See, I don't even know my weight or my BMI (my waist circumference is 34. That's as far as I know). We don't have a bathroom scale at home but I am fully aware that I am overweight. So my questions are as follows:
1. How long should I ride my bike and how many times should I do it per day? I just started yesterday and I read somewhere that it should be at least 30-35 minutes. I finished within 30 minutes yesterday, but today I did it in 35. Should I do it before or after breakfast? I do it in the morning when I'm still up and everybody's still asleep (I have a weird sleeping pattern. I am up at night and I sleep during the day). I also do it only once a day since, like I said, I am asleep during the day. I also don't like being seen by people.
2. How many pounds do you suppose should I lose in, say, 2 weeks? I mean, I'm not expecting too much, but maybe 2-3 would be great because then I could just keep it up and I still have a few months to achieve my goal.
3. Do you think my sleeping pattern could be a problem? I know staying up late and stress could actually make you gain a few pounds and of course I wouldn't want that, but it's just like a normal sleeping pattern, though, isn't it?...only in reverse. But still, better safe than sorry.
So there...Also, any tips would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks.
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I lost a lot of weight riding my bike, and I really love it, so that makes me an expert. 8^) NOT.
First of all you want to make sure the bike is adjusted for your size. Seat height, seat placement forward/backward, and handlebar height. Those things make a huge difference in how comfortable your bike is, and if it's not comfortable you won't ride it. Look on YouTube for bike-fitting videos.
Secondly, you should understand that exercise and diet work together, they are like two sides of the same coin. Either one alone won't work nearly as well as both together. In my experience, the low-carb diet works best.
You should ride as far as is comfortable for you at first. If you overdo it at first you get really sore, and you'll stop. You have to learn to 'challenge yourself', that is, to ride as far as is comfortable and then just a little more. I got up to 5 miles in a couple of months and then 10 miles in about six months, but you will probably do better. My longest ride was 20 miles, which was an accident (I got lost!)
For a single-gear bike it's best to stay on the flat, avoid hills. Stay off busy streets. In fact, look on Google Maps and click on the bicycle logo and you see all the bicycle lanes and dedicated bicycle paths in your neighborhood.
Inflate your tires to the highest of the range on the tire, like if it says 40-50 lbs you go 50 lbs. The harder the tires are, the easier the bike is to pedal. You'd be surprised how much difference it makes! I inflate my tires 15 lbs over the mfgr's recommendation. It works fine for me, but I can't recommend it.
I wouldn't ride before breakfast, when your blood sugar is low and you have no energy. Half an hour after breakfast is optimal. Bring a water bottle and drink lots of water--very important! Drink a little more water than you think you need to.
Find a helmet that's comfortable for you and wear it always. If you ride at night get lights (flashing red light in the back) and a reflective vest. Car drivers don't SEE bicycles! So be paranoid of them.
Keeping strange hours probably doesn't have any effect on your weight. I'm a night person myself. But if you want to get into a 'normal' schedule, riding your bike in the afternoon will tire you out so you can go to bed at a more normal time.
You will see no weight difference in 2 weeks. 2 months maybe. Don't think about weight. Think about 'challenging yourself', wearing yourself out, riding a little farther than you did last month. Losing weight is a bi-product, an incidental.
I listen to audiobooks on my cellphone. It's probably not as safe, but it's an incentive because I always look forward to hearing the next part of the story. 8^)
- Cycling can lose weight ah.
- 1. in about a hour of riding you could lose 200 - 600 calories.. So 30 is enough :)
2. When you first start you could lose up to 4kg a week.. But that doesn't mean it will keep off.
Try for 2 pounds a week.
3. My sleeping pattern is bad aswell really bad actually (2am - all nighter on school nights) Worse on weekends.. Try to help for atleast 8 hours.
You don't have to diet but you can change your diet :)
Diet for about 45 - 1 hour a day.
You're beautiful.. Please keep healthy weight :)
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