Clean Start
- Thread starter Patrick
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jklett
Well-Known Member
Thanks for riding with me, I had a great time! They sure picked some scenic roads, I would definitely ride that loop again!
This is why you couldn't show up for work today SMH
Guess I am the sucker, I have you on the job with tools 8:30 sharp tomorrow, if your late then you better have a coffee for the boss 😉
i think i'm already committed to finish my deck job - but you never know.
will txt.
GTCHAMPION1
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Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
Its ok... the complex management controls and pays for the electricity for the garages
I found some of the weight you lost. +13ish since 3/2020.
Sitting in bed last night, i felt like a beached whale. I sorta rolled to get leverage over the side to get the body to raise.
That and being so stuffed full of nothing good (well the pork was good - but the potatoes and bread? beer+wine)
that i couldn't sleep. Been complaining about my roundness for a couple months now, but just not holding myself accountable
for what goes in the pie hole. That has to change.
so let's review.
Since 2012, I had been in the low 180s, down from 215ish after a shoulder injury that took me 5 years to
work my way through - maybe if i got the surgery right away, instead of waiting 3 years, it might have helped.
Early in 2017 I went back up into the 190s. That is when this happened.
In an attempt to avoid a repeat of that, and drive my weight back down into the 170s
(i ran the marathon at 173. Oct.2018), I'll be going mostly beer/alch free. Probably stick with the protein
regime - try to get my riding time up, and maybe even a little bit of free weights.
When I'm below 185, i'll add some running in, just to mix it up - good fall workout just beyond the front door!
Fire up the zwifter!
wish me luck, and def
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Remind us again what the protein regimen is?
GTCHAMPION1
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But you are tall and you do not look overweight unless you talking about being in a very athletic way, when I met you I thought you were in shape. I know I looked like an overcooked meatball, but I'm training just to keep up with you and @jklett next time we ride. But thanks to you I have the desire not to just ride my bike but to also be in shape again.
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more meats/protein, minimal carb/sugar/dairy
the morning shakes are 250 cal, 20g protein, 0 carb/fat/sugar/dairy
- i like them, and they are filling, the only exception there is zero fat greek yogurt, maybe a couple times a week. for gut health
Could do the B-fat lunch of hard boiled eggs, cheese+ham wrap, but i don't need the cheese, so we'll see there.
maybe even a good meal replacement bar.
Dinner is easy -
Speaking of @mattybfat - I should be heading up there to help him out, but i don't want to drive an hour home.
Sorry Matt.
serviceguy
Well-Known Member
Just buy stretchy pants and ditch the scale, that's what I've done...
I am not authority but real food > meal replacement bar. Shakes are popular but why no fat? I thought fat = good now.
seems the body will go after its own fat stores if there isn't enough coming in.
i've had good results with this in the past.
i'd prefer food over a bar, just a convenience thing.
i hear lululemon makes mens clothes now 🤔
Mare
Well-Known Member
Excellent recap, however I don't remember 90% of that. Haha! I felt a little more nervous than @Patrick so I think I was just trying to make it through. I didn't do a real ride since June. July was "an hour a day" and August was whatever I felt like.
Awesome ride though and awesome crew on a beautiful day! Thanks for the tour of the Sourlands!
rick81721
Lothar
Looks like a graph of covid cases/day growth - you're in a second wave. Wear a mask when you have the urge to eat or drink too much! 😃
Sourland Spectacular Redux
My tri club posted-up that they were going to do the 60 mi spectacular loop yesterday (9/12)
Again I was hesitant, but figured I'd go get my ass kicked. 8:30 start again, since some of the group was coming down from
north Jersey (yes, some actually north of rt 80)
I roll into the HS parking lot around 8:00, with beautiful blue skies and low-60s weather.
It is going to be a top-10 weather day!
Only difference with prep from last week was adding an extra battery cause I forgot to charge up the drivetrain.
People start rolling in and readying for the ride. Around 8:35, we are start to roll out, and boom! One of the guys
looks down, and his derailleur is in his spokes! It was a strange break, the "knuckle" broke, and a piece was missing!
The bike is upright in his car, so hard to tell what happened. No pit bike, so off we go as a group of 7 at 8:45.
I feel good right out of the gate - probably because less blimp-like after 5 days of healthier eating in
reasonable quantities, and only having 1 beer and a glass of wine during the week.
We quickly crest Long Hill, and descend into the Amwell valley.
We are loosely drafting but not pushing the pace too much.
One of the rival local tri teams, TMB, goes by in the other direction!
TMB stands for Try My Bags, it is advertising for the founder's company!
We hit the 202 crossing (~16mi/1 hour) and I'm feeling really good!
Yard road is always fun - couple of serious turns, but can keep the speed up - good farm views!
A quick right, and we are at rt 523 heading back towards Flemington. The left onto Dogwood Dr,
which I mentioned in the last recap was chip-sealed, is coming. I'm out front and brief the group.
No traffic, so we make the left - the next thing you know my front tire is washing out, I've got it,
but i'm heading towards the stop sign! I should have just ridden out onto the grass, but no!
I want to stay on the road, and realize i'm not going to make it.
Pull the eject handle, and go for a roll in the street. It wasn't the most graceful roll, but it worked.
My thigh has some road rash, and I jammed the middle finger on my right hand.
Bike is....well the rear wheel is rubbing. Just eyeballing it something is off.
Unlock the QR, and it settles back in the drops. Whew! Back on the bike and up we go.
Scratched my match-matchy sun glasses.....
Water stop! Getting ready for the group pic
A little of the spirit left me, but still riding ok. Kept on it back through Sergeantsville, and down to Lower Creek road.
We are about 2.5 hours in, and the legs are weakening on the climbs. I'm now 1 of 2 off the back, so we are chatting.
Doug is a new rider, and this is his longest ride to date. The group easy pedals after the climb and we re-group.
The rest of the climbs go like this until we are on top of the ridge again. My legs want to cramp climbing Linvale,
but I spin through it. 9 miles to go I'm getting a bit of a second wind, so try to keep the power up on Featherbed and Ridge,
then the climb up Lindbergh to Long Hill. Where did everyone go?
Bathroom stop in Ringoes - I squashed a lantern fly.
Lori got a flat - and I got a bit to far ahead to hear them call. I was waiting to ride back with everyone at the corner,
when a few came up to let me know what happened and they might need to be picked-up - cause having trouble getting the tire off.
We push it down hill to the HS, and I'm feeling spent as we make the last turn, and bring it home.
Right on time, I get the low battery warning from my drivetrain.
Wrap it up, and drink an adult bev in a HS parking lot. #notSmart #someThingsDonnotChange
Don't mind the finger.
Got home - I quashed a lantern fly (split with spouse of course)
I have a ways to go to get back to where I was in March - but what else is there to do!
Well, riding a mountain bike sounds like an excellent option today and/or tomorrow!
My tri club posted-up that they were going to do the 60 mi spectacular loop yesterday (9/12)
Again I was hesitant, but figured I'd go get my ass kicked. 8:30 start again, since some of the group was coming down from
north Jersey (yes, some actually north of rt 80)
I roll into the HS parking lot around 8:00, with beautiful blue skies and low-60s weather.
It is going to be a top-10 weather day!
Only difference with prep from last week was adding an extra battery cause I forgot to charge up the drivetrain.
People start rolling in and readying for the ride. Around 8:35, we are start to roll out, and boom! One of the guys
looks down, and his derailleur is in his spokes! It was a strange break, the "knuckle" broke, and a piece was missing!
The bike is upright in his car, so hard to tell what happened. No pit bike, so off we go as a group of 7 at 8:45.
I feel good right out of the gate - probably because less blimp-like after 5 days of healthier eating in
reasonable quantities, and only having 1 beer and a glass of wine during the week.
We quickly crest Long Hill, and descend into the Amwell valley.
We are loosely drafting but not pushing the pace too much.
One of the rival local tri teams, TMB, goes by in the other direction!
TMB stands for Try My Bags, it is advertising for the founder's company!
We hit the 202 crossing (~16mi/1 hour) and I'm feeling really good!
Yard road is always fun - couple of serious turns, but can keep the speed up - good farm views!
A quick right, and we are at rt 523 heading back towards Flemington. The left onto Dogwood Dr,
which I mentioned in the last recap was chip-sealed, is coming. I'm out front and brief the group.
No traffic, so we make the left - the next thing you know my front tire is washing out, I've got it,
but i'm heading towards the stop sign! I should have just ridden out onto the grass, but no!
I want to stay on the road, and realize i'm not going to make it.
Pull the eject handle, and go for a roll in the street. It wasn't the most graceful roll, but it worked.
My thigh has some road rash, and I jammed the middle finger on my right hand.
Bike is....well the rear wheel is rubbing. Just eyeballing it something is off.
Unlock the QR, and it settles back in the drops. Whew! Back on the bike and up we go.
Scratched my match-matchy sun glasses.....
Water stop! Getting ready for the group pic
A little of the spirit left me, but still riding ok. Kept on it back through Sergeantsville, and down to Lower Creek road.
We are about 2.5 hours in, and the legs are weakening on the climbs. I'm now 1 of 2 off the back, so we are chatting.
Doug is a new rider, and this is his longest ride to date. The group easy pedals after the climb and we re-group.
The rest of the climbs go like this until we are on top of the ridge again. My legs want to cramp climbing Linvale,
but I spin through it. 9 miles to go I'm getting a bit of a second wind, so try to keep the power up on Featherbed and Ridge,
then the climb up Lindbergh to Long Hill. Where did everyone go?
Bathroom stop in Ringoes - I squashed a lantern fly.
Lori got a flat - and I got a bit to far ahead to hear them call. I was waiting to ride back with everyone at the corner,
when a few came up to let me know what happened and they might need to be picked-up - cause having trouble getting the tire off.
We push it down hill to the HS, and I'm feeling spent as we make the last turn, and bring it home.
Right on time, I get the low battery warning from my drivetrain.
Wrap it up, and drink an adult bev in a HS parking lot. #notSmart #someThingsDonnotChange
Don't mind the finger.
Got home - I quashed a lantern fly (split with spouse of course)
I have a ways to go to get back to where I was in March - but what else is there to do!
Well, riding a mountain bike sounds like an excellent option today and/or tomorrow!
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