Training & Nutrition - Weight Loss Club

New to the forum.

I have lost 73 lbs since Jan1. Have used size and portion control! But most of all I ride about 100 - 125 miles per week.

Dave

Congrats Dave. Nice work!

I am happily stalled at 170 lbs right now. Would still like to lose maybe another 10. But I'm not at all unhappy where I'm at. Looking to find motivation to really hit it and trim off a little more before I start hammering hard on cycling form again (sounds more impressive than it will actually be :D).

Thanks! I need to loose about 20 - 25 lbs to meet my goal.

12/31/2007: 281.4 lbs
01/31/2008: 269.4 lbs
02/29/2008: 257.2 lbs
03/31/2008: 246.6 lbs
04/30/2008: 236.0 lbs
05/31/2008: 225.4 lbs
06/30/2008: 214.2 lbs
07/31/2008: 210.6 lbs
08/31/2008: 211.0 lbs
today: 209.2 lbs


Any before-after pics?

It's inspiring to read the posts here. Great work guys. :thumb:

I've been fighting myself this entire autumn and I've been swinging between 183 and 186 lbs. 175 is my current goal and eventually I want to be 160-165 or so. Things been frustrating to say the least. I did so well this summer and now I've been fighting myself since August to not inflate again. Food, exercise, the works. I've reached the conclusion that I just cannot touch chocolate. If I start I can't stop. That's a pit I keep falling into. It's difficult to deal with when I'm not the only one who buys groceries in my home. ;)

It's however not all bad. I'm finally able to look at pictures of my entire body and not feel ashamed. My body is beginning to shape up and look tighter! I spend more time in the gym now that winter is here and I can feel I'm getting stronger. I also try ride my bike when I catch daylight (it gets dark around 5 in the afternoon these days).

I just wish I'd break my plateu, I kinda get the feeling I don't have enough willpower but at the same time realise I may be too hard on myself, I'm 30lbs down already. I'm also really dreading christmas season, I don't trust myself. :(

It's inspiring to read the posts here. Great work guys. :thumb:

I just cannot touch chocolate. If I start I can't stop. That's a pit I keep falling into. . :(

LOL! Same here. It takes a while but you will overcome chocolate addiction.

HMMMM. Well it has been a few years sense my big loss, but the weight seems to be coming back. time to gain that self control again. Here is my story in a nutshell.
back in about 2002 I was pushing about 215. I put on the freshman 40. I got really sick of myself and dug out my old POS Mtn bike. bent back rim and all I got on that thing every day. I started to see a difference after only a week of hardcore dieting and riding, I dropped 10 lbs. mostly water weight though, it slowed down a lot after that first week. I started to ride more and more trails with a friend, so I bought a Fuji Nevada, it was cheap, but I was in school and I needed something better (I still have it, and love that bike). after about 5 months I lost about 50 or 60 lbs. but by the end of the summer I was at 132 pounds.
Sadly I took it to far, I looked like I was dyeing and people actually asked me if I had cancer, I am not lying. so I took to the weights and put some muscles on. now I am lazy and barley ride, so I bought a new bike and I am about to start all over again, this time from 175. got to lose about 20-25 and I’ll be happy.

my secret was no secret. I kind of did the Atkins thing before it was the Atkins. I kept my carbs low, and no junk food. I allowed myself one bad meal every 2 weeks (some times once a week). I rode minimum 75-80 miles a week, school and working full time made it difficult. no soda, my caffeine came from lots of coffee. It was hard to not eat French fries, I love French fries. But the part that is killing me now..... Beer. I love beer. I am in a beer club and I drink a lot of different beer. Back when I started working out I didn't drink at all, then I moved to State College (Penn State) and that changed. But I only drank liquor, not good for you but still better than beer. Then I used my BMX bike to get around campus.

My day (for 2 years before PSU Main) went something like this: get up around 8 a.m. do pushup, sit-ups, lift some free weights (and I am not going to lie, I was young and in college this didn’t happen every day, I mostly just did pushups in the morning). Grab a shower and an apple or banana. Took off to class for a few hours. I would grab a salad for lunch go to class again then head to work. Work from around 2 or 3 in the afternoon until 8, some times from 12-8 depending on the day of the week and the semester. Get home about 8:15, do more pushups, sit-ups, and free weights (after work I did do this every day). In the summer I would hop on my bike and take off, in the winter I would toss it on my trainer and ride for as long as I could take it. on the weekends I would get up about 7 or 8 and go for rides with my friend, we would normally go at least 22 miles, with a break in the middle to swim at the damn. When I got out of class early or didn’t have work I would get on the bike as soon as I could get home. I was stoked when I would go to the beach without a shirt on and not be embarrassed.
When I got down to main it was a little different. I rode my bike to class, and when I wasn’t riding I was walking everywhere. I only drove my car to get groceries and to go home for the weekend. So I worked out less, but the weight stayed off.


any who, now I am lazy and have a desk job so I am getting pudgy. I am a little more muscular now, I worked a few manual labor jobs so that stayed with me, but for the past few months I have been solely at a desk. I guess I got reliant on working my but off at work every day. But once my new bike gets here I will be ready to ride the road. I went with a fixed gear so I have no choice but to not stop pedaling. I will try and keep a chart of my progress, if Fed Ex ever delivers my bike!
P.S. the thing that helps me the best with my trainer is video games. Riding and not getting anywhere is boring as hell, and it is hard to watch TV or as movie, they get slow, but video games seem to be great. I zone out and don’t even realize it have been on my bike for over an hour. So far GTA4 is the best. Tons of things to do, so it never gets boarding. But I would much rather be on the street.

Same here, I see a relationship between bike miles, chocolate, wine and weight.
Theoretically if I stop chocolate and wine I will loose weight; I don't know for sure.
I rode fewer days last month, hammered some big rides and boosted my appetite, increased a little muscle bulk and created a few ripples on my weight plateau.

This bio-chemical equilibrium dictator brought in winter weight gain to counter my new resolve. If I can lower the plateau now to 182 the spring battle to 175 is mine!

Any before-after pics?

Sorry, no pics. Though my kids were making fun of me (in a nice way) saying how my bike jersey used to stick out (big gut) -- sad but it used to be true. :)

LOL! Same here. It takes a while but you will overcome chocolate addiction.

I had the same issue. If I started on a chocolate munch I just kept stuffing it in my face. I really controlled my diet over the last year and didn't eat nearly as much chocolate of any kind. Just a little here and there. Strangely, when dessert time comes around, given a choice, I've become more interested in fruit desserts. Cobbler, Pie, Strawberry Shortcake. Yum. They still aren't great, but...

Even more interesting, I still have some chocolate cake or something from time to time. But if I eat more than just a little it makes my stomach feel a tad upset. Don't really like that feeling, so I don't eat that much anymore.

Seemed to have leveled off at 170...but I am happy with that, lost 80 lbs since jan 1st

Major milestone today down to 179lbs
was at a 180-183 plateau for a long long time, but wasn't really trying though
last month I decided to make a little push for it
cut out rice and reduced night carbs portions

if I can reach 175 I will be happy, dont want to go much lower as it would require major clothing expense

I'm 6'2" my highest weight was 199.9 about a month ago, with my first kid on the way I'm motivated to get in better shape. My goal is to be somewhere between 170-175. To date I've dropped 10 pounds and I'm well on my way. I'm just more conscious of what I'm eating, I've cut out fast food and soft drinks. eating more whole grains and just better quality of food. thanks for all the good info on this subforum. hopefully I can contribute in some small way.

In one year exactly...I have lost 83...I am at 167, but it seems to fluctuate between 167-170 on a daily basis...so I think I have reached my spot.

Well, I just ventured over to this side of the BF and thought I would say HEY!
I have been back and forth with my weight ALOT. At my heaviest I was 225lbs. Today, I am at 204lbs, 5'10....but not happy. I spent the majority of my life playing sports....everything but riding. 5 years ago, my wonderful son was born and after sitting on the couch, and being lazy for the first 3 yrs of his life, I decided it was time to change (plus, who doesnt want to be the hot dad...and my wife was getting pissed at me just sitting around). So, I started running......and like Forest Gump...I KEPT running. So much so that I tore my knees apart. That's where biking comes in....it wasnt until last year that I got serious with biking. Well, if you looked at me you wouldnt figure me for a biker. I have a large frame and it shows. My goal is to drop 50lbs this year. 20 by april, in time for my first triathalon. So, I guess I am introducing myself to you all, saying "Hey" and letting you know that I'll be around here for a while.

Thanks