View Poll Results: How much weight did you lose by cycling?
I lost those nagging 10 lbs. I've been trying to get rid of
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43.69%
I lost a 50lb sack of little debbies
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40.78%
I used to be rated by my submerged displacement
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15.53%
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Did you lose a bunch of weight by cycling? Post your pics here!
07-29-08, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dmb2786
no, but i think i have a lot of fat i could lose. i'm pretty new to cycling, so i might be gaining muscle pretty fast, so that might offset fat loss, but I do have some fat to lose.
I am a newb too, just trying to get into shape before it gets too bad!
07-29-08, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Tourmalet
O RLY? Care to elaborate?
You are making comments about me and you've never even met me.
Gawd young male roadies are all a bunch of ****ing pricks. The lot of you.
This piss poor egotistical attitude is precisely why my riding partners are mostly women. I can actually talk to them without being attacked every other word...
You are making comments about me and you've never even met me.
Gawd young male roadies are all a bunch of ****ing pricks. The lot of you.
This piss poor egotistical attitude is precisely why my riding partners are mostly women. I can actually talk to them without being attacked every other word...
07-29-08, 05:55 PM
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grilled cheesus
Originally Posted by umd
You said "almost zero body fat". I don't care who you are, if you have almost no body fat you are on death's door. Edit: I was only responding to the part of your previous post that I bolded, in case that wasn't clear.
Edit: FWIW, 5% body fat at your weight, which is pretty much the minimum healthy amount, would be over 8 pounds of fat.
Edit: FWIW, 5% body fat at your weight, which is pretty much the minimum healthy amount, would be over 8 pounds of fat.
he is correct. its basic science. you dont have to see someone to know that. later.
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07-29-08, 07:30 PM
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I think I found the Zodiac Killer.
Yea, what he said.
Originally Posted by Big Scott
Yea, what he said.
07-30-08, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tourmalet
I'm 6'2" I went from 180 lbs to 168 lbs. Only 12 lbs but visually the difference is amazing. I have almost zero body fat, 31" waist, and lots of muscle. I did lift weights for about two years too, so I'm sure that's helped with the upper body strength.
Originally Posted by umd
Um, no
Originally Posted by Tourmalet
O RLY? Care to elaborate?
You are making comments about me and you've never even met me.
Gawd young male roadies are all a bunch of ****ing pricks. The lot of you.
This piss poor egotistical attitude is precisely why my riding partners are mostly women. I can actually talk to them without being attacked every other word...
You are making comments about me and you've never even met me.
Gawd young male roadies are all a bunch of ****ing pricks. The lot of you.
This piss poor egotistical attitude is precisely why my riding partners are mostly women. I can actually talk to them without being attacked every other word...
Originally Posted by umd
You said "almost zero body fat". I don't care who you are, if you have almost no body fat you are on death's door. Edit: I was only responding to the part of your previous post that I bolded, in case that wasn't clear.
Edit: FWIW, 5% body fat at your weight, which is pretty much the minimum healthy amount, would be over 8 pounds of fat.
Edit: FWIW, 5% body fat at your weight, which is pretty much the minimum healthy amount, would be over 8 pounds of fat.
Originally Posted by hokiesean24
If you truly had ALMOST NO body fat, you would not have the strength to walk across the street, much less ride a bike. I don't think the observation was worth your generalization, but whatever.
Originally Posted by aham23
he is correct. its basic science. you dont have to see someone to know that. later.
07-30-08, 01:13 PM
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If umd was incorrect you would see just about every poster dog piling on him.
Happens to me whenever I post without using my head.
Anyhow, the only way you will not have any fat will be when you have decomposed for a certain time.
I expect you will be an exceptional climber at that point.
Happens to me whenever I post without using my head.
Anyhow, the only way you will not have any fat will be when you have decomposed for a certain time.
I expect you will be an exceptional climber at that point.
07-30-08, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ehidle
Before (250lbs):
After (170 lbs):
After (170 lbs):
07-30-08, 01:59 PM
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Well, in all honesty I could see the "I have almost zero body fat" comment as being a generalization and the poster didn't mean it to be the literal truth. The criticism of it was little more enthusiastic than warranted I thought.
07-30-08, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fatallightning
272 down to 190 or so in a year. cut carbs, mountain biking.
07-30-08, 04:23 PM
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205 to 182...then back up to 190 where I'm at now....currently on the way back down
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07-30-08, 09:27 PM
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I started cycling when I was about 315+ pounds. I now weigh about 240, and lost the weight over about 3 years.
08-01-08, 10:37 AM
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Actually, I use cycling to help keep my weight UP, not down. Muscle mass is not a bad thing.
08-01-08, 10:49 AM
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Scale said 177 this morning. Nice.
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08-01-08, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Randallissimo
I'm, 5' 9" , 157 lbs. I have ridden 450 miles in the last 2 months, and have lost no weight. Lost an inch or more on my waist though.
08-01-08, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by HeIncreasesMe
Lord oh Lord. That's me. In terms of i've hav riden like 450 in the past month and a half..and tracked my food daily on thedailyplate..and haven't lost a pound. Maybe one pound. And the clothes aren't really fitting differently either. Maybe 2 pairs of slacks fit a little looser. But I tell folks all the time. Still big as ever.
08-01-08, 12:03 PM
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Not only an hour a day but also at a decent intensity.
I don't log the miles like umd but in June I rode 900 miles and lost all of 4 lbs.
I don't log the miles like umd but in June I rode 900 miles and lost all of 4 lbs.
08-01-08, 12:05 PM
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HeIncreasesMe, I should add that you mention that you "tracked everything", but you didn't mention if you determined that you had a deficit or not.
08-01-08, 12:13 PM
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25 pounds
I started out at 210 when I began cycling two years ago and within the last 3 months I have lost 25 pounds and hover around 180-185. I have to say I believe that it had to do with my diet change rather than the cycling...but I am such a better rider because I have lost the weight. I am pretty much a vegetarian with the occasional plate of fish...lots of juice and good ol'Hammer products. Life is good!
08-01-08, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlieWoo
Quinbus Flestrin
"my principal Design was to Inform,
and not to eat thee"
-QF
Last edited by Big Scott; 08-01-08 at 12:18 PM.
