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Dude, you’re getting old, embrace the flabdominals.
After several years of parenthood,being largely desk bound at work plus two hernias with complications ,I had become flabbier than I was happy with. The complications led me to an Orthopedic specialist & an mri revealed wear on L5 vertebrae.She advised core strength exercise so now I do "Cumbrian" Yoga 😉 while my bath runs - sit-ups , planks , leg raises & lots of stretching . Over time I am just about fitting in to my "slim" clothes - so must be working.
If only I didn't like pints,cake&pies, I'd be a whippet . 🙂
Is the point of this weight loss to get faster?
No not at all, it’s because I have an estimate 2lbs of prominent bulging gut which I feel uncomfortable about. If the resulting removal helped w/kg also that’d be great.
Of all the posts from racing you’ve put on here, I can never recall one in which you were generally strong, but getting dropped on the hills. It’s all been that you were feeling weak, feeling sick, or some other ailment which suggests a problem more fundamental than carrying a little excess fat
Its a fair point Padkinson but that’s because I come on here to moan and ask advice in the main, I don’t promote my success. I’ve actually had a good XCO season matching last years regional results whilst ultimately performing better (although having a bad final Marathon as you know, and a bad race on Sunday due to illness), and there being a stronger top 5 present (notably Roger Foulkes and Matt Webber) at the top. I was also flying in the Wantage Marathon, and finished with a bundle of excess energy. All my numbers are up, my Z2 has moved up by 50w at each end and my muscular endurance / climbing ability has improved at a rate of which even I’m surprised at, not previously being strong there. My HR is lower at all efforts and my recovery faster - I’m fitter. So, all round this year I am stronger and faster as a Racer, just not in your league. 🙂 Now that me and much coach have been through year 1 of discovery I’m confident the efforts of the upcoming winter training will be even more focused and beneficial.
Just add to that I’ve raced heavier this year at 76kg, last year I was 75, the year before 74.5.
What’s for breakfast Krytz??
Go on..
Lol. It’s off season now bikebouy, so that’s coming Saturday morning after Friday is day 1 of a weekend away on a stag do. 65g of healthy muesli and 2 slices of wholemeal organic toast fwiw 😉
Just reading back after Padkinsons post, actually perhaps just “being middle aged”and accepting that is the way to go. I’m clearly eating healthy, exercising and getting stronger at my chosen sport. If I don’t look good at the pool, it doesn’t matter.
After the stag do you should take a leaf out of Marky Mark's book!
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45497348
Oh do **** off. Your post might have been helpful before you went there.
Chill, dude - it’s a joke! You’re the first to admit you’re susceptible to the pressure you put yourself under, right?
#itsonlyyouwhothinkstheydontlookgoodatthepoolnooneelseGAS
Stress. Like wallop says.
Training stress, work stress, home stress, all the same when it comes to increasing Cortisol levels.
Higher Cortisol levels = higher insulin levels.
Lift weights and back off the bike training for a while now its off season
Just reading back after Padkinsons post, actually perhaps just “being middle aged”and accepting that is the way to go. I’m clearly eating healthy, exercising and getting stronger at my chosen sport. If I don’t look good at the pool, it doesn’t matter.
Noo! I’m 41 and the belly flab has been sneaking up on me since the kids came along. I’m gonna fight it for as long as possible. Lost a couple of inches on the waist and gained elsewhere. Middle aged spread can **** right off 😡
Middle aged spread can **** right off
It won't though.
Fwiw I'm no athlete but to back up what's been said above, using similar measures etc...
I don't account for exercise on MFP, for weight maintenance i aim for 1800-2000 kcal a day as "measured" by MFP, to lose weight i aim for 1500 with no adjustment. (All avg across the week, some days I'm hungry, some I'm not)
According to tomtom's calculations i use about half the calories MFP thinks for any given bike ride, they're about the same for a run (which i don't do do often so I'm inefficient)
Based on HR/TomTom's BMR calcs i burn about 1000 kcal a day on my commute 4 or 5 days a week, plus anything else on top.
That same commute was 1500 or so when i started recording it.
At 6'3" and better part of 14st i was losing about 2lb a week on 1500 total k cal per day. Now near 13st and the same 1500 k cal sees me lose about quarter of a lb a week.
Last few weeks I've not cycled to work much, have eaten like a pig and drunk a fair amount (my standards not Adrian chiles') MFP has my last 3 weeks at 3000kcal a day average (lots of eating out so that could be way off in either direction) I've put on 2lb in 3 weeks.
For me at least it isn't as simple as eat less means lose same kcals worth of fat. Fortunately it's also not as simple as eat more = gain loads so i don't worry* about having gluttonous days.
*i wouldn't worry either way for me, i like my food and beer, so long as I'm not especially porcine it's all good.
I took off my 32" waist jeans without unfastening my belt last night. I have to drink to make sure I get enough empty calories 😉
It is very simple calories out must exceed calories in, find out maintenance calories and then eat less than this.
The easiest way is to STOP EATING CRAP.
If you keep asking the same question in the hope someone will come up with an answer you like and also works, you'll be waiting a long time.
Sorry to be blunt but getting fit and in shape is a mind training exercise the body just comes along for the ride.
I took off my 32″ waist jeans without unfastening my belt last night.
Technically that just means that you're crap at doing belts up properly and that's not really something to boast about.
Joking aside, I think there's a bunch of genetics involved here. Some people are just an odd shape and can't use belts effectively.
I could take my 30" waist jeans off with the buttons done up and without even wearing a belt 😉
Still having pizza and beer tonight Kryton?
I took off my 32″ waist jeans without unfastening my belt last night.
I too have a waist that's wider than my hips.
I haven't waited until tonight Mr P...
Beer and pizza at lunchtime? You dirty dog 😉
I can take my 28" jeans off without using my hands.
I get someone else to take my jeans off me 💃
Your carer?
Ha.
I took off my 32″ waist jeans without unfastening my belt last night. I have to drink to make sure I get enough empty calories
Elasticated old man trousers don’t count.