What I have learned is that you need to eat what you burn off in a day. (24 hour period) Eating meat & veggies, oranges (raw fruit) & nuts worked best for me. The best trick I know to fool my hunger is to eat around 5-6 nuts when hunger strikes. I used plain, cheap peanuts.:-) I like the recumbent bike better than walking for hunger pains. I burn more calories on the bike plus tone up & the bike doesn’t make me as hungry as walking does.

I walk the treadmill for 30 minutes a day, every other day & the bike for 30 minutes a day on the same days then on the other days I do 20 minutes each on both equipment. Walking helps me feel more rejuvenated & the bike builds my tone/shape up.

I rest on Saturday & Sunday.

If you hit a plateau, you need to reduce carbs again & up your protein a bit. I began only eating two meals a day because I’m a stay at home Mom & quite frankly when you lose so much weight, your stomach shrinks & your hunger shrinks with it.

Hope this helps.:-)

I hope all goes well for you & your wife using your bike!

It was may be costly, But its really helpfull for you.

For some reason I always feel akward riding these kind of bikes. I know that they are are a great workout, not only for cardio, but for your legs as well.

Next time you are on it, point your toes down more during the downward rotation…almost like you are pusing them right to the ground…you will feel more of a burn in your calves…also play around with the positioning of your feet. Placing them in a “v shape”…heels more together and toes away from your body will work your inner thighs more.

Good luck with your regime! and your blog ;-).