Well, color me motivated!

/off to dust off my bike
//these 175 lbs aren't going to fall off themselves

First hufferman gets it together, now this. I am fast running out of excuses.

Christ, and have my hair go all white prematurely because of the exertion? Thanks, but no thanks.

The woman that stayed married to him and supported his fat ass as a nurse is the real inspiration.

I want a cheeseburger.

1. Great for this guy! I recommend cycling to everyone who wants to lose weight doing something that's deeply, totally fun.

2. ANTs are pretty awesome bikes!

3. in b4 cyclist hate thread.

Props to this guy for doing the hard thing, and losing the weight. But, the last picture is kind of haunting. Looks like he's got the "thousand yard stare" from the nam.

mander: 3. in b4 cyclist hate thread.

..Why would people hate cyclists?

Sweet deal! It doesn't take a whole lot... just a little motivation with support from friends and family.

Wow! No snarks from me. I think this is amazing.

So far my metabolism has kept pace with my appetite, but I'm a middle-aged woman, and it's bound to happen that at some point I will have to start doing some sort of walking/biking regime to stay Sass-O-Slim. That slideshow and story are a great inspiration.

/hair's been silver for ten years now. No hope there.

Great story.
Glad to see someone actually work their weight off doing something fun.
I eat like a horse but biking keeps me fit and healthy.
Anytime I feel burned out to train or ride I need to read this story.
Thanks SUBBY

The moral of this story is that it takes 20,000 bike miles to lose any weight.

randomjsa: mander: 3. in b4 cyclist hate thread.

..Why would people hate cyclists?

randomjsa: mander: 3. in b4 cyclist hate thread.

..Why would people hate cyclists?

Good for nothin' two wheelers. When have they ever contributed to society?

"Brown, based in Minneapolis, built a steel bike for Cutshall and delivered it in early 2005. But Cutshall was so afraid of breaking it that it sat in his hallway for months, gathering dust."

Yeah, that's why.

As someone who lost over 100 lbs. by eating right and exercising (not following a fad diet or opting for surgery), this dude gets some serious props from me. It just goes to show you that it can be done the right way, even if it takes a few years to get there.

Way to go, and congrats from one former fat guy to another.

/took me over 3 years
//still cycles quite a bit
///and eats right

Right now I'm limited to MTB, but in CO, that's not much of an issue. Although outside of Boulder and Ft. Collins, and downtown areas, drivers are basically assholes and you take your life into your hands here. Mostly the soccer mom's with big SUV's that try and force you into parked cars....

/no longer rides to work
//longevity in life is more important.

Losing weight is 25% exercise, 75% diet. It's much more effective to eat less and maintain exertion levels than to train for a marathon but maintain caloric intake.

Exercise + proper diet = results. Why do so many people fail to get this? Laziness and improper eating is what created all these fad diets. People want the easy way of doing it, and it rarely works. Eat right, take your fat ass outside, and throw away all your fad diet books.

I walk/bus everywhere and it keeps me from being a hoouse, plus saves me a fortune in bus fare.


I can't believe I walk probably an average of 50 mins a day outside between my jobs and still could stand to lose 30 pounds. :P

Stories like this almost make me feel bad that I have such a high metabolism and can eat as much crap as I want and stay at 130# with limited exercise.

Almost.

unicron702: Exercise + proper diet = results. Why do so many people fail to get this? Laziness and improper eating is what created all these fad diets. People want the easy way of doing it, and it rarely works. Eat right, take your fat ass outside, and throw away all your fad diet books.

Laziness is one of the most powerful emotions in the human psyche.

octopied: I walk/bus everywhere and it keeps me from being a hoouse, plus saves me a fortune in bus fare.


I can't believe I walk probably an average of 50 mins a day outside between my jobs and still could stand to lose 30 pounds. :P

Me thinks you are lacking in exercise intensity. Your activity level is good, but not strenuous enough.

Bit'O'Gristle: Props to this guy for doing the hard thing, and losing the weight. But, the last picture is kind of haunting. Looks like he's got the "thousand yard twinkie stare" from the nam.

Great story, subby. I don't have a bike but I am inspired to take a second walk.

I hate people's attitudes about this....

You never see headlines like, 'Guy eats moderately and rides a bicycle a bit and achieves pretty typical levels of cardiovascular fitness/body composition'.

The story here is you've got a guy who abused his body for years and years, became really fat. Then, he started *not* abusing his body and as a result, now have achieved a 'nothing worth talking about - except that it's much better than what he was before' level of fitness.

This is no different than praising a guy who *no longer rapes women* but he used to rape a lot of women.

Lost 331 pounds, made it with a woman, and got his own greenlight on Fark. Is there anything Scott Cutshall can't do?

Good work, dude.

Reverend Otis: Laziness is one of the most powerful emotions in the human psyche.

I'd argue that point but I can't be bothered.

Well done, that man.

Rode about 6000 miles this year. Lost about 20 pounds. Gained it all back.

That's a really inspiring tale, just requires a bit of encouragement and a lot of willpower to do what the man has done.

/I'm slightly underweight for my height, but cycling will definitely do me a world of good.
//Live in the most bicycle friendly country in the world.

nstutsman: I just got back from a walk in 25 degree weather, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies...

/no. really

My hat is off to you. It's 33 here and I said farkit. Beer-thirty.

/hair's been silver for ten years now. No hope there.

That's hawt.

/mine's just beginning to come in

randomjsa: mander: 3. in b4 cyclist hate thread.

..Why would people hate cyclists?

Come to Seattle and discuss cyclists with people who drive cars.

They will explain it to you.

FAIL I wanted to see pictures of broken bikes.
/maybe I should get on mine
//these jeans are tight
///

Mild Stallion: octopied: I walk/bus everywhere and it keeps me from being a hoouse, plus saves me a fortune in bus fare.


I can't believe I walk probably an average of 50 mins a day outside between my jobs and still could stand to lose 30 pounds. :P

Me thinks you are lacking in exercise intensity. Your activity level is good, but not strenuous enough.


Maybe not quite strenous enough most days, today I have to slog everywhere through calf-almost knee high snow drifts, my legs will burn tommorow.

Soon, Cutshall was up to 5 miles. Then 10, 20, 30. By spring 2006, he'd lost 80 pounds, and by the end of the year, his weight loss stood at 160. He rode 1,932 miles in that first year.

Then his wife back in Jersey City was pissed, cos it was Christmas and he was in Albuquerque.

Fark_Guy_Rob: I hate people's attitudes about this....

You never see headlines like, 'Guy eats moderately and rides a bicycle a bit and achieves pretty typical levels of cardiovascular fitness/body composition'.

The story here is you've got a guy who abused his body for years and years, became really fat. Then, he started *not* abusing his body and as a result, now have achieved a 'nothing worth talking about - except that it's much better than what he was before' level of fitness.

This is no different than praising a guy who *no longer rapes women* but he used to rape a lot of women.

Well, it said he rode 20,000 miles last year, so he's probably on the fitter side of recreational athletes for his age. That's a few hours a day, every day.

And here I am intimidated to make an honest effort at the 20 or so beer and burger pounds I have. This man inspires me. Bookmarked!

my grandmother started cycling when she was 47, she's 68 now and we have no idea where she is.



/steve w

So in this thread we can look forward to former fattie condescension AND bikers thinking their shiat doesnt stink?


/gets popcorn
//lotsa butter

randomjsa: mander: 3. in b4 cyclist hate thread.

..Why would people hate cyclists?

As a driver that would like to mow rude bicyclists down, I'm sure I don't have an answer.

Fark_Guy_Rob: This is no different than praising a guy who *no longer rapes women* but he used to rape a lot of women.

If you manage somehow not to be an asshole, we promise not to praise you.

Good for him. I'm friends with a guy who lost a similar amount of weight with the aid of cycling; although he did go the surgical route to start with.
He was over 500 pounds, and he had to bring his oxygen tank with him when he first started riding. He's down under 200 now.

I think it's funny that the guy in the article was worried about breaking his bike, and they mention it was a custom steel frame. It's rarely the frame that needs worrying about with bigger riders, (I know; at 6'6" and 225 pounds, I am one.) It's the wheels! Big dudes will wreck a poorly built or underbuilt wheel like nobody's business.