Fallout,
Congrats on the serious drop in lbs. My "ideal" is supposedly 184 lbs, but I'm going to see how difficult the 190s are first. I was lucky in that I just increased cycling to 5-7 days a week (mostly commuting), and cutting back on portion size and meats and fats (ice cream, cookies, sweets in general). Every lunch is a big salad, and between meals I only have one or two pieces of fresh fruit.
Nice side effect-- my daily dose of 1-2 expensive Pepsids (sometimes with a Tums chaser) has droped to around 1 every two weeks. I think the oils and fats in baked goods and meats were killing me.
So what road bike do you have? I was amazed that road bikes seemed to drop out of favor for a few years during the peak of the mtb growth. To me, there's nothing like taking a nice pull at the front of a pace line on a sunny day (even with a headwind), or "lasering" down curves on a strong descent.