Guy I know lost 200 lbs in just one year. He was over 400 lbs and is now running half marathons all the time.

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I have a friend who weighs 355 lbs @ 5'8". His friend challenged him to ride 100 miles in 24 hours

Chasicle

4/23/23 4:35pm

Are his friends doing this to help him or are they trying to win a bet?

Dr MoBYU

4/23/23 4:39pm

Their motivation is for him to complete it.

Chasicle

4/23/23 4:43pm

Lemme know if they’d like to make the same bet with me…

m0resn0w

4/23/23 4:49pm

TBH, sounds like great friends. He's lucky.

TFL

4/23/23 8:21pm

That weight loss drug will make the weight continue to melt off

Soren Tversky

4/23/23 4:39pm

If the weight loss drug is ozempic study’s show it gets rid of the good fat.

Grock

4/23/23 4:43pm

What? That doesn’t make sense

kotacoug

4/23/23 4:48pm

Maybe it makes the bosoms shrink?

byubyu

4/23/23 5:02pm

Most people lose significant muscle mass on these drugs.

kccougar

4/23/23 5:10pm

Ok I wasn’t sure what they he/she was trying to say. Most weight loss in

kotacoug

4/23/23 5:14pm

Maybe not you, but if you were 355 pounds at 5’8” you go ahead and take it. Worry about muscle mass when you’ve escaped

mvtoro

4/23/23 6:08pm

Exactly. It’s a tool to an overall goal. Average human should not take them.

Boring

4/23/23 6:26pm

Yeah, you know? All the muscle you have that’s actually fat? Ozempic = gone.

jmorrrrr

6/9/23 8:19am

The way he describes it, it sounds almost too good to be true. He said his

Chasicle

4/23/23 4:44pm

Probably the same drug all the women are taking now- Semaglutide.

byubyu

4/23/23 4:51pm

He better not eat any bread or the bet is lost

chismoso

4/23/23 4:44pm

Good luck to him, and please keep us updated.

IAmSpartyCoug

4/23/23 4:44pm

He’s got some awesome friends!

ChiCityCoug

4/23/23 4:44pm

He is on the peptide Tirzepatide. He will lose the weight fast. He will not wa

calvindyer

4/23/23 4:45pm

How do you know that’s what he is on? You know him? Just curious

ColonelMustard

5/1/23 2:11pm

can you hook me up with you rich friends? I'd like to broker a similar monetary

qwerew

4/23/23 4:45pm

You are a real friend.

septicpumper

4/23/23 4:45pm

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Chasicle

4/23/23 4:46pm

good luck to your friend. He could win big in so many ways. I'm glad he's

qwerew

4/23/23 4:49pm

Yeah, that was my big concern. I was at his house with friends when he told us

Chasicle

4/23/23 4:52pm

I’d hope you at least get a new bike!

DiamondMo

4/23/23 5:55pm

I’m willing to gain 200 lbs and then take that bet.

Samsonite

4/23/23 4:51pm

Not worth it.

A Drew Aitch

4/23/23 4:51pm

Any chance of him doing a social media thing for those who want to follow?

ChiCityCoug

4/23/23 4:52pm

I'll bring it up with him. I thought of documenting it and doing something after

Chasicle

4/23/23 4:54pm

YT would be awesome!

ChiCityCoug

4/23/23 5:13pm

that would be fun to follow.

qwerew

4/23/23 4:57pm

The injections are going to work

bluelands

4/23/23 4:56pm

I weigh 340 and am 5-7.5. Can his friends throw me in as a package deal?

JodyGenessy

4/23/23 5:03pm

Join us for the ride in October! I'll give you a hug when you finish. 🙂

Chasicle

4/23/23 5:08pm

Once upon a time, I went from weighing 371 to doing a full Ironman.

JodyGenessy

4/23/23 6:10pm

Do it again! Ironmans are life changing.

Chasicle

4/24/23 2:00am

Now I'm feeling extra inspired. I need to get more active. Seriously, thank you.

TailgateU

4/24/23 2:18pm

Too easy. Should have bet him to get under 200 lbs and stay under for a year.

Chester Copperpot

4/23/23 5:06pm

You're forgetting that there's always the next bet. lol. I'm already hoping

Chasicle

4/23/23 5:09pm

Sounds like your friends or his friends have too much money. Even if I had $50M

Chester Copperpot

4/23/23 5:29pm

So what’s a better use? I guess you could feed a about 420 of starving people

DiamondMo

4/23/23 5:54pm

Worth it to literally save the life of someone you love. In a weight loss competition right now that we set up mostly

mvtoro

4/23/23 6:10pm

There are safe appetite suppressants? I always thought any weight loss drug and

ColonelMustard

4/23/23 5:11pm

Some comment above was talking about them. I'm not familiar with the name of it

Chasicle

4/23/23 5:12pm

glp-1 agonists

TN_Coug

4/23/23 5:14pm

Correct. Relatively new.

ldssdl

4/23/23 5:37pm

Peptides, Tirzepatide and Semaglutide

calvindyer

4/23/23 5:17pm

And they are safe?

ColonelMustard

5/1/23 2:08pm

His butt will give out before his legs.

RC Vikings

4/23/23 5:14pm

That's his #1 issue right now. I've told him 50 times it'll get better after

Chasicle

4/23/23 5:18pm

I would have him do some squats and deadlifts too

Swish

4/23/23 5:35pm

Guy I know lost 200 lbs in just one year. He was over 400 lbs and is now running half marathons all the time.

CSoul

4/23/23 5:32pm

Would your friend be willing to bet me the same to reach 355 lbs?

DodgerCoug

4/23/23 7:03pm

Go to peak of mountain range outside Yellowstone and coast down. Easy money

zerome4sooners

4/23/23 7:38pm

Has to be net zero elevation.

Chasicle

4/24/23 12:35am

I’d dump the cycling coach, leverage your insights and do this for $350

BYU'01

4/23/23 7:49pm

I'm a big fan of Wahoo/Zwift, and it would be good for him to get used to being

m0resn0w

4/23/23 7:57pm

I’m a fan of outside but found Wahoo SYSTM good for introducing beginners to

BYU'01

4/23/23 8:07pm

Seems like a good plan. And he’ll certainly be able to afford it. 😃

m0resn0w

4/23/23 8:09pm

If he ends up riding in Zwift, I'd love to do a group ride or training session with him.

IAmSpartyCoug

4/23/23 8:43pm

Problem is…none of us could keep your pace. I see what you do on Zwift. 😂

m0resn0w

4/23/23 8:48pm

Zwift is updating the "keep everyone together" setting this summer, so you can set up a group ride with different levels

IAmSpartyCoug

4/23/23 9:14pm

Zwift/KICKR for now. We’ll move outside later.

Chasicle

4/24/23 12:36am

When he's ready for an hour workout, and if he's willing, let's put together a CB Zwift group ride/workout.

IAmSpartyCoug

4/24/23 10:42am

That would be fun. I have no idea how to set it up, but the cycling coach is an expert on Zwift. I'll chat w/ him

Chasicle

4/25/23 2:27pm

I'd be happy to go figure it out too

IAmSpartyCoug

4/25/23 3:31pm

Get an electric bike, the most expensive one since he'll win.

sah22

4/23/23 8:05pm

Not allowed. Standard bike. Road or tri or mountain bike. Doesn’t matter.

Chasicle

4/23/23 11:24pm

Very invested in this story I think biweekly reports would be awesome!

ElkaholicCoug

4/23/23 8:50pm

Could prob do a documentary and sell it. Many people prob would be fascinated

zerome4sooners

4/24/23 8:29am

5’8” and 355 is classified as SUPER OBESE with a BMI of 53. Good luck.

canofpicante

4/24/23 8:39am

With this much money on the line I’d hire a full-time weight-loss coach or

canofpicante

4/24/23 8:48am

My best friend lost half his weight in 11 months. He started at the MTC weighing

TailgateU

4/24/23 11:12am

Oh wow. Yeah, that's one thing we absolutely are watching. Too much too early.

Chasicle

4/24/23 11:37am

But that was 15 years after great success. Ever since watching him succeed I've

TailgateU

4/24/23 12:04pm

Still early in planning, but my thought is Payson/Spanish Fork where it's super flat by the lake. Back and forth until

Chasicle

4/25/23 2:32pm

What is the wind like? 50 miles one way on the Provo-Murdock-JR or PR trail

BYU'01

4/25/23 3:02pm

Would a group of support riders help? TBH I'm not in 100 shape and might not be

TailgateU

4/25/23 3:23pm

That section is perfect for something like this. (Weather permitting) You could

m0resn0w

4/25/23 6:14pm

It's where James Lawrence did his loops for his 100 ironmans in 100 days. I drove his support vehicle one day and

Chasicle

4/25/23 7:04pm

Do you have any Garmin/Wahoo/Strava routes already created? I’d love to ride it

BYU'01

4/26/23 4:25pm

Nothing on Garmin yet. Here are a few google map pics

Chasicle

4/26/23 6:13pm

They either really hate him or really love him.

Updating...

4/24/23 1:53pm

Marking for future posts................

IDAHO 4 Y

4/24/23 2:33pm

have him read "can't hurt me" by David Goggins. Heck have him listen to the

flyzag

4/25/23 11:05am

So tentatively the Century would be next spring?

IDAHO 4 Y

4/26/23 8:03am

Probably this fall sometime. Could be spring. I’ll keep everyone updated.

Chasicle

4/26/23 9:40am

when you post updates, please link to this thread so those following get it.

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