Racing Weight

[paul01603]

Having cycled 430 miles in 3 days I had to have a op which has left me unable to do exercise for 6 weeks. Weight gain is not normally a problem put I am looking to get down to around 9-10% body fat somewhere around 9st-13 to 10-2 currently around 10 7. I have always used the basis of eating natural foods and cooking my own. But if anyone wishes to learn more around the ideas I use this book is where I would go.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hi paul01603 . It's OK to recommend books you've found useful but I'm going to remove the link to the book as we're cautious about links to other sites

[Wobbleless]

Well if I raced 430 miles in 3 days I would need several ops!! I am not feeling peak performance.....more comfortable cruising but if there is a book which can get me to that level of fitness I say bring it on.

[S11m]

Hi, paul01603 ...

I was an endurance cyclist rather than a racing cyclist, but I cycled 760 miles in 90 hours (in 1995)... and it felt like bedtime at eight o'clock for weeks!

That winter I broke a metatarsal (stumbled doing step-aerobics)... so I could not cycle for a week or two. I used a triathlon pedal-clip overshoe so I could cycle - and I actually cycled on snow with my foot in plaster!

When I was cycling 15,000 miles a year, I did not have to try very hard to loose weight, but now I am disabled and have to loose weight by eating less.

[S11m in reply to S11m]

Hi, again paul01603 ...

It seems that you posted here to give us the benefit of your experience...

or are you looking for weight-loss advice?

¿Are you able to do any exercise now, to minimise muscle loss?

Are you trying to loose weight on a schedule, or for next season?

If you have been doing a great deal of exercise, and having to eat, it is very difficult to suddenly adjust your appetite/diet to loose weight. ... I was probably averaging 3,000 calories a day when I was cycling, and about 1,000 now, and I have been loosing two pounds a week. (I just trundled back from lunch in my electric wheelchair.)

I too eat proper food, but I eliminate sweets, snacks and treats, and I have just an apple, orange and a banana for tea/supper. I get OAP Age Concern lunches three times a week, and I have a carvery on Sunday (with as many green vegetable as I can get on the plate), and I have been skipping lunch two or three days a week... but I now plan to loose one pound a week and get down to 30% BMI by Christmas.

The U. S. Navy body fat estimator tells me my body fat percentage is 27%, with a lean mass of 85kg. I found a chart on the internet which said that the upper end of the healthy range of body fat for old men was 25% - so I am not a million miles away.

[paul01603 in reply to S11m]

Hi,

I am happy with my progress I am to lose 8 pounds before October

I try to consume a daily amount of (portion size is one hand).

3 x veg

3 x fruits

2 x fats

3 x whole grains

1 x dairy

2 x fish/lean meats

Like to hear your thoughts.

As for my weight training I just use my body weight.

I am always happy to hear other peoples success and fails which we can all learn from.

This forum is all new to me.