What VeloGirl says has been proven by me!

During the course of a year I lost about 25lbs just from cycling and eating normally. I wasn't trying to lose weight, but I noticed as the months went by that my clothes were getting bigger on me. (We don't have a scale at home, so I never weigh myself anyway). I had an incident on the bike (touched a wheel and fell) . We went into the emergency clinic to make sure I hadn't broken any ribs. Turned out I was fine- just hurt to breathe. While there, they weighed me. That's when I found out I'd lost all this weight. (I'd been to the Drs. a year before and was last weighed at that time)

Now, two years later, I've gained 4lbs- not sure if that is from eating, time of day, or what. BUT I feel great, my clothes fit, and I'm not too worried. I've also been working out for the past two years so that might account for some of the weight gain.

So, as Lorri says, you can lose weight. It takes discipline, that's all! AND time. It aint going to go away tomorrow because you rode 60 miles today!