5' 9.5"
195-205 lbs
My BMI usually hovers right near the line between being overweight and obese
but a lot of the weight is due to muscle mass in my legs from years of cycling. That's why computing BMI on the basis of weight and height is a poor method. In truth I
am overweight, no denying it, but by about 15 to 20 pounds, not the 40+ indicated by my BMI. I was on a roll (literally) riding about 300 miles a month in July and August. I had planned to just continue riding my Raleigh until the airless tires came in. However, on September 4th I got a rear flat. Since rear flats are a major pain to fix, I figured I'll just strip down the bike for the planned rebuild, and wait for the new tires, rather than fix the flat (and incidentally a few more broken spokes). Unfortunately, the tires didn't come in a timely fashion, so the Raleigh remains downstairs disassembled.
I did get my other bike rideable by late September but the break in riding crimped my style. I was planning to start riding 400 or 500 miles per month once the Raleigh was in decent shape, and the cooler weather came. Oh well, the best laid plans of mice and men always go astray. At least I'm back up to about 150-200 a month. When the airless tires come in and my Raleigh is fixed I'll go for 400-500 mile months. The extra weight should come right off even without changing my diet.
The only real difference between me being 165 pounds and ~200 is 2500 miles less a year of riding. I wasn't overweight until I slacked off on the cycling and walking. Well, at least I consistently walk a few miles almost every day but it just isn't enough.
