100 pounds in 180 days. It works if you keep at it.
10-15-15, 02:21 PM
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100 pounds in 180 days. It works if you keep at it.
180 days ago, I weighed 434 pounds. I looked like this, and I felt like crap.
That day, I decided I really, really, *REALLY* needed to change things. Sure, I biked a lot. I gave lip service to eating well, and did for the most part. But it wasn't working. I was still eating simply too much. I met a girl, one of the most beautiful, intelligent, adventurous people I'd ever met, and decided that if I had any shot of winning her over, I needed to get my act together.
Over the next six months, I biked my ass off. Literally. I changed my diet. I formulated a strict set of foods and each week at the grocery store, I bought merely the foods that I was allowed to eat that week and nothing more. If I ran out of food that week, tough ****. I was over my caloric limit! After 5,000 miles, I hit 334 pounds, and I now look like this:
I realise that I still have a very long way to go, but I've never felt this good in my entire life before. I'm climbing hills faster than I'd ever done before. Going places I've never gone before. Hitting new personal records on every single ride. I can stand up from chairs without feeling any pain, I can put on socks without feeling like I'm dying. I can scratch my ass without stretching. I can coast on my bike without putting my hands on the handlebars. I can run up stairs, without being out of breath. Every single day, I'm discovering new things that I can do that I'd never been able to do before.
If you stick with the plan, you can do it.
Things with the girl didn't work out, and I'm really sad about that, but luckily I'd made enough progress by that point that I'm now addicted to the weight loss.
I fully expect the rate of loss to diminish greatly over the winter and over next year, but I've never been as excited about the future as I am now.
Thank you, everyone.
That day, I decided I really, really, *REALLY* needed to change things. Sure, I biked a lot. I gave lip service to eating well, and did for the most part. But it wasn't working. I was still eating simply too much. I met a girl, one of the most beautiful, intelligent, adventurous people I'd ever met, and decided that if I had any shot of winning her over, I needed to get my act together.
Over the next six months, I biked my ass off. Literally. I changed my diet. I formulated a strict set of foods and each week at the grocery store, I bought merely the foods that I was allowed to eat that week and nothing more. If I ran out of food that week, tough ****. I was over my caloric limit! After 5,000 miles, I hit 334 pounds, and I now look like this:
I realise that I still have a very long way to go, but I've never felt this good in my entire life before. I'm climbing hills faster than I'd ever done before. Going places I've never gone before. Hitting new personal records on every single ride. I can stand up from chairs without feeling any pain, I can put on socks without feeling like I'm dying. I can scratch my ass without stretching. I can coast on my bike without putting my hands on the handlebars. I can run up stairs, without being out of breath. Every single day, I'm discovering new things that I can do that I'd never been able to do before.
If you stick with the plan, you can do it.
Things with the girl didn't work out, and I'm really sad about that, but luckily I'd made enough progress by that point that I'm now addicted to the weight loss.
I fully expect the rate of loss to diminish greatly over the winter and over next year, but I've never been as excited about the future as I am now.
Thank you, everyone.
10-15-15, 05:00 PM
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Girls come and go.
Good for you for taking care of yourself...
Good for you for taking care of yourself...
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Wow, great work! It's taken me the better part of the last 5 years to do what you've done in 180 days. Awesome.
10-15-15, 05:48 PM
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Dude! That's awesome! Congrats! I know where your at though, I've been working there with my weight loss as well! Keep it up your doing great!
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Well done sir!
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Winter = cross country skiing. You don't need good snow for that. A lot of your winter bike clothes can be used for that and old but good gear is very cheap... It's also kinda fun like bike riding, climbing the hills and sliding down the other side.
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work.
10-15-15, 07:06 PM
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YES!
10-16-15, 04:14 AM
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Great job! It's amazing how much better you feel after losing 100 pounds! 
My 100 pounds took me about 7 to 8 months... weight loss has pretty much been stalled for the last 4 months... I'm actually happy maintaining for a while. I'm really starting to working on those very stubborn last 20 pounds.... hoping by the end of the year or early spring to have eliminated them! LOL
Keep up the great work!
My 100 pounds took me about 7 to 8 months... weight loss has pretty much been stalled for the last 4 months... I'm actually happy maintaining for a while. I'm really starting to working on those very stubborn last 20 pounds.... hoping by the end of the year or early spring to have eliminated them! LOL
Keep up the great work!
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Great job loosing that much weight that quickly. As stated, girls come and go and you'll find the right one eventually. I work at keeping my weight down every day and balance it with life. I exercise more and more and seem to eat less and less to maintain weight. Don't forget to reward yourself with something you really enjoy eating but don't due to calorie restrictions. One of the greatest pleasures in life is eating. G-D Speed to you on your quest for good health.
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Ok... since we mentioned girls... when I was a much younger man... over 25 years ago... I met a girl... we started dating... she was into cycling. I bought my very first bike. I rode a mile and thought I was going to die!!! But stuck with it. By the end of the summer I was doing "A" rides, she however was not able to. Then she dumped me. Later she admitted the reason she dumped me was she was jealous of the fact that I had become a faster/longer endurance cyclist than her in a matter of a few months even though she had been riding for a few years.... gosh, some days I really miss that bike.... LOL
10-16-15, 04:58 AM
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Ok... since we mentioned girls... when I was a much younger man... over 25 years ago... I met a girl... we started dating... she was into cycling. I bought my very first bike. I rode a mile and thought I was going to die!!! But stuck with it. By the end of the summer I was doing "A" rides, she however was not able to. Then she dumped me. Later she admitted the reason she dumped me was she was jealous of the fact that I had become a faster/longer endurance cyclist than her in a matter of a few months even though she had been riding for a few years.... gosh, some days I really miss that bike.... LOL
Heh. I gotta admit 90% of the reason was that she kicked my ass on the hills, and I figured in order to ride with her I needed to dump the weight. She still shows up for club rides even though it's totally awkward now, but at this point I am always faster than her. A bit strange but whatever.
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Great job. Also, you said "I can coast on my bike without putting my hands on the handlebars." I still can't ride without holding on.
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10-16-15, 07:48 AM
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