any fat guys in here?
11-16-12 | 01:35 PM
#26
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11-16-12 | 01:35 PM
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Thanks. I never understood what people meant when they said "You'll feel so much better if you lose weight" until after I lost a lot of weight. I didn't feel "bad" before, but I do feel much better now.
As for the "old man" metabolism, I think that's not usually a symptom of metabolic change as much as it is lifestyle change. Our metabolisms do slow with age, yes, but look at the lifestyle of your average 20-something vs. the average 30-something. Being single, childless, and working part-time hours (i.e. not a "9-5" fixed schedule) gives a lot more time for physical activity. (plus the fact that your bones and joints haven't betrayed you yet
) Whereas the typical 30-something is more likely to be married, have kids, and have the kind of job and working hours they need to support them. (and the car and house payments, and...)
Personally, at 33 I'm in way better shape than I was at 23. (I am still single
and childless , but I do work full-time 
)
If you're active and reasonably fit now, with reasonable eating habits, I think you'll probably be alright.
As for the "old man" metabolism, I think that's not usually a symptom of metabolic change as much as it is lifestyle change. Our metabolisms do slow with age, yes, but look at the lifestyle of your average 20-something vs. the average 30-something. Being single, childless, and working part-time hours (i.e. not a "9-5" fixed schedule) gives a lot more time for physical activity. (plus the fact that your bones and joints haven't betrayed you yet
) Whereas the typical 30-something is more likely to be married, have kids, and have the kind of job and working hours they need to support them. (and the car and house payments, and...)Personally, at 33 I'm in way better shape than I was at 23. (I am still single
and childless , but I do work full-time )If you're active and reasonably fit now, with reasonable eating habits, I think you'll probably be alright.
11-16-12 | 03:54 PM
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42 now and in the best shape of my life (except for maybe my late teens when i skateboarded 8+ hours/day). former powerlifter at 6' / 275#. had to quit due to injuries and went right to crap.
fought the pudge with cycling, fencing and boxing. now i'm 190 and commute to work by bike. with around 100mi/week for fun.
i will never tell anyone they need to fit a certain body type. i know a female triathlete that looks like a chubby fireplug, but is a machine. it's about getting out there and being active.
while all my friends are worrying about knee problems and obesity, the bike saved my life. keep up the good work and have fun.
fought the pudge with cycling, fencing and boxing. now i'm 190 and commute to work by bike. with around 100mi/week for fun.
i will never tell anyone they need to fit a certain body type. i know a female triathlete that looks like a chubby fireplug, but is a machine. it's about getting out there and being active.
while all my friends are worrying about knee problems and obesity, the bike saved my life. keep up the good work and have fun.
11-16-12 | 05:47 PM
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From: Incheon, South Korea
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I was fat about 8 months ago. 191cm and I was closing in on 105kg. That really annoyed me. Sold the car and motorcycles, got me some bicycles and cycled 300-400km a week non stop for 8 months. Got myself down to 85kg with very little fat left. I can even see my abs these days - first time in at least 25 years. Have to say I've never felt better in my 40 years of life. Also dropped from a 38 inch waist to 32 and about 2 shirt sizes as well.
11-16-12 | 06:53 PM
#30
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I'm 5'9".
Was 165lb. at my best, during early 20's.
Hit 235lb. at my worst, late last year / early this year.
Back down to 200lb. flat today.
Aiming for 175.
Was 165lb. at my best, during early 20's.
Hit 235lb. at my worst, late last year / early this year.
Back down to 200lb. flat today.
Aiming for 175.
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11-16-12 | 06:55 PM
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I was fat about 8 months ago. 191cm and I was closing in on 105kg. That really annoyed me. Sold the car and motorcycles, got me some bicycles and cycled 300-400km a week non stop for 8 months. Got myself down to 85kg with very little fat left. I can even see my abs these days - first time in at least 25 years. Have to say I've never felt better in my 40 years of life. Also dropped from a 38 inch waist to 32 and about 2 shirt sizes as well.
I'm working on this. About 235 right now, probably started at 285lbs or 290, but still a ways to go.
11-16-12 | 07:52 PM
#32
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Im 5'8" ish, and 170. im 17, so I can be really fit if I tried a little harder. I was up to 190 before summer, and then I marched a season of drum corps.
11-16-12 | 09:29 PM
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Yep. Me on the left, circa 2008ish at a hair under 6'3" and about 300-310lbs. All I cared about was lifting heavy things and drinking beer.
Couple years later after I started cycling and realizing I would die of heart failure. About 255lbs in this photo
230-240 range now and still slowly coming down. The only lifting I do now is some olympic lifting a couple of times a week. Cycling, swimming and eating like a champ are my ways now. I live in the NW - beer will never go away.
Couple years later after I started cycling and realizing I would die of heart failure. About 255lbs in this photo
230-240 range now and still slowly coming down. The only lifting I do now is some olympic lifting a couple of times a week. Cycling, swimming and eating like a champ are my ways now. I live in the NW - beer will never go away.
11-16-12 | 10:22 PM
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Im 5'10" and somewhere around 280-290 i have dropped down to 250 when i was doing crossfit 4 times a weel, but i love riding fixed and im a rugby player and wear my weight well so im just going to focus on fixing my diet and push miles and interval on my fix instead of my cross bike
11-16-12 | 10:36 PM
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I'm working on this. About 235 right now, probably started at 285lbs or 290, but still a ways to go.
11-17-12 | 09:09 AM
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From: Wichita, KS, USA
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I'm 5'11" and currently 250. My cardio's amazing (expecially now that I've quit smoking) and I've got a lot of muscle, but I come from a fat family. It'll probably never come off.
11-17-12 | 12:04 PM
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11-17-12 | 12:05 PM
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lol best part is my fat ass hands. lol
11-17-12 | 12:21 PM
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5'9" and 145-155lbs depending on how much im drinking and how much im riding
i rarely ever weigh myself (dont own a scale) but right now id guess that im 150lbs
when u used to run i weighed 140 at my current height. cycling built me some muscle.
i rarely ever weigh myself (dont own a scale) but right now id guess that im 150lbs
when u used to run i weighed 140 at my current height. cycling built me some muscle.
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11-17-12 | 12:41 PM
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5'10" here
started last year december around 330lbs.
keep going between 235-240 right now. Still trying to lose a lot more. I wanna say my goal is like 180 idk though I gotta see how my body keeps changing and where it goes. Dads side of the family is all fat so I feel like I'm always gonna be a bigger guy.
It was all due to me changing my diet and buying a bike then just telling myself to ride everyday. Almost a year later and I have given up my car and commute on my bike.
started last year december around 330lbs.
keep going between 235-240 right now. Still trying to lose a lot more. I wanna say my goal is like 180 idk though I gotta see how my body keeps changing and where it goes. Dads side of the family is all fat so I feel like I'm always gonna be a bigger guy.
It was all due to me changing my diet and buying a bike then just telling myself to ride everyday. Almost a year later and I have given up my car and commute on my bike.
11-17-12 | 01:42 PM
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^you should work for an infomercial. baggy clothing/unflattering angle to the Lycra with a flexed pose 
forreal congrats though
@jd: adding facial hair was also a good move
I got up to 260 once, then down to 190 by running. then back up to 240 when my gf moved in, then back down to 200 when she moved out. then new gf and back up to 240 after another 2 year relationship. now i'm single again, but still have pizza running through my veins. I know how to do it though by now, it's just a matter of actually doing it.
if I get married I'll probably be 400lbs
forreal congrats though@jd: adding facial hair was also a good move
I got up to 260 once, then down to 190 by running. then back up to 240 when my gf moved in, then back down to 200 when she moved out. then new gf and back up to 240 after another 2 year relationship. now i'm single again, but still have pizza running through my veins. I know how to do it though by now, it's just a matter of actually doing it.
if I get married I'll probably be 400lbs
11-17-12 | 09:51 PM
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If you guys fell like talking bikes what ratios are you pushing on your FG's, im running a 52-18 on mine.
11-17-12 | 09:51 PM
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no.
11-17-12 | 10:03 PM
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11-17-12 | 10:12 PM
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Me too except 6'1" and I don't run because I'm afraid I might disappear.
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