took up cycling.. lost 5 stone in 8 months

[Camrider]

I took up cycling after 20 year gap and lost £2k!!

I know what you mean, last Feb I promised myself a nice new bike if I could lose 4 st. I've since lost lost 4.5 stone and £2500

 

[Bayerd]

Thanks for that - what kind of intensity did you do your 10 miles at? Moderate or were you really going for it?

I take your point about weather. I am listening to the wind and rain batter the window as I type and I cannot think of a fate worse than doing 10 miles in that!!

Some days moderate, some days going for it depending on how I felt.

With regards to the weather, I thought back to when I started doing a paper round as a 12 year old and remember cycling in all weathers to do that and decided that if I can get out there as a kid, there's no excuse as an adult. There are times when it's p!ssing down that I wonder why I'm out there after a mile, but after about 3-4miles when I've warmed up, the weather doesn't bother me.