Biggest loser

[Johnny Utah]

It is weird to be starting the year under 200lbs, but I will take it.

July 3rd I cut sugar, gluten and processed foods from my diet - this included all alcohol. I am down about 30lbs floating near 196 right now and would like to get to 180 by summer (or some point this year) I stopped counting calories and am building a decent idea of what and how much to eat daily.

Activity wise, I don’t force myself to do anything such as ride on a crappy weather. I do get outside daily to hike, work in the yard or ride my bike, I lead with whatever feels like the most fun/rewarding.

In years past I used to go for huge activity times and calorie deficit so I could have a burger, fries and some adult beverages but it was way too hard to out work my diet.

 

[Mahnken]

My weigh in on the first

I'd still like to be in the 160's, but I've started adding in weight lifting recently so I may end up with a body composition change instead of much weight loss, but we'll see how it goes. I've been real strict about what food I eat, but not about how much I eat. I always eat until I'm full, it's nice not counting calories.

 

[JDurk]

Today's morning weight.

Been slacking this year and this view shows it. Not a lack of activity, well the last 2wks had less with holiday gatherings and then got the sinus coughing sore throat b.s. going around.

Recent labs after a doctor visit has me cleaning up the diet with mostly plants, Dry January and recommiting to more discipline and focus on productive activity. Still following the E2M fitness program I started in Jan '22. Will also continue with Time Crunched Cyclist leading into race season. Goal is to get back to that 185 line. Need to add more sleep and less stress to my day.

 

[Robin]

I check in occasionally to see what people are up to. I haven’t posted anything myself because it’s been a struggle. So many conflicting things out there especially for a woman my age.

This year trying to sort out what works for me. Would like to lose 10 lbs but not lose muscle or strength.

Last year I ran 15 miles/week (in addition to 4x week CrossFit) trying to get my endurance and cardio ready the bigger rides. Didn’t work out for me so this year I broke down and bought a wahoo. We will see.

Been making progress with lifting. And have some other goals for CrossFit this year. But overall just want to feel better.

 

[Over the Bars]

I check in occasionally to see what people are up to. I haven’t posted anything myself because it’s been a struggle. So many conflicting things out there especially for a woman my age.

This year trying to sort out what works for me. Would like to lose 10 lbs but not lose muscle or strength.

Last year I ran 15 miles/week (in addition to 4x week CrossFit) trying to get my endurance and cardio ready the bigger rides. Didn’t work out for me so this year I broke down and bought a wahoo. We will see.

Been making progress with lifting. And have some other goals for CrossFit this year. But overall just want to feel better.

Good luck 👍 there is significantly more carryover from cycling to running fitness than from running to cycling so the indoor set up will definitely be a better option if riding fitness it the goal.

 

[iman29]

I check in occasionally to see what people are up to. I haven’t posted anything myself because it’s been a struggle. So many conflicting things out there especially for a woman my age.

This year trying to sort out what works for me. Would like to lose 10 lbs but not lose muscle or strength.

Last year I ran 15 miles/week (in addition to 4x week CrossFit) trying to get my endurance and cardio ready the bigger rides. Didn’t work out for me so this year I broke down and bought a wahoo. We will see.

Been making progress with lifting. And have some other goals for CrossFit this year. But overall just want to feel better.

now that you have the indoor cycling setup look into some online interval sessions like 30-45 minutes. I found that always has the most bang for the buck in terms of fat burning and fitness increase without ending up all fatigued.

 

[Robin]

now that you have the indoor cycling setup look into some online interval sessions like 30-45 minutes. I found that always has the most bang for the buck in terms of fat burning and fitness increase without ending up all fatigued.

Yes, I do these workouts in the morning before school since I go to CrossFit in the evenings.

 

[Jeremy]

So many conflicting things out there especially for a woman my age.

This seems accurate for everyone. Whatever they’re trying to sell you is the only thing that will work, and everything else is just a waste of time. 🙂. I read zone 2 is now a waste of time unless you’re doing 20 hours a week. It’s all BS.
After working with a coach for 2 years the biggest takeaway was how valuable that z2 is. She scheduled a lot of z2 after interval sessions and some other days were just z2 and nothing else. It really helped build endurance and kept me fresh for the more intense interval days. At the time I was doing 6-8 hours a week so nothing crazy.

The staying fresh part really helps with consistency and I think that is the most valuable metric.

 

[iman29]

Despite very high fitness levels this season, After the last few months slowly gaining towards 200lbs (I hit 198 formerly maintaining around 185) I decided after Xmas day I had enough of not fitting into my clothes comfortably and time to get serious.

Already cut out most of the crap eating and have reduced portion sizes. Been maintaining a regular exercise schedule on the bike/zwift but need to start mixing that up with more Bodyweight sessions and dynamic stretching.

Got on the scale randomly for the first time since Xmas eve and it says 195.5 so hopefully already heading in the right direction.

Goal is back to 185 by end of March 2026.

Started 198
Now 194
-4 lbs

Happy to report still going in the right direction despite some gluttony on New years eve (too many little appetizer things and a few beers) and just a little bit of junk food (i have a sweet tooth and love chocolate). I thought for sure todays number would be like 196+.

Still takes a LOT of will power to ignore the multiple containers of xmas cookies and treats left over all around the house. Continuing to keep my portion sizes under control especially dinner time. No more bread and butter, swapped for 1-2 small bread sticks if I really need to have something. The big weakness at night is when the wife and I try to stay awake and have some tea and watch one of our shows, not to grab previously mentioned cookies or cake. Swapped this with a small cup of whole grain cereal like whole wheat cheerios or Rice/corn chex.

Started up my official self made training plan now that I have committed to ride Monkey Knife Fight 70 miler on April 11. More stretching and off the bike stuff like this:



i did one round to start off and man I was sweaty and also sore for a day or two (expected). Clearly need to build up some cross fitness before attempting 2 rounds of this.

Keep it going Losers!

 

[The Kalmyk]

The staying fresh part really helps with consistency and I think that is the most valuable metric.

This is really sound advice. This is what has kept me lean for years now. I do approximately 1100-1200 reps a month of varied movements and my muscles barely feel it. I focus on 4-5 days a week, time between sets, low reps and time under tension. It seems like a lot to consider but im in a rhythm at this point. The goal has been to maintain neurological strength and avoid being sore as much as possible.

its helped on the bike as well