Men of a certian age

CdrJake

This is cycling related so hold with me.

I have reached a certian age (40) and found that no amount of cycling, running, gym work or diet is doing anything about the belly I seem to be developing. Everything else is still in shape, but the belly is slowly catching up on me.

I cycle at least 10 miles a day (on the turbo trainer or on the road) I run most days too, so what the hell is going on?! I fear I am trying to stop something which is going to happen anyway. I short I fear I will turn into my father. :shock:

Lesson for the day: You will get fat no matter how much cycling you do.

MonkeyMonster

Beer/Alcohol is your enemy!

That and cheese...

CdrJake

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Beer/Alcohol is your enemy!

That and cheese...

Ok I will admit that I do like a drop or two of whiskey, but cheese is not a food stuff which features heavily in my diet.

Slow Downcp

+1 on beer. I only used to have 5 or 6 pints a week at most, and couldn't shift any weight, and gut wouldn't budge. Now very rarely have a beer, dropped a stone and a trouser size in two months, despite not cycling during that time. Now back on the bike so hope to see the benefit of the weight loss once I get some fitness back.

Jay dubbleU

Don't know if its any consolation but I'm 20 years older than you - started back into cycling in September last year and have gone down from a 40" to a 38" waist in the last 12 months

chuckcork

Beer and Wine consumption, that would explain why my 36.5 mile round trip to work, 5-6 days a week, isn't resulting in my weight (78kg's and 174cm) going down. More so that being 38. That and probably my eating more so I don't fall off the bike in the evenings...unless I'm putting on muscle at the same rate as I'm losing body fat :?:

Jay dubbleU

Weight isn't always a good guide - muscle weighs more than fat so you can be thinner but weigh more

itboffin

CdrJake wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Beer/Alcohol is your enemy!

That and cheese...

Ok I will admit that I do like a drop or two of whiskey, but cheese is not a food stuff which features heavily in my diet.

Sorry Cdr 10 miles a day is not even gonna make a dent, i've been doing about 45 miles a day and just staying on top of it :shock:

BTW i'm a Lt. not quite your rank sir especially with you being the "senior services" an all

see what I did there

downfader

Its all down to calorie intake iirc. I'm no expert but anything over 2-3000 calories is going to leave you with a tum. I should really be cutting down on sugar myself, thats my weakness.

I have been back on the weights again as it seems to help when I work out the upper body too. My job also helps as that is constant movement.

pastryboy

Cycling tends to do very little for me in terms of flab - I've leaned out to a point but despite doing 150 miles per week the little fat on the tummy is still there.

Running on the other hand is like liposuction for me - a few days after a long/brutal run I can see the subtle differnece in the mirror.

redvee

I didn't seem to be losing any weight too despite the regular miles I'm doing, not vast compared to some but a lot considering my mileage 12 mth ago. In the last few weeks I've developed BC(builders' cleavage) when riding, it seems the waistband is too loose now . Seeing the nutritionist on thursday and hopefully I should have dropped a few Kgs since last seeing her. My beer consumption is now 1 can a week but not every week.

CdrJake

itboffin wrote:

CdrJake wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Beer/Alcohol is your enemy!

That and cheese...

Ok I will admit that I do like a drop or two of whiskey, but cheese is not a food stuff which features heavily in my diet.

Sorry Cdr 10 miles a day is not even gonna make a dent, i've been doing about 45 miles a day and just staying on top of it :shock:

BTW i'm a Lt. not quite your rank sir especially with you being the "senior services" an all

see what I did there

The 10 miles is my minimum even on a 'day off' if I am cycling into work the trip is 70 miles around, if I am at home I usually get in at least 20 miles a day just for fun.

CdrJake

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Don't know if its any consolation but I'm 20 years older than you - started back into cycling in September last year and have gone down from a 40" to a 38" waist in the last 12 months[/quote

Ok perhaps I shouldn't worry about the 32" waist then

Wallace1492

Well I have recenty decided to do something about the flab. 42, and was 14 st, but had always enjoyed sports and cycling. I have now started cycling every day, 15 mile round trip, but that is not enough, play badminton/squash on a monday, circuit training on a tuesday, 2 hrs Badminton on a wednesday, squash on a thursday, running or cycling at weekend...

In last month am down to 12 st, and getting fit, its hard but MTFU, get out and do it, eat fruit, cut the cheese and booze... I have not!! but its making a differenece.!!

Go for it

lost_in_thought

CdrJake wrote:

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Don't know if its any consolation but I'm 20 years older than you - started back into cycling in September last year and have gone down from a 40" to a 38" waist in the last 12 months

Ok perhaps I shouldn't worry about the 32" waist then

Yes, with remarks like that I think it's the least of your worries. :roll:

Everyone's different, but I agree with those that said 10 miles a day isn't going to make much of a difference. I also seem to recall that alcohol calories are stored on the belly. That, however, could be complete nonsense.

CdrJake

lost_in_thought wrote:

CdrJake wrote:

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Don't know if its any consolation but I'm 20 years older than you - started back into cycling in September last year and have gone down from a 40" to a 38" waist in the last 12 months

Ok perhaps I shouldn't worry about the 32" waist then

Yes, with remarks like that I think it's the least of your worries. :roll:

Everyone's different, but I agree with those that said 10 miles a day isn't going to make much of a difference. I also seem to recall that alcohol calories are stored on the belly. That, however, could be complete nonsense.

As I say 10 miles is what I would do on a day off on the turbo trainer. An average would nearer to 60/70 miles (into and home from work, cycling around base throughout the day and a leisure ride in the evening)

As for the waist line, it is a little depressing seeing as I was a 27" waist at one time

NGale

Awwww someone getting sensitive about his belly eh ;-)

Never mind you don't need to worry about that. It's the grey hairs you should be worried about :P

redvee

NGale wrote:

It's the grey hairs you should be worried about :P

Or lack of

cjcp

Yep, me too. My belly doesn't wobble when I brush my teeth, but it could do with being sharpened up. The weight's stabilised at around 12.5st. Hoping a combination of a little more mileage at a fat burning pace during the evenings, a little less food, and some sit-ups and core condtioning over the winter will help. I *may* resort to running once or twice a week on top of the commute, but that requires far too much effort.

NGale

redvee wrote:

NGale wrote:

It's the grey hairs you should be worried about :P

Or lack of

No believe me there is plenty of hair going on there, just a few grey hairs making an appearence, and not all of them on his head

PBo

NGale wrote:

redvee wrote:

NGale wrote:

It's the grey hairs you should be worried about :P

Or lack of

No believe me there is plenty of hair going on there, just a few grey hairs making an appearence, and not all of them on his head

TMI !!!!!!!!!

NGale

PBo wrote:

NGale wrote:

redvee wrote:

NGale wrote:

It's the grey hairs you should be worried about :P

Or lack of

No believe me there is plenty of hair going on there, just a few grey hairs making an appearence, and not all of them on his head

TMI !!!!!!!!!

on his chest of course.

tailwindhome

You're 40 and have a 32" waist. Is it possible your expectations a bit high?

They do say that the waistline is the second thing to go :evil:

Rich158

cjcp wrote:

Yep, me too. My belly doesn't wobble when I brush my teeth, but it could do with being sharpened up. The weight's stabilised at around 12.5st. Hoping a combination of a little more mileage at a fat burning pace during the evenings, a little less food, and some sit-ups and core condtioning over the winter will help. I *may* resort to running once or twice a week on top of the commute, but that requires far too much effort.

+1, it sounds like my winter plan, or should we just make it the middle aged plan of choice

Lbaguley

Rich158 wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Yep, me too. My belly doesn't wobble when I brush my teeth, but it could do with being sharpened up. The weight's stabilised at around 12.5st. Hoping a combination of a little more mileage at a fat burning pace during the evenings, a little less food, and some sit-ups and core condtioning over the winter will help. I *may* resort to running once or twice a week on top of the commute, but that requires far too much effort.

+1, it sounds like my winter plan, or should we just make it the middle aged plan of choice

+2 but slightly less of the middle-aged in my book (for a couple of years at least)

I wouldn't worry too much about having a few greys at 40 CdrJake, I've got quite a few more than a few and I'm 30! :oops:

R_T_A

cjcp wrote:

Yep, me too. My belly doesn't wobble when I brush my teeth, but it could do with being sharpened up.

Brilliant way of explaining it

I've found it's the longer, more consistent exercise that has made me lose weight. The short sharp gym stuff I used to do is good for fitness, but not as effective for the waistline (for me anyway).

lost_in_thought

NGale wrote:

PBo wrote:

NGale wrote:

redvee wrote:

NGale wrote:

It's the grey hairs you should be worried about :P

Or lack of

No believe me there is plenty of hair going on there, just a few grey hairs making an appearence, and not all of them on his head

TMI !!!!!!!!!

on his chest of course.

Still TMI...

will3

itboffin wrote:

CdrJake wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Beer/Alcohol is your enemy!

That and cheese...

Ok I will admit that I do like a drop or two of whiskey, but cheese is not a food stuff which features heavily in my diet.

Sorry Cdr 10 miles a day is not even gonna make a dent, i've been doing about 45 miles a day and just staying on top of it :shock:

+1
I used to do about 17 miles daily which didn't really make any difference to my weight, though it did make me hungry.
Now I'm doing 40 miles a day and that is slowly makeing a difference. If you put your cycling into one of these calorie calculators which are all over t'internet (yes I know they are not necessarily accurate) and then work out how much malt loaf that is, you may be quite suprised.

daviesee

I am 47 and went from 15 stone to 14 and struggling to go to 13.

I have found the bigest differences come after a long run, say 60 miles plus. Much more noticeable than after 3 runs of 20 miles.

The other big drop comes after abstaining from alcohol.
Sod that though, life is for living.
Better 70 years of pleasure than 90 of misery

Cafewanda

I have the perfect solution!

A 12 mile run (using your feet, not the bike) once a week at a fast enough pace that you're struggling to breathe, followed by a full English breakfast and a 2 hour nap

Although a 15 mile run has a better effect................... :twisted:

biondino

Up to 13 stone as of this morning which is where I get cross with myself and vow to do something about it.

Also, 10 miles riding a day will totally "do something"? Unless you're going incredibly slowly, you'll be burning off 500+ calories, which is equal to a pound a week. Do that every week for a year and you'll have lost almost 4 stone.