Biggest loser

xc62701 said:
171 on the scale this morning. That's -35 from January but +9 from the end of June. I'm nudging the scale back in the right direction. Also when I did the main weight drop I never did any workouts besides riding. With the winter coming up I'd like to get more workouts/cross training in. That should help with overall maintenance and just keeping things interesting.
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Yes, the circuit training M/W/F of the fitness plan I'm following has complimented the cycling days quite well. Helped me to avoid cycling burnout, which may be occurring now after 31/31. With race season being over for me, back to more fun ride rides.
 
JDurk said:
Yes, the circuit training M/W/F of the fitness plan I'm following has complimented the cycling days quite well. Helped me to avoid cycling burnout, which may be occurring now after 31/31. With race season being over for me, back to more fun ride rides.
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Time is tight and daylight getting shorter means I need to be more creative for sure. I might even try some more of this new running thing.
 
xc62701 said:
Time is tight and daylight getting shorter means I need to be more creative for sure. I might even try some more of this new running thing.
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169.6 this morning. Back to clean eating and watching the calorie intake. No alcohol since last weekend. It's been a rough first week of school, especially with the wife away on business. I'll need a beer or two this weekend. Short range goal is to get as close to 165 as I can before the race next weekend. If I'm good this weekend I should be able to get close.
 
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I've basically given up since my last post, lol. I got down to 162, and now I've been hovering around 170 for a few weeks. We are moving on the 26th, closing on our current home in the morning and our next home in the afternoon. So I've been completely consumed and stressed with getting the house ready for that, that I've had very little time for much else. Looking to get back on track in October once we're all moved in to the new place. Can't wait to get my life back.
 
Mahnken said:
I've basically given up since my last post, lol. I got down to 162, and now I've been hovering around 170 for a few weeks. We are moving on the 26th, closing on our current home in the morning and our next home in the afternoon. So I've been completely consumed and stressed with getting the house ready for that, that I've had very little time for much else. Looking to get back on track in October once we're all moved in to the new place. Can't wait to get my life back.
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I did the same. Get through the stressful time and don’t beat yourself up. You can get back on track when things are more in control. Summer took me off the rails a bit, but I’m getting it back under control.
 
JDurk said:
E2M program Round 5, Wk 2, Day 2

Diet
Late checking in. Let things slip a little last week as I had a short work week and started the holiday weekend on Thurs. Tues, had a few more beers than planned. Thurs ate pizza after a big ride and more beer that lasted too long into Thursday evening. Recovered on Fri since I was planning to race on Saturday. Back on track this week.

Exercise
Routine M/T last week, but Wed was feeling the beer. Thurs was birthday ride of 54mi with 5 dudes from the race team. SJ to Philly, thru a portion of Belmont, and southern loop of Wiss, back to do more of Belmont, then back to SJ for pizza, beer, cupcakes and PB cups at Tonewood. Ended up with 56 miles. Feeling the over indulgence again on Fri. Saturday was the MASS finals at Granogue Rewind. Raced in the Endurance SS class and got 3rd, there was only 3 of us, but we all would have been in the top 7 of the 45+ with 7 laps each. Back to the routine this week.

Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
9/6/22 Current weight = 174.2
Diff: weekly down 2.8, total lost = 61.2
Will focus more on food, exercise and the plan moving forward. Birthday week is over. Racing season is over. Time to ride for fun. Goal of 170 has not changed. Lowest has been 171.6 and that was on 8/13. What I'm finding, it was easier to lose the weight and harder to keep it off. Moderation, consistency and discipline are all necessary to get there.

Wife is maintaining her weight a little better than I am, staying consistent at around 40lbs lost.
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E2M program Round 5, Wk 3, Day 1

Diet
Another late check-in. Was a busy couple days, and again slipped off the slippery slope with a little over indulgence. Did good with early meals, but started to snack and snack on things way off plan. Friday evening had some friends over which included bread, pasta, cakes, snacks and beer. Saturday had some more bread and beers. Sunday had a surprise birthday party at 1pm for the Eagles/Lions game and had more bread and beers. Got home and had some ice cream. It was more of a cheat weekend as a opposed to 1 cheat meal.

Exercise
While I tried to stick to the circuits, only succeeded M/W and spin bike session on Tuesday. Th and Fri slept in both mornings and did 30-45 min walks at lunch. Rode both Sat and Sun, but just short, low intensity rides. Will be focusing on staying focused this week.

Weight
1/22/22 Starting weight = 235.4
9/11/22 (Sun) current weight =177.4
Diff: weekly up 3.2, total lost = 58
Getting focused this week. I did weigh myself this morning, but not going to publish it. Let's just say it's not in the 170s. Maintaining the weight is proving to be tougher than losing.

Wife is doing much better with will power than I have. She did hit a low weight mark the other day, which put her at down 42lbs, but she doesn't want to go any lower.
 
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Mondays still prove to be the worst for weigh ins. I was good all weekend but didn't get to workout yesterday. Although I was active, it was only walking and the scale went up a little. 168.2. Usually that's from the body holding onto a little extra from the weekend I just assume. I'm going to be good all week and start to up the calories Friday and Saturday in prep for my race on Sunday. It'll be a 5 hour-ish effort so I don't want to go into it underfueled. I'll be conscious of hydration as well and give it a rip. Bike is ready and I'm feeling lighter for sure. As long as the legs want to go it should be a good effort at the very least.
 
The body is fighting the new diet at the moment but I have faith the scale is going to move more soon. I stuck to my intake limit and saw a marginal decrease this morning. 167.8. Still looking for 165 by Friday morning. Friday and Saturday I'm going to up my intake to prepare for the race Sunday, so I know I'll go up a bit. Then it'll be back to the routine to trim down some more for Iron Cross. That's got a lot of climbing, and I was really heavy last year, so it'll be interesting to see how that goes being 40+ pounds lighter.
 
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