feel bad. But that being said, I often ride a bicycle to a local café to eat. When I overeat I don't have the option of not working out because that would mean I wouldn't make it home. I just take it easy on the way back.

I think you are probably overestimating how many calories you are burning in 45 minutes. Regardless, you should be eating at least 1200 calories.

Using a power meter, I usually burn about 500 calories in 45 minutes when riding inside, but that's only with high resistance. If I'm just spinning I don't get near that.

I assume that people who do that stubble across the forum and don't realize that there is an app associated with it.

No, and if it is just for a short time it probably won't hurt you unless you have some medical condition that makes it particularly dangerous. But as a general rule you should eat more.

I don't worry about trying to keep my heart rate below a certain point. I find that as I have gotten fitter my average heart rate has dropped for the same amount of effort.

I don't do cheat meals. If I eat more than normal at one meal then I make up for it later, though not necessarily during the same day.

What makes you think that it takes hours for something to become an imposition. The imposition is that it interrupts the flow of food preparation.

Remember that with you carrying 400 pounds around with you all day that you are getting a substantial workout just moving around. Focus on losing weight first and as your weight drops you can increase your exercise to offset the effort you aren't putting into daily life.

I've never heard of exercise giving you energy. I've heard of it getting the blood flowing and waking you up in the morning but that's not the same as giving you energy.

Rice is one of the most calorie rich things you can buy for the money. Potatoes are also fairy cheap and good for you. Buy fruit and vegetables based on when they are in season. For meat, buy the bulk packs and freeze any excess. Dry beans and dry pasta are also fairy inexpensive.

Yes, that's how it works and no it has no impact on your metabolism.

There's no "honor code" about it. It all shows up on the bathroom scale.

As long as your average consumption doesn't exceed your average burn you can have as many cheat days as you want.

When you lose weight you burn fewer calories so it is natural to have a smaller appetite.

Exercise and you get to eat more.

Perhaps you don't sweat as much as I do.

It makes no difference whether you do it all at once or split it up.

If you weigh right before bed and then weigh after getting up without eating or drinking in between it wouldn't be possible to weigh more when you get up.

Having more muscle causes you to burn more calories but the increased calorie burn isn't enough to be very concerned about.

Wiping down the bike does nothing for sweat in the head tube. The only way to clean it is to remove the fork. It isn't hard but it is time consuming and I don't enjoy doing it very much.

It's good that you are setting goals. I'm sure you'll be up to riding 100 miles in a day very soon.

I love cycling, not because it burns a bunch of calories (which it does) but because it is a great way to get out and see the city. It's amazing how beautiful Fort Worth is when you get away from the ribbon of concrete we call a freeway.

Technically, if you ate food with absolutely no nutritional value you would starve to death. All food has some nutritional value, but the amount of nutrition it has or doesn't have has no impact on how much of it is converted to fat. It is converted to fat because you have more than you need.