[Spudz27]

Sounds like your doing plenty of cardio, the best thing I found is to limit my calories to about 1200 which is 400 below ideal, high protein and low fat. I still eat fairly normal. I make a shake for breakky, meal powder, protein powder, cup of hilo, handfull of mixed berries, half a banana, baby spinach, ice and chia seeds. Blend it up and it is around 300cal and keeps me good till lunch, usually ham and salad on organic mixed grain sour bread again about 300cal, then dinner is usually just what I would normally cook and adds about 400 cal and then I still manage desert lol. Desert is where I end up with fat and high sugar, but calories for the day still end up being 1200-1300 which is below the 1650 allowed. I do cheat a little and add the 180 odd I burn at the gym which means desert can be ice cream lol. The opposite is starving yourself. If you are riding 80min a day and eating that little food, your body could be starving and that will kill your metabolism.