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He needs to cut the weight first as that's a pretty large gut if his waist is 42". Fine to lift during that process to begin adaptation, but no mass will be added while eating at a deficit to lose the abdominal weight. Once he gets to the picture on the left, he can start thinking about increasing muscle mass. But that gut…

Congrats on dropping the 95 pounds to date. It would be good to start lifting, and getting some cardio in for the health benefits as you approach your weight goal of dropping 20 more pounds. Keep the cut going with a deficit until you've reached your target. I'm 6'4" and consider my range from 165 (in season racing weight)…

I try and burn at least 1000 calories a day with cardio Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, and NY's few days.

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Pick up a copy of Matt Fitzgerald's Racing Weight. It's filled with excellent information as a starting point for you - including nutrition for the racer. I doubt 220 or even 200 is your ideal race weight since you are 6'1". I'm 6'4" and my ideal racing weight is sub 170. I dropped from 212 down to 165. Huge difference on…

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It really shouldn't be a problem for most of us considering the top iodine rich foods which most of us get at least some of daily/weekly...

And the twist and turn to nutritional value - rather than weight loss. For your the particular concern you raise of getting iodine in your diet, it's pretty hard to eat 3 squares a day (and snacks), 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year while avoiding iodine rich foods on a daily basis. One would have to work really, really hard…

I doubt any of us have a problem breaking wind while out on a ride... B)

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Always be brutally honest about the CICO equation. The brutally honest link covers it all.

Don't overlook the training benefits of accumulated Z2 rides. You can pack a lot of punch in 4 - 6 consecutive days of doing it (save the knees/joints) and be totally exhausted after 12 - 14 hours of it all...

Coffee!

Unfortunately, we can't spot reduce (such as the stomach). One just has to continue losing weight until the abdominal area slims up. For many of us, it is one of the "last" areas to experience reduction. It could take weeks to months for the stomach area gets down to your goal.

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No worries. No favorite pre-ride food. I pretty much go with my three square meals during the weight cut, and that's all I eat. As I said, I always have a cup of black coffee in the afternoon around 2 - 3 PM. I can jack out anything 2 to 2 1/2 hours or less without any additional fuel for my training rides. A GU (100…

When it comes to losing weight, your body could care less where the calories come from. All it cares about is that there is a deficit in calories to cut weight. Twinkies, french fries, steamed broccoli, sockeye salmon, stir fry snow peas, orange juice, oatmeal, fresh fruit - the body doesn't care. Count the calories. It's…

Weight is lost in the kitchen. Fitness is gained through exercise. There are health benefits to both. Reducing portion sizes is nice, but it is all about calories. Eat less than your body needs on a daily basis to lose weight. You could do smaller portions, but still be eating more calories than you need. That's why you…

And - have you lost any weight in the past few days with the deficit?

Bike performance will not improve during the weight loss period (nice study cited on this in the excellent book "Racing Weight" by Matt Fitzgerald), but at least it will hold where it is now and you can build a big aerobic base. Once the weight is shed and you switch back to maintenance weight eating, the on the bike…

Bike performance will not improve during the weight loss period (nice study cited on this in the excellent book "Racing Weight" by Matt Fitzgerald), but at least it will hold where it is now and you can build a big aerobic base. Once the weight is shed and you switch back to maintenance weight eating, the on the bike…

Bike performance will not improve during the weight loss period (nice study cited on this in the excellent book "Racing Weight" by Matt Fitzgerald), but at least it will hold where it is now and you can build a big aerobic base. Once the weight is shed and you switch back to maintenance weight eating, the on the bike…

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Fung is a fraud. B) >:)

The answers are all right HERE.

You'll be more accurate just looking in the mirror and comparing your physique with what you see in the online photographs. http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/

You'll be more accurate just looking in the mirror and comparing your physique to all of the online pictures... http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/

Lots of broccoli (steamed) and spinach. A cup of coffee or black or green tea in the early afternoon to boost your energy and get you through until the evening meal. As others have mentioned, lots of water. Eat what you enjoy, just less of it to meet your numbers. You only started a week ago, so hang in there. You will…