Originally Posted by PR_Glen

you should add more calories to the diet and add in resistance training as well. If you don't build a strong foundation (muscles) you will bounce back as soon as you start eating normally again. If you build muscle the weight may not come flying off as fast, but it definitely wont come back that fast either... Cardio is more effective if you do it in bursts. Instead of 45 minutes at a crawls pace do 15 minutes as hard as you can, if you don't have the gas for that yet go hard for 30 seconds at a time with a minute rest (still peddling, just slower) and aim for longer. This will speed up the metabolism and you will be burning calories all day, even in your sleep instead of just while you are on the machine.

I don't even diet anymore.. i just try to raise my protein levels higher than normal.