Paid $800 for a stationary cycle, best purchase I've ever made, no joke. It's very hard to find an excuse to just sit on your cycle during useless passive meetings, in breaks, before or after work and watch youtube while doing it. One+ hour a day, 5+ days a week, intensity with a pulse over 120 bpm was all what was needed to go from BMI 24.5 down to 22.6 within 6 months. I also do 5 minutes of intense muscle training each weekday, to complement the cardio and raise my base metabolism. I've built some nice muscles, meaning the BMI without muscles taken into account is even better. I'm probably close to optimal weight and body fat percentage soon, then I will go down to 30 minutes of cycling each day. Eating habits got slightly better; I eat too much in general. Paradoxically, working out lowers appetite(?). I specifically take care I eat enough protein, though, around 100g a day, to not get muscle fatigue, as I still increase the intensity regularly.