sweeney

Anybody got any good stories?

A guy I know used to be huge and he started riding fixed and commuted on a 30+ mile a day route with massive hills. He has lost so much weight its ridiculous.

frankstoneline

I'm still 6 foot and 127 pounds.
A good way to lose weight is to goto school and eat dining hall food.

666pack

it worked for me. i lost fifty pounds freshman and sophomore year. then i got a house, started cooking all my meals and now i'm back up to a lean deuce. (i'm 6'7".)

neverjared

I stopped eating refined sugars, drinking caffiene, and drinking alcohol on October 20th.

I started riding atleast 60 miles a week.

I've lost 26lbs.

I was 5'8" 160.

frankstoneline

Haha, people talk about the freshman 15...they must all cook their own meals or something.

twobikes

When you read someone's weight loss story, it is important to know how old the person is. I could pretty easily lose 2 pounds a week if I rode 100 miles per week. I had to be a bit careful about what I ate, too. After age 38 my body does not respond the same way. At nearly 62 I can ride 100 miles in a week and lose practically nothing. When people talk about massive loses of body weight in a short period I am suspicious they are still enjoying a young person's metabolism.

ryansexton

I haven't had a chance to ride and lose effectively because weather conditions have been hit or miss, but I am hoping to lose 20 pounds by september (I'm 6'1, 183 lbs right now)

shasta

I started out as an average looking 5 foot 9 inch 160lbs guy. Now I'm a slightly thinner looking 145lbs guy. I didn't start losing much weight until I started riding rollers. If you get on the rollers for half an hour a day in addition to your normal riding you will get lean quick. I'm pretty lean so I don't think I will lose anymore weight. I've got a 32 inch waist so I guess that makes me really wide framed for my height and weight. I'm still eating as much as ever. I'm 21.

mmerner

been riding fixed. and with all the boose, I've gain 10 pounds!!

kemmer

Losing wieght was one of the biggest reasons I started riding again. I was up to about 165 (I'm 5'8") and not getting to the gym as often as I promised myself I would. I bought slicks for my mountain bike, sold my truck and never looked back. Now I'm down to about 145 and lookin gewd.

madfiNch

I lost 21 lbs last summer commuting (mostly fixed), but I got lazy in December after it started snowing because I was riding a heavy, hard-to-ride mtb with gears and I didn't commute as much. I went back up 8 pounds. I really missed my fg, but I couldn't use it for snow riding. Then last week I found a Bianchi San Jose on craigslist, so now I'm back in the game! (And with a longer, harder commute)

nick666uenther

6"4
152 lbs
i've weighed close to 180 a few times, mostly due to breadsticks and/or 40z. starting monday my commute is going to be about 25 miles per day, so hopefully i'll be able to keep my weight low and my 40 intake high.

sweeney

gotta love 40oz.

jemather

after I graduated and stopped rowing (but kept eating) I gained about 40 pounds in 5 months, from 180 to 220. then I started riding a lot more and fixed my diet, and was down to around 170 12 months after I stopped competing. Just turned 24, and I'm back up to 180 now after the holidays/travel/eating/no biking. I'm 6'2".

ryanlovesyou

Its been the opposite for me... I gained so much weight eating in the dining commons. Then I stopped eating meat and moved into my own apartment and I've lost 35 pounds. You guys are all skinny.. I'm 6'1" and 195 and I feel like its a good weight for me.

shants

i'm a 40oz casualty!

kidtwisty

i will always be thin.
it's just how my metabolism works.
i'm young but i just know it's not going to catch up to me.
i look at my dad, whose around 55-60, barely exercises, eats a lot, and has been 150 for pretty much his entire life.
it's in tha famlee i guess.

cholesterol, on the other hand, is probably going to be a pretty big concern in the future.

doughboy

I couldn't agree more. Youth = faster metabolism. When I used to play competitive sports, I could easily drop 5lbs over a period of a couple weeks just by eating a little less while maintaining the same level of activity.

I used to laugh at the old timers who told me how blissful youthful metabolism is, that you could eat almost anything. LOL. When I turned 23-24, I noticed a very slight slowdown in metabolism. I noticed another slowdown at about 30 years old. I'm not looking forward to turning 40, but that's still quite a ways off.

The GOOD thing, however, is that if you lift weights, you can easily put on some impressive mass. In college, I struggled to get past 170lbs no matter how much I ate or how heavy I lifted. Last year, I was in the best shape of my life and broke past 190lbs. It's difficult to have two mutually exclusive goals from two hobbies though. When I'm heavier from lifting, I am noticeably slower on the bike. After a few months of biking, I'd intentionally drop weight to be faster (usually end up about 160lbs at end of the season) but end up having tiny arms, which I dislike.

dayvan cowboy

It wasn't really from riding fixed(i hadn't gotten into fixed gears by this time) but when i first got back into biking 6 months ago, i dropped at least 20 pounds(i didn't really ever weigh myself) and all of my older pants are pretty big on me. I'm still a bigger guy for my height(5'9" 215) and i've put some of that weight back on due to the snow and not riding.

dissemination

6'1" 185. Weight has been fluctuating from 180-190, and is usually at 185. I have gained a lot of mass since I started training in 2006, I used to weigh about 165-170 before I started riding.

asherlighn

I lost a hell of a lot of muscle when I started riding bicycles instead of going to the gym (~2 years ago). I think I actually gained a little bit of that back when I started riding my fixed gear more than my other bikes.

I am now 5'7" and 155-160lbs

MrCjolsen

Here's a question. Did anyone gain or lose weight after changing their gearing?

fungis

my bike lost 204lbs when i went fell off the back of it. i was saying hello to a friend as i rode by and shook his hand and forgot to let go. fun stuff.

nelzar13

im 6'2 220 i have a girl friend i live with and she cooks good! I dont get to ride a bunch because im to pore for rollers and its cold as balls.....I think i need to start a wheight gain thread!

Charlesbian

funny thing is i dropped 20 pounds in month and a half off my 5'6" frame by not changing my lifestyle except sleeping more and eating the same. wasnt even going through puberty...

anyways, fitness wise i maintain my endurance and (i know this is shallow) six pack by lifting 3 times a day and scheduling my classes far apart so i have to bike farther.

only thing im debating now is if a lower gear is better or a higher gear is. anaerobic or aerobic workout...hmm....