Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
but this forum would be super helpful if you could jot down:
Number of consecutive years you have been regularily cycling.
Your age
What keeps you on the bike
If you have lost weight, what was it and kept it off?
Q1.
I cycled as a teenager, and then not again til I was 39.
I have been cycling for three years and three months.

Q2.
I am now 42 1/2 years

Q3.
I like feeling fitter (I have never been physically fit in my life - I was the kid who wrote herself notes and forged parents signatures to get out of physical education at school).
Its a family thing - we all do it to some degree
My partner is passionate about it and I am grateful I became interested - it is good to have another thing to share
I have found out I am competitive and I love racing - albeit at club level only
I am addicted

Q4.
In 2004 I was 113-115kgs
In 2005 I lost no weight but dropped two dress sizes over the year
In 2006 and 2007 I lost a few kgs steadily
By Jan1 2008 I weighed 99kgs.
I hope to keep losing weight slow and steady and be down to about 90 kgs by the end of the year.

Good luck with whoever reads this thread. Weight loss is a slow process, and remember as you get fitter you build muscle and although you are losing fat, the increased muscle weighs more than what you lose. So initially you may not notice a difference on scales - see what happened to me in 2005.

Be patient and kind to yourself and celebrate all successes.