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Ok, i'm rather sick of carrying around this spare tire, and other extra fat, so my thought is, if i
eat the minimum required to ride, then do several small rides (just long enough to work into the
reserves), then i should be able to burn the fat off in no time. i have a very high metabolism so it
shouldn't be difficult (though it may have slowed down as i aged). i figure if i eat according to
the "suggested serving size" on most foods i should be somewhere near what i should be eating(i say
as i ate a salad for supper, only to top it off with 6 servings of cookie-dough ice-cream). but on
the other hand, i don't want to under- eat and bonk on a 8 mile ride, when i am still only 4 miles
of an 8 mile loop.
So, for figuring, i am 6' 3.5", and i weigh, well, last i checked, about 210, though it may be up to
215 or so by now.
My reasoning for this sudden diet is simply that IMO, i am not exactly all that attractive. i mean,
sure, if i was married i would be fine, but i am not, so i have a need to look somewhat good. Then
too, i look about 40, when i am only 23, so that may have something to do with it (aside from the
"slight" mental instability). maybe if i shave off the mustache and go for some thinner glasses
frames. but anyway, back to the subject at hand.
How much, in you folks opinion, should i be eating in order to survive while riding? i'm not going
for anorexia here, just enough to get rid of the gut, "love handles", and winter insulation.
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~Travis
travis57 at megalink dot net http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/
eat the minimum required to ride, then do several small rides (just long enough to work into the
reserves), then i should be able to burn the fat off in no time. i have a very high metabolism so it
shouldn't be difficult (though it may have slowed down as i aged). i figure if i eat according to
the "suggested serving size" on most foods i should be somewhere near what i should be eating(i say
as i ate a salad for supper, only to top it off with 6 servings of cookie-dough ice-cream). but on
the other hand, i don't want to under- eat and bonk on a 8 mile ride, when i am still only 4 miles
of an 8 mile loop.
So, for figuring, i am 6' 3.5", and i weigh, well, last i checked, about 210, though it may be up to
215 or so by now.
My reasoning for this sudden diet is simply that IMO, i am not exactly all that attractive. i mean,
sure, if i was married i would be fine, but i am not, so i have a need to look somewhat good. Then
too, i look about 40, when i am only 23, so that may have something to do with it (aside from the
"slight" mental instability). maybe if i shave off the mustache and go for some thinner glasses
frames. but anyway, back to the subject at hand.
How much, in you folks opinion, should i be eating in order to survive while riding? i'm not going
for anorexia here, just enough to get rid of the gut, "love handles", and winter insulation.
--
~Travis
travis57 at megalink dot net http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/