How I lost 20kg despite riding an E-bike 

My right ear is lonely. Love the vids.

I'm one of the guys who stumbled upon this video and I've got to say it is scary how close my situation is to yours down to my eating habits, my wife being a feeder, my insatiable hunger (I'm hungry while typing this), to drinking coffee, Coca Cola and the odd beer. Even the naughty cupboard is present. Listening to you speak was like looking into the mirror. If there is one takeaway from this video for me it's that losing weight is possible. I'm 47, 1.88m and weigh around 125kg. I don't ride an e-bike but I've got a Specialised Camber and Stumpjumper EVO. So no excuses in the riding department. Change begins now. My goal is to weigh less than 90kg by June 2024.

Well done Lance. I startet my bike adventure 2 years ago with a analog bike. A friend gave me his ebike for a weekend first summer, and this spring i bought my own ebike. And also did change my diet, much like you did, and startet walking and some weightlifting now and then after first year. Starting everething around april/may of 2021. Today i lost 56 kg💪

I'm going through that struggle myself. It's a long term goal but a combination of ebike and normal bike is slowly getting there. I'm a lot fitter, I'm a lot stronger but I'm still very heavy. I've got great friends and i love riding. Started 146kgs now at 118kgs. I'm 58.5yrs old and I'm aiming for 90kgs average before i hit 60yrs old. My family and friends are my motivation, i enjoy their company so much, i want to enjoy it for as long as possible. Being in England the weather can play a big part in a persons failure, in can bring you down but your vlogs and some others keep me wanting to improve my skill and my health. Your vids a great fun to watch, especially the progression, carnage and giggles. I love this sport, it's giving me hope for a more enjoyable future. Cheers Mate.

FINALLY someone has come out and said it, Diets are not the way to go. This is something I have preached for years. No I'm not a Nutritionist., just someone who used to do a lot of weightlifting many years ago and the maths makes sense. Diets are to hard to stick to, so you go back to your old ways. As you say REDUCE calorific intake and that will do the job, if you want to lose more increase your excercise to burn more calories. I'm also a big believer in trusting the mirror or tape measure rather than the scales as again as you have said water retention will make you weight more. Have you reached your target wieght now?

the sweetner advice is an eye opener, so will try it.

I’ve got an E-mountain bike I’ve ridden analog mountain bikes previously I converted to e bike due to knackered knees from an accident on a motorcycle yrs ago I’ve lost even more weight the e bike helps you go further and tackle more technical trails up hill and yes they are expensive but it’s awesome fun and you ride far more

Classic, I actually did break my collar bone and some ribs trying to do a small jump on boots and all at Woodhill. The missus wasnt happy, I should have stayed in Hospital. However I was wearing a camera and hardly ever do so it must have been the curse. The camera exploded on impact, so no footage. Happened in August, Dr says no MTB till mid January. Congrats on the change and it's a great tip about the artificial sweetener... I must try that.

Thanks lance, I have enjoyed your emtb videos. And lucky enough I have watched this. I am a diet coke - coke zero fiend for 20+ years. Always been insanely hungry....I will cut the coke and see how I go. Many thanks

Great vid Lance. Agree fully with the simple premise that to lose weight you need to use more calories and/or eat less calories. Calories soon add up and its the little things that count. For example, I cut out milk in my coffee and tea. We were going through two litres of milk per day, and milk has more calories than beer. When you're drinking 10 cups of coffee and tea per day, that's a lot of calories. Snacking also adds up so getting rid of the naughty cupboard is a good idea.

Lance, both what you've achieved and this video are brilliant, and from all the comments below everyone else feels the same way. I'm 70, and need to lose 10kg, and twice in the last 10 years I have lost 10kg using the Zone Diet, basically the Cross Fit/All Blacks diet scaled back (of course) for my way lower running/biking exercise regime. The challenge now for me is that running isn't sensible at 70 (ankles, knees etc) so it's only biking/walking/swimming, a lower intensity regime, but I still eat the same or worse. You've made me realise that should really just cut breakfast Weetbix from 3 down to 2, cut lunch bread from 3 down to 2 slices but pack the sandwich with more protein and salads, and skip seconds at dinner. I also need to cut out snacks except fruit, and drink a LOT more water, and I have found that chilled water is easier to drink, and seems to stop me being hungry. Sounds also like a key ingredient for you was competing with your mate Steve, and you lost weight quickly once you really set your mind to it. There are a heap of biking guys in the comments who also want to lose weight, and would also probably be motivated by others doing the same thing, and I wonder if there interest in a setup where we could compare our progress via your channel somehow??? If not then at the very least your video is very helpful and motivational, and it would be great if you revisited the topic frequently. Cheers and thanks from Lower Hutt.

Well done Lance. That was great to listen to. I need to follow this. I scoof my food also and don't have breakfast, so I need to slow down and eat more, small portions and don't go back for seconds. Thanks

I come for the dad jokes and stay for the nice content. I lost 13 kgs last year riding my emtb and riding lift-assisted downhill on an acoustic bike. One of the things that shocked me was that as the weight came off I had much more fun riding my ebike. My battery lasted longer and the bike felt like it could climb so much better. The only downside is the very low energy reserves when you are actually losing weight. Nice work Lance!

Thanks Lance. I lost a lot of weight in mostly the same way, cut calories, smaller portions and walking more. I ate more smaller meals and was never hungry. Covid years added the weight again and I have been lacking motivation since to start the process again but once again your the king of motivation for me. Your vid will be a kick starter. I may even ride in eco a bit more.... Well done.

Outstanding achievement BD, looking sharp for sure.

Well done for losing that much weight! My main problem is the snack cupboard. It seems to be bottomless 🤣. My motivation was to lose weight to get better on the bike... but then i got ebike so you don't have to😁. Will have to try to empty that snack cupboard again... and no, not into my stomach 😉.

Well done lad

Having something in the morning really helps as it kick starts your metabolism, I'm on Keto and it's the best thing I've done. Good stuff Lance

Great work mate! The one thing I can't quit is energy snacks, either pre or post cycle it seems that only chocolate hits the spot, still not found a reasonable alternative...well that's my excuse anyway 😅

Thanks for preaching the truth: It's entirely calories in, calories out. If you have more calories going out than in, you lose weight. No magic. Very interesting to hear about the artificial sweetener though, that's one I didn't know about. See you out on the trails!

Wow I can't believe the difference in you. I'm on a similar journey myself, thanks for posting this! I would add what really helped me was going keto for a week, that really helped curb the hunger so I could be ok with eating less (and lower carb). I suppose fasting would work in the same way, essentially just cutting carbs right back for a bit.

Great JOB!!!

Now start lifting weights. I'm in my 50's and MTB and lift weights and it's great. I'm stronger now than I've ever been.

That mo is seriously cool mate..the lemmy of mountain biking..keep up great videos..

Awesome! Actually I've been watching your videos all through 2022 but been super busy 2023, so I really see the change! It's heartwarming to hear honest chat, and as a former hairdresser, why don't you shave your hair off now for a whole new look! Sleek af, bet you'll shave .001 micro seconds of your laps 😊

Well done lance! The thing about Coke Zero or any diet drink is true. I’ve seen it so many times before

Epic progress on the health journey and thanks for the tips

Awesome work mate! See you on the trails again soon

You're awesome man. Well done.

Awesome Lance cheers!

Well done mate 🤙

It's the mustache! 🤘

great video Lance,

That was really interesting and helpful. Thank you Lance

nice work buddy

Hey Lance congrats, mate you look way healthier and congrats on the channel its looking great mate!

Nice Lance, well done!

Thought you guys were looking a bit faster on your last video, must be the streamline wastes. Awesome effort lance, good role model for us all. Now there is a little less of you to bump into in riverhead this summer. 🤣

well done 'skinny Lance' great video as always

Well done!!! Challenge accepted 💪

Congratulations 🥳 Lance 😂 such a good outcome and funny 😆 I struggle with sweet tooth 🦷 😂 and hanger but trying to replace baking and chocolate 🍫 with fruit 🍌 and vegetables 🥕 And not eating after 6pm Water and black coffee ☕️ are good 👍

Awesome Lance my weakness is bread and Coke zero aswell a few years back went down low carb diet, went from 110 to 93kg in 8 months but have since gained it back and just can't get motivated enough to start again. Maybe this will help motivate me 💪

Nice work mate, as I say no gain with out some pain 🙏🙏🇦🇺

Well done, Lance, and thanks for sharing. I did the very same thing about 5 years ago and then let it slip. You have motivated me to get back on it! 👍

Well done Lance, what an awesome video. I’m going to definitely try that out for myself as well. I have the same issues and really need to do something and watching this has inspired me to make a change. Thanks again for the advice and keep up the great work. That naughty cupboard would be hard for me to stay away… 😳😂👍

I’ve not been on the channel for a bit so who’s this younger leaner brother of Lance presenting!! Well done chap

Great vid lance. Well done getting it under control. Ive been up and down most of my life. i always use tying my laces (or fighting with a BOA) as a measure of my size. If im out of breath doing it i need to lose some KGs!!

Great job man, you look like a different man, hope it brings you the health benefits you deserve!

well done Lance, im down to 78 kilos now, sounds like i have done similar to you, not too many sugary treats, and smaller portions and intermittant fasting seems to work

Great work Lance. I do eat huge portions and quickly and I do need to work on that. Very inspirational.

Well done mate! I am still struggling with portion control... Tried to increase the amount of exercise while keeping same amount of food but that didn't quite help because as soon as you miss a session or two the weight starts creeping up again. Hoping I can really change things around in 2024!

What a journey lance. Well done mate. I hope you can keep it off. I’m still going through this journey my self and seeing your success is always an encouragement. I see a lot of it is also mental. Just like mtb 😂 well done mate 👊

Good on yay for losing that much weight. I have lost a bit but not as much as you. September this year I was 105 kilograms now down to 97.50 kilograms. The hardest thing is trying to lose the belly.

Well done Lance.alot of people could take something from this video including myself. A riding buddy of mine always says best ride ever which makes me laugh as hes never seen your vidoes😂

Thanks Lance.

On ya Lance. Beginning of September I went to a dietician to create a meal plan. I have lost 10 KG. Still have about 20 KG to go before I reach my goal weight

Good effort. It would be good to have a video how loosing weight has changed riding for you

Well done.

Snap! I used/still use a virtually identical approach except I kept diet L&P in the mix 🙂. The body soon realises it's not getting that big breakfast and kicks into autophagy (literally 'self eating') and you're not really hungry after that. I calculate that 20kgs not going up Judgement Call is worth 1 or 2 minutes at same power output - KOM time!

Only thing that has ever worked for me was very low carbs. Currently doing mostly carnivore and feel 100x better and was able to drop 20lbs that I couldn’t with riding and the gym. Will stay low carb because I feel amazing.

Saw you on Sunday, and wow! Great job especially on nipping the Cokes in the but

Holy crap. You miss a few months of RU-vid and BAM!!! Skinny lance appears. Way to go mate, that’s awesome ! You’ll be fast now👌

Thanks Lance, great tips. I just need to stop counting Terrys chocolate orange as a portion of fruit and I’ll be on my way! How long did the weight loss take in total?

Great story. Feel it on the speed eating part. If I could ride as fast as I can eat I would be at the world cup 😂 Done keto, it worked but not sustainable. Just have to eat less, high protein and move more. No secrets.

Good onya Lance . Good discipline skills used . Really interested in your artificial sweetener comment . Gonna try that

Check out the TED talk called The Mathematics of Weight Loss or something like that. Looks at it from the scientific point of view of ‘Where does the weight go’?

Intermittent fasting is the way to go. Hunger is mostly in your head. When you force yourself to eat within an 8hr window, you soon realise that fact. In a week or 2 of intermittent fasting you’ll be eating less, have more energy and feeling great. Breakfast not really necessary unless you’re weight training in the morning and you need the protein to support muscle growth.

Mate if I can give you a piece of advice it would be that you need to put on some muscle. The advantages are never getting ill or rarely, faster metabolism, and always feeling vital, fit and alive as hell. I train calisthenics (weighted) and its as simple as doing pushups, pullups and dips for triceps and squats (weighted)for legs. I'm 66 and swear by this, but it's a lifestyle not a two month thing. Equipment is basic and cheap. You are NOT too old either thats a BS copout.

Those artificial sweeteners are everywhere, as are natural flavors or hydrolyzed vegetable protein, I have to avoid most manufactured foods to not get hangry. I'm in the market for an e-bike for all the same reasons of the rest of the folk here. More e-bike fun means more exercise.

Less calories - it's so simple. it's so interesting how you stumbled upon the zero-sugar fizzy drink trap. Even though they don't have any sugars in them, the brain doesn't know that, and your body will sock calories away as fat, the same way as if you did ingest a sugary fizzy drink. And yes - each beer is a 250 calorie gut bomb, is full of carbohydrates (sugar) that can really get in the way of losing weight, especially after having 4 or 5 beers, but doesn't run your metabolism clock hard like artificial sweeteners will, so that's promising to all the beer drinkers out th ere.....a great way to still have alcohol is to get some carbonated water and pour a bit of red wine in the glass for color and a bit of flavor. minimal calories, and you get a good size pint too.

Crikey, could be my story ...apart from actually getting skinny that is. Well done Lance, what difference has it made to your riding? (no longer need an e-bike :)

Nice

I am shocked at this transformation

Ive gone the other way, gained a few kgs after getting an ebike.

Giving your liver a chance to do its energy-balancing job properly will relieve those hunger pangs.

I thought it must be the mo that was making you look so lean.😀

Just be honest where has Lance gone

How much are you riding mate? I want to lose weight but i get INCREDIBLY hangry aswell. Its difficult!

Did ya knock the Coke Zero off at the start also ?

Ate a bag of chip while watching that... 😂

Hangry Man

Haha...bread with dinner? You not a half cast maori Lance? 😂 yeah bread is bad...done keto in covid lockdown and lost 30 kgs now I should go back on it again or carnivore at least....did have some low carb bread sometimes but not normal bread.

Good job! But I must say, you would of lost 40kgs with a Real mountain bike!👍😁

What's your height?

I should have saved my tapeworm joke 🙄

Your title and video image are a little misleading though. You did not lose weight by riding an ebike, you lost weight by changing your diet. That is the same way everyone loses weight, by changing their diet. Nobody can out ride a bad diet no matter what kind of bike you ride.

2kg swing in 24hrs can easily be the difference between a good poo or two 😜🤣😎💩

REPLACE YOUR CARBS WITH FAT

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