want to knock myself in to shape good and proper this year

foo-fighter

After a bit of a break for a couple of reasons im back riding again, this year i have decided to go all out to improve my over all fitness. I'm fed up with only loosing a few pounds here and there so im looking for advice one what i should and shouldnt be eating before,during and after cycling. I really want to be totally different by Christmas, i think thats a fairly reasonable time scale. So any advice welcomed.
thanks
Si

team47b

"So any advice welcomed."

You did say any...

Try a vegetarian diet it makes everything go faster!

That would make you totally different by Christmas.

nickel

Eat a healthy diet and just go out and ride your bike like you stole it

joshr96

I have the opposite problem and it bugs me so much, I need to gain weight

Crankbrother

Break down what you eat into lotts of 100 calories where at al possible ... It only takes a couple of times before you remember how much cheese, how many apples etc. you can eat for 100 calories ... It allows you to portion control andceasily keep trackof your daily total ... Daft things like only puting enough milk in your weetabix to make it up to 200 calories do add up in the end ...

Worked for me ... I even found that I had room for 2 squares of lindt chocolate or 50g of haagen dazs (2 small scoops) most days ...

Beer is the killer ... 250 calories in a pint ... But if you count it in terms of calories you soon think twice about having another ...

davelakers

Weightwatchers!!

2.5 stone and counting.

woodywmb

The Harcombe diet.
http://theharcombedietclub.com/

dirtymonkey1985

Gotta be the butterfield diet. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VWgwJfbeCeU