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Update: Losing Weight – Slow but Steady

Well, I’ve moved well beyond the little plateau that I was dealing with a few weeks ago and have dropped around 10 additional pounds since mid April, bringing me down to 226.6 on the scale.  This is the lowest I’ve weighed in about 6 years. Paying attention to the amount of beer that I was [...]

Am I eating enough, or too much, on my riding days?

I’m rapidly approaching an important milestone, dropping 10 of my 30 pound weight loss goal, but it’s getting to be somewhat hard going.  I can’t say that I’ve plateaued yet, but I’ve been hovering in the low 230′s for a few weeks.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining here.  I’m damn happy to have [...]

Making Progress

Last year, I made a commitment to myself to lose thirty pounds. I did not keep that commitment. Going into this year, I made the same commitment, and did nothing about it in January or February. On Wednesday February 29th, everything would change. I ate a salad at lunch. That salad would be the catalyst [...]

November Riding

And, I’m back on my bike again. Third day in a row.  And it feels good.  Even if its getting cold.  In fact, I kind of like riding in the cooler weather better, though I could really go for a great way to keep my feet a bit warmer.  I’ll be putting on shoe covers [...]

Sore on Day Four

I started 30 days of cycling on October 4th, and have thus far kept to the goal.  I’m on day 4 and I’ve got to say that my legs are giving me a bit of a beat down today.  I’ll work past it, by taking a shorter less intense spin this afternoon.  Since I started this [...]