zill wrote:I'm starting to calorie count (with the help of CKinnard) and it's going really great. Can't see myself binge eating now since I am aware how much calories are in the desserts!
The only thing I am not looking forward to is being hungry at night (due to a calorie deficit for weight loss).
My way of getting around this issue is to eat my normal meals, but ride more. I used to do quite consistent 350-450km per week - with some good efforts in there. With those kms there was no choice but for the weight to go down. I wasn't a saint with what I was eating back then either. If I'd been more careful - I probably would have dropped more kgs. However - I wasn't exactly binge eating, but I still wasn't eating that healthy.
Just stick at it, do what you can and don't go to extremes - extremes are what can set you up to yo-yo back and forth. If you are riding a lot and fast, you stil have to fuel up or you'll go flat, and that isn't a nice feeling.
If you are trying to train hard and drop kgs at the same time, do it carefully. Small steps.