Weight / Fat loss

A big training Block will increase blood volume.

Its part of why we dont stop training too soon before an event. Definitely a weight penalty Worth having though.

...unless you have the kit to carry the extra weight in chilled bags for later...........

I'd been thinking about it myself - even if it's just a trial for a month or so.

skinniest ive been since 17,

jeans are now 2 sizes too big around the waist.
Pretty much entirely down to stopping eating in between meals.

More research coming soon..
http://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/adapting-to-burn-fat-as-fuel

That's interesting. I'm keto adapted, and on this ride (before breakfast, no fuel during) the numbers match up amazingly well: 1.54g of fat per minute over 2H24 would be 1996 kcal, and strava says I burned 1989.

http://app.strava.com/activities/313422443

Such a precise match must be coincidence though, I expect I used some stored carbs.

Advice sought. I'm 22 and weigh about 13 stone. When I was 16/17 I was a proper little chubster at around 16 stone - @Bullheart introduced me to bikes and the weight started dropping off (riding fixed probably helped lots). I'm now fairly content with my fitness, cycling-wise, but have a stonking pair of moobs and a beer belly. I'm cutting down ale consumption, increasing cycling activity and plan to improve my diet (<<although I'm not sure how exactly). What are the best exercises for loosing moobs and a beer belly?

Also interested in people's view on pre-breakfast, low intensity rides as a means of fat loss?

Road riding.

That's mostly what I do, with an all city nature boy, so occasionally pop off on trails when I find them..

I don't know much about it, but it's been discussed in here before. I think low-intensity rides are great for burning fat, but the issue is that it takes absolutely ages

@stenus - I've managed to cut down from 86kgs down to 71kgs since the new year. Things I've found useful.....

• Commuting by bike. Getting miles in every day gets a good base and then easy to add on more miles when the weather is nice etc....I found cycling just on espresso breakfst fine in the morning but just make sure you can eat enough when you stop or have a banana on route otherwise hunger hits pretty hard.
  
• MyFitnessPal.....not religiously but helps to know what calories food has, not always what you expect.
  
• Gym sessions at lunch...started doing more core work and weights because my legs would be tired from commuting but now doing more WattBike either way keeps your metabolism up if you have a sedantary job.
  
• Sushi for lunch, for keeping calories within a target very useful and not starving.
  
• Cutting down rather than out drinking. Shame not to drink at all right! But swapping pints for bottles and cutting out drinks at home helps.
  
  

Hope this is useful.

Ah and weighting yourself regularly. I did every day after gym, helps to see progress and also you can tell if things aren't working.

pre-breakfast, low intensity rides as a means of fat loss

I never noticed any difference fasted or not. The only thing that made a difference for me was calorie counting with MFP to make sure I came in with a 500cal deficit every day.

Last weigh in was an epic 75.5kg. This was after smashing 750ml of water and 400ml of protein shake after a gym sesh. So not a dehydrated weight. 0,5kg off my target .

The exciting thing for me here is that my FTP is still rising. As my ultimate (if somewhat unimpressive I Guess) goal is 4w/kg. Climbed for 20mins at 3.91w/kg on Saturday. Not world beating numbers but I'm really happy With it.

I've aiming for a few 100 Cals deposit each, as Hippy mentioned. Plus staving off hunger With an increase in dietry fiber, and water. I've also reduced the number of gym visits, and the size of the weights I lift when there.

Plus staving off hunger With an increase in crack cocaine and heroin.

Bit extreme but it seems to work for the models and rock stars...

I put a load of weight (3kgish) on after my 600km audax a week and a bit ago, andit won't shift at the moment. I am sure that my hurty knee weighs more than my pre-ride non-hurty-knee.

Your body is trying to repair the damage. You'll shit that 3kg away in time... not at once, if you're lucky.

The only thing that made a difference for me was calorie counting with MFP to make sure I came in with a 500cal deficit every day.

I did something very similar. MFP showed that my commute was enough to have a calorie-flat day but I needed to either eat around 500 calories less than felt natural or add at least 30 mins of exercise to see a loss. It was easier to do the latter.

That's what I am hoping for. Not had it take so long before. Would like the knee pain to stop. Should probably be off the bike for a bit maybe... hmmm.

want to get rid of belly and moobs, skipping.

Keep cycling for burning fat, but building a bit of chest and body muscle with a weighted skipping rope and maybe a few pressups will camoflage more body fat than without. And skipping burns calories too...

I already skip to and from my bike traa laa la la laaar

Thanks for the advice. I cycle to uni as much as possible and have started taking longer detours home. Now the nights are longer I'm trying to fit in a few 40-70km evening rides each week too. I think my main issue is over eating, especially when I'm riding lots I feel like I deserve to eat lots - which isn't the case.

Cheers - I have a skipping rope so will use it a lot more!

It is famously much harder to lose weight through exercise than it is through stuffing less food into one's gaping maw.

Depends on the person, I find it much easier to loose weight by doing more exercise... Although I do basically eat continuously, so I guess the extra exercise is eating into my eating time...

If you're already doing a lot of exercise it's quite hard to 'do more' to lose weight. If you're a van driver from Essex then it's probably best you start with the exercise.