Alrighty, back to what I do best: information.
I read this a month ago and really really loved it. It is called "8 Cold, Hard Facts About Exercise"
It is worth reading. I really liked the 5th fact: "I won't allow you to eat whatever you want".
Whenever I start exercising a lot my appetite increases. But more than my appetite is my "perceived food budget". Yeah, I can totally eat a dessert after each of my 5 meals. I worked out.
As you can see, this is not working for me.
When you start truly calculating how many calories you burn during exercise (as the article points out) it's really not as many as you think. I have a cycle computer that tells me I burn 900 calories on a 90 minute ride. I appreciate that calculation because it gives me permission to eat everything in sight. But I'm preeeettttyyyy sure that it's off by about 300 calories. Truly. And while 600 calories is a lot, it ain't 900.
I am always jealous of professional cyclists. They are always saying in interviews how they have to force themselves to eat enough calories during the day so they don't bonk. This is during a grand tour, like the Tour de France. Those poor cyclists. Wouldn't that be an interesting problem to have? Forced to eat enough calories? Wouldn't I love to be them. Riding 150 miles each day. For 3 weeks straight. Never mind.
Other facts I liked:
"Exercise alone won't change you." Enter my personal diet challenges. This will be a hard one for me to get through.
"Exercise will always feel hard." Each time I ride my bike I dream of a day when I can ride 17 mph for hours without it hurting. Unfortunately, it will always hurt. My mind just has to quit telling me that I can't go any more. Because in reality, I can. Our ability to push through the hard will increase as we exercise more.
I am ready for some results that I can see. This article helped me see some things I can change that will hopefully help me get off my plateau. Did you find anything interesting or new?
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