Got on the scales this morning and they said 203.5 - Since June 26th I have dropped about 15 lbs - and it is accelerating.

This is with having to grab a small ice cream cone for my commute home to have enough energy.

Yep, the good ole "Shut up and ride" diet is working well.

Congratulations! You can and will
do it I am sure. I have a 90 lb.
weight loss I have maintained
largely for 7 years. I attribute
it to whey protein powder diet
and bicycling. I used to weigh
240 lbs too, but now, only 150.:)

Keep up the good work!

This may sound lousy but Ive been biking for a week and I lost ONE (1) pound. I never thought i could be so highly motivated with my first pound shed.

Ricardo

Combine it with good eating, Ricardo and they'll come off better than you ever dreamed of!!


Howdy all. Long time, no see. I guess I've been slacking in this thread because I've been slacking on the cycling this year and feeling guilty. Work seems to have taken a different turn this year and made it harder to cycle. I wish I could commute to work...but I'm nervous of some of the roads I'd have to travel.

The good news....I've kept nearly all the weight off that I lost last year (about 60 or 70 pounds). Best I did was down to 307. Only back up to about 315 right now. I'm hoping to get off my excuse train and get going again.....and on the right nutritional path as well. I was doing well in that regard last year too, but have slacked.

Anyway....howday all. :wave:

February 4, 2006: 347lbs
August 11, 2006: 283lbs

Paying attention to what goes in and 5-6 mornings/week of 60 minutes on an elliptical machine & stationary bike (30 minutes each) plus a course of weight machines is what's been working for me. If I can't get to the gym in the morning, I'll go for a 10 mile or so loop ride or hit the treadmill at home for a medium speed jog, and I ride both days every weekend for 10+ miles. In another month or so, Saturday night pick-up hockey starts, so there's a little more variety to help keep things interesting.

My goal is to be in the 200-225 range when I hit 40 which is the end of March. I'm thinking it's doable.....

Ive lost 9 pounds since June.

Hi all,

First post in this thread. I'm an (for the past 3 years) avid road cyclist. I am 42, female and loving life! I tried and tried to lose weight but it just came back, despite exercise and diet. Had RNY Gastric Bypass on 6-30-2006 I am down 49.5 lbs in six weeks and feeling great. I started out weighing around 280 lbs in 2003 and am now down to 192 and still rapidly loosing! I have plenty of energy and have no problems staying hydrated. I wish I would have done this surgery years ago!

Check out my blog at http://bikenaked.net/blogs/lindas_blog/default.aspx for more details.

Best of luck to all in your weight loss journey!

Linda

Weighed myself this morning. Down a couple more pounds.. total loss so far since Jan 1st is 55.5 lbs. Been riding a lot, taking full advantage of every nice day. I'm very happy, and feel awesome. Been alternating a lot... one day I'll do a 40 or 50 miler, the next, a shorter ride that's a hard climb, and then toss in some singletrack in there. All riding still on my mtn bike. Have put over 1,000 miles on it this summer, without a single issue. Haven't settled on a road bike yet. Such a big decision. :) I should have one soon though. Can't wait. :)

Wow...cool...a weight loss thread. I haven't been on this forum for very long, don't know how I missed it. Actually...I wouldn't have actively searched for a cycling forum on the net if I hadn't lost the weight I've lost. 2 years ago I weighed in at 340+ pounds. (I'm 6'5") Through low-carb dieting...(and I don't consider it dieting anymore...I consider it a way of life) I am 229 pounds today. I want to get into the 205-215 range...so I decided to take up cycling, I'm not completely done, those last 5-15 pounds arent going to come off without some form of exercise (I sit at a computer for 8 hours a day for my job).

I have, more or less been on a Atkins-like diet for 2 years until a couple of months ago...I figure I am close to being in "maintaining" mode so I am following the Paleo-"diet" now...again...I'm not treating it as a diet, but a way of life. (http://www.thepaleodiet.com/)

To all those trying to lose weight...keep with it! Its worth all the hard work and oh...and keep on riding! :D

It's I again.
I've scaled my workouts back to four nights a week, but with the same 2-3 hour level kept up performing various workouts.
Aside from that, I still attain to the "no-car" diet and eat normally.
My weight is now sticking between 165 and 170 depending on how the day goes.
This is usually attested by routine scale-outs every three days.
This is just further satisfaction and motivation for me to keep it up like a normal thing.
Only slight worry for now though is the fact I'll be driving a big rig in 2 weeks.
Luckily, I've ordered a folder and plan on getting a small hand weightset for when a 24Hr Fitness or other gym isn't nearby.

Well I hate the hot weather and weighed 185 this morning from a low of about 176 back in early April so today I am setting a goal of 165 by next April. I did great last winter by riding almost every day and I even purchased a Surly Pugsley snow bike to ride in the snow if we get some. I went from about 210 in September 2005 to 176 in April 2006 so I am sure I will hit 165 by next April. Back in 1979 I was also 210 and I dropped to 151 by April 1981 with the help of my bike mileage. But this time I will not give up after April and will keep it going all next summer so I can hit my ultimate goal of 150 by April 2008.

Do I count I am only 19 so it isn't an accomplishment for me to lose weight and I wore size 36 pants and was arround 220 this summer got into cycling some more and did some adventure vacations and now I am like under size 34 no scale to measure it broke half way through

whoa, this fitday site is AWESOME! i can do just about anything if someone breaks it down for me, but nutrition has so many variables that it makes my head swim, so i just eat bagels and cereal. this fitday.com site is fan-tastic because it breaks everything into charts! it highlights which vitamins and minerals you aren't getting enough of! this is so great, thank you! i can't wait to start entering in my bike stats (i've been doing it in my livejournal but i want to see a chart).

i started cycling avidly this year, because i want to get healthier (and lose weight so i can buy pretty clothes) and because i want to bike-commute to work. i've lost about 7 pounds so far! only like 60 more to go. haha.

Down to 201 now and wondering how much more will go. Not really working at it, just riding. Being 6'2" means I don't have much to go. Feeling great, feeling strong. The hills are in trouble.

Our daugthers wedding is in a month and I am figuring I will be 195 then - not bad for an old geezer (47). My wife who is 5'4" weighs 110 lbs - everyone is trying to fatten her up (she needs to be about 113) I figure when we show up to the wedding, everyone is going to hate us - fit, thin and killer tan.

Best of luck to all who are just getting started and looking for motivation. If you put your mind to it, anything is possible. I've lost 90lbs (exactly, as of this morning) in the past 12-14 months through sensible eating and moderate excercise. I've been in kind of a lull lately with my excercise but I'm really motivated now that I got a new bike this week, Trek Pilot 1.0. What a difference from a mountain bike, feels so much faster (don't have a computer on it yet so I'm not sure how much faster but my seat of the pants feel says 2-3mph). I'm hoping to get to 200lbs by 6/1/2006 for a total loss of 133lbs. Stay focused and away from the beer! :-)

Mike

Oops, I meant 6/1/2007

34 years old - 6'-4" tall.

I was 256 lbs and darn close to 30% body fat when I started riding on 1 July of this year. As of this morning's weigh in, I'm at 234 and about 25.5%.

ALL I have done differently is to ride somewhere close to 100 miles per week, and just pay attention to what I eat. I haven't really been dieting, but I have been cutting out what I call "stupid" calories - cokes, sweet tea, extra sweets, desserts at lunch. I have found myself paying particular attention to, and avoiding, foods w/ a ton of fat - the local Subway loves me know.

My goal is 200 lbs by the end of the year, but I won't be disappointed w/ a solid 210-215 given my height. Especially if that weight is accompanied by some gym workouts that hopefully will be starting soon.

Anyway, that's my story.

Dan

Wow, what a great thread. I've just read through almost all of it (granted, I did a lot of skipping back and forth), and it's been a great motivator.

I'm currently 220# at 5'10". I'm getting married next May, and my goal is to be down to 185 by then - I don't really much care about how I look on the wedding day, but I know those pictures are going to be up at my parents' house for the rest of my life!

When I started trying to lose weight, it was in late May and I weighed 235 pounds. So I've lost about 15 pounds since then - I've been using calorieking.com for my tracking, although I did fall off being "good" about it for almost the entire month of July, and now I'm still pretty bad about my food tracking. I might go back to fitday.com (a lot of people I work with use it), although I'll have to see. One thing that helped me a lot was switching to diet soda - and I'm trying to even cut THAT out now (I think all the sodium is making me retain fluid).

I mostly ride for commuting - it's about 20 miles round trip for me, and I've been averaging that once a week (although this week was the first week I'd ridden to work in a while; it was SO HOT in early August that I couldn't do it!). This week I rode on Tuesday and Friday - my goal next week is to ride every day but Monday (I have Monday off) and get into a rhythm of riding to work every Tuesday - Wednesday - Friday. Additionally, my fiancee and I do some "pleasure" riding, although I don't get as good of workout on those rides (she rides a lot slower than I do, so my heart rate doesn't really get going as high, but every bit helps).

I've been so impressed by so many of the great success stories in this thread. Makes me really want to kick this spare tire in the pants and fit myself up!

Well, I figured I'll jump in here and share my weight loss goals with you all.

I'm 20 years old, 5'9" and weighed in at 190 lbs last fall. With going to the gym and somewhat watching what I ate I managed to get down to 180 in March. I discovered mountain biking, and have been biking atleast 3 days a week this summer, bringing me down to 170, which is where I'm at right now. I've recently started running, and I just bought a road bike to help my exercising.

Diet-wise, I've been doing better, but I really need to start tracking my calories and cutting out junk for good. I tend to cheat a lot, but I'm getting better.

My goal is to get down to 150 by the end of the year.

Good luck everyone!

Just thought I would drop in and post an update and maybe provide some encourgment at the same time. This has been a fabulous summer for me. Cycling has helped me change my life. I am healthier now then I have ever been at the age of 32. I did not do anything dramatic. I just cut out the fat and the crap and ate healthy. Veggies are good and tripple texas whopper bad. I mean it really is a science. You can not take in 5000 plus calories a day, be in active, and maintain a healthy weight. Anyway, this thread is a great starting, middle, and finishing point for those looking to get their weight under control. You can do it!!


Jan 9th 2006 @ 236 lbs
http://static.flickr.com/44/126128059_6426e95d26.jpg

August 26th 2006 @ 177 lbs
http://static.flickr.com/88/227728016_e9824dd61f.jpg

WOW, Aham23. Your a hottie, and the awesome biker tan helps too... Great work, everyone!

Awesome job Aham23!!! Very good plan to take pictures along your weight loss mountain climb. The reason I call it a mountain climb is that (for me at least) it is a lot of work, the food in/calories out path is narrow, and there is no resting or a terrible backslide or freefall may result. I have also used pictures, video, Herbal Magic, Fitday, inspiration from this thread, the gym and my roadbiking friends to put on almost 5000 km this year and go from 240 pounds on May 1st to 190 this morning, Aug 30.

To all those that are losing weight, keep posting your progress as I am sure there are others like me who use this thread as inspiration/motivation.

Whoa Aham...60 pounds! I leveled off at 185-190 for a loss of 45 pounds. I'm good there. But seriously dude that was one heck of a beer gut:eek: Your wife must like the "new" you;)

Alright people, It's been around 4 weeks and I've lost 4 pounds more. Hurray!
Ahem, those pics are impressive. Thanks for sharing, it really motivates everyone here.

Ricardo

Last night dropped below 200 - so that makes pretty close to 20 lbs dropped. I figure that I am only 5 to 10 lbs away from target.

Been holding at 184 2 days in a row.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...4/IMGP1512.jpg
Sorry for the poor quality. I had the camera in the wrong mode. :(