I'm about 174cm and 140 lbs but I never seem to gain or lose much weight. Still, I do feel better since I've been riding more regularly.

A little clarity please:

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Ok, maybe I'm just an SOB. But it's still none of your damn business.

I started 4 weeks ago at 240. I've done at least 4 days a week except for last week where I only was able to fit in one day. I'm currently 245. I'm hoping it's just leg muscle building and soon the weight will start dropping off.

165 lbs. I was 185 lbs 3 years ago before I started bike commuting...I gain back about 10 lbs in the Winter. :o

I'm a 5'4" (163cm) female at 150lb (68kg)... which is not OK. I began commuting 6mi/day 2x/week on 9/1/11. My diet's not bad so I'm not planning on making any immediate changes to it in the near future. I may rethink this strategy if my weight refuses to budge, though >_<



+1 :D

Bravo! Seriously- that kicks ass!

I'm 5'10". I was 180 lbs in 2008 when I started riding a stationary bike 3X/wk. I was 175 lbs when I started cycle-commuting in 2009. I was 150 lbs by the following November. I tend to gain a few pounds over the winter, but have hovered around 150 for a couple of years now. I'm off the bike altogether for the next six weeks (maybe longer) so I'll have to watch what I eat to prevent my weight from spiking.

(do note, I wasn't offended by the above, I'm just offering my honest answer)

It's different if you grew up as a fat, pokey, unathletic kid and proceeded into a fat, pokey, unathletic adulthood.

You don't really have a basis for comparison - you don't feel "sluggish", you just feel like you have always felt. You have lazy days (too many ;) ) and energetic days. I feel much better now, but until I lost the weight I couldn't comprehend that difference, regardless of how it may have been explained to me. I didn't feel actively "bad", but I do feel better.

Further, there's kind of a disconnect in the mirror. You see yourself as fat, sure, but not necessarily as far overweight as you may be. If you'd told me I needed to lose a 100lbs (when I really needed to), I would've been somewhat incredulous. I didn't see myself as having 100lbs I could lose. Some of us just don't (or, didn't) have a good grasp of the numbers until the weight loss actually started.

When I look at old photos now I see someone who looks much fatter than what I remember seeing in the mirror when I was that fat. It makes me feel very disconnected from the person I was. It's a very curious feeling, to be sure, but not all bad.

125 +/- a couple of pounds ever since I became an adult. I can't gain weight even if I try. I'm maybe 2-3 pounds heavier during the winter when I don't cycle as much. I hated being the skinny guy when I was young... once I got older I decided it wasn't so bad. :)

Usually around 170-175, average build for my 5'10'' frame. My goal is to go down to 160 by this winter to accommodate for wearing some winter clothing (jacket, pants, booties, heavier shoes, gloves, hats, baselayer). I like the weight I am at now, but I think that since I ride with headwind so much here in Chicago, it would be great to lose some weight to be able to still ride the same with extra clothing on.

156 lb ..

I think from experience, observing fellow heavier commuters, they tend to flat more if they are over 200 lbs -- and it makes sense. The more weight you put on a bike (especially if one is in an upright position more so than in a race position), the higher the chances of pinch flats, etc., especially going over bumps, uneven roads, railroad crossings, etc.

6' 1" 205...... hopefully about 15 lbs. more than I'm going to weigh come March. Time to take back a good portion of the fitness that I had prior to becoming a father.

I have commuted off and on the last 3 years (not so much in winter) started at 371 and currently 320ish.

Currently 225. Started at 288 on 1/1/2009.

Prior to obtaining my celerifiere, I was at 198.
As head servant of the table service, I had little time for bike riding.
Now I just ride and sew. I'm down to 165. :D

Bought the Blue Bike and started to commute on December 6, 2010, weighing 217 pounds at 5 ft. 10 in. Have not missed a day since, and currently weigh 178, almost 40 pounds less. Running now, too, since with less weight I can run again. The bike has been a life saver.

5'11, 188 pounds. Just about to begin commuting, and I'd love to drop down to 175 pounds or thereabouts.

6'0" and 158.8 lbs last night before bed.

Excellent points, all. I grew up as a bookworm and have intermittently exercised over the past 13 or so years. I'd get to 2-3 months and then just let it all slide. Right now I am 5'9 and I weigh 336. I have a long torso, and the weight is distributed well for the amount. I am currently riding 5 miles a day and yes, I do stop and catch my breath in places. But it's only been a month and I already feel stronger. This is not a fly by night affair....I've fallen in love with biking. And since I picked a work that's 2.5 miles from the train, I've made sure I'll keep riding. Slow and steady!

Good to see a lot of shed pounds. As I acclimate to cycling and become more fit, I assume the weight loss (providing I keep other variables the same) will plateau, and the cycling will help maintain that weight. Perhaps I should carrying more weight to increase the work out.

6'-0", 170 lbs. right now, down from about 195 lbs. several years ago when I was still working. Practicing yoga nasal breathing now to help extend my ride time and rearrange my weight better with some anaerobic exercise, and it seems to be working.

240ish now, just shy of and fast approaching 300 when I started commuting. If I could lay off the Fat Tire, I'd probably drop another ten pounds quickly.