I Used To Be FAT
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Candy Cane at 10.23.08 - 7:02 am
i know there are alot of success stories with the ridazz slimming down and toning up due to living the MR life. (or just life with a bike in general)
(stilline, fuzzbeast, raquel, andrew, just to name a few)
we've been talking about starting this thread for a while now, and as i was going thru my old photos on my computer, i realized how much my figure has changed. my clothes are fitting better too.
i am still in my early stages of body transformation, but i dug up some photos from earlier this year, and compared it with a photo of me at crankmob...
post your pre-MR fat photos! (before and after if you got em'!)
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You didn't look bad before... theres no need to look slimming! I just think You looked good either way!
OMEGA10.23.08 - 9:04 am
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WOOOAHH AWESOME!!!! CONGRATS TO NO FATS!!! YAYAYAYA
richtotheie10.23.08 - 9:08 am
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ex-fat kids are generally the best people. i dont know why, but everyone i know thats lost an insane amount of weight is generally super genuine.
anyway, junu should post his. his is pretty epic.
ive lost weight, but i gained a lot of it back from the 2 months not riding.
tinycities10.23.08 - 9:17 am
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my legs toned u a lot when i started.... the beer gut.... not so much...
widowmaker10.23.08 - 9:22 am
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i'm afraid to post my old fat pics.
they're ridiculous.
i will own you all though.
ijunes10.23.08 - 9:31 am
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i have some before i started to ride and now, i will post them later
apineda10.23.08 - 9:37 am
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Here's my transformation from 1986, 1996, 2006, 2008
barleye10.23.08 - 9:41 am
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YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG
you're gaining weight as you drink and drink and drink
ijunes10.23.08 - 9:44 am
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aw Junu, you had chipmunk cheeks.
You're so right about the "doing it wrong," lol. I am drinking AND eating AND sleeping more now that I ride. The combination is just cancelling out the good/bad effects. It's an equilibrium. I'd hoped to shed a few pounds, but at least I can eat & drink guilt free now. : )
kryxtanicole10.23.08 - 9:52 am
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I'm thinner now, but also an alcoholic ;-)
0gravity10.23.08 - 10:41 am
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^^^
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theres nothing wrong with that
d-styles10.23.08 - 10:53 am
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well there is no way in hell i will show you my fat photos but i went from 220 to 130 in two years just riding my bike
MOM_RIDAZ42010.23.08 - 11:07 am
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candy cane clearly reads cosmo if she thinks thats fat.
ruinedbyidiots10.23.08 - 11:16 am
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true that..
CC before: not fat
CC after: toned up
MOM_RIDAZ42010.23.08 - 11:22 am
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you thought that was fat? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ipsofatso10.23.08 - 11:23 am
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Matts Drivers license photo is so fucking lovable.
Graham10.23.08 - 11:31 am
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I ride everyday. It hasn't helped in the tubby department. Fortunately, riding is it's own reward.
hatehills10.23.08 - 11:41 am
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Nobody can top my drivers license photo ---->
barleye10.23.08 - 11:42 am
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I've gained almost 90 pounds from my 20s to my 40s
I've gained 15 pounds the last 3 months.
I know I suck. It's because I "work" from home in front of a computer 16hrs a day, never go out except on social rides and then any calories I might burn I replenish with beer. I need a personal trainer!
How did you do it Candy Cane?
marino10.23.08 - 11:46 am
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Congrats Candy Cane and ijunes!!
Man... I hate seeing a thread like this cause I'd like to share my story. Maybe in 6 months I can post up my success story.
One question... I like beer. For next couple months, I'm gonna watch the calorie intake for the whole week so I can consume beer on the rides. Or sticking to hard liquor a little better? Either way... I am motivated by this thread!! This thread is being bookmarked.!!
Al
digablesoul10.23.08 - 11:47 am
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just switch to light beer. you'll be good. they got a 64 calorie MGD now. tastes like water but it does the trick
la duderina10.23.08 - 11:49 am
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awwww Junu!
I'd say I lost about 8 pounds over the past year from riding... but yeah it was mostly a toning difference.
Candy Cane's before photo just looks like it could have been one of those unflattering photos... you know... like the ones i pass all of my photos off as. There's been some toning since then fo sho. My before and after diptych would probably look about the same.
canadienne10.23.08 - 11:54 am
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...oh, but i was a chubby kid though. Between the ages of 8 and 13, I'd say. Lucky those pictures are buried somewhere in my parents house in Canada.
canadienne10.23.08 - 11:58 am
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well there is no way in hell i will show you my fat photos but i went from 220 to 130 in two years just riding my bike
MOM_RIDAZ420
10.23.08 - 2:07 pm
props right there!!
d-styles10.23.08 - 12:05 pm
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Junu your so cute. Awww.
Jesus, CC srsly. You just can't be fat. I'll call that a "loveable" stage.
Hahahahaha.
@Mom-rida Thats amazing. XD
Friends that I haven't seen in a while say I've lost alot of weight. But I don't see it. Just need some inches off the waistline.
Tarmonster.10.23.08 - 12:05 pm
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@barleye
'86-Breakfast Club faze
'96-Boy-Band supastar faze
'06-Goth-Punk/Trenchcoat Mafioso faze
today- I dunno where to place this.
bentstrider10.23.08 - 12:16 pm
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i forgot...my circa 1975 or 1976 pic ---->
btw, breakfast club? I'm wearing a metallica Kill em all shirt in that photo.
barleye10.23.08 - 12:22 pm
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junes...
in your before picu look like one of those asian boyz around temple street causin trouble...lol
candy cane u were not fat before....
pretti*ugli10.23.08 - 12:36 pm
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before i WAS one of them kids.
ijunes10.23.08 - 12:52 pm
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wow so in the end i'm the only one with a fat to skinny picture... how embarassing.
ijunes10.23.08 - 12:53 pm
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I'll put one up junu, don't worry...
Leetard10.23.08 - 1:09 pm
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juno, you just PWNED my lungs!!! i cant stop laughing.
W O W, congrats, you look -so sexy- now, i cant believe you used to have teh chubbz!!!
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 1:12 pm
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ok,l let me clear tis up folks.... I called this thread "I USED TO BE FAT" because i wanted everyone who was legitimately fat at one time prior to bike acquisition, to post their photos, im not saying i was fat. i just had some extra chubbs....
this thread is really about all the people who i know REALLY made the transformation, i just thought i should offer my meager progress to get it started.
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 1:15 pm
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ive gained 10 lbs since i started riding everyday, in the legs.
larsenf10.23.08 - 1:20 pm
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meager progress?
CC you're a breezy in my book.
ijunes10.23.08 - 1:28 pm
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franz posted an old photo of himself in the, um, "my dad is cumming to town" post and he looks hell of different!
neverclever10.23.08 - 1:35 pm
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whoa franz looks so different now!
i lost 14 pounds but i recently gained 4 back. i ride all the time but i also eat all the time. ongoing struggle. ugh.
congrats to all you that lost weight. it's not easy. junu- yours is pretty awesome =)
tomato10.23.08 - 1:53 pm
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8/15/2006 Pacific Palisades. Fat with money.
franz10.23.08 - 2:29 pm
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5/8/2008 Moab, poor but camping.
franz10.23.08 - 2:31 pm
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yeah im just trying to build ALOT of muscle on my legs, and hopefully build enough upperbody to actually do a pull-up for the first time in my life
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 2:47 pm
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Ok.. I'll do it....
This was exactly 1 year ago....
furbrats!10.23.08 - 2:48 pm
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oo yeah i remember when i couldn't do a pull up.
now i can do like, 15.
ijunes10.23.08 - 2:48 pm
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And this was 2 days ago... 70 lbs lighter... but still some to go:)
furbrats!10.23.08 - 2:48 pm
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! give us the 'after photo' too!!! i want to see you how you are now
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 2:49 pm
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70 lbs! in one year...!!! YES YES YES!!! fantastic
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 2:50 pm
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ha ha pull ups...that was fun times at the bus stop
MOM_RIDAZ42010.23.08 - 2:53 pm
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oh hell no candy cane...
Let me describe this fat photo...
I was bald --no hair at all on my head
vampire like pale
cottage cheese legs as in thunder thighs
two chins
in a black mini dress at city walk
so no i am not posting it...
but i will bring it to the next ride and show you
MOM_RIDAZ42010.23.08 - 2:58 pm
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furbrats, ijunes, and franz...
so is this transformation strictly from cycling? or where there other lifestyle changes... either way, it's awesome.
canadienne10.23.08 - 3:25 pm
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raquel: COME ON, we are all so proud of you, and come on, EVERYONE has done retarded shit to their personal appearances, i mean, damn. i went through the late 90's with some HORRIFIC hairstyles + outfits. i even wore...
jynco's :shudder:
but seriously. i NEED to see chubbz raquel.
to hopefully make you feel more comfortable, heres a picture of my chubbs + red hair disaster (it was only in july though!!!)
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 3:25 pm
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^^^^^juno!!!
i dont think i will EVAR get over your chubzz! love it!!!!
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 3:28 pm
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are you coming out to bicykillers tonight?
ijunes10.23.08 - 3:30 pm
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I need to dig up some pics from when I was 305 back in '03-early '05.
I don't know what happened, but the fire was definitely lit beneath my ass.
bentstrider10.23.08 - 3:34 pm
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should i come to bicykillers?
yeah fuck it why not.
ill do my best, and if i dont make it this time, well then "try, try again next week"
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 3:36 pm
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this week is a slower ride.
everybody is bringing out their mamas
ijunes10.23.08 - 3:38 pm
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No... we're going to Manhattan to be on TV!!!!
franz10.23.08 - 3:40 pm
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I don't want to burst anyone's bubble but this might be really unhealthy, well from what I saw.
From the two rides I've been, after I cam home I pigged out on simple carbs when I was needing protein...supa bad!
hopefully thats not what you guys be doin. protein supplements, bcs if not ur body just eats all the muscles away.
if ya guys want to be really fit.
do crossfit.com
Muscle all around type of thing.
aksendz10.23.08 - 4:11 pm
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well even though MR has taken away alot of extra baggage around my midsection and thighs and replaced it with muscle tone, it has also given me the gift of a budding rose, called alchoholism.
BUT ive been on antibiotics for an infection (also compliments of MR) and drinking was a strict no-no, and i have to say, i think ive had moar fun on the rides then ever before. I mean, when i first met you guys, i was really shy, and drinking a flask of tequila really helped me come out of my shell, and get over the intimidation of joining a pack full of completel strangers with seemingly one common thread: riding a bicycle. but now that i know enough people that i can honestly call my friends, i dont think ill be drinking as often, or as much, simply becuase i really wole-heartedly L.O.V.E. the rides + ridazz that i find i can really savor the moments when im seeing clearly. i mean, going over the bridge into downtown in a sea of blinkies and howling bikes, the buzz of freewheels like giant cicadas, is SO surreal, and when im wasted, im trying to concentrate on the asphalt not tossing my off my bike to look up, and realize how gorgeous my life is.
.end moment.
.wipe tear.
...carry on
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 4:43 pm
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I lost 35 pounds doing this biking regimen. good to hear all the success stories
Debut21310.23.08 - 4:44 pm
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+1 Candy Cane
i hear you. ive never gotten shit faced at a ride. dont see the need to. i rather enjoy the night than have to worry about falling cuz im drunk!
funanu10.23.08 - 4:45 pm
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whoa! where can i get me one of dem pencil belts? i wouldn't actually use the pencils... probably just throw them at people... but still. WAT.
canadienne10.23.08 - 4:46 pm
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Here's a pic of me about a year ago, and today. I've lost about 50 lbs since moving to LA. I ride my bike about 2-4 miles per day, plus do a few MR rides per month. I've also stopped eating like shit... anyway, here's a larger resolution pic if anyone wants to see:
Former lard ass
maddox10.23.08 - 4:49 pm
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if you're not drunk, you won't do stupid shit like this:
spiraldemon10.23.08 - 4:49 pm
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@canada i made it out of vinyl + shoelaces + pencils + needle + thread +
5 hours of construction and SHARPENING 60 pencils.
whaddabitch.
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 4:52 pm
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that's insanity... now i need to know the full story.
Please say Pictionary-a-thon.
canadienne10.23.08 - 5:00 pm
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awh, i wish i had an epic tale of adventure and triumph where the pencil belt slays the villain
and gets the girl, but alas, it is a simple story with humble endings.
i made the pencil belt becuase it was my version of the 'bullet belt', a weak attempt at commentary. (you can do greater things with a pencil, than with a bullet, is what i was going for) Most of the symbolism was overpowered with the fact i was wearing an obscene amount of pencils, sharp pencils, which would poke me the jelly roll every time i would bend over. but thanks to MR, my spare tire is more like a 'cunt gut' now, so i can re-introduce the pencil belt to regular rotation on my accessory circuit.
omg. i need to get out of the house/.
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 5:07 pm
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i can side with you CC on the drinking thing...when i went to my first crank mob I was drunk...but i never fell off of my bike or ran into anything.... but every ride i drink less...and to be honest im getting faster and faster(i dunno if this is a problem) also being able to fix a bike with my two hands and some tools has given me the inspiration to do household repairs i was too lazy to do.
Another month or so and i wont need a beer to lighten my ass up...
riding is already fun as it is
pretti*ugli10.23.08 - 5:31 pm
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As far as the alcohol thing goes, keep me away from anything that's sugary like JOOSE or Margaritas.
Unlike beer, I tend to gulp these things down like a non-alkie beverage, then I go from "sugar-high", to "crashed out on the pavement" in 20 midgets!!
bentstrider10.23.08 - 5:42 pm
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LOVE this fuzz!!!!!!!!
my fav= the strap-on-chest-causing-chubz-halving action.
you are the best fuzz, really. your licence is pretty good tho too
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 6:46 pm
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OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW
Debut21310.23.08 - 6:50 pm
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yeah, that's why i picked that pic... serious man boobage
FuzzBeast10.23.08 - 6:51 pm
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here's another one, from the scarf ride... Double Chin Special Power Attack GO!!
this is like january of last year, the other fat one was from about a month before that...
the smcm one with the puppets is from about a month and a half ago.
FuzzBeast10.23.08 - 6:55 pm
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well excellent progress on eliminating that extra weight, you look... grrrrrrreat!
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 6:59 pm
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I'll see if I can scrounge up any pictures from Prom Ride or before.
I've lost 30 pounds since then.
Only 20 more to go!
FUCK YEAH, BIKES.
mikeisadumbname10.23.08 - 7:17 pm
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ooooh myyy gawd, look what i found..... (this was in april of 08)
::puke::
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:24 pm
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even worse: i can still kinda do that.... hmmm :/
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:26 pm
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You guys are all awesome & inspirational!
I like to think that for a lot of people the excessive drinking is a temporary thing. Sure, most of us enjoy a little buzz, but the joys of riding our bikes around the city and being with friends transcends chemical highs, digs deeper and lasts longer.
mr rollers10.23.08 - 7:36 pm
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+1 mr rollers!
i think the party rides are great as a way to get people to come to a ride (far less intimidating that a bunch of spandex and/or bike snobs), and if its something a person wants to take a bit farther, theres more than plenty of opportunity to move into more serious riding territory!
im in love with MR.
@imachynna, i dont understand the photo
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:39 pm
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youre 'benched'?
youre telling me to go to the gym, and dont forget to lock up my blongings before i hit the exersize bikes?
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:42 pm
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lols. ok enough forum loitering, i gotta get outta here!!!
batgirl,--come to bicykillers, its right at the nohostation at 9... wanna roll out with me?
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:43 pm
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im on 5th and main in downtown (pershing square)
i was planning on hopping on the redline at 8:15 (half hour)
we could always just meet at the noho station too if you want... are you in DTLA? <--if yes, then lets meet at pershing square at 8:15
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:48 pm
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how long is the route? only becausei have to wake up @ 6 am tmw.
batgirlkarla10.23.08 - 7:50 pm
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number plz? so i can reach u.
send it to my email
cid_karla@yahoo.com
batgirlkarla10.23.08 - 7:50 pm
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that, i do not know.
but i gotta get up and take a shower and grab my laundry, i gotta leave the house in 10 minutes.
i hope i hope i hope i see you tonight, this would be my first bicykillers, we could do it together. if not, i understand completely!
Candy Cane10.23.08 - 7:53 pm
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Dude, you're fucking tiny! I've been riding since April as well and I definitely haven't had the same transformation. Damn.
imachynna11.3.08 - 6:46 pm
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ME FOR PRESIDENT. EVERYONE GETS A SANDWICH.
ephemerae11.3.08 - 7:19 pm
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The day after my first century I stepped on a scale and tripped out.
I hadn't seen a scale under my feet reading below 150 in maybe 20 years.
I'd don't think i look that different from having started riding ... but I feel way better ... and I know my body weight is distributed differently than it was 2 years ago.
trickmilla11.3.08 - 7:25 pm
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25 pounds in 6 months. Also QUIT SMOKING, which is fucking huge. Quit drinking (for the most part) because it brought out the worst of me during a shitty break-up. The combination of not drinking + riding all the time melted crazy fat, now I am at 200 and lean as I have ever been. I ride Wolfpack, and seek out other rides where drinking isn't the point, not 'cuz I'm anti drinking, but because going slow bores me to tears. P.S. Candy Cane I called your name when Wolfpack swarmed through your ride last Monday night...that was me...and I'm looking for a replica stuffed crow like the one in your picture, if you have any leads...
horse sense11.3.08 - 7:35 pm
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i just ate a double cheeseburger
ijunes11.3.08 - 9:47 pm
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i'M VOTING FOR EPHEMERAE.
But it has to be a club sandwich.
imachynna11.4.08 - 9:55 am
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I havent lost any fat, mainly because my beer drinking and my fast food value menu addiction. You guys have inspired me, especially Fuzzbeast, so I am going to lose 20 pounds by eating better and riding more.
speedybrian200011.4.08 - 10:12 am
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The late great Wesley Willis said it best...
@horse sense...
Awesome job man... definitely gives me inspiration!!
@SpeedyB...
You're fat? no way. Let's stand next to each other and then you'll think differently. lol...
digablesoul11.4.08 - 10:57 am
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@patrick....
lol... that's dope. I'm gonna play while I'm at the gym. On repeat!!
digablesoul11.4.08 - 10:59 am
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you look great there candy cane. I lost about 25 lbs and gained some muskells. mostly in my creamy thighs.
Roadblock11.4.08 - 3:50 pm
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I think my boobs got smaller. Bummer man. That's a bummer.
la duderina11.29.08 - 12:42 am
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I'm fatter then ever. But somebody already informed you of that over and over again.
sexy11.29.08 - 2:16 pm
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i've only lost a couple of pounds since i joined MR because the more i ride, the more i eat.
i LOVE eating.
though in the last few months i've been riding more. 12 miles to work each day, harder, faster "training" type rides and ever since i've converted my bike i've seen my legs and glutes tone, yay!
but it's hard to drop weight during the holidays and when you live with an eating machine.
deboRAWR11.29.08 - 3:30 pm
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Well, I havent lost much fat yet but MR sure has changed how I dress. Now I got my pant legs rolled up all the time to avoid catching the gears, I have helmet hair constantly, I can't wear spandex so much becuase it doesn't agree with my butt and my saddle.
Gav11.29.08 - 3:38 pm
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I love to eat too.
I think the trick is not to eat less, but eat CLEANER.
i.e. In your general day to day eating patterns, try to avoid stuff that has a buncha crap in it. You already know what that means.
MOAR FRESHER froots and veg. 'specially cruciferous veges like brocolli which is just insanely nutritious. Eat lots of colorful things that growed on plantzors.
Lean protein sources. Vegans, adapt as required.
Olive oil is probably the best source of lipids out there. I'm not saying drink cupfuls of the stuff, but it makes your veges taste amazing and keeps your coat shiny.
Bonus tip: if it's got corn syrup in it, it's probably crap, so avoid it like the plague.
Let's face it, we're cyclists, we NEED to eat. Sure, the odd carnitas burrito isn't going to kill you if you're riding. It's your general day to day eating and exercise patterns that will determine if you're burning fat or not.
ephemerae11.29.08 - 3:50 pm
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i actually don't eat that badly, i do have a sweet to through.
i just eat every 2 hours and i work at a grocery store... so i'm always within reach of something to munch on.
deboRAWR11.29.08 - 3:53 pm
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In my case, im a fluctuating mess. I lost a shit load of weight as a messenger last year. Though lost my job due to drinking and not covering it up so well...I lost my cannondale in march and now use my beater kuwahara that has too many problems to list. I cant really "mash" so well because my bike takes way too much energy to sustain. Any guays I recently lost 16 lbs since I house sat in july (and iI mean "sat") in vegas (henderson). ...fuck.
NOISEPOCKET11.29.08 - 4:25 pm
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Dunno how I missed this thread. But yeah, similar results after less than a year of getting back on my bike and riding with fellow ridazz. I have yet to quit smoking which should help me ride longer and harder, but I'm still in the best shape I've been in since being a teenager.
bananaphone11.29.08 - 7:10 pm
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ephemerae:
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Lean protein sources. Vegans, adapt as required. "
pretty much all vegetable proteins are lean, aka low in fat. vey few vegetables have a lot of fats, nuts have some, but tend to be good fats.
also, one of the biggest things to seriously reduce or cut out completely if you wanna lose weight is CHEESE. Cheese is congealed fat, that and some flavoring agents, not exactly something you want if you're trying to lose fat.
I know, I know, it's tasty... but think about it, is it worth it?
The biggest thing overall is simple math. Burn more than you put in, you WILL burn fat.
FuzzBeast11.29.08 - 8:54 pm
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CHEESE. WHYYYY. But I love cheese.
Ben rejected my cheezzzzy cheetos last night. Now I see why. (Besides the obvious fact that they're bad.)
imachynna11.29.08 - 9:01 pm
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Great thread.
I eat lots of food. Mostly vegetarian such as beans and rice, avocado, some cheese and sometimes eggs and sea food sushi... oatmeal with brown sugar. Tons of water.
Salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Coffee. Bananas. Apples. Grapes almonds. Rice milk.
No soda or sweet drinks.
I Try to avoid corn syrup
I try to avoid soybean oil and bottled salad dressing.
I fuck up sometimes and eat ice cream or donuts. And beer. I also eat out at all these silverlake vegan spots and of course pure uck
Roadblock11.29.08 - 9:35 pm
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Riding is just something I resort to in order to counter balance all of the Beer.
Joe Borfo11.29.08 - 9:50 pm
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Last weekend alone I drank 11 diet cokes, 4 mountain dews, 2 rockstars, 1 red bull and polished off a whole box of softchew cookies (delicious), about 4 grilled cheeses, a few pb&js and some fluffernutters.
everything in moderation, especially moderation. :)
la duderina11.29.08 - 9:56 pm
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Oh man.... I hope you drink 3 times as much water as you do soda. I bet Kidney stones hurt for girls too.... hahah
Roadblock11.29.08 - 10:21 pm
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What the hell are fluffernutters. Are those the spiral shaped kookeez?
Roadblock11.29.08 - 10:24 pm
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I'm starting to. I think that's why I woke up feeling like I had a hangover after WP this week. I was deeehyyyydraaaaateeeeed.
That sort of diet is actually highly unusual of me, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I actually feel kind of sick thinking about it now. blech
la duderina11.29.08 - 10:25 pm
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fluffernutters are only the best thing in the world
basically a peanut butter and marshmallow cream sandwich.
la duderina11.29.08 - 10:26 pm
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Ha! I know this one: a sangwich made with peanut butter & "Fluff" which is a marshmallow concoction that comes in a jar.
We had them back in the sixties!
mr rollers11.29.08 - 10:28 pm
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I take that back. Ben & Jerry's phish food is the best thing in the world. well maybe not the best thing, but at least 3rd or 4th.
la duderina11.29.08 - 10:39 pm
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I forgot freshly made hummus with a medley of bell peppers, carrots and lightly toasted pita and or olive bread.
Roadblock11.29.08 - 11:19 pm
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are you kidding me with that? lmao that is sooooooo "LA" haha!
la duderina11.29.08 - 11:32 pm
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Man, Pure Luck is the best.
Having that restaurant, Scoops, the Bike Kitchen, the Fake Gallery, and Majestic Golf Land within a 1 block radius pretty much makes that the funnest area on the quasi East Side.
JB11.29.08 - 11:49 pm
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EPIC, man I used to be quite the chubby one. Unfortunately I only cycled 1 a week and did other activities to bring down the excess weight. I'll look for a picture ^____^
Alfredo11.30.08 - 12:14 am
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Foggy out.... kickin it on my balcony and saw small groups of ridazz floating down hollywood.
Roadblock11.30.08 - 1:38 am
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i think i need to start a new thread, called "i used to be fat, then i lost some chubbz, and now im getting fat again because i cant afford good food anymore, its cutting into my new found, MR induced alcoholism"
just kidding.
but cerally... i am getting my chubbz back.
:(
Candy Cane11.30.08 - 2:02 am
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Easy to fix:
Sirens on thursday, wolves on monday.
Roadblock11.30.08 - 2:33 am
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I've seen a lot of people that looked like they've lost weight from ride to ride, but I always just assume they're in the late stages of alcoholism. Great to hear that there are some success stories, I'm well on my way to doing the opposite :-/
mullingitover11.30.08 - 3:45 am
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my legs are definitely getting sexier. I just noticed. well, the shape is getting sexier anyway (and not by much)...they are covered in nasty scrapes the shape of pedal and chainring teeth. I fucking hate my legs. well really just my ankles, I mean my cankles.
Let's see what happens after I cut out my nasty soda habit. where's the h20 at.
la duderina11.30.08 - 12:23 pm
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@ candycane-
it's the "holiday season" so cut yourself some slack. i would have never had you pegged as a chubby girl.
and don't worry, by contrast, you are still one of the thinner females of MR.
We all ride, but we all probably party/late night eat a little more because of MR.
deboRAWR11.30.08 - 1:38 pm
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There are cheap ways to lose weight the healthy way.
One way is to get more protein and fiber in your diet.
Lizzard11.30.08 - 1:42 pm
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"I think my boobs got smaller. Bummer man. That's a bummer.
la duderina"
Hahaha. I love you!
imachynna11.30.08 - 1:44 pm
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@la duderina
You're tiny overall.
I'm still wondering if anyone in here maintains any sort of upper-body mass?!?!?
I'm up for a lumber-chucking contest!!!!
bentstrider11.30.08 - 1:50 pm
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And there's also the fact that, despite riding like a maniacal kink, I maintain my status of junk-food junkie!!!
bentstrider11.30.08 - 1:52 pm
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not at my heaviest but still really big ...
lost some weight.. but again, still big...
120 pounds lost later...
ZombiesGotMyTongue11.30.08 - 2:03 pm
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All these ridazz posting about the weight they lost is amazing! Gives alot of inspiration to others here.
I have yet to reach my goal. I know it's simply a matter of exercise and food intake. I'll get there some day!
User111.30.08 - 4:42 pm
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imachynna says:
"yay for Fuzzbeast, in general!"
+1
jonnyboy11.30.08 - 5:22 pm
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2/3 of my jeans don't fit me anymore, they're too small. I love riding my bicycle.
meow11.30.08 - 9:51 pm
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MY SISTER SENT ME MY FATTEST FATTY PICTURES!!!!! BEHOLD, FAT LAUREN!
ME AS A FATTY
120 pounds later:
Me as a hipster
Me as a punk
ZombiesGotMyTongue12.6.08 - 11:19 pm
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Absolutely fantastic... I've met you a couple times before and would never thought it. I need to lose 50lbs and I'd be happy but I don't have the discipline. I did quit smoking for almost 2 months now so that's at least a start. Major props to you!!
digablesoul12.6.08 - 11:28 pm
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thanks! yeah i just recently started smoking in this passed year and i hate to promote smoking but it really helped me not compulsively over eat. haha. instead of going for the fridge when i was stressed or bored... i just grab a cigarette now. yay smoking helps u lose weight!
i figure... being fat and not smoking and being thin and smoking... they're probably both going to kill me at the same rate. hahaha
ZombiesGotMyTongue12.6.08 - 11:35 pm
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HOLY MOLEY!!!!
Lauren, you look FANTASTIC!!!!
Wow wow wow.
Coe coe buttaa12.6.08 - 11:40 pm
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thanks coe coe! btw, my phone deleted all my numbers and i didn't have urs saved to my sim card. can u e-mail me ur number or something? i wanna start doing thursday nights with u girls!
ZombiesGotMyTongue12.6.08 - 11:45 pm
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I think all the cycling will help me build my rectus femorus, which I am having trouble with at the gym.
Gav12.7.08 - 12:10 am
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oral fixation ftw. yes, it's a compliment.
ephemerae12.7.08 - 12:22 am
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Hey Lauren Great fucking job!!!!
I'm super proud of the step you have taken in life. You Look great and you are a lot healthier..Congrats on all the hard work..
puglife12.7.08 - 3:22 am
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wow lauren.
its amazing what youve done.
incredible.
Candy Cane12.7.08 - 5:47 am
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thanks guys!!! hey we need more before and after pictures. either some people need to lose weight or they need to post some up! they are soooo fun!
ZombiesGotMyTongue12.7.08 - 10:49 am
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if you want to quit smoking try a vit b3 supplement.
alec12.7.08 - 1:28 pm
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I want to reprogram people's brains so that instead of saying "lose weight" they say "reduce body fat percentage".
I know this'll never happen.
ephemerae12.7.08 - 4:51 pm
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I got up to 185 lbs about a year ago, the biggest I'd ever been. I started eating less (not less crap, per se, just crap in smaller portions) and walking a mile or two in the mornings. Dropped about 30 lbs that way... and then I rediscovered MY BICYCLE!! HOLY SHIT! I didn't drop much more weight after I started rollin' with the Ridazz, and leaving my car at home as much as possible, probably only another 5-10 lbs, but it sure as shit redistributed the weight like WHOA! I've been out of commission with a concussion followed by a nasty, nasty cold, and have noticed some of it coming back on. Funny, the fat never bothered me when I had it before, but lookin' down now I'm keen to get well again and get back on mah bike! LOOOOOVE IT!
This photo of my and my mom at my cousin's wedding is the photo that made me say OH HELL NO. I knew if I didn't start LOSING weight I'd keep gaining it.
VioletMoodSwings12.7.08 - 6:37 pm
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I couldn't decide whether to post the photo of me in the jumpsuit in a junkyard...
VioletMoodSwings12.7.08 - 6:39 pm
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... or of me dressed as Girl of Redundancy Girl. So I postededed both. Neener!
VioletMoodSwings12.7.08 - 6:40 pm
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"""
if you want to quit smoking try a vit b3 supplement."""
oh rly?
how does that work?
i heard soy lecithin also
Candy Cane12.7.08 - 7:07 pm
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or you can not be a pussy and just stop, because not smoking is the new smoking.
larsenf12.7.08 - 7:31 pm
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@Violet...
Awesome. Killer boots!! Definitely inspired!
digablesoul12.7.08 - 8:22 pm
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Riding definitely helped me stop smoking...but not just riding...ROOT RUN. I got so winded the first time I tried ROOTing that I thought my lungs were going to turn inside out. and we only went about 10 miles (out of a planned 60.)
so, one day, I just quit. but unlike any of those other times i quit, I had a reason. i wasnt going to be the fast cyclist that i wanted to be without quitting. and whenever i got a craving, i just told myself, "nope, i quit." and whenever i had a bad craving, i'd go ride my bike a few miles.
until you're ready you're not going to quit. when you do, there's one key to everyone's quitting strategy: you need a reason to quit for yourself.
tortuga_veloce12.7.08 - 9:34 pm
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@tortuga...
Awesome job on quitting smoking. For me... drinking and smoking was a greeeeeeeeeeat combo. I would smoke up a storm and now is all about sunflower seeds. Now I'll just have to worry of the increased sodium intake but I'm going low sodium seeds. I wonder if they sell them w/ no salt.
digablesoul12.7.08 - 9:55 pm
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Smoking is the new health movement!
I'm starting today and so should you!
User112.8.08 - 1:08 pm
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@ tortuga_veloce
ROOT RUN definitely gave me a reason not to smoke.
larsenf12.8.08 - 1:43 pm
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i enjoy smoking unfiltered lucky strikes while riding because it makes me feel steam powered.
ruinedbyidiots12.8.08 - 1:56 pm
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i went from slim skaterat to fat drunken chain smoking cyclist.
mr has fucked my life.
KiMS112.8.08 - 2:42 pm
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Al,
btw, you were right about the brown rice.
KiMS112.8.08 - 3:45 pm
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MIKEISADUMBNAME ...im callin you out.
pix now.
you look fantastic
Candy Cane12.22.08 - 8:05 pm
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and yeah i'm talking about the skeleton
ephemerae12.22.08 - 8:23 pm
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hahaha theres alot of those, they are photshopped, but still creepy!
Candy Cane12.22.08 - 8:24 pm
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That's what Facebook is for, silly. I'm sure there are plenty of incriminatingly fat photos from before I began biking.
Plus, I'm lazy and my family's old computer is meeeeeegaslow.
There was lag when I typed this!
HALP ME, PEOPLE.
mikeisadumbname12.22.08 - 11:39 pm
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Someone up there asked about keeping their upper body strong while riding a bike.
Teh solution I has it:
SCHWINN RACER HANDLEBARS.
When you ride uphill, use the bars for leverage - your arms will get big and so will your pectoral muscles, shoulders, forearms, hands, etc.. I rocked a Schwinn Racer single speed for two months and I got muscle man shoulders and stuff. I switched to my road bike and started being a mushy armed bitch (until I got a bakfiets).
Doughy middle is prevented by riding like a crazy mofo every time you are on a bike and by starving yourself. Really, ride super hard whenever you can.
ubrayj0212.23.08 - 2:15 am
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woah.. you guise are seriously giving me major inspiration.
I have never been skinny in my life, but I was definitely smaller the years I was riding and working on my bike in NY. and I still lose a lot of weight when I go back there for a minute bc I tend to ride more there.. living in LA is weird on that tip - I work a lot from home, so I don't have a built in commute and I'm not biking around delivering food and packages to people for money, so I don't have biking built into my daily life that way either. most working days I don't even leave the house except to get coffee, and since all the riding I do now is pretty much pleasure riding, it's been way way way way way way way harder for me to work that in then when I'm simply riding FOR work, or to get to work/school...
as a result, my clothes are tighter, I feel way less strong than I have in years, my back hurts more, and my body is not happy - which in turn makes me want to stay home even more. It got way worse after I came back from NY in Sep.. dunno why.. maybe I've been working from home even more than before.. I'm totally embarrassed about my current physical state, even though I'm really happy about other things I've been working on in my life (is it always that when you work on one part, another part stagnates??)
BUT
But - the upside is this:
I know how I was feeling (and looking) when I first got back on a bike as an adult 10 years ago. It had been years since I had done any regular excercise besides climbing subway stairs. And I know truely that if I could do it then, I can most certainly as sure as heck do it now.
I am forever grateful to the bicycle and the amazing and inspiring people that I've come to know through the bicycle.
Ashira just needs to ride more.
redridinghood12.23.08 - 2:49 am
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I can't really handle too much of the all night party rides these days.. but yes.. I come ride more...
redridinghood12.23.08 - 12:10 pm
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LOL i found this old photo from like my 5th ridei went on
i eneded up at ridgeway...but that tummy is tone now
thanks to all the rides...lol
BadGirlAttitude12.31.08 - 9:14 am
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i'm getting fat again. but i pack on during the winter and tend to lose during the spring. i just need to eat better.
tomato12.31.08 - 9:36 am
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drooby------pix or it didnt happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i need to see 340
theshues12.31.08 - 6:44 pm
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naw for real i had a double chin and every thing.... who are you shues???have we met in person???
Drooby42001.1.09 - 8:16 am
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to Sarah C.C. & Lauren :
Good try & nice effort
both of ya,
however you both are still
P.H.A.T. !!!
andorkappen01.1.09 - 4:42 pm
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I Used To Be FAT....
but now I'm FIT!
imachynna01.2.09 - 6:39 am
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Being a vegan type I don't suggest cheese burgers, however I think stuffing with avocado would be a much healthier way to store up some much needed fat on that one.
GarySe7en01.2.09 - 8:45 am
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bump, the pictures in this thread are priceless. ride a bike!
larsenf03.5.09 - 10:09 pm
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:) bicycling is building my oh so stubborn calfs. rowing crew and weight lifting haven't brought out such a rapid change. I'm also getting more definition in my thighs, my body's fat dump.
Gav03.16.09 - 8:51 pm
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Would have been alot skinnier if it wasn't for all the freaking Tecate!
User104.8.09 - 1:06 pm
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i used to be fat... i still am fat :-
66604.8.09 - 1:15 pm
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Man, how did I miss this thread way back?
I used to be 330... Got down to 230... Now I am working my way back up... Since I got married I gained 30 lbs (6 months)... Argh...
I am starting a ride... "Clydesdale Shuffle"...
It is pretty much a Wolf Pack inspired ride, just for people who break the 200 lbs mark... Should be fun / funny... If people are into it, I will post and organize...
Rogue Rida04.8.09 - 5:29 pm
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Damn Lauren... I was just gonna say about your FB pic, you lookin' FOIN!!! but That is soooo good you lost 120lbs!!! amazing! and p.s. you are effing stunning anyway w/ your crazy light eyes!
I am not sure what it is, but I never change! very little anyway... but I do feel more muscle where there used to be squishy parts... my bell is staying fat though- cuz I drink toooo much! I rode a lot before but i really started to feel difference after i got rid of the car. :) I still dont have stabby calves... :::sigh::: I will forever have calve envy!
mixtemotions04.8.09 - 6:48 pm
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I have lost mad weight I use to be 235... Im about 190 now ...
OsnapsonJC08.30.09 - 12:37 pm
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i've gained 10 pounds since i've started riding
oopss...
snowcone08.30.09 - 12:58 pm
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muscle baby, muscle
Gav responding to a
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08.30.09 - 1:41 pm
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I think after my trucking accident, the only one true thing that kept my weight down was my five-day work schedule.
Go to work @ 1500, Get off work @ 2300, then head to the gym by 2330.
This kept me healthy until I switched to that job down in Montebello in Jun '08.
After I lost that job in January of this year, that's what triggered the blow, along with some deep depression issues in regards to the other trucking job I lost.
Apparently, OTR-cross country trucking and full work-weeks at the retirement village gate were part of the ongoing plan to keep me down at 170.
Unfortunately, with slightly fewer, off-kilter hours to work with, I've sort of jumped back a little over 200.
I'm steadily rebuilding broken up workout routines and still ride my bike anywhere I have to go.
But the truth is, I probably won't getting back to my slimmed self until my employment situation changes back to the one mentioned above.
Don't worry, I haven't gotten slow or anything though.
bentstrider08.30.09 - 5:25 pm
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i'm still fat, stupid beer
66608.30.09 - 5:37 pm
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Was here (2005):
Am here (2009):
Want to get back to here (2007):
Them eatin' disorders really fuck wit ya.
BMFW08.30.09 - 6:51 pm
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got me loling. look at them trying to fish him out with the jacket. poor kid. btw i stopped watching before he got out, so don't know how everything ended.
tfunk408 responding to a
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10.19.09 - 4:09 pm
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ha, it's like running around on the Sepulvida Damn
Gav10.19.09 - 5:16 pm
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I've be WAITING until I could finally post on this thread!
This was me at 210lbs...
BICYKILLER05.17.10 - 4:45 pm
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This is me NOW at 155lbs...
Ride as much as you can, Bicykillers, WP, and eat right!
BICYKILLER05.17.10 - 4:47 pm
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That picture is one sick female
Limeyfly responding to a
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05.17.10 - 4:51 pm
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You looked fine before!!! Don't go all silly and become anorexic !!!
Limeyfly05.17.10 - 4:54 pm
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previous post for Sarah-Candy CAne
Limeyfly05.17.10 - 4:54 pm
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Wow! It doesn't even look like the person I met on my 2nd ride ever.
Jazzy Phat Nastee responding to a
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05.17.10 - 5:09 pm
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wow Lee, nice.
saw you just two months ago, looks like you must have won that competition at work.
ezzie05.17.10 - 5:24 pm
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Dude! Don't people GAIN weight, post-baby? HIGH FIVE!
imachynna responding to a
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05.17.10 - 6:42 pm
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247 lbs is how Much i weighed last year around june
Now its mid may and im 145
yay baby ...MIDNIGHT RIDAZZ ...i want from surfing the site to getting one a bike
Alisha88 responding to a
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05.17.10 - 7:19 pm
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ok im convinced riding is the way to go
BG05.17.10 - 7:28 pm
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I think we need to do a testiomonial ad...
Body by Midnight Ridazz... The fun and "easy" way to lose weight...
Give us 1 year and we'll help you lose 100lbs or your money back!
Act Today and we will throw in this set of commemorative spoke cards...
trickmilla responding to a
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05.17.10 - 11:08 pm
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i dunno candycane, i see ur pics and cant help but say ur not fat..thick yes, but not fat. all dudes know that there is a big difference between fat and thick. Lane Bryant=Fat chicks ; King mag= Thickness. Ni&&az like me love a thick bitch.
amodone05.17.10 - 11:36 pm
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-->
Ridazz Roulette!
oo i found this one
old:
newer:
yuuummaaaaay.
You're the one for me, fatty.
You're the one for me, fatty.
Ah, why not...
Before
and after.
Before 
NOw 
after one week in LA 
This was justa few years ago.
