Confessions of a Fat Cyclist aka How Much Are You Weighing

[RoadWhale]

I can't thank all of you enough for your kind comments and words of encouragement. I don't post very much but I'm an avid reader of this forum and feel like I've learned so much in the time I've been here. Donevwil you're more right than you know. One of the "rewards" I've promised myself when I reach a much lower mass is an Avatar name change. Thanks again.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

We are the same size.

I love descending with my uberfit, experienced 6'0" 160lb buddy. I'm always downhill faster than him!

At one point in my life, I weighed 170lb and I was simply too skinny for my body type. I am meant to be 185lbs. All that to say, I guess that means I am 20lbs overweight.

OBEY GRAVITY, it's the law!!
When I was running I weighed 168 pounds. When I quit running, I think I gained 15 pounds overnight. Feel best about 185...Yup, I'm 20 pounds(or a SBW, Standard Bike Weight-20 pounds) overweight also..oh well..

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by RoadWhale

I'm 6'4" and 332. 5 years ago I was 230 and then my world sort of fell apart. My peak was 348 about a month ago. My goal, long term, is 220. I think cycling has helped me from even worse numbers and will be the instrument of my physical health's redemption.

"Everything will be all right in the end, if it's not all right, it's not the end."
One day at a time..small moves..do things that make you happy. Don't beat yourself up , sometimes we are OBE, Overcome By Events..Come to this place. Entertaining(sometimes in spades), full of knowledge and some very nice people..

[Gsinill]

Glad I am not the only one fighting the pounds.
5'11" and 230, up from 215 a year ago due to knee issues that prevented me to ride for almost 1 year.
Working from home too close to the fridge didn't help either.
Hope to get below 200 at some point.

[ls1togo]

5'10" and currently 218 lbs...up from 202 in December last year, lousy weather limited riding during the winter, not necessarily cold but crappy wet!...any way, I was a low of 180 4 years ago and as I've aged ( now 71) and metabolism has slowed it has crept up...
It's an on going fight...I watch calories (1570 daily) nutrients and ride 100-150 miles weekly (5k last year)...arthritis in some joints (hands and feet) are becoming more of an issue especially here in the humid South (I'll solve that by moving to AZ)
It was great reading this thread as I thought I was wrestling with the weight issue by myself!..Cycling somethings sends the wrong message like jersey's/bibs mostly made for smaller riders..we're rarely 135 pound riders (unless we're 12!)
Anyway, what a better way to fight aging, weight and have fun doing it!!

[William]

6'5 - 6'6" I don't know, I'm getting older.

255 - 260. Fluctuates depending on what my training focus is at the time. I weighed about the same in HS so I've done a pretty good job of regulating my weight with training and diet. The lightest I've ever been and been fit was when I was competitive rowing, about 245 and completely shredded. Racing weight on the bike was generally 250 - 255. I have tree trunks for legs so that makes of most of my weight and makes my power to weight ratio pretty crazy as well.







William

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

I gained roughly 40lbs this year and have been working it off since. I am a stocky 5’8 and was 240# in April.

I have dropped 25lbs and hope to shed at least 15 more in the coming weeks. I am fit at around 185, but haven’t been there in a few years now. If I can get under 200 I’ll be happy. Fortunately I can usually shed it quickly with the right dietary restrictions and some excercise. Still doesn’t make me fast though...




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211. I gained 20 pounds October to March, and was up at 218. Slowly bring it back down. We both have an excuse

I am best man at a wedding on September 1st. I bought the pants 2 waist sizes smaller than I am now. So the pressure is on!

[Nooch]

5'6", 192lbs.

Got down (for a biggest loser competition) the day before thanksgiving to 168. Holidays, followed by my wife ending up on bed rest, followed by the birth of daughter number three and I got back up over 200 by April.

Slowly coming back down.

[ltwtsculler91]

Originally Posted by Nooch

5'6", 192lbs.

Got down (for a biggest loser competition) the day before thanksgiving to 168. Holidays, followed by my wife ending up on bed rest, followed by the birth of daughter number three and I got back up over 200 by April.

Slowly coming back down.

BUT you still finished the race last night...


As for me, I probably don't fit into this thread at around 5'10 and 160ish lbs, but as a former lightweight rower who'd race at 145-150, I still feel fat...

[mudhead]

I'm 5'10" and currently 208lbs. I started the year above 220lbs with the goal of increasing cycling fitness and dropping weight. First 3mo were self coached and I've been with coach since 4/1. For me it's about power to weight ratio and I'm tackling both. Having a coach to be accountable to is a strong motivator for me - YMMV.

[csm]

6' 220 lbs. got serious about diet and movement a few years ago and made it down to 180. Hovered around 190-195 for awhile and am headed back down.
I've always eaten well, but sometimes I eat too well....



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[daker13]

I spent most of the past year around 200 lbs (at 6'2") but the pounds started creeping on and now I'm about 215 and not happy about it. This thread makes me feel better.

As Weisan wrote in another thread, exercise may shave off a couple pounds, but if you exercise and then eat more as a result, you're not going to lose any weight. I'm going on vacation in a couple weeks so maybe that will help (I'm a vegetarian and always lose weight on vacation).

[bigflax925]

I'm fatter than all of you guys!

I've been riding for almost 35 years now, but that's slowed over the last 15 years.

I've gained and lost more weight in my life than almost anyone I know. About every 10 years I shed 60-90# but had some setbacks on my last go-round.

I was over 300# (5'10") in December, and down to 285 now and still trying to bring it down. I'm not as young as I used to be and weighing this much has it's drawbacks... obviously... so I haven't been on the bike as much as I need to be.

But it's a start.

[benb]

Best luck to anyone trying to lose weight.

I am amazed at the stories of people claiming weight gains.

Earlier in this thread someone mentioned gaining 40lbs in 2018.

We're halfway through the year, that means you'd have to average 700-800 extra calories every single day.

If you take that as a calendar year that'd be 300-400 extra every single day.

I don't think I'm physically capable of eating 700-800 extra calories per day without feeling/getting sick.

I've been training like crazy the last 3 months. I'm 6'1" and I was 170.5 Tuesday and hit 300w for 10 minutes 2X doing my intervals. I am probably happiest at 175 but I have no illusions about extra weight being anything but an anchor. My 5 minute/1 minute/5 second power might be slightly off losing 5lbs but it's very small and I haven't been training it so too hard to tell. I mostly feel like I get faster in every way every pound of fat I burn off.

Even if I back way off I don't really let myself go much above 180... it seems to require skipping huge #s of workouts and overeating to the point of feeling sick.

I always assumed people who pack on 20, 30, 40, 50lbs of extra body fat do it over many many years.

[Ozz]

6'-2"
185 lbs

Most fit I've been (the few years after college) I was at 170-175 (30 yrs ago)