Originally Posted by
maletero
I really do need to give it another push. A few years back I was down to around 235, but then I let a crappy work schedule (~4 am to 5:30 pm) get the better of me. I haven't ditched the junk food, so no weight is coming off despite burning an extra 3500 calories on the bike each week. It's frustrating and easy to fall back into feeling like a failure.
Anyway...
Counted my spokes. I'm running on 32 spoke wheels, which haven't given me any troubles over a few thousand miles.
All your bike/wheel troubles can be solved just by lightening the load. After all, that is what most of us that take up cycling for in the first place. However, none of us can forget that weigh is by far a product of caloric intake. Just start gradually, that's how I did it, and have a goal.