Today's guest, Lokesh Jain is a HR professional and one of the regulars in the Bangalore brevet and racing communities today. He regularly rides 100s of kms at a stretch as part of brevets and races. But, not too long ago, he was struggling to even climb a flight of stairs. In this episode he shares his 20kg weight loss and fitness journey along with his learnings so far as a working athlete. This episode covers: 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:20 Talk about cycling 0:06:45 Almost a 100kilos 0:09:05 What prompted to look at weight loss? 0:12:20 Initial days in cycling 0:15:36 What helped most in weight loss? 0:18:20 Getting off the plateau! 0:23:30 Calorie deficit and fueling for the workout! 0:28:25 Benefits he saw with vegan diet 0:32:30 What helped to stay on course with weight loss! 0:39:10 Why crash diets don't work 0:41:10 Changes in cycling over the years 0:50:40 Team BROS - Surrounding ourselves with likeminded people! 0:54:30 Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 0:57:35 Tips for working athletes Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. Who is a working athlete? Someone working full-time/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker A bit about myself: I'm Venkat/Venkateswara Rao in my work avatar, working as a Chief Data Analyst in the IT industry in Bangalore. I'm Venky/Bikeyvenky for my friends in the cycling community.

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