Chocked that people would cry out at you for cycling - whenever I see overweight people exercising I always think "Great for you - go for it!". Have never cycled to loose weight - but cycling is a great motivator to do so as every kilo counts.

During this pandemic, I lost about 45kg and it happened mainly because I would plan weekly bike challenges and/or adventures, like bikepacking. Also, my diet changed because of "#2 fuel your rides" -I'm eating before the ride, high-calorie snacks during the ride, and a healthy meal for recovery. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate throughout the day! In addition, watch KZfaq channels like yours to help achieve your goals or go on bike packing trips. I've learned how to climb hills from you, Katie before I used to avoid them and now it's a fun challenge: ) Last year I pedaled 5,955 km and I am ahead of where I was last year at this time. Have fun and the weight will come off :)

Gosh I was tearing up watching this because I was in a similar boat with you. I lost 100 pounds years ago, found my love of cycling, and then I level out and went to the extreme end of eating disorder while cycling miles. This was a inspirational video and thank you for opening up. I love cycling I’m so happy I reconnected back to it during 2020 pandemic. Lost 20-30 pounds and I’m much happier now.

I lost 22kg a few years ago due to cycling. I followed most of your suggestions. I cycled for fun and weight loss was a bonus

Takeaway- “don’t take weightloss as a reason to ride, take cycling as a reason to ride” I can confirm this and I stand by it as someone who started cycling in March 2020 at 116kg and was 84kg by November of 2020. Started gymwork and went up to 90kg and I have been struggling to get back down to 85kg because my goal the whole time was 80kg because of how obsessed road cycling is with weight. Thinking about losing weight on the scale really does stress you out. Been unsuccessful with intermittent fasting and calorie counting mostly because of how stressed out I get because the weight isn’t coming off like it did and I fall off my diet. Right now, I’m just trying to enjoy the adventure like I did before- whatever happens alongside , I’ll take it and enjoy it still. Thanks Katie.

This hits home! I am a large cyclist over 135kgs but I still get out there. I have always struggled with my weight and I was always jumping on the scales and concerned. This video has been a light bulb moment. Scales are going out and time to reassess my goals and eating habits. Thank you

Started watching you a year ago, I was 105 kg with an s-works gathering dust, today I am still on my adventure at 74 kg with a waxed and clean s-works!! What a waste of time gathering dust is... I still ride alone, the solitude is my meditation as well as my shield when I cry.

I was the skinny roadie back in the 70's & 80's. 90's 00's and 10's became a mountain biker and was so much happier just riding for enjoyment. I've got bigger but some real skinny whippets came on our rides and were almost crying that it was to hard. different skills and muscles make a big difference. Keep your Zen attitude Katie 😊

I was gobsmacked when you first showed that transformation……..I’m no less impressed today Girl done good ❤️😊👍

Katie just loved this video. I was 16 stones and a size 22 when I started cycling into work. Like you I fell in love with my bike. I remember my first Audax a 100km with 10 hours to finish in and I got back with 20 minutes to spare! But the cycling love bug had bitten! I’m still over weight. 11 stone but I manage Audax rides that I once assumed were there for the super human men in this world. I’m usually at the back - I don’t care I’m a full value rider. As you rightly say, the adventure is everything. Oddly enough I’ve been calorie counting since September and remained at 70 kgs. I’m now fed up with calorie counting it did nothing. Past three weeks without calorie obsessiveness and I’m nearly 65kgs! How come!! But now I’m trying your mind set. The bike, the adventure and much nearer the bottom - my weight.

Such well-balanced advice on weight loss! I was restricting at 1200 calories per day for a year and either running and/or cycling daily. Surprise surprise, I ended up in a nasty binge eating cycle and messing myself right up! Now I have gained 15 kg but no longer binge eat (but do now over eat). Looking to get my weight back down the right way and it was really refreshing to watch this video. Thank you!

Whilst weight loss/management is probably the most visible measurement, another gain is the long term phyiscal health benefits. As someone who has always ridden since being a toddler (I'm 44 now), I was told during an occupational health appointment a couple of years ago at my place of work, I had the lungs of a 22 year old! You're preaching to the choir on the benefits of cycling, but as you say doing it because you enjoy it is the most important thing. Also can't write without mentioning the mental health benefits.

Lifestyle change that embraces fun riding adventures instead of focus on Watts and other stats with a commitment to sticking with it as a long term project is the way to go. Excellent Level Up video … ta very much!

Great video Katie. I haven't got an expensive bike, not the fastest either but love the feeling that cycling gives me.

Katie, you are such and inspiration and a wealth of knowledge. You're so personable and relatable that your message gets across to those that are lucky enough to find you. As a former competitive road racer and triathlete I admit that I restricted myself and tried to do what the pros were doing. Surely if it worked for them then it had to work for me. Yes I was racing at my lightest weight....BUT I wasn't healthy, and more importantly I wasn't happy. When I started to pay more attention to me, to "the adventure" and to enjoying the journey without focusing on the destination, it all came together. Thank you for all that you do for cycling, and more importantly for so many people who tune in to heed your advice. Would love to get to ride with you one day.....and that accent - swoon ;-)

Thanks Katie for the positive & inspiring videos. Since subscribing to your channel I've gone alcohol free & starting running to improve my bike fitness. I've become a nicer cyclist too, if i see someone with bike trouble now i have to stop to try to help because i feel we're all part of a community. 👍🏻

I really respect your honesty and can relate, because I'm currently, 113kg 190cm height. I started cycling to lose weight and over the last 3 months or so, been averaging 200-350km a week(a fuck ton for me imo). Honestly your video is just what I needed, I've been feeling burnt out recently and its true that I need to just go out and enjoy riding and stop looking at my heart rate or km/hr lol. I literally weigh myself all the time. Its so true.

Great information Katie. Cycle simply for the joy of cycling, the weight loss is inevitable, as is the toning up and general feeling of well being. I'm 65, still working and cycle most days in all kinds of weather, and sometimes laugh out loud from the sheer, simple joy of being out on the road!

Thanks so much Katie...you are an amazing person. What you share and the way that you care about people's physical and especially their mental health tells me so much about your heart. There was so much great advice in this video but what I liked most was #4 Set goals around the bike...not weight. I have been cycling for years and to this day I can tell you details about the best rides that I accomplished and why they were important to me. My mental health improves so much when I ride and that becomes justification to get out and ride. The physical health aspect of it gets accomplished along the way. I also liked 'wear what you want'. The cycling community is generally filled with good, encouraging people. However, there is the occasional snob who thinks that you have to dress a certain way or ride a certain bike. Forget that...just get out and ride knowing that wonderful people like Katie are cheering you on.

Bravo Katie - your videos are always honest, this one is particularly so. Your videos are refreshing and you deserve a hug.

So genuine and honest, it’s actually a pleasure to listen to you and take in your heartfelt advice. Thank you.

Absolutely spot on. I think this will resonate with a lot of people who are told they need to look a certain way to be a “real cyclist “. If you ride a bike, you are a real cyclist. I think we need a reminder every now and then that it’s about having fun. Bless you to bits Katie for the reminder. I’ve taken the batteries out of my scales, and I’m planning my next adventure on my bike. xx

This is probably the best advice I was ever given. I started in 2020 with road cycling and focussed way too much on calories and weight loss. Because of that I lost my joy and motivation pretty quickly and didn't ride my bike anymore after a few months. After that I gained some weight and lost some only through restricting (kept counting my calories all day) and gained about 10kg last year through being on a new migraine medication (side effect: weight gain) and not caring at all about my nutrition (I mostly ate unhealthy&processed food). My doctor was pretty concerned about my rapid weight gain and me being so uncomfortable with my body. Also colleagues at work started to tell me to go on a diet. So in the end of December I started to watch some road bike content on KZfaq again and slowly decided to give the whole thing another try: So I started my Zwift account again, participated in a lots of group rides, the Tour de Zwift and started to check out all these new worlds on Zwift and told myself to ignore all the figures on the screen and to just to it all for fun. My first real challenge was not getting dropped on a Cat-D-group ride, the second was to complete all stages of the Tour de Zwift. I was so fucking proud of myself for doing so. If I hop on the scale, nothing has chanced since December 2022. I still weigh about 70 kgs. But if I look into the mirror so much has chanced: My body composition has changed quite a lot, I lost quite a bit of belly fat, my legs and butt have toned up so much and mentally I feel so much better. I would finally wear a bikini in public again without feeling uncomfortable! Right now I cycle about 20km almost every single day. Just because it brings me joy. And I try to focus on my goals in cycling and a overall balanced, healthy diet without counting calories.

Katie, resilience is a most attractive quality; more than any physique. And the bicycle cannot be beat for finding fitness, adventure, and friends. Thanks for inspiring others with your story!

Katie you are so beautiful before and after your weight loss you’re an inspiration to us all keep up the great work xx

i just want to tell you this video is amazing. you're a good person, you know what you are saying and you are giving non toxic advice. thank you :) i hit follow after watching this

Thank you so much for making this video, i don't leave too many comments like this but this genuinely is helping me move on from a traumatic situation and 3 cycling accidents in the last year had me off the bike due to physical and mental discomfort. I want to ease my way back in and have been having a hard time putting it into action and this has inspired me!

The best video I have seen on youtube this week! So much of this has been the case for me. I didn’t start cycling 2.5 years ago to loose weight, but to have fun and adventures with my teen son. I was hugely unfit, everything was a struggle. I got myself an e-mountain bike. I lost 15kg in 18 months. Then just over a year ago I got myself a road bike (unassisted), I rode almost 6000km on it last year. I now have a gravel bike (unassisted too), and in 7 weeks have ridden almost 600km on that! For me, the weight loss was not the goal. It was the fitness, I turn 50 this year and am fitter now than when I was 25! Love the videos, thanks!

As a middle aged bloke that has a few lumps and bumps that don't disappear when I breath in, I'm happier now as a leisure rider than I ever was as a club rider. With regards to goals, always set goals that are achievable. Raising the bar too high and constantly failing can be detrimental to one's mental health.

Great advice, Katie. Spot on. Focus on the activity not on the weight loss, and it will come naturally and in its own good time and hence is more likely to stay off. Obv eat healthy food and if you're like me and you have a sweet tooth, don't fill your cupboards with snacks and hey presto there's no temptations to avoid! I totally agree about the scales - chuck em away. I have only the roughest idea what I weigh but like everyone else I know when I'm lean and strong. The only thing I'd add is it's a good idea to include a bit of weight training (especially if you're middle aged) as this builds a strong core, helps stem loss of bone density and muscle mass, and can assist with losing weight and keeping it off.

So honest Katie. doesn't matter what size you are if your on the bike doing it and enjoying it that's all that really matters.

Thank you Katie - you are my hero - I lost already 10 kg in 10 months of cycling - I wish you the 100K subscribers this year - Sarah Gommers - Denmark

Great advice. Have seen people getting obsessed with their weight and it's usually downhill from there. It's often an indicator that people have emotional or psychological issues (who doesn't have some of those in the world we live in...) and then the downward spiral with the weight obsession starts. Part of it is that most of us live way too sedentary/static/fixed in place lifestyles and cycling is a wonderful way to not only get the much needed exercise but it also helps us get places (literally and mentally) which I feel is so very critical for our overall well-being.

Every time you say "happy," I can't help but smile. Every time you say "adventures," I can't help but agree. When you're happy and having adventures you're living life the way it's meant to be lived. You don't get to determine how long your life will be. You can only control its breadth, and its depth.

F*cking WOW, so honest, so truthful, you are really the big sister so many of us want... leading by example, not berating or harsh, a survivor on a wonderful journey and giving this information for free- there isn't a Katie Kookaburra - "make friends with worms and grub proteins diet plan" getting sold here - just some honest experience being shared. Thanks Katie - you are a unique individual!!

35 kg is a serious achievement well done! Just started watching your videos & have to say they’re fantastic & you look great thanks for sharing ❤❤

I had 109 kg in Spring. I do not eat unhealthy. I cycle a lot. Now i am at 100 kg. Until now i rode 3500 km. I get better. Made 100 km this year in one ride. Cycling makes me happy. I stick to it. I am 53 now and it is harder to loose weight. I cook fresh meals! Thank you for sharing! Climbing is getting at bit better, when the kgs drop.❤😂 Just having fun. Regards from Germany!

Absolutely brilliant !!! Just recently taken up cycling again after not cycling since I was a child. Yes I’m overweight and was going to take use cycling as a weight loss tool. But I have found I really just enjoy the cycling and don’t think about weight loss. Maybe in time I will loose the extra weight. Just enjoying getting out there every possible time I can.

I've always found that becoming is better than being, just because it describes the honesty and the tenacity of one's effort to alter one's destiny; We all feel like certain attainments are out of our league, and yours is an example that it won't necessarily remain that way forever! 🌝 We are proud of you, you're always out there for us people 😊🌞😃

Such an awesome video Katie! So nice to see a video talking about health and well-being and not focusing solely on weight! I started off worrying about my weight but quickly decided that I needed to change to focus on goals, so my first goal is to complete the TdZ Short Routes and my goal for the year is to be able to cycle over both the Rhigos and Bwlch Mountains in South Wales.

Thank you for this video, I lost like 30kg two years ago just before the world went crazy. Sadly over the last year I have let myself go and added back 15kg, I realise what needs to be done but my mind isnt quite ready for the commitment to start again. I am close, but it is helpful to see things like this to start getting myself back on track.

Thanks so much Katie for another fabulous video, so lovely to hear "wear you what you want on your bike" :) cycling should be fun and you inspire others to give it a go x

Cycling is such a powerful transformation tool, and so much fun! Great video Katie, you are absolutely smashing it 🙌

Thanks for that Katie. I'm over 100kg and will probably never be under that, but I feel healthy and certainly healthier than most people I work with. Cycling, apart from my family is everything to me, the pain, the rewarding feeling, the fresh air, feeling so lucky it's something you can do no matter what your size! I brought a decent electric road/gravel bike reluctantly this year, I was finding myself fatigued and not enjoying it so much after 35-40miles. It's been the best bike purchase I've ever made and at 58 a smile is never far from my face. I only ride with the power off or on eco most of the time, but I know should I struggle or the wind gets up I have help. Some of the best experiences I've had on the bike are when I've been pushing it in the Yorkshire hills on adventures with my son, or when we rode the Leeds Liverpool canal path and I fell in! The not keep weeighing yourself is great advice, you will know when your dropping the pounds. Keep up the good work and know it's much appreciated by your subscribers.

Katie, thank you. As many know this is a make it or break it week for those "new year's resolutions". Good Pep talk! Truth is tho, it can't be a quick fix. We have to realize it's about a complete shift in mindset which will set off the dominoes for health, energy, self healing, power. Amazing what you have done and what is possible.

Love the message you are putting out Katie, working in a fitness/health environment it's the hardest battle I have convincing people that 'weight' isn't it but 'health' is everything ! It's what's happening on the inside that matters, physically, mentally..... like a flower, give it the right growing conditions and it will bloom one day. 💖

I am literally you when you were a kilo, and I’ve lost 25 pounds to date. Thank you for sharing your story. We belong on bikes / in the cycling community at any size. It really has changed my life. ❤

love going out on my bike, fresh air the sun just getting out, makes me feel so much better in so many ways. Great way to keep fit

Thank you Katie for talking about your e.d. u really have got it sussed. I don't have one but my sister does (she's up and down). It's so nice to hear what u say and your mindset. I went on the bike last night after work, didn't feel like it but it was an easy ride, enjoyed the beautiful weather and surrounding nature and went to the pub for one 🍻😉loving your videos, honesty and tips ❤️

I'm new to your channel and have just watched quite a few of your videos. This one is truly awesome! I've just returned to cycling as a way to get fit and lose quite a lot of weight. Your observations and insight into the right way to do it is truly fantastic! You have such a wise head on young shoulders. Thank you for giving an older man the tools to approach my goals in a constructive and thought provoking way. You are a gem. 👍😊

True words, loved the video! Lost almost 40kg during the second Lockdown already through mostly counting calories and starting walking/running, got an ebike in mid 2021 and rode ~2500km. Thats when i learned decided to now buy a a Gravelbike. From now on i will go full unpowered to reach further goals and get in shape :D Very inspiring progress and i share your mindset, do it for the adventure, just do something anyways :)

Thank you so much for this video. It has given me the encouragement I need to get back on my bike and enjoy the cycling and the benefits of keeping fit,healthy and the added bonus of losing weight.

Well done on all that you are achieving KK & then some for your openness in sharing with us all. All fantastic & realistic suggestions . Getting rid of the scales was the best thing I ever did. Got myself a standard commuter style flat-bar in 2019 to assist in my health & well-being (hesitated in committing to a road bike & had to suffer the long wait when the events of 2020 played out with supply delays & the same happening with my gravel bike, maybe I should order my MTB now 😂). Cycling has allowed me to switch off from the ‘noise’ of the world.

Good success story. I think the moment you realize you are on the way up, it gives a motivation boost to reach that goal. 🍀

Great video ; so true and great advice. I’m an overweight (but losing weight cyclist- female) who cycles for the love of it and am fitter than many of my lighter friends . 🚴

Yes it really does work with often rides with hills and the weight falls off , when I started riding 5 years ago I was 37 inch waist tired and out of breath just going shopping to Asda but in three years went down to 33 inch and had lots of energy and enjoyed the 100 mile rides & loving life 🚴🏼

thank you for this

Thanks for the timely reminder. This is the most down to earth, sensible, responsible and downright good cycling advice you could ever hear. Thank you Katie 🙏

I didn’t know people were so harsh towards heavier cyclists. I really started to fall in love with the sport once I got out there and found some good trails. Have noticed how easy it is to keep weight off if you do it consistently. It’s my cheat code towards eating all the junk I want.

I've also started cycling at 100 kilos. I haven't noticed a change in my body though and this video has really changed my mindset. Thanks

As a child I was going to a swimming club and I was a little overweight. As I started to get older I've started to care more about how I look and felt more and more insecure when I had training. I think due to this and a few other reasons I did quit swimming. Turned out I would massively grow and get WAAAAY to skinny. Always regretted quitting! Would have been so cool to be the swimmer guy.. but now I've got running and cycling :) (I've always stayed pretty skinny after puberty and actually sometimes I've felt as too skinny when casually swimming) Just do what you like and ignore your body as you continue to do sports it will probably look better and definitely feel better and healthier by itself

You are a true inspiration - I am 6 months into my cycling journey and I absolutely love it -I am watching what I eat (eating more healthier), not worrying about weight and just more like you said, an adventure... as I did the Lions Gate Bridge from the North Shore to the South Shore (it is a hard and i did it)... felt good...and i don't look at the scales, but I know I am getting better as some hills that I had a difficult time of at first are getting easier and my clothes are fitting much better and I have had to get new clothes...:) Keep being you - so so PROUD of you.

This is REALLY great, helpful, HEALTHY advice! Thank you so much! I don't think I have a weight problem, but I have tried to limit my diet and get lots of exercise, and it's stupidly ineffective and unenjoyable!

I started cycling again in the summer of 2019, after having not ridden seriously in 25 or 30 years. In the first 6 months or so I lost 40+ lbs. I'm maintaining at 170 lbs, which I hadn''t been close to since high school. In the 4 years since then I've ridden over 4500 miles. What I've realized is that I don't ride because of my weight, I ride because I love to ride. The weight lose was just a very pleasent side effect of the riding. The only goals I have for riding are how much farther and how much faster can I ride.

Good on you Katie - I'm very happy for your physical and psychological achievements. I had lost just under 15kg this past year when I started biking regularly, with more in plan and your thoughts in this video really spoke to me. Thanks and stay strong!

You are a true ambassador for the sport of cycling. You're inspirational videos along with your bubbly personality is extremely motivational. I agree that the scales is not the true reflection of your health. It is what you feel, how you perform and your overall wellness. Bad weight will come off and be replaced with the good weight (fat vs muscle). Keep up the great work you do. 😀❤

Hi Katie. Very nice talk about health. That is such an important reminder that health changes do not happen overnight. Sure! There are some people with quick overnight transitions but the majority of those people just end up right back where they started. The best advice is to take your time and eat clean. BTW. You are the prettiest and sweetest cyclist out there. Even when you were heavier. Keep up the great work of inspiring others. The world needs more people like you.

Katie, I love this! Your cycling weight loss video was the first one I watched after getting a bike 4 years ago. I am still at it, love the adventures, have added mountain biking to my list, and I am all about having fun and seeing amazing things I would not see otherwise. Thank you for your videos and sharing you! 💗

Love this! Love your message and healthy outlook on life. Great job on the weight loss (wow)! You look fantastic and more importantly, you look healthy. I particularly loved the bit about decent people not judging - I agree. I love cycling but definitely feel like I have imposter syndrome even after 6 years! (Like, not having the right gear, or not knowing how to fix my bike, etc.) it’s a nice reminder that you don’t need fancy clothes or bikes, just a love for cycling.

This is such important information. Refreshing and so valuable.

Thanks for this, Katie. Great, solid advice that is appreciated

I got diagnosed with early onset parkinsons and used to drink heavily. I dusted off my 12 year old hybrid bike and started to ride every day, something that I look forward to as I enjoy it. It's changed my life for the better

I'm really happy that you found the sport that makes you smile, I remember when I first started cycling it was really hard to do 5km because of how unfit I was. Nowadays I actually struggle to maintain my weight because of all the epic rides I do, I don't do it for the exercise anymore, I do it to find new epic places and views!

Amazing video Katie, I love your approach - so true and very inspirational. Helping people to achieve their goals 💪 💪

You might find it interesting to look into one of the best Dutch cyclists ever called Leontien van Moorsel. She struggled a lot with her weight/eating disorder while being a professional cyclist.

You are in inspiration Katie! I myself have been on a weight loss journey over the past few years. Have always been a big guy, tall, broad shoulders, long torso so I could really hide a lot of weight in my body. Got up to 162kgs at my heaviest. Am down to 108kgs now and even though I am still heavy then the physique is totally different. When I started cycling I was focused on the number on the scale but now, even though I weigh myself regularly, then that number has taken a backseat to what I want to do as a cyclist. I started riding on a touring bike, because I never wanted to subject a road bike to my weight at the time. Now I ride my touring bike for bike touring trips, I ride my endurance road bike for long distance day rides and then there is a gravel bike on its way into my stable. Thanks for the inspiration Katie, hopefully you will get a chance to ride here in Iceland one day. Would love to show you around...

What a great, honest and motivational video. I've been watching your videos for a while and get so much out of them.... but I never knew what your 'starting point' was, (weight-wise). I'm at that start point now and videos like this one, which is really about mental approach/attitude are worth their weigh in gold. Thank you. 🙂

50kg loser here. Great advice all around Katie. Best comment I got was from a Rapha guide on a group ride. I commented that I loved my Jersey but I wasn’t quite a medium (it really was a touch right) and she just said it was meant to be tight and looked great. Innocuous perhaps but also helped me feeling a bit self-conscious.

This is really inspiring. Great channel and great content as always. Pushing me to make better content and get fitter

Changing your mindset is your most valuable message in this video.

You are my actual hero Katie! 💖

Thanks for this. Loved it so much I am going to binge watch your channel. Such a refreshing and healthy viewpoint, sorely needed.

Good stuff Katie. I’m sure this will help a lot of folks. I’ve shared this with my FB Group because I think many of them can benefit from your story and your insight.

Great advice. Lifestyle changes and being more active will make you lose weight without being a slave to the scale. The weight will come off slowly, you will feel better about yourself, and you won’t be stressed out.

Great motivation. I have been back into cycling for 20 years now but only maintain weight, really, and thats because I have a pair of hands that keep putting cake in my mouth without prior consent! Always trying to aim for a little lighter though, and great to hear the story.

Years ago I did a lot of weightlifting.I also coached a few woman for weight lifting. One thing I was always very firm on with them was to not get ripped to the extent that their bodies were being basically destroyed to get a supposedly correct body shape. I had one who also stopped having periods and I had quite a struggle with her to get her back to where she needed to be. As for scales I reckon throw them away use a tape measure fair more accurate

I am 6'2" and at my peak weight last year I was 260lbs. I thought I was in ok shape and healthy as I cycled 60+ miles a day. I was diagnosed with Angina and at the same time put in touch with a diatition. She worked out a diet for me which allowed me to keep eating most of the things I already ate but just much less. She also told me I should only check my weight once a month. I am now down to 190lbs and haven't felt better :-)

Katie. I've enjoyed your videos for a long time now, but missed this one, til tonight & I wanna just say thank you. You made something click, in my 55 year old, male, foggy nut! You're so right, do it for the riding, enjoy it, ditch the scales etc! I am 2.5 stone overweight, but after your inspirational video, and honest video, I feel empowered to just crack on and put the work in, get the miles done, & get myself fitter, lighter & faster. Thank you Katie, Thank you ❣️

Another fantastic video, you inspired me Katie and so many others. Great tips xx

I got into triathlon last year and I also thought that it will be a great way to lose more weight. However, I have quickly learnt that eating properly is more important than weight loss. I thought I was eating enough carbs post long bike ride and then next day I would feel like a zombie - turns out my carb/sugar intake was too low. Eating good food and a good amount of macronutrients is so important because you can literally hurt yourself. Having enough fat in the diet is important as it keeps your hormones on a good level, otherwise, it can lead to having no period. Take care of yourself people !

Thank you so much for this video. I'm a vegan and an avid cyclist and I've put on 10kg over this time last year. It's been difficult to accept, and I can't figure out why I've put on the weight. I've been fasting and standing on the scale every day and I'm not getting any lighter or happier. Winter here in Canada is ending soon and I plan to put away the scale and plan some long adventures on the bike, fuelled properly. Liked and subscribed.

5:16 Totally AGREE and can speak from personal experience!! Adventure riding seriously sheds pounds. Just being out all day traveling around, moving and soaking up fresh air and sunshine will make the pounds melt off.

My wife and I love riding our bikes within 30 kms of our home in shorts and cotton t-shirts. We don't wear lycra and really don't give a damn! We just enjoy riding our bikes for fun.

Thank you for sharing your journey with us. My family has bikes and we are wanting to start riding together- just for fun, but I'm trying to get all around healthier, so losing some weight will also help with that.

Great tips Katie! Thanks for sharing. Very helpful for me who is just starting out.

Well Katie, This is a huge subject, yup I am over weight , I don't drink I don't smoke and I cycle 100 miles a week, easily and enjoy 90 percent of it... Food is such a modern day problem , look at your grandparents or great grandparents and they were on the whole skinny there just wasn't the food around..If your feeling down/ sad you can buy 4 bars of chocolate for a £1 so its a cheap sugar filled pick up just there waiting for you { yes thats something I do / have done not so much now but in years gone by ] You can not out run a bad diet , so don't buy the Biscuits, cake, crisps, full fat drinks , energy drinks ,etc ...Dont buy it you wont eat it . If you do buy and eat it learn from it don't beat yourself up, I can eat a pack of Jaffas before I get to the car if I am in the mood; Cycling is good for you in a few ways physically mentally, and financially [ eventually ] I watched a herd of 30 deer this evening as I cycled home, everyone in cars didn't notice them. You didn't get chubby in a week and it wont go in a week ,people can be unkind thats there problem when they do that there showing you how shallow they are beat them with kindness. Cycling isn't a fashion show wear what your comfortable / happy in [ some padding for your behind always helps ] . Even when your skinny wearing braces a high vis top daft expensive cold shoes and a hard hat wont be your best look. Enjoy. Your story Katie makes me want to cry, no one should go through that self hurting , your body is the thing your personality uses to get about and thats the important bit 65 kg or 165 kg the inner you is the real you

Way to go! I believe that some are over weight at no fault of there own, not fully. It's the stuff in the food. You have to move and eat well, that's key 🗝

I never heard of you till today( algorithm). I’m at the gym, and I cycle while watching Star Trek. I was hit by a car so I’m wary of getting back on the road. But gaining all this weight from not being able to move has made me very self conscious. Your video really helped me through my workout. Thanks 🙏🏾

That’s a superb effort losing 35kg . You look great now , it’s brilliant that you had the get up and go to start cycling , I’d love my daughter to have your resolve , congrats.

Your video and experience you’ve shared are an inspiration. I agree with your advice. I wore gym shorts and a dri-fit T when I started riding. That was when I weighed 350 pounds, I’m still a big guy at 100 kilos but I am way healthier and happier. I do wear lycra now😊and the chamois makes a Century ride waaay more comfortable. Thanks for story!