Diet. Plain and simple.
It's not just portion sizes. It's what kind of macronutrients you're getting. Sugar and high power carbs are really addicting and put one on a blood-sugar rollercoaster, which the majority of America is on, that's why something like 60% of us are overweight and 30% of us are obese, plus our diabetes incidence has been skyrocketing since the 1960's.
Ever ate a bunch of pizza, pasta, rice, pastry, soda, or some other hi-power carbohydrate and be full, and then for some reason, want more carby/sugary stuff right after? I can't be alone in experiencing that, my wife did too. Yea.. that's your blood sugar spiking, dropping, and then wanting to go back up. So, actual body calorie requirements be damned, your body is going to store that extra food as fat and then want more.
Reminds me of cocaine... it gives you a boost, then a drop.. except the getting fat part :lol:
I dropped my carbohydrates from 400+ a day to 20 a day and lost 56lbs in 5 months, and am still losing. Didn't bother doing portion control, just felt my appetite wane the second i started the ultra low carb diet. And i'm a natural fatty, so that was amazing..
Suddenly, my 1600W MAC rig seems excessive and i've gone to a pedalbike setup for my around town duties because pedaling unpowered is no longer such a bear at all and my knees no longer hurt, plus the weight loss has meant that i have more endurance ( less body fat pushing on veins and organs ).
As for your bike... bump up the volts if you want a higher top speed! 15mph sucks!
It's not just portion sizes. It's what kind of macronutrients you're getting. Sugar and high power carbs are really addicting and put one on a blood-sugar rollercoaster, which the majority of America is on, that's why something like 60% of us are overweight and 30% of us are obese, plus our diabetes incidence has been skyrocketing since the 1960's.
Ever ate a bunch of pizza, pasta, rice, pastry, soda, or some other hi-power carbohydrate and be full, and then for some reason, want more carby/sugary stuff right after? I can't be alone in experiencing that, my wife did too. Yea.. that's your blood sugar spiking, dropping, and then wanting to go back up. So, actual body calorie requirements be damned, your body is going to store that extra food as fat and then want more.
Reminds me of cocaine... it gives you a boost, then a drop.. except the getting fat part :lol:
I dropped my carbohydrates from 400+ a day to 20 a day and lost 56lbs in 5 months, and am still losing. Didn't bother doing portion control, just felt my appetite wane the second i started the ultra low carb diet. And i'm a natural fatty, so that was amazing..
Suddenly, my 1600W MAC rig seems excessive and i've gone to a pedalbike setup for my around town duties because pedaling unpowered is no longer such a bear at all and my knees no longer hurt, plus the weight loss has meant that i have more endurance ( less body fat pushing on veins and organs ).
As for your bike... bump up the volts if you want a higher top speed! 15mph sucks!