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Doesn't work in isolation.
I reckon hippy could lose 10kg and still keep the power, but 5kg would make a big difference and seem like less of an uphill struggle (although apparently he's not struggling uphill at the moment).
If I was a pro with a pro's schedule, I'd probably lose 5kg and be a 58kg machine, but need pro attention to keep my immune system strong, and keep injuries to a minimum.
When I've hit 61kg for a hillclimb season in the past, I definitely lost power, lacking the pro support infrastructure to fine tune my physiology.
A quick way to lose weight is to get up early, have a black coffee*, and ride for 2hrs (sub-tempo) on water alone. Then have breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner fairly early in the evening.
To lose a lb in weight, you need to burn 3500kcal more than you consume - doing this any more vigorously than 500kcal/day i.e. 1lb/week is likely to cause a lapse/relapse/collapse sooner rather than later.
*for the 100% increase in fat-metabolism thanks to the caffeine, and so that you can be bothered to give a shit.