Fitness Whole Pizza In My Mouth

[Sijray21]

What do you guys do for fitness? I know a bunch of you guys lift fairly regularly.

I have this aversion to exercising out intentionally for fitness (feels like work), but since i find being on 2 wheels fun i've taken to riding my road bike for cardio fitness. I try to ride about 5 hours/week or 80-100 miles/week.

The only issue that I've had this year as well as years in the past is that i justify my terrible diet (sweets, fried foods, etc.) based on the hours i spend cycling. I used to race road competitively and was fairly fit. I'm sitting at around 187 lbs, but my race weight was about 163-165 lbs and my results that year showed my progress. I dropped off from the regular rides and training after my daughter was born, but have gotten back into it the last 2 years. Fortunately cycling alone outside is a good/safe COVID era workout. I have come to the realization that i need to do more focused workouts, adjust my diet, sleep more, and drink more water.

I tend to like looking at metrics and seeing results, so i'm trying to cater to that now with using a power meter with specific training. I used to go to computrainer sessions at a local bike shop where a coach would give you the workout and push you. I tend to work better when given workouts and have competition (multiple people in computrainer sessions). Since that's not really an option with COVID protocol and with my time constraints i'm looking for more detailed plans from TrainerRoad or other companies that offer plans. I'm not willing to spend money on a coach right now, but that's my preference if i ever get back into competition (not likely). I'll be on Zwift inside with my trainer and one of my bikes in the really cold/shitty weather months, but i'm also going to try to ride outside as much as possible. My wife has also given me some advice for apps and such for yoga, core workouts, and using body weight for anaerobic workouts. Working from home is definitely going to help me do this, so hopefully that continues for a while.

Historically i've found the best results from adjusting diet and getting more sleep. Diet is probably what i struggle with the most since i have a huge sweet tooth and overall love eating food that's generally bad for your health. So far i do have a goal of dropping about 15-20 lbs and increasing my FTP as i miss being faster on my bike. The months of October, November, and December are the most difficult for eating properly, but i'm determined to make that happen.