Originally Posted by
goldfinch
He got fat but it isn't his natural state. It likely will be easier for him to lose and keep off the weight than others who have had it creep up on them over the years and who may have propensities, genetic and otherwise, to be fat.
Or at least that is my guess.
From personal experience, I'll agree.
Last year around this time I went through some surgery that put me off any real exercise until after the New Year. In that time due to the lack of exercise and combination of medications I was on, I gained about 30 pounds (from 235 up to 262). When I was able to get back on track with my routine and start riding again, the combination of riding and some dietary changes (no more empty booze calories, cut out most junk food snacks) and I was able to get myself back down to 235 pretty quickly. Dropping below that was a little more difficult, but I managed it and I've stayed static there for around 10 weeks now.