The pain... the suffering!!

Mikey23

@ secteur ... Well done for an honest appraisal of your situation. Most are in complete denial. First step

(Sorry if that sounds patronising) ...

chrisaonabike

Mikey23 wrote:

@ secteur ... Well done for an honest appraisal of your situation. Most are in complete denial. First step

+1

(Sorry if that sounds patronising) ...

It sounds genuinely meant to me

Secteur

It doesnt sound patronising at all!

My (low) mood seems to be extricably linked to my cyclical poor dietary habits.

When i'm down, i will comfort eat, and a vicious cycle begins.

When i'm happier, i cycle more, diet more, lose weight and feel better - a positive cycle begins.

Negative cycles are usually triggered by going on holiday where i find it impossibly hard not to "cheat" and i usually come back at least 2kg (usually more) heavier.

I have modest will power, but when i'm fed up on a cold, rainy, dark evening, hungry from a days dieting and frustrated at lack of exercise of i havent been able to get out, then it's so easy to reach for the "treat cupboard!"

blablablacksheep

Secteur wrote:

FIrst ride for 7 weeks today (dont ask... combination of long holiday, then bad weather and finally complete loss of motivation).

4-5kg heavier than last ride also.

Today was painful, especially since I ride in a very hilly area.

Lungs burn, taste of blood!, wheezy, legs like lead...

How is it possible to lose so much fitness so fast?!!

I recall having 10 or so weeks off the bike earlier in the year following a broken scaphoid + having it screwed back together, and it took a good month to get back to anywhere near my previous form!

I dont like the sound of that, im starting my training again this monday and its been a good 8 weeks sinse my last proper ride bar commutes to and from work......this is going to be a week of hell :twisted:

♠ChumBucket♠

ChrisAOnABike wrote:

fish156 wrote:

ChrisAOnABike wrote:

Mikey23 wrote:

4 to 5 kg weight gain in seven weeks...some lifestyle changes might be worth considering

It's about 1.5 pounds a week. A mere 750 extra calories a day, that would be incredibly easy to do - a bit of comfort eating and not much exercise.
...

But it's 750 calories every day for 7 weeks. That's more than "a bit of comfort eating".

Not really. A couple of 175ml glasses of wine is about 4.5 units these days, that's at least 250 calories straight away just from the alcohol. One of those would slip down nicely at the end of the day if work is a nightmare, and another one with dinner would seem like nothing.

A chocolate biscuit (about 80) and a bit of bread and jam (another 120) is 450. Even a small latte from Starbucks is 200 calories.

So that's 650 a day without even trying. Add to that (or some variant of that) the calories you're not burning if you suddenly stop exercising, a 750 calorie per day surplus would be p1ss easy to achieve.

I could do an extra 750 without even thinking, just one extra of my favorite- a lard sandwich with curry powder would see that measly figure off easy! Down one o' them babies & you'll do an extra hour at least in the saddle!!

MountainMonster

I am off this Sunday for my first proper ride of 2013, due to having had a stomach bug the last 2 weeks. I am excited and nervous at the same time.

Let it be the first of many many miles, my target is at least 2013 without factoring commuting in.