i am now on crutches from mountain biking yesterday. The doctor put my leg in a cast intil they find out what is wroung with my knee

I am officially jumping into the weight loss fray.Same story, got fat after marriage and kids.Tried to lose weight with not much success.The catalyst was this weekend my 13 year old son who has a mountain bike he rides around the neighborhood,suggested we go onto a trail and ride some.lets just say I didnt make it far.I need to lose weight.Im going to be posting my losses here regular.Monday 10/30 weight was 296.Lets see what it is next monday.Hopefully being accountable will motivate me.

congrats on getting started. it is half the battle. it took an office biggest loser style contest with a $50 entry fee to get me going. that was 1/04/06 and i have dropped 60 lbs and discovered the wonderfully world of cycling. heck, i got people telling me i am too skinny now and i eat whatever i want????

can i ask how old and tall you are?

good luck and keep us posted. later.

thanks for the welcome aham.nice job with the weightloss.I'm 41 years and 5'11" tall.I figure my ideal weight to be in the 200-210 range.Last night I borrowed my brothers bike trainer and only lasted 15 min on it.Those are harder than you would think.later.

Well, I'm back in hopefully for good now. 2 years ago you guys helped me stay motivated to loose 35 pounds before an elk hunt. Never felt better. I ended up having hernia surgery and got out of my routine. Just haven't been able to get back in and stay. Finally got tired of being out of breath and just not feeling as energetic as before and looking as good as when I lost teh weight. Just ordered a trainer for the winter riding, should have it tomorrow. Can't wait to get back at it. 218 today with a goal of being in teh low 190's like before.

When college started in fall 04, i was at a 46in waist, now a little bit over 2 years later, i am at a 36in waist. I only biked for 1 of those two years, and it really made a difference, i am abroad this semester with no bike and it sucks, but i have been able stave off wait gain, when i get back to chicago in 3 weeks i am going to return to training and hopefuly get down to a 34 by spring, and a 32 by summer, my target weight is around 230, i could never get under that without dropping serious muscle.

well i have lost 40 lbs since aug 1. combination of diet and lots of riding. i do roughly 20 mile rides at a 15mph avg or above. i had to work up to it. now i joined a bike clube and will be doing 25-40 mile rides. i made 82 miles on sunday but a mechanical failure prevented the century completion. so in a month there is a century and i am planning on doing it. granted by mile 75 i was in bad shape and i think i woiuld have finished but not usre... so i am in training so to speak for the next one. i am currently 206 and 5'11". man i feel so much better than when i was 245

Bad news from this side... for some strange reason I managed to gain a lot of weight with no particular explanation. Or my scale is damaged or I gained like 6 pounds in two weeks. According to my crappy scale I am back to square 1. Right to the same weight I was in August.

Geez, I am so not motivated...

Ricardo

I weighed 169 this morning down from 187 on September 5th and biking up hills better than I have in the last 20+ years. I quit eating processed crap and eat lots of veggies,fruit and get most of my protein from fish,beans and lentils.

Update;

As of this morning, I'm now down to 258...89lbs in 10 months.

If I keep up this pace, my goal will be reached. In addition to going to the gym (almost) every day, I'm also playing hockey twice/week.

An object in motion tends to stay in motion........

How did everyone deal with Thanksgiving weight gain? I did a 100k on Saturday, I think that should have pretty much taken care of it. This year since June 10, I have managed to lose 25 lbs, another 10 lbs to go. I am now putting out at least 300 miles per month.

Tell us about how your thanksgiving went and how you dealt with weight gain if any.

I kept my weight steady thru Thanksgiving - mainly by stopping eating when I was full, and not hanging around the kitchen. Keeping busy really helps. I was at my parents, so I didn't bike, but my sister and I did about 4-5 miles running on Friday AM. When I got back on Saturday, I rode 50 miles on my hybrid. Got my new road bike on Monday (Giant OCR C2), and have just been riding it in the neighborhood trying to get used to it....

Right now I'm at 191 or so....down from 240 (AGGHHH!!!!) on March 9th. Most of this has been from exercise (riding, running and weight training), with moderate diet changes. The big twist? Giving up Diet Coke. For some reason, that's caused me to eat a lot lesss.

Ok, I'll jump into the weight loss fray....a couple months ago, my wife and I joined weight watchers. I started out at 235, and am now at 213. Goal is 180 by June 1. I am planning on doing my first century in June, with two more major rides during the summer. Just started riding last March, at age 55. Did about 1000 miles over the summer. I figure that I should be able to handle the hills a lot better without the carrying the "spare tire" along.

bike and subway what a combination to lose weight

Well I started commutung by bike back in August and hae gone from 260 to 230. My main diet change has been replacing most of my unhealthy snacks with fruit and vegetables. I try to avoid foods with zero nutrients. Anyway... I'm not a big fan of strict diets because I like to enjoy food (especially this time of year) but I am finally realizing the joys of moderation.

what a great thread. i love the new and old updates!! my story has been documented. one thing lead to another, i found cycling, and i have lost 63 lbs. i am 6'3'' and now 170 lbs. at 236 most people didnt even think i was overwieght. heck, i didnt think i was. check my blog, my before and after pics, and you can see i was headed for trouble. it is all about diet. control the calories in and get off your butt! i started with walking on a treadmill. then running for minutes. then cycling 10 miles at a time. then and then and then. it just got better and better. i have done centuries, rode across a state, cycled 2500 miles my first summer and now as the weather turns cold i run.........5k, 10k, maybe a half marathon, maybe chicago marathon. the point is maybe you can too. just give it a chance. alright, enough said. later.

Dang. Gained 8 lbs over this holiday. So here I am.
I was 46 and thought I looked fine. Until I went on my first club ride, and saw a pic of me from the side. Whoa! Chubby! Was that me?? Co-workers tried to make me feel better by saying I didn't look that big in person, and pictures always add 10 pounds. Ha. So I rode. I lost 20-25 lbs. (I don't know my max weight. But I know a tank that I had in college that fit me 8 lbs ago, didn't even go over my shoulders then...)

So to lose it, I'm swearing off all the candy, cookies, Cheese-Its and chips that I've been munching on way too much. I'm always thinking about food. I hate riding in the cold, so although I still ride for errands and commuting, I'm depending on spin class and repetitions to help lose the weight.

I'm 48 (in two weeks), 118 lbs, 5' 1.25", and female.

I hate the winter. I love Cheese-Its.

My first post here on bikeforums.com...

This is not a weight loss success story, yet. I'm 6ft and 218 pounds, down from about 240 a couple of years ago. I love biking, but living in Maine gives us a short season for biking in nice weather and indoor cycling is obnoxious. Santa brought me Netathon and a retro fit kit to link it to the trainer (Cycle Ops mag trainer) that I arleady had. So far, I love it and look forward to riding whenever I can. I will be slowing increasing my workout times and frequency over the next few weeks. If I can stick to my plan until the end of January, I will reward myself with a new (new to me) road bike frame and start building my Summer machine.

I'm excited to have cycling (and staying fit) a part of my lifestyle again.

Aaron

Ok boys-n-girls!

It appears that we all have been a bit busy. I know I didn't do well over the holidays!

I had a friend out for the week of Thanksgiving and did a week of hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing with her. I ate as I pleased and gained no weight due to the activity level. Hanging in at 187lbs

I spent Dec 2-18 in Atlanta, GA attending some technical training. NO activity except for studying at all. Came back from that at 199.8!

December 22'd went to Texas to visit my aging mother and family for Christmas. Got a nice 38 mile ride in the Hill Country. Was delayed returning until after the first of the year due to the "latest" blizzard. Finally made it back. Weight was 197lbs.

Today, 194lbs and back on track with my LC lifestyle. I even set the rollers up and did 30 minutes before the "end" came.

So, what/how has everyone else been doing? Come on! Fess up! :D

My weight quite often swings by 4-8 pounds in as little as two days (on a decent scale). Quite frankly that worries me a little. But anyhow, the point is that a lot of that is probably water, food moving through the system, scale noise, etc., so I wouldn't get too worked up about it. You probably lost a little less than you thought, but also gained back less than you think.

I think you should retain the Cheese-Its. I know I do.

Time for an update
 

I'll just go month-by-month to save time on the update.
Apr 2006 - 175 lbs
May 2006 - 174
Jun 2006 - 174
Jul 2006 - 174
Aug 2006 - 172
Sep 2006 - 170
Oct 2006 - 167
Nov 2006 - 170
Dec 2006 - 175
Jan 9, 2007 - 176

The holidays killed me. :-(

I'm going to try to reach and maintain 170. Here we go again!

GG

I checked in at 201 this morning. I'm 2/3's of the way to my original goal but may try to get a little lower. Starting to notice a difference in the way I feel already.

I haven't checked in for a while but after one year the total weight loss is around 50 pounds. I am currently hovering between 185 and 190. I remember beginning this weight loss thread with Aham and that man just blew by us all. But from 235 to 185 has been good to me. During the winter I have to watch my calorie intact even more...(I just ride the trainer I'm not much for cold dark rides). I offset the need for excersizing with walking, (the knees and one badly damaged ankle cannot take the stress of running).

It's all good when you finally make the life change. Don't have any before pics but I'll see what I can do about an after pic.

Don't let the winter get you down...focus and do anything active to keep you on target.

great job Greg200!! it seems just like yesterday you and i posted our beginnings in this thread. i am currently floating between 170 and 174. i started my journey at 236 - 240ish. nothing but counting calories and riding my arse off this past summer. now i am running as the winter finally turns colder.

like everyone else the holidays and winter have been tough eating wise for me. however, we worked hard and a little endulging is just fine.

when i started last year i was sort of motivated by the Biggest Loser show. so, i took some pics to document my progress. check them out over at my blog (link below).

keep up the great work everyone.