How To Lose Weight By Cycling | Healthy Weight Loss Tips On The Bike

Cycling is a fantastic way to lose weight, and burn fat, but when it comes to weight-loss you should approach it with good nutritional practises and realistic goals. If you're looking to shift a few pounds or simply approach optimal race weight, these tips will help you lose weight in a healthy and sustainable manner. Try to avoid fad diets and starving yourself of the required calories that exercise requires.

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[robertcatuara]

I've lost 65 pounds since buying a bike almost a year ago. 45 pounds more to lose!! Edit: down 75 now!!
Down 80 now! Down 85 and still losing! Rode over 6k miles last year.

[andrewjones]

i lost 400 pounds in one day, the day i brought my bike

[russschuett]

I got two Pringles holders on my bike to keep me well fueled while riding. 🚲

[CraigGoesCycling]

At the start of lockdown, I got back on a bike after a 30 year break. Many years of beer, kebabs, no exercise and a day job where I sit down all day, saw me at 16st 9lbs. Four months later, I've lost 2st 2lbs, cycled nearly 1600 miles and feel the best I have done in over 20 years. I turn 50 next February and rediscovering my teenage love for cycling has changed my life dramatically.
My arthritic knees no longer hurt, my tinnitus has been massively reduced and my insomnia is a thing of the past.

[dirtyhipstergolf]

I want to encourage beginners to not be intimidated by cycling - I had an image in my mind that every biker looks like Si and eats organic muesli exclusively - be your own beautiful self and have fun on the bike

[ToadSprockett]

This was pure gold, I’m a heart attack survivor and have started riding to lose weight and get in shape. Thank you 🙏

[ronbyers]

The big take away from this video is don't expect to lose weight just by cycling. No matter how hard or long you ride if you don't control calories you won't lose weight. You have to do both exercise and intake control to lose weight and intake control requires self control. None of the fad diets really work for the long term. The only thing that really works is eating a healthy diet with limited but reasonable calories.

[jasonmiller]

Through proper nutrition and cycling, I have lost 59kg (130lbs) and kept it off for over two years now. A lot of what GCN is conveying in this video is exactly what I did.

[nightshade]

Went from 170lbs to 135lbs in 6 months by doing 2 days of circuit weight training and 1 massive 4-5 hour ride per week staying predominantly in Zones 1 and 2. So 3 days of week of working out and I really owe it to the long ride that help me burn the fat off. I did not start off in month 1 riding 5 hours but started with an hour and every couple of weeks I increased it by a half hour. I am a true believer that you only have to ride the bike once a week as long as you're doing some form of exercise on other days of the week. If you are overweight there's no way I would recommend going for a run because it's too hard on the joints and you'll end up injured that's why I chose the cycling venue.

[andy]

Always remember to have a big poo before standing on the scales. Every lb counts

[MS_]

Very good tips. Lost already 32kg and now started cycling. Still need to lose 10kg. Its all in your head, once your into it its easy

[LoupBlancEA]

As someone who almost halved his weight, my advice is to pace yourself to a level where you can still chat comfortably with someone while pedaling. You will be burning more fat than glycogen. When you are pedaling intensely, you will be burning your glycogen store, which needs to be replenished, increasing your appetite after the ride.

[tb]

I’m a 47yo father of two holding down a full time job. My race days are over and I ride to stay in shape and just for the love of all things cycling. I’m three months in a fasting 16/8 diet. I definitely notice a difference visually and how I feel. I’m slowly getting faster on the bike as well.

[seattlegrrlie]

When I first got into weight training, I went from 115lbs to 135lbs and it was pure muscle. I was thinner in inches than my friends, but I was rock hard. I'm not there now, but I've learned to set my goals on performance rather than a number on the scale

[summer]

I just started cycling again for the first time in more than 20 years. I did my first 1 hour ride today, and I've got to say my heart and lungs are loving it. I plan on taking the bike on some nice trails and roads. There's good times ahead I think.

[ResilientTim]

One of GCN's best videos to date. Weight loss served as a dark cloud over my cycling goals for a couple of years. I am a 69" 83kg male that never can find a way to decrease weight to below 80kg for any extended periods. This is even after reducing sugary-sweet foods and other empty calories, including more and more vegetarian options, and other tips mentioned. Listening to this video makes me think that maybe this is the healthy range for me to maintain, instead of the me from 20 years ago.

Keep up with creating content for the average cyclist. Like an old steel frame, we may have some extra weight, scratches, and maybe not so aero geometries, we are always around and ready to go at our own pace.

[joshburg]

I started cycling about 5 months ago with the goal of losing weight. Fasted rides of 60-90 minutes 3 times a week and a longer fueled ride on the weekend have been my recipe. I’ve lost about 40 pounds and, although the weight loss has plateaued, I’m hitting PRs on a bunch of segments each week. I must be getting stronger and losing fat, even if the scale doesn’t show a lower number. Thanks for the video - you guys have done a lot to help me get my bearings with the world of cycling.

[catherineklaffer]

Thanks for the additional comments on NOT obsessing about weight loss as part of the cycling journey! The overall wellness aspect is so much more important. You are right. Enjoying the sport

[auntiel.]

Hello there...I have to tell you how motivated I am to become a skilled consistent rider since viewing your comprehensive thoughtful video. Thank you so very much! I'm limited due to my significant weight gain due to my depression about my medical problems namely, my bilateral Knee issues but, your outline for practical riding/dietary considerations was such good advice that I am confident that for the moment in my current circumstance I can achieve my practical starter goals even on a stationary bike for now. Your presentation....especially your kind delivery meant so much to me emotionally, it spoke to the whole person not just the physical. I am looking forward to updating you guys on my progress in the near future. Wishing you both continued good health and many 
blessings.

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