Measure your arms legs waist neck chest use that as a gauge for your losses. You might actualy gain weight as you build muscule mass. Muscle weighs more than fat

Not only that but you burn more calories to sustain that muscle mass thus you are burning up calories while at rest watching Lance when his 6th on tv....

since muscle weighs 3 x as much as fat does, look at measurements instead of weight as a more accurate measure of your overall look. now, that added muscle mass does eat fat , but there is always an uncomfortable time period where you feel bigger till that fat eating machine that is your added muscle kicks in.

i'm also of the belief that you are a bit dehydrated, which can lead to some water retention, hence the tightness of the pant. drink like a fish the next few days and those pants will fit again.

I'm completely convinced now that biking is the best way to lose weight quickly and efficiently. Over 100 lbs. lost? Crap! You guys are hardcore.

Great job, N7CZinMT and spanky4x4. I need to get out biking more.

There is no silver bullet and biking isnt a silver bullet either. It took me almost 5 months to lose 5lbs ...sure I gained a lot of muscle and now I can ride up a hill like its a flat road, but I realised that riding alone wasnt cutitng it. I had to ride hard and eat vey healthy. I try not to get anxious and make desperate moves but rather to stick to my long term game plan. Im not getting any younger and I may even have to do knee surgery soon but Im gonna win this fight.

Hey Kayle! Thanks!

The one thing to keep in mind is that my weight loss has been over a period of 7 years. Nothing quick about that. I just took up cycling about a year ago to help with the diabetes and get in better shape. Not to mention get the last 50 or so pounds off. I'm not doing any fad, just a simple lifestyle that I can maintain for the rest of my life.

thanks ,but I lost most of it before I started riding again. Me and my wife joined weight watchers and I intentionaly took a job that was a lot more physical then I had before. we started by walking,working hard and really watching what you eat.when you are 32,over 400 lbs,blood pressure so high you could have a stoke any time,all it really took was the dr asking me if I was ready to start making funeral plans. before I went to collage I was fairly fit and around 250. I gained the typical freshmen 15(or 40 in my case) and then had a job where I told the guys what to do and I watched the windsheild. hell the last 2 years at my old job i dont think I even broke a sweat. before I gained alot of weight i used to ride all the time. thats how I stayed around 250. I had an injury to my wrist that made it painful to ride,so I didnt.I started driving more ...and more and more,until I hadnt ridden a bike in almost 5 years. after last year I decided that riding again would help with my efforts and since I had alredy lost alot of weight,it was easier to do. I had a small setback this spring after I started,but I didnt let it slow me down this time.I sincerly believe that cycling can help you lose weight,but it takes a bigger commitment then just riding everyday. you have to change your lifestyle completly to make it work. or at least thats what I had to do.

Cut those calories.