Weight Loss Transformation 

Fantastic achievement, Ryan. I know it's taken a lot of self discipline, determination, and hard work. You're literally unrecognizable from the "before" videos. Congratulations!

I was 116 kg 3 years ago … and a wonderful new edition came into our lives totally by accident… a dog names Nickie …. Since then she has helped me get down to a steady 85kg …. Walking kick started everything. Now I go to the gym 4 times a week … have a happier life … gave up booze a while ago and that has given me an even bigger bounce of confidence. All it takes is a spark and life can change ❤

Your unpretentious way and being transparent on your journey is what appealing to your audience. You are relatable to everyone. Continue to root for you, kudos.

Mate what a beautiful video! You are one of the most genuine souls on YT! And I even had a tear to hide from my missus on my face as I feel you highlighted the same struggles I have too, from family, weight and over alcohol consumption. (Bearing in mind I’m an ex doorman and we don’t show emotion 😅) Just think, there could be a parallel universe where you’re still the same guy as before, who never thought 100% for his family, smashed it every day! Never gave up! I know that universe would make you sad, damn! What a video! You’ve left me, inspired, amazed but most importantly with some thinking to do! Bless you Ryan!

Ryan, you have sparked a distant memory I had buried in my mind. I use to love outdoors, now I spend too much time on RU-vid. I am going out now for a walk. Let’s see if I can start to shed some of my 17.5 stone. I live in Derbyshire, I am spoilt for great walks.

Congrats man, health is wealth as we all age 🎉 Much respect for the dedication throughout your journey

You should be rightly proud Ryan. Been on my own journey and have to say at 62 the benefits both mentally and physically are immeasurable. Well done fella I salute you.

You are an incredible person. I have no idea how somebody goes from 190kg to where you are today. You always go 100%, whether you fail or succeed doesn't matter. Such massive improvement.

Massive respect to you Ryan for losing the weight, and putting yourself through the training.. Be proud of yourself.... Most can't comprehend training like 22.... Respect to you brother ♥️✌🏼

Ryan, your story reminds me a lot of Mark Lewis’ story. High powered, central London job, overweight, unhealthy etc. It’s really inspiring watching and listening to you and well done making this film 👍

Excellent video. Amazing transformation. I have lost 60lbs over the last 10 months and I understand how you feel- I’m searching for those challenges that push me- just finished my first triathlon since 2008.

Great video, candid and honest. Superb Zwift suffering too along the way 🤣🤣

Man this is just so great. I appreciate you. Love from Germany

Literally came across the fan dance video a few hours ago, subscribed and that brought me to this. Bloody great hat off to you. Amazing inspiration 👍

Fair play, mate. You're one hell of an inspiration to all of us. I love that your family is a part of your journey. Your channel resonates on so many levels. When my 2 girls came along I realized I needed to lose weight (I was obese) so I could show up for them. Fast forward a few years and I'm going to finish my first ultra marathon next month on the North Coast of Northern Ireland (DNFed in my first ultra last year).

Love this. Focus and consistency = results.

Well done Ryan, from randomly racing with you on Zwift to enjoying the content. What a journey mate and I take my hat off to you, you have made difficult changes that have come good and your family must be mega happy with the new you. I hope others see the content and are inspired positively…

Congratulations!

Honestly mate, the most amazing achievement. It's amazing how you've included us on this journey but you and your family are the principal beneficiaries of your journey. You've quite probably added a decade or more of time on this planet with your kids.

Quite amazing. How your overall life and relationships changed due to weight loss is just inspiring. Keep doing what you’re doing. Looking forward running or cycling with you in the future!

Well done Ryan, I used to be a morbidly obese alcoholic, until my DR kicked my ass at 46 years old and showed me where my life was heading (wooden box), that was 9 years 7 days ago, I am 55 years old now and I haven’t touched an alcoholic drink since, lost 5.5 stone to get down to 11 stone and fell in love with running, started with couch to 5K, now run marathons and ultra marathons (longest so far 70 miles) which is my happy place that’s for sure, all the best mate and thank you for the inspiration P.S. just about to start my zwift cycling journey (oh bugger LOL)

Respect!!! Many thanks for sharing 🙂

Ryan, you really are an inspiration.

Good job! I've lost over 35 pounds over the last two years, but that's nothing compared to what you've done. You're my inspiration.

Great video Ryan. The point you make about finding your own motivation is so true.

Congrats on your Journey. I've lost ~50kg, and am managing to stay pretty stable now around 90-92k. I find lots of people asking me what I did, because everyone wants a simple answer. they don't like it when I say "well, you just have to want it". I truly wanted it. I realised I could no longer go on amusement park rides with my kid, and that the next time I got on a plane I was going to need the extended seat belt. I did a lot of walking, then a lot of cycling, and now love going to the gym and lifting heavy things over and over again. the 137kg me is long gone and good riddance, that guy was a fucking pill.

Have you ever seen fat people getting old? usually, fat people die young. However, when they do, their quality of life is undermined by health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, cardiovascular disease, and joint pain among many others. If you have something to live for or someone you care enough to see grow or enjoy your life with, Losing weight is an easy decision. Self-esteem is not the same as self-acceptance. Your self-esteem should be high enough to be mature enough to reject what you see in the mirror and consider it unacceptable for the type of life you want. Being fat shouldn't define who you are. Self-accepting yourself when you are morbidly obese is a slow-paced suicide. A happy life is not about pleasure, A happy life is about enjoying the personal growth consequence of challenge, pain, sweat, and sacrifice. Thanks, Ryan for being a good example that change is not only possible. But also enjoyable.

Your have an amazing family!

Congratulations fella a massive achivement shows what persistence and strength of mind can achieve

There was probably a bit more Goonies Never Say Die in that than Hook but we’ll let you off! Great video Ryan, very inspiring. I quit a 20 year smoking habit when my eldest was born and vowed to be a much healthier individual. I found cycling a good release and I’ve cycled to Paris from London and ridden a stage of the Tour de France since that point, amongst some other great adventures. Congratulations on your achievements so far, but I think you’re only just getting going!

Congrats man!

So good, Ryan. Such a journey you’ve been on; so many good decisions you’ve taken for yourself and your family. Really proud of you ❤

I though I’d done well coming down from 25stone to 17 stone this year but that is amazing such inspirational stuff. Turning point for me was type 2 diabetes

As someone who is struggling with keeping up with my own weight loss journey this was inspiring, good stuff Ryan.

You are a real inspiration thank you for these videos and honesty

The sudden motivation is so true though. Like one day I just started working out. Watching what I ate. I fell off for two weeks but things were happening. Then I started again, bccifmd forgot it was even a thing. But, I realized. My mentality toward food had changed, or was actively changing. And the ‘suudenness’ wasn’t so sudden. It was years in the making. Years of accumulating all of this knowledge, ague attempts at follow through, and the shift was really in my head, and with food. I wasn’t constantly thinking about meals and how much how little. Not to an obsessive degree. And then, suddenly I’m really motivated to work out, very casually. Like, hm, why not. Also, funny, I am most motivated on my period 😢. And then after my period, it’s the least (which was where I fell off earlier…).

Fantastic video sir, very keen to see your vegan one

Bit more of a fan of “The Lost Boys” with Jason Patric and the two Corey’s personally! I doubt I’d have stopped drinking alcohol completely since the beginning of the year without watching your videos. Everything is so much better without it, so thanks! See you soon, on the virtual roads!

Well done Ryan, your family must be so proud of your journey so far. Keep crushing it mate!

You are amazing ❤❤ so inspirational. Exercise creates a light in the darkness ❤❤

Unreal video Ryan. I’ve only started watching your recent Zwift videos and I was hooked as you made your way through cat 4 to cat 3. I d😅isn’t realise just how much weight you’d lost. Keep her lit lad, I’m just off to get my Zwift setup back up and running. Cheers

You're just so inspiring to watch, and i'm so glad I found your channel, right as I was getting into zwift myself almost a year ago. I have so much respect for your journey, and I cant belive the goals you've set and achieved along it so far. I believe you can achieve anything you set your mind to, and your will power is probably your greatest strength. Keep up the amazing work, and I'm looking forward to your outdoor ride vids, especially because I've just bought a bike myself, and can't wait to recieve it next week. So because of your vids I don't feel like the only noob on a bike :)

Great video Ryan !!! My question wasn’t very well put. What I should have asked was what do you think about fad low calorie diets versus just getting out there , moving and cutting the crap . Great video You have got it !!!!!! 👌🏻

Amazing Ryan!

Great video! You’ve literally lost a whole me! Good luck on the marathon and hope you continue to find success not only in your health and fitness, but also in your diet.

Hi Ryan, Really appreciated and related to the video, having experienced an extremely similar physical and mental transition myself since 2018. Peaked at approximately 122KG in my teens before tapering down to where I am now at 79KG. Majority of the weight loss occurred over a few months with restricted eating (CICO) and daily walking, but I've maintained/continued leaning out since. I'm now cycling competitively, covering 15-20,000 KMs annually (indoors and out), and consistently looking for new ways to challenge my body and one-up previous accomplishments in the way of hikes, mountain summits, ride distances/durations, etc. While I understand it's a very nuanced conversation with a ton of variables, and nobody's situation or ability to make adjustments to their lifestyle will ever be equal, I do want to share a quote that was extremely impactful for me while losing weight and subsequently building my fitness: "Find comfort in the discomfort." It's the discomfort you feel while at a calorie deficit, or half-way into an epic physical feat, that indicates you're challenging yourself and making an improvement. Finding a way to seek-out, harness, and thrive in the presence of that 'pain' should ultimately lead anyone to the positive outcome they're after, be it weight-loss, increased fitness/capability, or simply trying something new. Find comfort in the discomfort, and next time it will be easier.

Great video. Really interesting and inspiring 👍🏻

Respect.

Wow! Absolutely fantastic ♥ A truly wonderful video, you are so inspirational...and bloody hilarious🤣 My husband and I are doing RTTS this year too so hopefully see you on the start line 🙂

Very inspirational and incredibly motivating Ryan. Absolutely crushed it.

Great video Ryan, we all want to see the “what I eat in a day now!”

Liked, subscribed and recommended to friends. :-)

Great to watch this, Ryan! That's such an awesome transformation and often takes that one thing to trigger that change.

This is absolutely amazing, congrats! What an achievement!

You're an inspiration Ryan. Keep up with the journey and keep on bringing us all along for the ride. You have made me realise that perhaps I can achieve more from my cycling than just the fun of being on my bike. I can now see myself actively pushing my fitness beyond what I thought I was capable of. I'm now looking at my Zwift numbers and thinking that I'll soon be a Cat B rider. When I went from D to C I was filled with dread that I wouldn't be good enough. It's taken a while but I now realise that who cares if a number of races or events I do on Zwift don't come up to the level of a C rider? I'm doing it now to see if I can push this old body of mine further. I've started making goals. Sub 70 min up the Alpe being the latest. This looks easier now that my first ride on the new 'The Grade' climb bumped my FTP up from 217 to 234! I can now see a sub 60 min Alpe time in my future. Keep on going Ryan and hopefully one day I'll be sitting in the start pens in a Cat B race with you 😎

Inspirational 👌

Congrats, I know that ain't easy! Dropped 50kg in 12 months, but plateaued. My problem was consistency, so I failed and yo-yoed...lockdown didn't help. Back to square one.

A very powerful message and I agree, Hook is brilliant! Congratulations and keep going

Brilliant, I've always been very sporty and light compared to the normal person so not that relevant to me and i can only imagine the mental battles you've been through. However you're such an inspirational, enthusiastic, informative and motivational speaker, that I'm transfixed watching all your videos. I really hope your channel grows into the hundreds of thousands as you and your family deserve it.

Very inspiring Ryan. Thankfully you got a grip of it and made drastic changes in your life, many don’t manage to stick to it and think it’s a 5 minute fix rather than a lifestyle. I agree with the meditation, cycling is meditation for me, body is doing one thing but my mind is elsewhere plus I just feel like I need that fix everyday. Days off the bike are difficult for me 😢. I also try to not compare myself to others which is difficult when racing on zwift but just try to be the best I can be. Looking forward to next weeks vid 🍿 😁

Life is like riding a bike, the only way to stay upright is simple…just keep moving! You don’t have to go fast… you just have to keep moving!

amazing mate, congrats on your health journey

Wow. I started following you because of the Zwift content. And I still although I still mostly enjoy those videos, your weight loss and fitness journeys have been motivational as well. Keep up the good work, and I’m a low level C rider on Zwift, so I’ll hopefully get the privilege of lining up with you for a race soon!

Thank you for sharing and congratulations on your journey - inspirational!

Don't try to stop me, Shmee. Don't you dare try to stop me, Shmee. Stop me, Shmee! Stop me! Really interesting video. You've alluded to a lot of this in previous videos, but it's great to get a deep dive into it. Looking forward to part 2 (and the L2B video, obviously!).

Very inspiring to listen to you. I quite look forward to your video. Keep it up

I'm struggling to lose a few kgs and I'm lacking the necessary motivation with the knife & fork that is required. The exercise is the easy bit for me. But I think I've just found my trigger. Looking at Ryan's recent times on Zwift, I think he's now close to kicking my arse... And I'm not having a guy that once weighed 195kgs kicking my arse. No way. So I think I need a print off of him on the wall in front of me when I'm suffering on Alpe du Zwift....each time he puts up a good time in a race, I'm going to be like Clubber Lang in the crowd watching Rocky, crushing a can with rage. I'm going to be in the garage sweating buckets ...cannot.be.beaten.by Ryan.... Hey... Whatever you need right? 😂 See you on that bloody mountain! PS great vid as usual Ryan. Love the journey.

Epic work Ryan. Loved watching your journey. Gotta say your hair did look better back then though 😂 think there is a kg there😂❤️

Very nice video.

Can't even begin to tell you how much I admire what you've done. And no, it's not selfish for you to spend time on your fitness. Instead of dying in your 50's or 60's, you'll be around to support and love your family and in good health well into old age. They'll thank you later, if not earlier. 😁👍🏻

"Hehehehe, camera voice!" :D

Respect to you matey… from a fellow ‘addicted’ Zwifter.!!!!

Just came across your channel, you have done really well, Im 30 and weigh 12 stone and always been into fitness, and when I walk passed huge guys or women it makes me sad i just want to tell them to get a grip and stop being a slob but like you say they would just get offended maybe 1 would be like yes I agree and I need to change, im vegetarian now and feel better than when i eas eating alot of meat.

you know if you are vegan, you need to.... haha couldn't resist. just keep being you.

Jesus what an achievement, nice to meet you in the carpark at the hotel on Saturday hope you enjoyed the FD

You got one thing WRONG! You're not half the man you used to be. You're half the mass you used to be. And ten times the man.

Rufio, Rufio, RUUUUFIIIIOOOO!

Did you find been vegan helped you stick to a calorific deficit because of the volume that you were able to eat?

My advice would be not to mention politics of any kind, it has nothing to do with what you are talking about. Yes the Tories were sh!t - but the fact you felt the need to mention it has put me off immediately. If I want political commentary I will watch a political YT channel. I enjoyed your Fan Dance video, but unfortunately I will not be subscribing. Best of luck though with your journey mate.

You're doing an amazing job man keep it up. I love how much fun you have doing it too using racing on Zwift. Such an inspiration for others. Anything is possible if you work hard and dedicate yourself, you sir are proof of that. Congratulations and best wishes for your future.

Great video Ryan !!! My question wasn’t very well put. What I should have asked was what do you think about fad low calorie diets versus just getting out there , moving and cutting the crap . Great video You have got it !!!!!! 👌🏻