Any other fat people on here?

[cloggsy]

I'm a tubby too... I've lost 4 stone (so far) hope to lose another 1 and a half.

 

[Corvette chic]

Very Fat bird here been too depressed to get on my bike so fat fat fat.... ah well will join you on the fat gits ride out although am scared of getting on my bike in case the bugger collapses

 

[Becs]

BMI is fine if your pretty chunky, if you are on the border of healthy and overweight the hip to waist ratio and waist circumference is much more useful - central obesity is a lot more dangerous than having big boobs and a generous bottom (at least if you're a girl! :-)

 

[BigTam]

Started last year at just over the 18 stone mark, not bothered with my BMI score, I know I am a lard arse, lost just over 3 stone and hoping to lose another couple before July, but loads of other benefits too, feeling good and blood pressure back at normal, hoping to double my miles on the bike this year.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Cycling got me down from a 40" waist and 13.5st to 36" and 12st 5 lbs for 10 years.
Thanks to destroying both knees, weight training (that's how many compensate I'm told) and more recently a little cycling I'm now 14st 4lbs and feeling like a proper lardy thing (Christmas may have influenced this too... Ok, Christmas influenced this a lot - Happy now?).

Funny though that 20 miles is relatively easy despite 3 years of not cycling much, and more recently being in lurve (Being content is worse than eating loads of really nice stuff I'm also told... I get told a lot!).

I'll try and get lighter, but I don't want to be ruled by numbers. Not bothered about BMI unless it's on the side of an airliner.

 

[mr_hippo]

Would it need a 'wide load' sign?

Like this one?

No matter what I do, I cannot lose any weight

 

[screenman]

Mr Hippo, are you trying?

 

[RhythMick]

I got motivated to lose weight at 232lbs and cycling was my weapon of choice. I'm 5'11" and 40" waist.

After struggling to do 5 miles for the first few weeks I managed a 36 mile charity ride in Oct... I nobler though because I didn't know I had to take energy in during the ride. Duh.

I'm now 220 (after Xmas). Fitter but not where I want to be. Target to do a 50 in 2012. I agree BMI is not a good measure.

On the upside my cyclescheme certificate is in the post, so more motivation coming.

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[swampyseifer]

Another tubbsy here!

Just over a year ago I was 25st...I got married and having to get fitted with 52" waist trousers just killed me metaphorically of course.

Went on a harsh diet...well mostly people would probably call it normal but to me it was harsh! No more chocolate, fizzy drinks, takeaways etc plus I started eating about a third of the portion size I was eating - I remember a time when I used to eat around 350g of pasta in one sitting (and then put sauce/grated cheese on it)...to think now that I weigh out 90g!!!

Still, 15 months on, I'm just over 5 stone lighter and my waist is around 46"!

 

[tyred]

BMI is fine if your pretty chunky, if you are on the border of healthy and overweight the hip to waist ratio and waist circumference is much more useful - central obesity is a lot more dangerous than having big boobs and a generous bottom (at least if you're a girl! :-)

And what if you're a man?

 

[mr_hippo]

Mr Hippo, are you trying?

i am trying to work out if this is a rhetorical question, a genuine question or a joke reply.
I try to do 1000 kms/month but my cycling went to pot last year following the death of my wife but back on track now. Do I eat a healthy diet? Yes and I have no snacks, sweets or soft drinks. Do I have large portions? No.
That photo was done, with the aid of photoshop, as a joke for my wife.

 

[swampyseifer]

And what if you're a man?

Fat stores around the core of your body is the most dangerous to both genders IIRC...or at least I'm sure I read about links between having fat stored there increased chances of heart disease, high cholesterol and the like.

 

[wiggydiggy]

bmi, dont they do cheap flights to malaga?

No idea what mine is, and only have a vague idea of weight so coupled with the computer breaking and not counting miles anymore afraid I fall firmly into the 'for fun and commuting' riders now. Tend to measure my rides by how many stops for a mars bar I have to make in a hour j/k!

 

[tyred]

Mars bar stops are an important part of cycling imo.

I measure the fuel consumption of my car in MPG and use MPM (Miles per Mars bar) to measure the fuel consumption of my bike. It might actually be cheaper to drive

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

I'm 5ft 3 with a BMI of 40. I've somehow gained 9lb since last summer and put this down to too much cheese and not enough exercise and I average 12-14mph on the flat. Hoping to get the weight down and the speed up over the next few months though.