cycling every day and losing weight...info req.

You're most probably in calorie deficit. Lets say before you commuting you got by on 2500cals....now you cycle you may using an extra 500cals...in other words you now need 3000clas to keep your weight at the ''before commuting weight''. Obviously this doesn't take into account the extra muscle you've probably gained and the fact you may have toned up a fair bit. Try eating some good old carbs like pasta or baked potatoes and rice. Increase your portion sizes a bit and see what happens. Don't be tempted to eat too much junk though as nutrician is the key.

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Voila a simple pasta and sardine combo . . . I love it when a MTB Forum turns into an article from Womans Weekly

I would not recommend diving into junk food to boost your weight. I would simply increase your calorie intake, but maintain a balanced and healthy diet. One way you may be able to accomplish this without stuffing yourself every meal is to drink a SlimFast or other dietary meal substitute drink after every meal. This will instantly up your calorie intake with a healthy balance and will not require you overeating every meal!

I don't want to upset you but 12.5 stone at 6ft puts you at the upper end of the BMI scale around about 23.7. Put much weight on and you'll end up back in the overweight category with a BMI above 25.

If I was you (I'd be happier as I'd weigh less) I wouldn't worry, it sounds like your current weight is about right for you height.

If you really want to pile on the pounds you'll need to start some proper drinking

accrington guy wrote:

ahh the old bmi.. it is a load of rubbish...it puts people who maybe overweight marginally to obesely overweight... its the one thing I dont pay much attention too..

like your saying I am already at the upper end of the bmi scale , if you saw me you would then think different..

so the bmi could say if I put a stone on and went up to (13/14) I would be classed as overweight?...thats why its nonsense..

I do understand what you saying though..

yeah I hear what you are saying also.....just eat more good stuff..mix the carbs with the proteins, hey presto chango!

ps. the bmi thing is a bit "false"... I remember Johnny Wilkinson having a BMI of near 30! he's 5ft something and came in at 15-16stone...however you see any fat on him?
Im betting most rugby boys will have high BMIs but no fat on them. put it all into context I think.

if you are really worired see your doc.

accrington guy wrote:

ok thanks for that...having never thought about a sub. meal drink or ever looked at one which would be the best to start on..?

and would having one of those drinks after a meal not bag me up some what?

thanks again.

I personally tried this back in college. (Being an American, I will have to do this in pounds, sorry) I gained 20 pounds in a month without feeling the least bit uncomfortable, and with a good amount of exercise each day it just turned straight into muscle. I used SlimFast drinks, just the original (I was partial to the chocolate flavor, but there are many flavors out there.) I don't know if you can get them in the UK or not, but I think any would do the trick as long as they have a healthy balance. Take a look at the nutrition label before you buy and you shouldn't have any problems!

I know the BMI system is a bit hit and miss but unless you have a full body fat assessment it's about the best indicator of whether you are at a healthy weight. I'm around a BMI of 26 having come down from 28 and people say I now look lean but I definitely still have excess weigh around my gut etc.

The Johnny Wilkinson thing is a red herring for most people, you have to be a fairly serious athelete to get high BMI readings and have no significant body fat. Most people just don't realise how overweight the average person is, we've all got so used to seeing porky people that what we consider as normal would have been well overweight thirty years ago.

Until somebody comes up with something better I'm going to continue using BMI as an indicator along with how knackered I get riding, how much my legs hurt and how sexy I look naked in the mirror.

Hmm, now I come to think about it none of my health and fitness dashboard of KPIs are going to stand up to much scientific scrutiny :roll: .