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How Much Excess Fat Converted to Muscle When Weight Remains Constant?

2K views 29 replies 16 participants last post by  Loraura 
Just an FYI, unless you are averaging 22mph, solo, on your 22mi ride, you aren't burning a ton of calories. Assuming an 18mph pace, you're probably burning about 400 calories.

For more perspective:
"Lobster dinner w/ lots of bread and stuff" is probably around 1500 calories. Lobster and bread = lots of real butter, too. Each small slice of bread at a restaurant has about 130 calories in it, at least.

"a small candy bar, then ate dinner at a restuarant (Salmon, vegetables, potatoes--no bread at that one though--but when I got home I was hungry again so I had 3 bowls of cereal with honey on it.)"

3 bowls of cereal was probably half the box, right? Assuming it's healthy cereal is about 1300+ calories. Add to that the 250cal candy bar, 200cal salmon, 100 cal vegetables, and 600+ cal potatoes...

I'm surprised you aren't gaining weight...

You eat more than me, and I ride 16hrs/week (300+mi)
 
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