Down 150 lbs and counting.
05-14-18, 09:55 PM
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Down 150 lbs and counting.
Been a long process and getting there slowly but still getting there. Cycling and lifting has been a huge part of this transformation.
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congrats
05-14-18, 10:25 PM
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Fantastic effort. 
What was your starting weight?
What was your starting weight?
05-14-18, 11:08 PM
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Wow.
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
05-15-18, 10:08 AM
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Fantastic, congratulations! Seeing this helps me keep my butt on track. And nice Trek in that before pic!
05-15-18, 10:17 AM
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This is why this site needs a like button. Good job, you're looking good.
05-23-18, 09:12 PM
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Great job!!
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05-29-18, 04:52 AM
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Thanks everyone, cycling has been a huge part of my journey. Not only the cardio, but my goal to reach a weight limit. Recently purchased a Trek Domane after finally reaching the weight limit. 
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Damn !!! NIce job !! 150 lbs blows my effort away. I've lost 55 since late last June. How do you get over the plateaus? I hit big log-jams at 220,210, and now 200. It's been a year since I largely stopped all bread,pasta, white potatoes, alcohol, etc ( and already avoided processed/ fast food, refined sugar, soft drinks,etc.) and largely live on oatmeal, poached eggs, some fruit, and big spinach/kale salads with 1/2 a baked chicken breast, with ultra low cal italian dressing. I'm riding a road-tired mountain bike in rolling hills for 1-2 hours, nearly every day, and the few off days are a 1 hr fast walk or the gym. I'm hoping to drop only another 10 pounds or so, but man, it's been like pulling teeth !!!!! I'm sure me being in my mid 50's is a big factor, but it's bizarre how much of a fight it is to lose every single pound.
BTW, I raced road bikes until my early 40's, and was crazy lean at about 170, but a decade+ back in the States really packed on the spam !!
150 lbs blows my effort away. I've lost 55 since late last June. How do you get over the plateaus? I hit big log-jams at 220,210, and now 200. It's been a year since I largely stopped all bread,pasta, white potatoes, alcohol, etc ( and already avoided processed/ fast food, refined sugar, soft drinks,etc.) and largely live on oatmeal, poached eggs, some fruit, and big spinach/kale salads with 1/2 a baked chicken breast, with ultra low cal italian dressing. I'm riding a road-tired mountain bike in rolling hills for 1-2 hours, nearly every day, and the few off days are a 1 hr fast walk or the gym. I'm hoping to drop only another 10 pounds or so, but man, it's been like pulling teeth !!!!! I'm sure me being in my mid 50's is a big factor, but it's bizarre how much of a fight it is to lose every single pound.BTW, I raced road bikes until my early 40's, and was crazy lean at about 170, but a decade+ back in the States really packed on the spam !!
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You're going to love that Domane. Congrats on the successful weight loss.
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Damn !!! NIce job !! 150 lbs blows my effort away. I've lost 55 since late last June. How do you get over the plateaus? I hit big log-jams at 220,210, and now 200. It's been a year since I largely stopped all bread,pasta, white potatoes, alcohol, etc ( and already avoided processed/ fast food, refined sugar, soft drinks,etc.) and largely live on oatmeal, poached eggs, some fruit, and big spinach/kale salads with 1/2 a baked chicken breast, with ultra low cal italian dressing. I'm riding a road-tired mountain bike in rolling hills for 1-2 hours, nearly every day, and the few off days are a 1 hr fast walk or the gym. I'm hoping to drop only another 10 pounds or so, but man, it's been like pulling teeth !!!!! I'm sure me being in my mid 50's is a big factor, but it's bizarre how much of a fight it is to lose every single pound.
BTW, I raced road bikes until my early 40's, and was crazy lean at about 170, but a decade+ back in the States really packed on the spam !!
150 lbs blows my effort away. I've lost 55 since late last June. How do you get over the plateaus? I hit big log-jams at 220,210, and now 200. It's been a year since I largely stopped all bread,pasta, white potatoes, alcohol, etc ( and already avoided processed/ fast food, refined sugar, soft drinks,etc.) and largely live on oatmeal, poached eggs, some fruit, and big spinach/kale salads with 1/2 a baked chicken breast, with ultra low cal italian dressing. I'm riding a road-tired mountain bike in rolling hills for 1-2 hours, nearly every day, and the few off days are a 1 hr fast walk or the gym. I'm hoping to drop only another 10 pounds or so, but man, it's been like pulling teeth !!!!! I'm sure me being in my mid 50's is a big factor, but it's bizarre how much of a fight it is to lose every single pound.BTW, I raced road bikes until my early 40's, and was crazy lean at about 170, but a decade+ back in the States really packed on the spam !!
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Well done! It's worth it, isn't it?
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06-07-18, 06:15 PM
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Awesome. Just awesome. And thanks for modeling that Aerotech outfit, too, as I wondered how it looked on and not just in their online pics.
Do you perhaps have any thoughts to share on its construction quality and comfort? It looks great!
Do you perhaps have any thoughts to share on its construction quality and comfort? It looks great!
06-08-18, 07:12 AM
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Only way I was able to beat plateaus is to use MyFitnessPal and closely track my calorie intake, and try not to go over my daily limit. It got me below 230 where I struggled for a while to keep losing. I still have plateaus but they're shorter now, like a few days, and when I break through one I lose weight dramatically. Like I'll stay around a certain weight for several days, then all of a sudden go down about 5 lbs.
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I just now noticed this post. I hadn't even heard of Aerotech till fairly recently, and since picked up a pair of their shorts on ebay. What info I found on them was largely very positive, saying they were an excellent bang-for-the-buck (I've been on a decades long search for economical but solid quality bike shorts). I can't speak to their longevity yet, but their fit,comfort and build quality seems very good (especially for what I paid!).