Thank you

[Jordansrealm]

I know that I dont know nearly all of you and have only ridden with a handful or so but I wanted to thank those of you for riding with me and helping get me off the couch!

A friend took this picture of me tonight and I was browsing through some old pics of me from January and was shocked. All the riding and diet has really paid off and it really showed when I compared the two pics.

So, just wanted to say thanks to the guys/gals that I have ridden with here and see you on the trails! Thats me 38lbs ago... yuck!

[Shannon]

Wow! You look great. Congrats on losing the pounds.

[mazer75]

Great work man!! Congrats. I am going to buy a bike so I can do the same thing. (I'm 5'11", 220 lbs now. Would like to get down to 190 lbs.)

[tkblazer]

who's the fatty on the left? lol, jk good job dood. did you completely change your diet? i ride a lot, but i eat what i like and i stick at my 180-185lb weight. I know if i change my diet a bit i can probably reach my 160lb weight goal... o well there is always next year eh

[gurp13]

You lost 39 libbies in 4 mos! WTF!!!!!21!1!!! I've been riding since August '05 and mtbing since Jan '06. I started at 205 and weighed in today at 180!!!~ Now, I know I'm putting on weight in my legs (big time, bitches, recognize!) but that's rediculous. I gotta drink more green tea and shit.

Oh, sorry. This wasn't about me? My bad.

Congratulations and everything.

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by mazer75

Great work man!! Congrats. I am going to buy a bike so I can do the same thing. (I'm 5'11", 220 lbs now. Would like to get down to 190 lbs.)

you can do it no problem dood, look at what pacman (doug) has done... i didn't even recognize the guy from the pics he posted.

there is a really good passion story on mtbr about a guy that was at the point where he was going to have gastric bypass surgery to lose weight but decided he would start riding a bike around for exercise. As the weeks went by, he was getting stronger and stronger and riding more. After nearly a year he lost a ton of weight and was healthy again. Its amazing since he could barely walk without a walker a year earlier. i'll try to find the thread, but it truely is inspiring.

edit... found the post, its by stormcrowe... the guy lost like 352 lbs! is now does touring rides

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[Jordansrealm]

Thanks guys and gals! Yeah, I changed my diet alot. I travel a lot for work and eating big meals with media people was getting me fat. Basically I did what a lot of diets out there say, I cut my portions way down, dropped alot of the carbs and picked up more proteins. I also made it a point to ride or run 5 days a week. Even if I am not riding something EPIC I still get on the bike or hit the treadmill 4-5 days. When I travel now I bring my running shoes so I can run at the hotel. Im not perfect but when I have a bad eating day I try and make up for it the next couple days.

Now that I have lost a bunch of fat I am starting to gain muscle and get stronger. So, my diet changed again and I am eating more carbs now because I need them for muscle recovering and the energy. Plus I also bought some dumbells and working on upper body conditioning. I am just not gorging myself on huge amounts of food like I used to. Also now I think my metabolism is finally waking up because I am hungry much more often so I think I am burning better than my body was before.

It was alot of work but was really worth it. I dont know who that fat guy was on the left either! I still love a good pint and slice of pizza I just dont do it daily

Aside from the obvious health benefits from being in better shape I am super stoked that its helped my riding tremendously!

[xhuskr]

way to go keep up the spinning and you'll reach your goal!

[Waldo]

Congrats, man - well done!

And thanks for a little kick in the butt. I've been loaded down with projects lately and have only been on the bike twice in about 20 days. My metabolism is still up, so it's been a double whammy of overeating and under-exercising. Saw your post & just picked up the weights long enough to get my heart rate up a bit, and I will definitely ride a couple times before this week's out.

Good on ya mate, and keep up the great work.

[gurp13]

Originally Posted by Jordansrealm

Thanks guys and gals! Yeah, I changed my diet alot. I travel a lot for work and eating big meals with media people was getting me fat. Basically I did what a lot of diets out there say, I cut my portions way down, dropped alot of the carbs and picked up more proteins. I also made it a point to ride or run 5 days a week. Even if I am not riding something EPIC I still get on the bike or hit the treadmill 4-5 days. When I travel now I bring my running shoes so I can run at the hotel. Im not perfect but when I have a bad eating day I try and make up for it the next couple days.

I've been commuting to work and back so that's 50 min a day on the bike. So, I'm riding at least 5 days a week, give or take a day.

However, I had to start watching calories and drop sodas (diet and otherwise) 'cause I stopped losing weight. I eat about 2500 calories a day now (burning at least 700 riding) and am drinking water or unsweetened tea. I actually weighed in a 179.6, my lowest ever today. So, there's hope. I want to get down to 160.

[Jordansrealm]

Originally Posted by gurp13

I've been commuting to work and back so that's 50 min a day on the bike. So, I'm riding at least 5 days a week, give or take a day.

However, I had to start watching calories and drop sodas (diet and otherwise) 'cause I stopped losing weight. I eat about 2500 calories a day now (burning at least 700 riding) and am drinking water or unsweetened tea. I actually weighed in a 179.6, my lowest ever today. So, there's hope. I want to get down to 160.

Take 500 calories out of your diet and you will dump that weight easy enough. Right now I am maybe putting down 2000 a day but trying to go for less because I still want to cut out some fat without sacrificing muscle gain. I wish I could ride to work good for you my office is just on too confusing a path! lol

[gurp13]

But then I'll be too hungree!!!

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Congrats, man - well done!

And thanks for a little kick in the butt. I've been loaded down with projects lately and have only been on the bike twice in about 20 days.

we need to hook up on the whiting rides dooood

[Jordansrealm]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

we need to hook up on the whiting rides dooood

Id like to join in some Whiting rides too. I live so damn close to it yet have never ridden it. Im going to AZ the rest of this week but next week im game almost any day.

[SAR_boats]

Congrats, bud.

[Wrecker]

Congrats on losing the weight!

And, for motivating some of us, too

[roadkillross]

way to get rid of that gobbler!!! stil havent ridden with ya, but hope to.

[Waldo]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

we need to hook up on the whiting rides dooood

Deal. But can you bear to ride with lowly multi-speeders who paid more than $30 for their frame?

[nappyt]

Congrats! I know that isn't easy my buddy PacMan dropped 60+ lbs. I think I found what he lost though. Now I need to find someone I can drop the 60+ lbs I have on...

[Fired Yo Momma]

very inspirational. I am 34 and at this time I am 225 I have lost ten pounds. I have been watching what I am eating now but I am not hard core.