Originally Posted by
Dan333SP
I've never approached obesity (I'm 6'3", most I've ever weighed was ~220, 40 lbs less than that now), but it still just makes you feel like there's a crushing biological inevitability to gradually gaining weight until you're fat and middle aged. Unless you're willing to constantly feel a little bit hungry.
It all makes perfect sense from an evolutionary perspective, though.
I think the key is keeping active. Most of the people that pack on the pounds over the years are also the people that haven't played sports or been at all active since college.
I'm not happy with where I am weight-wise, but I see people from high school, whether it be guys or husbands of girls I knew, and it is shocking how much people approaching mid-30's have already let go. That sort of thing helps motivate me to get off my butt in the morning and ride. I am NOT a morning person, but since the beginning of this year I have found myself getting up at 5 or 5:30 to get on the rollers or go outside.