MAKING weight? Not so fast! That sounds like gaining weight, which many of us neither want nor need.

\”Making weight\” is an expression I\’ve come across often enough while reading about pro cycling, and it can easily mean losing weight. It actually is about attaining one\’s desired  racing weight, whether poundage needs to be lost, or gained.

I know I need to shed some pounds, even though I\’m not planning to enter any races. Fifteen or even 20 of them! Time to drag Ride Your Way Lean  out of the book case!

It\’s also past high time I cleaned up  my diet. I\’ve been eating far too much candy and other junk; and doing too much nibbling when I think I\’m hungry, but probably am not truly hungry. I need more fresh veggies, too. The trouble is, it\’s hard to do both meal prep/cleanup, and blog.

It\’s no help that I seem to gain weight rather easily. Fortunately I also seem able to get it back off fairly easily when I make up my mind to it.

I think I also need to incorporate more intense efforts into my daily rides. According to the literature, there comes a point when a cyclist\’s body has adjusted to the effort level that\’s being made, and actually burns fewer calories for that particular degree of \”try\”. Then it\’s time to start pushing harder to rev up the metabolism again.

Cycling can help with weight control, and is fun as well. C\’mon, everybody, let\’s pedal our way to those numbers we want to see on the scale.