A year ago I bought my first bike (Diverge STR gravel bike) at around 115 kg and made this post:
At the time I thought cycling was basically:
- getting fit
- buying cool jerseys
- pretending to be Pogacar
- and destroying my wallet faster than my body fat
Turns out I wasn’t completely wrong.
I bought discounted kits because I knew there was no way I was staying that size forever. During winter I kept buying smaller clothes I couldn’t even fit into yet, like some kind of Lycra vision board.
I trained hard through summer, suffered all winter indoors, and somehow this hobby completely took over my life.
Today I’m around 82 kg.
I went from XXL kits to size M in some brands. Some of the “motivational” clothes finally fit, some still look like vacuum-sealed sausages, but we’re getting there.
I also bought my first road bike second-hand and completely fell in love with it. Like every financially irresponsible beginner cyclist, I immediately convinced myself that a Tarmac SL8 LTD was a necessary purchase and somehow part of my weight loss journey.
Cycling genuinely changed my lifestyle. I love the training, the long rides, the gear, the fake pro-rider feeling, the tight outfits, and the ridiculous aero helmets that make me look fast while getting dropped by a 58-year-old man on a steel bike.
Anyway, thanks to everyone that encouraged me a year ago. Except the people that told me this hobby would get expensive. You were right!
I will now post fashion post and ideas! don't crush me on the short socks, at least they are white.
by Pchecoandres
29 Comments
This is excellent. Continue on
Good work! Look fit
Well done and well deserved, proud of you mate, but would have been proud without the weight loss also!
Hell yeah. Good on you dude 👍
Bro that’s already impressive, congrats and keep going! Happy to see that cycling changed your life in so many different ways
I’m at 115kg right now a couple months into cycling, so this is very inspiring to me.
I was goanna say ” loose weight, god damn it” and you already did. Good job!
Awesome work!
You are on the right path. Good for you, an example for others.
Hey man that sl8 was absolutely a necessary purchase. Keep it up!
The nero boys are calling: “that looks nice and all, but what’s his ftp?”.
Wow! 🎉 Motivating me to keep pushing!
Well done. For me, the key has generally been to love it and be smart about what I eat, how I sleep, etc. – not crazy but smart-and-sustainable. Then my body follows and gets to where it needs to get.
Cycling is a blast….
Looking fast bro. 👏🏽
Beau velo
Wow! Congrats man, what a journey!
For all of us striving for same (I mean the weight loss part, not the wallet destroying part) would you drop any suggestions? Did you stick to any diet, any food choices you changed? Any specific training plan you sticked to?
You Sir, are an inspiration!
Uh oh. Fred has become self-aware! Seriously though keep it up.
Chapeau 👏 👏
First off congratulations that’s incredibly impressive and it’s inspiring. If I’m being honest I’m a 110kg cyclist and have no idea where this road is taking me but hoping to end up like yourself. Mind if I shoot you a message and ask you some more questions?
Well done sir! Cheers to another year filled with victories!
Thanks for the post, i’m also fighting to lose weight, i love your example.
Looking great buddy! Good work!
Hell yeah dude
Fenómeno Pacheco.
I also started cycling recently and I’m in the same process of losing weight.
Saludos from another buddy del Colegio Alemán😉
Congrats man you look amazing !
Congrats on not letting the community get you down!
Good job! I think a lot of people would be curious of how and how much have you been training!
Amazing. Keep going brother.