Yowza! -- Back in september I weighed 230. I went on a 1500 cal diet and started bike commuting. This week is 185 or bust.

I'm stalling a bit at 290, but I have only worked out once this week and it hasn't been the best for food intake.

I am still soda free for one month now. I feel a lot better about myself. I am hitting the gym again tonight to get some lifting in, and I'm hoping to report a true weight in the 28x's.

Well I have over 6000 miles on since the gradated in Jun. 2004, I have lost a lot of weight about 30-40 pounds. I have lost a lot of fat and I am gaining a lot of muscle. Down to about 160 from 200 pounds.

Sunday February 13, 2005.


Current weight........= 218lbs

Max weight............= 340lbs

Target/goal weight...= 180lbs (by August 24, 2005)

Distance to goal......= 38 lbs

2005 Weight loss......= 7 lbs

Glad to report that I've lost more weight. I'm now at 286. Four pounds since Thursday! It has turned out that I'm weight lifting more than doing cardio exercises, but I'm still trying to do both every week. I'm sure that will change once the weather gets a little better for biking.

Very exciting day. I just went and bought new jeans that are 1 size down in the waist (36 down from 38) and 1 size down in length (30 down from 32) and I am down 2 belt loops. I have only been biking since the second week of January, so this is pretty awesome. I am currently biking about 80 miles a week. All this change is while eating almost exactly the same diet.

Chris

I don't know my weight now, but I have been averaging about 1500 calories a day, and riding as much as possible. The most recent pair of pants I bought now slide off of my ass , so I think I am progressing. I was down to 205 from 285, but I quit smoking and gained a few back (more like 40). Last time I checked was a few weeks ago and I was down to 230, and falling.

I just started riding again. I've been sedentary for 12 years because of my lousy knees. Anyway, had replacments put in and I've lost 20kgs in a month... not all due to biking. I bought a mag the other day to try and sort out what's happened to bikes in the last 12 years and noticed a letter to the editor saying he'd lost 51kgs in 7 months.

That's great. 35 pounds would be awesome. I have a feeling that I have lost 10 so far, maybe 15 (no scale). As soon as this road rash clears up (another story all together), I will keep riding and hopefully I will have the same results as you.

Stalled out (Temporarily) at 265.5 pounds. I'll jump start that with another 50+ mile ride like I did Saturday. (68 miles) I'm feeling better than I have in a lot of years. Praise God! WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM Ritz.

Figured I'd chime in as I am on a weight loss mission. In January 2003 I started cycling seriously after getting an MTB the summer of 2002. It started with the goal of riding an MS 170 (my mom has MS) and that was all it took I got in great shape, rode all the time, knocked out a few centuries, ate very healthy. But even with all that I was still a big guy, according to testing I'd be 195 with 0% body fat so I will never be a climber, however I still could have been smaller. So winter comes and I don't ride as much, gain a little weight, I was going out to bars alot. I don't worry because once I start cyling it will fall off, well between a nagging medical issue and work and school my cycling season never really gets off the ground the way it did in 03. Sure I ride 4 centuries and an MS ride and even set a new PR of 123 miles in a day, but I am slow and struggling to finish every ride, training very little, and now 30 pounds heavier than I was in 03. I also lifted weights all summer in an effort to loose weight and actually packed on weight in muscle (which is fine by me) while not getting any smaller in the waist (not so fine).

This year I won't let it happen, I won't repeat 04, I have an assortment of tools to help me, I've got a trainer so I have no excuse not to ride, I've got a fixed gear to beat myself up on, a food scale, I read Heft on Wheels like its the Gospel, and a renewed sense of determination with last years failures motivating me. So I pass on News Year Eve parties so I can do a 40 miles ride, kick things off just right. I gradually let my eating get cleaner, I've found going cold turkey doesnt work.
Ok I am not doing so well as far as the scale goes. I've been riding a decent amount (354 YTD as of today) compared to the past few months as my cycling was sporatic at best. I have been eating a great deal less and even what I eat as improved a great deal, I am even using a food scale. However according to the scale I haven't lost anything in the last 2 weeks. My pants feel looser and I feel so much better mentally and physically so I am not too worried but I really need the weight to come off. This was the first week of a structured training plan for a double century in June so my mileage will start increasing, I am hoping this will help. I also have been hitting the gym once a week for a high rep low weight upper body and core workout.

Anyway thought I would chime in, hoping I can start posting results like some of guys who are dropping pretty steadily. I also am dabbling in the idea of making a commitment to no beer or pizza until I finish my double, not that I am taking in much of either lately but it could be a carrot on a string for me.

Well it's been a while since I've said anything in this thread.

Started : July 2004 at 235 pounds

Today : February 17th at 162 pounds

Goal : By May; 155 pounds (with better body definition)

I recently found out why I may be stalling as far as losing weight goes as I've been at or around 165 for a couple months. I apparently lack sufficient thyroid hormone which I've been told also makes my metabolism slow down. So I'm gonna be put on the hormone and hopefully I can work out easier (low thyroid also means I'm fatigued a lot of the time) and lose those last few pounds with my new and improved metabolism.

Two more pounds this week putting me at 284. This is now 20 lbs lost since I started keeping close track of everything a month ago to the day! I never thought I could lose the weight this quick, I'm almost hoping it slows down a bit once I lose a little more, just so I know that its staying off for good.

I am still soda free after a month, and I don't miss it one bit. I have been preparing most of my own dinners and I think that really makes a difference. I'm doing very well at eating and getting to the gym.

Keep it up Zach...good work!

Ron

Well I must be losing weight despie the scale, I came home for the first time in two weeks and my mom said I look much thinner. This was without me prompting her by mentioning dieting or riding more, she actually said it the moment I walked in. I also noticed that my legs feel much more solid.

Spinning 30 medium intensity miles today, plus a few intervals. That might get me unstuck from 265.5 pounds. At least that's what I'm praying it will do. WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM

It is possible that you're thinner and haven't lost weight. Muscle mass is more compact than fat.

Start (1/1/05): 156
Today: 155
Goal: 135

Been lifting and doing Pilates, so I'm hoping the poundage hasn't gone down because of the gain in muscle mass. Feeling stronger though, definitely. Haven't been riding as much, but been hitting treadmill and elliptical to get ready for a snowshoe'ing trip in March and 40-mile backpacking trip in June. I hop on the stationary bike to give my knees a break.

HEY!!!!!! one of those member using this 'site said "XMAS" But You never chased after Him. Blaming Him for leaving that biblical name out. And you keep preaching all of these times, us others.

Whom are you addressing? Maybe I missed it, but I don't remember reading anything like what you have described. Just because someone "Chooses" to call Sunday, Moonday doesn't make it somthing else. You have my personal approval to call Christmas whatever you wish... It won't change what it is. :D

Ritz, I'm not sure exactly what he was trying to convey or who he was trying to convey it to. Probably a poke at your expression of faith in your signature line. Such an outwardly expression can be intimidating to some folks. I'm not a religious person, at least in the modern sense. But am respectful of those who are, whatever they're deity may be.

I would hope that those of us in the Weight Loss Club who are traveling similar journeys would be more accepting of one another. A positive attitude and helpful inclination is a big part of what makes this thread the treasure that it has been and hopefully will continue to be.

Zin

Okay, I think i'm gonna' get in on this group as well. Sounds like a good idea, and maybe it will give me some incentive to lose some pounds. Just ordered a trainer, and i'm waiting for that to arrive, as well as a couple Spinerval DVD's. I'm not sure of where i'm at goal wise, but as soon as I find out i'll let you know. I'll check out N7CZ's fitness page, maybe that will give me some info. I think i'm between 190 & 200 lb's, but at 5'7" that's too much. I'll post my details as soon as I know them.

Denny
KB3IBY

P.S.
N7, us (Hams) gotta stick together, I thought that was a call in your user name.

Well, tomorrow will mark five weeks since I started and I've lost almost exactly 10 pounds, which is just about the rate of weight loss I was hoping for.

January 18, 2005 --> 213 lbs.
February 21, 2005 --> 203 lbs.

I've noticed that my belt is a lot looser on the notch I've always used, and I can almost comfortably wear it on the smallest notch now. In a few months it may even be time for a new belt altogether! The best part is that I've dropped the 10 pounds almost entirely because of manageable changes to my diet. Once the weather improves a little bit, I'll be able to resume commuting by bike and then hopefully the pounds will really melt away.

I have to say that FitDay is about the best thing I've ever come across (thanks Ron!). I've found it very addictive to track everything I eat and study the graphs and stuff. I also find that I'm constantly trying to top myself, lowering my average calorie intake bit by bit as the weeks go by. (In the beginning I averaged close to 2,500 calories a day, then 2,300, then 2,200, now it's down to about 2,000.) Hopefully I can break the 200-lbs barrier by the end of March.

Anyway, congrats to everybody else. Keep it up!