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On 16/07/2011 15:44, Mr Pounder wrote: > "Simon Mason"  wrote in message > news:R_idneo3qo8ZBbzTnZ2dnUVZ8iidnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk... >> How this actor's life was changed for the better by cycling. >> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2015301/My-Name-Is-Earl-star-Ethan-Suplee-reveals-effects-dramatic-200lb-weight-loss.html?ito=feeds-newsxml >> >> -- >> Simon Mason > Who is he????

Quite. Also exercise can only lose you so much weight: eating is where it counts (and you don't need some fad diet either, you just need to eat less and grin and bear it if you're hungry...people seem to think there's a magic diet out there which will allow them to eat as much as they want while still losing weight, and that simply isn't possible, sadly).

I lost 5 stone in 5 months while doing pretty much no exercise. And no, I didn't lose noticeable muscle tone either. That's not to say that exercise isn't a useful addition, but there's no point in doing too much cardio (it's better just not to eat in the first place); weight training is always good though, because the more muscle mass you have, the more calories are burnt by it.

Cycling alone with no other modifications to your lifestyle is not a good way of losing weight.