Over the Bars
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Awesome week!
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Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
1/3 through dry January (not sure if this should go here or the sober thread) and feeling great. I have not checked the RHR, but objectively my sleep has been much better and I’m just feeling good. I guess that’s the most impactful metric at the end of the day.
My activity has not been what I had hoped. I need to get more consistent with the weights (hip has been bothering me so that throws me off) and I’ve had just 1 bike ride in the month so far. My goals in the next week or 2 are to get that dialed in, but I’m also coming down with a cold today so that’s not gonna help.
My eating has also been better. The Mrs. and I were planning to try carnivore for a few weeks just to see how it is but that kinda fell apart quickly. Let's just say one of us is an idea person and the other is a "make it happen" person and we did not join forces for a successful week 1. In reality it sems like keto is an easier target so that's where it's steering. It's also a bit tough when you have to feed kids too. It gets tempting to just feed them mac n cheese all the time but how is it fair for mom and dad to eat well while loading up the kids with crap for dinner? Plus we are pretty firmly in the "no" camp for making an adult dinner and a kids dinner during "normal" times, so we're trying to find the way here. Still, it's been an improvement.
My activity has not been what I had hoped. I need to get more consistent with the weights (hip has been bothering me so that throws me off) and I’ve had just 1 bike ride in the month so far. My goals in the next week or 2 are to get that dialed in, but I’m also coming down with a cold today so that’s not gonna help.
My eating has also been better. The Mrs. and I were planning to try carnivore for a few weeks just to see how it is but that kinda fell apart quickly. Let's just say one of us is an idea person and the other is a "make it happen" person and we did not join forces for a successful week 1. In reality it sems like keto is an easier target so that's where it's steering. It's also a bit tough when you have to feed kids too. It gets tempting to just feed them mac n cheese all the time but how is it fair for mom and dad to eat well while loading up the kids with crap for dinner? Plus we are pretty firmly in the "no" camp for making an adult dinner and a kids dinner during "normal" times, so we're trying to find the way here. Still, it's been an improvement.
JDurk
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W1 of following the E2M program went well. Circuit M/W/F and T.C.C. spin bike sessions T/Th/Sa. Took a rest day and did stuff around the house on Sunday. Will continue with that this week and have a long ride planned over the weekend in the Pines.
Eating was on plan. Wife and I went out for a celebration meal on Sat. night at a local restaurant to use some of our gift cards. We had all the food including apps, entrees and dessert. No adult beverages. Took a walk to the local pub Sunday afternoon to watch the first half of the Eagles vs. Packers since we cut the cord and can't watch live TV. Had a few Guinness 0's to stick with Dry Jan before eating dinner. Signed up with myfitnesspal.com as a way to track my food instead of writing it down on paper.
Going to shift my weigh-in day to Sat. morning because we're planning to continue with Sat or Sun evening as our celebration meal. I was down to 197.8 on Sat morning, 1/11. Eating the big meal Sat. afternoon and not doing anything yesterday pushed the number on the scale up.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
01/06/25 previous weight = 202.2
01/13/25 current weight = 200.0
Diff: down 2.2 for the week, total lost = 35.4
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xc62701
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Trying to get out of the winter/holiday/new year's funk. Diet has been steadily getting better, alcohol intake is being reduced, and activity level is being raised. Got some decent rides to start off the week and taking a me day tomorrow to go ski. Hopefully keeping this good thing going.
iman29
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Meant to check in here yesterday but got sidetracked.
Been focused on cutting out the multiple candy, cookie and other junk snacks since Jan 1st and limiting it to a weekly reward kinda deal. The Marty's 31 days/ 31 hours challenge has me motivated to keep moving on the bike either indoors or outdoors when possible. Logging a lot of Zwift with these cold windy days but its good for baseline/endurance. Last year I did 42 hours total for the month this year aiming for 45. Did 2 solid weeks of riding so far taking a day off here and there to manage the fatigue. Still need to get into a better post riding/stretching routine.
Fitness in general is still good from end of last year despite the extra few lbs. I use my daily/weekly/monthly RHR as a good indicator and its been hovering a bit lower since before the holidays right around 42-43 (yes that's pretty low but for me it's on the lower side of my normal range).
So far down about 3 lbs since yesterday morning so things are moving in the right direction, aiming to lose 5 lbs this month total as the first short term milestone.
Been focused on cutting out the multiple candy, cookie and other junk snacks since Jan 1st and limiting it to a weekly reward kinda deal. The Marty's 31 days/ 31 hours challenge has me motivated to keep moving on the bike either indoors or outdoors when possible. Logging a lot of Zwift with these cold windy days but its good for baseline/endurance. Last year I did 42 hours total for the month this year aiming for 45. Did 2 solid weeks of riding so far taking a day off here and there to manage the fatigue. Still need to get into a better post riding/stretching routine.
Fitness in general is still good from end of last year despite the extra few lbs. I use my daily/weekly/monthly RHR as a good indicator and its been hovering a bit lower since before the holidays right around 42-43 (yes that's pretty low but for me it's on the lower side of my normal range).
So far down about 3 lbs since yesterday morning so things are moving in the right direction, aiming to lose 5 lbs this month total as the first short term milestone.
JDurk
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W2 went well. Activity level was where I wanted it to be. Did a big Pine Barrens ride on Saturday. Thought we'd get done before the rain, but that didn't happen and still had about 14mi to go. Luckily it was pretty light and stopped before we finished. Damp, but never got cold. This week for W3 will be travelling for a work industry conference in Cherokee, NC. Going to be effing cold there as well, so will be stuck inside after arriving Tues afternoon through Sun morning. Planning to stay on plan with exercising Wed-Sat.
Stuck to the eating plan with no cheating, but did have a few too many cashews 1 evening. Saturday's ride was fueled by calories in the bottles, cashews and and what I call an Ironman sandwich, 2 slices of Dave's Killer Bread with PB and maple syrup. Saturday evening celebration meal was at home. Sm Caesar salad, meatballs, angel hair and steamed broccoli. Dessert was 3 Sprout's choc chip cookies with flavored decaf. This week will try and stay as close to plan as possible while staying in a Harrah's Casino Hotel and Convention Center that has 11 restaurants. Will be breaking my Dry January streak, but keep things in check during the stay.
Weigh-in and body measurements on Saturday morning before the ride. Will have to wait until Monday after I return from the trip for the next weigh-in. Still comparing to the original number from 01/02/22 since that was when I started my fitness journey. Since returning from FL on 01/02/25, down 10.6lbs.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
01/13/25 previous weight = 200.0
01/18/25 current weight = 196.4
Diff: down 3.6 for the week, total lost = 39
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JDurk
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While W2 went well, W3 went off the rails with the work trip. Did manage to get in workouts M-F with 3 of them at the adequate hotel gym. Plenty of walking around with step counts above 11,000 Wed-Sat. The hotel was huge. It was just as cold in WNC as it was here in NJ. Already back into the swing of things with today's morning workout.
Stuck with Dry January pledge until Tues, so I made it 20 days. After landing at Asheville and picking up the rental car, went straight to Sierra Nevada brewery and had some grub and OG Pale Ales. Ate pretty well with each day's 1st meal, but convention lunches and the dinners each night were not anywhere near on plan. Guy Fieri, Gordon Ramsey and Wicked Weed Smokehouse food. Same for the beers from Wicked Weed, Sierra Nevada and Guinness. Back to the basics now that I'm home.
Not surprised with the scale numbers, but could have been worse. Still lower than Jan. 2nd number. Weigh-in will be back to Sat. mornings again.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
01/18/25 previous weight = 196.4
01/27/25 current weight = 203.4
Diff: up 7 for the week, total lost = 32
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Robin
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No changes on the scale this past week. Got in 15 miles of running and 4 days of CrossFit. I had intentions of riding this weekend but I woke up Friday with a sore throat, which is always the start of a cold for me. So the only thing I rode was the couch. Sucks because this is the 2nd time I've been sick since Christmas. Granted, it doesn't last long but...
Packed my stuff for the gym this morning depending on how I felt when I woke up. Good enough to make it and get in 5 miles. Already hit 10k steps by 8 am. Looking at the weather this week, more AM dreadmill runs and after school CrossFit.
Packed my stuff for the gym this morning depending on how I felt when I woke up. Good enough to make it and get in 5 miles. Already hit 10k steps by 8 am. Looking at the weather this week, more AM dreadmill runs and after school CrossFit.
Robin
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Weekly check in...the scale moved slightly in the "correct" direction! It's not much but it's something...
Had a pretty good week with 16.5 miles of running (got in a 10k this morning with the delayed opening). Solid days at CrossFit with a stellar day yesterday - PRd my hang clean...and overcame my fear of box jumps! I've witnessed a few people falling, knicking their shins (most of the boxes are wood)...I finally did it!
Happy Weekend!
Had a pretty good week with 16.5 miles of running (got in a 10k this morning with the delayed opening). Solid days at CrossFit with a stellar day yesterday - PRd my hang clean...and overcame my fear of box jumps! I've witnessed a few people falling, knicking their shins (most of the boxes are wood)...I finally did it!
Happy Weekend!
Hey - lots of running! are you training for something or is this just funzies? Congrats on your PR 💪🏻
Robin
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I don't have a trainer but a Planet Fitness membership, so running there - and our WODs have been shorter so just supplementing
iman29
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End of month check in compared to where I started Jan 2nd:
- Goal to ride/train more than 42 hours - did 54.5 hours (60% indoor and 40% outdoor) with a few good outdoor MTB rides in there too (Hartshorne and LewMo twice)
- Goal to lose 5 lbs by 1/31 - down 5.5 lbs as of this morning.
Feeling pretty good about this and tonight I will reward myself with a beer with dinner (only had one other beer the whole month) and a nice dessert of some kind.
Next month will be less Bike stuff (and less Zwift!) and will restart off bike activities like the rower at least 1 day a week but aiming for 2. I also have acquired a padded exercise mat and an 8lb medicine ball to go back to some bodyweight core sets, plyometrics and focus more on dynamic stretching and flexibility (back is sore most mornings).
Not gonna lie this was hard work as I think at this stage of my age/fitness my body has adapted to a lot of activity. But regardless of what the scale says the fitness is still improving and that's all I need to keep up with anyone who's in front of me or beat my own PRs.
Keep going Losers!
- Goal to ride/train more than 42 hours - did 54.5 hours (60% indoor and 40% outdoor) with a few good outdoor MTB rides in there too (Hartshorne and LewMo twice)
- Goal to lose 5 lbs by 1/31 - down 5.5 lbs as of this morning.
Feeling pretty good about this and tonight I will reward myself with a beer with dinner (only had one other beer the whole month) and a nice dessert of some kind.
Next month will be less Bike stuff (and less Zwift!) and will restart off bike activities like the rower at least 1 day a week but aiming for 2. I also have acquired a padded exercise mat and an 8lb medicine ball to go back to some bodyweight core sets, plyometrics and focus more on dynamic stretching and flexibility (back is sore most mornings).
Not gonna lie this was hard work as I think at this stage of my age/fitness my body has adapted to a lot of activity. But regardless of what the scale says the fitness is still improving and that's all I need to keep up with anyone who's in front of me or beat my own PRs.
Keep going Losers!
JDurk
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W4 back to focusing on eating right and moving the body. Successful with both. Didn't have much outside time for running or riding. Circuits M/W/F and extra credit weights. T/Th/Sat it was spin bike sessions following Time Crunched Cyclist. Sat wife and I did a 6.5mi walk around the Princeton Battlefield, over through the Princeton University campus and back to the battlefield via Nassau and Mercer. Rest day was today. Next week's weather looks good, so will get out for some runs as warmup for the circuits.
Had a little bit of a stress eating blip on Wed, but got back to business Thur and Fri. After returning home from our trip to Princeton, wife and I went to our favorite local spot for our weekly celebration meal. Had whiskey, beer, bacon wrapped scallops, mussels in white, filet mignon, asparagus and mashed potatoes. Came home and split a cake from Trader Joe's and sampled the TJ's bourbon.
Happy with the results this week's Sat. morning weigh-in.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
01/27/25 previous weight = 203.4
02/01/25 current weight = 197.2
Diff: down 6.2 for the week, total lost = 38.2
1/01/2022 Starting way long ago = 208.?
1/01/2025 Starting weight this year = 197.5
2/01/2025 Current weight = 194.9
I thought the surgery would make it hard to eat - what it did was make me stop moving with any effort, or just cut out any around-the-house stuff,
and bored grazing. At least dry January (with one cheat night with my college roommate, a few glasses of wine with dinner) kept the loss to a minimum.
I'm sure muscle loss over the last year(s) has contributed to limiting the weight gain.
Hoping my clothes fit soon.
I did that starvation thing awhile back - the weight came off fast. we'll see
1/01/2025 Starting weight this year = 197.5
2/01/2025 Current weight = 194.9
I thought the surgery would make it hard to eat - what it did was make me stop moving with any effort, or just cut out any around-the-house stuff,
and bored grazing. At least dry January (with one cheat night with my college roommate, a few glasses of wine with dinner) kept the loss to a minimum.
I'm sure muscle loss over the last year(s) has contributed to limiting the weight gain.
Hoping my clothes fit soon.
I did that starvation thing awhile back - the weight came off fast. we'll see
JDurk
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W5 was successful with both eating and moving. Circuits and weights M/W/F. 3 morning run/walks, a dawn patrol ride Tues morning, spin bike session Thurs and a chilly 64 mile ride in the Pines on Saturday with 3 other SSer's. Sunday rest day was a firewood splitting and stacking session before the SB. It was hard to get up and motivated this morning. This week's cardio will probably be indoors on the spin bike with snow and rain in the forecast for T/W/Th/Sa/Sun.
Eating was on plan all week. Saturday's ride was fueled by liquid calories, some Fig Newtons and an awesome chocolate brownie with walnuts at Nixon's. Super Bowl Sunday afternoon went off plan with beer, buffalo chicken tenders, chips and a meatball sandwich.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/01/25 previous weight = 197.2
02/08/25 current weight = 194.2
Diff: down 3 for the week, total lost = 41.2
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Robin
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I forgot to get on the scale Friday morning before running...and I never weigh myself over the weekend/Monday. So I guess I'll check in Thursday or Friday....
Not much to update as far as activity - I did get out to RV Wednesday before the storm - and while I wasn't fast on the climbs, I am glad I'm putting in the time running/lifting. Saturday rode CCC, which I was dragging but also pedaling my bigger bike. My Olympic lifting class started and really enjoying that.
Unfortunately my social media feeds have been showing a lot of "meds" for losing weight - including the magic shot. They really know how to f*ck with your head.
Not much to update as far as activity - I did get out to RV Wednesday before the storm - and while I wasn't fast on the climbs, I am glad I'm putting in the time running/lifting. Saturday rode CCC, which I was dragging but also pedaling my bigger bike. My Olympic lifting class started and really enjoying that.
Unfortunately my social media feeds have been showing a lot of "meds" for losing weight - including the magic shot. They really know how to f*ck with your head.
pibbles
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That "shot" isnt for people that work out...I've noticed many people lose alot of muscle...
1/01/2022 Starting way long ago = 208.?
1/01/2025 Starting weight this year = 197.5
2/14/2025 Current weight = 191.1
A little bit of progress as I start to move.
Doing better with the snacking (I ate them all in January)
Sleeping better.
Limited alc - think I've had two beers, and a couple of dinners with wine - so limited calories there.
i'm very weak. noticed a reduction in grip strength, and pull/push type movements.
probably going to have to get an old-guy workout in place.
Maybe that chair one!
1/01/2025 Starting weight this year = 197.5
2/14/2025 Current weight = 191.1
A little bit of progress as I start to move.
Doing better with the snacking (I ate them all in January)
Sleeping better.
Limited alc - think I've had two beers, and a couple of dinners with wine - so limited calories there.
i'm very weak. noticed a reduction in grip strength, and pull/push type movements.
probably going to have to get an old-guy workout in place.
Maybe that chair one!
Mahnken
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They lose muscle because they are eating less and not working out. You're supposed to focus on getting enough protein and work out, especially weight training, so that you don't lose muscle while on the shot. The shot itself isn't why people loss muscle.