I am losing weight consistently with Peloton, but spinning is a pretty small fraction of my workouts. I am running 15-20 miles a week, spinning 3-4 times, doing 3-4 strength workouts a day (all Peloton app based) and doing some extra yoga, walking. I have lost 40 pounds so far, 25 pounds since November, roughly 2.5 pounds a week. I also do IF and try to eat higher protein lower carb but I don't have it in me to do hardcore calorie counting. I know diet makes most of the weight loss but I am burning lots of calories each day which has really helped with weight loss and improved my body fat percentage, muscle mass etc.

I ride almsot daily and dont lose weight from it. In fact, my legs feel bigger. It's addictive though. I need to add the strength stuff back in.

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Anonymous wrote:You can never out train a bad diet.

This is crushing.

yet so true

Depends on the person. My diet is mediocre at best and I do big diet no-nos (like drink soda almost daily and eat a lot of processed food), but my body responds instantly to physical exercise. I can drop 5 pounds pretty fast this way. I keep waiting for my metabolism to slow down but I'm still this way, even in my mid-40s and showing signs of perimenopause. I'm sure it will end eventually, but it's just not true that diet always trumps exercise when it comes to weightless. There are a lot of factors (including stuff like thyroid that is related to but not dependent on either diet or exercise) and it's truly person-dependent.

Anonymous wrote:You can never out train a bad diet.

So much this. I have used the peloton a bunch during quarantine and there are so many benefits. Mainly, my mood.
However, I haven't lost any weight. Spinning makes me so dang hungry. You really really have to watch the calories.

I have had one since the end of November. Knowing I wasn't in very good shape and ate anything and everything I wanted I knew I had to change that. I started slowly using the mastering the basics program for 6 weeks and adding in some other workouts when i felt I needed more. Now I am onto another one of their programs and I go back once a week to one of the very early classes I took that I was thought I was going to die during and retake it and am amazed at the progress.

I started to eat less slowly, instead of say 3 spoon fools of pasts I would take 2, instead of 3 pieces of meat on a sandwich I would put 2 and instead of a bunch of mayo I would use less or use mustard.

Instead of a few cookies while watching tv at night I would slice an apple. you get the idea.

I am down 12 lbs and i don't feel hungry, sleeping better, not as many aches and pains and look forward to getting up each day to ride or do other classes.

be patient and ask yourself before you eat something is this good for me or bad for me?

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Anonymous wrote:You can never out train a bad diet.

This is crushing.

yet so true

I've had the peloton since the summer. At first, I was using it 3-4 times a week and really did not see much progress since I don't think I was really pushing myself. In December, I committed to using it every day plus adding in strength and the consistency of riding daily (some days low impact other pushing hard) and adding in other classes has made a difference. I wouldn't say I've lost weight but I'm more toned and can tell a difference. My diet isn't terrible, but if I really want to kick it up and lose weight, I need to eat clean and really stay focused on diet.

Oh good, this thread again 🙄

Anonymous wrote:You can never out train a bad diet.

This is crushing.

You can never out train a bad diet.

Only if calories you eat are less than calories you expend on the peloton

Yes, but you also have to pay attention to diet.

Sure, of course. It’s just like any other exercise program.

Yes, if you diet as well.

Well? Ahh, I sure do hope so! What have your experiences been, Peleton riders?