Biggest loser
- Thread starter Patrick
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Still on the loser side
5/4 226#
Feel so much better then when I started. Energy from a clean diet is truly amazing, idk why I always fall back to that sluggish sugar loads. The addiction is real 😉
JDurk
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R20 off week
Did much better with eating. No snacking, nothing processed and no beer until Sat. and Sun. afternoon.
Took a few days to recovering from Rattling. Keep the activity easy. Belmont "notarace" was Thursday evening. Not as many showed up as the previous week. Was in the mix with 2 others on SS. We ended up 5, 6 and 7 overall. Was a longer than usual course with pretty much every climb. Skipped Iron Hill on Saturday as the forecast looked real shitty. Confirmed when seeing postings on social media and Strava. Started R21 of E2M this morning. Just circuits and cardio this week. Planning to do Endurance SS at French Creek on Sat as a training race for TSE.
Weigh-in was Sat. morning before a local Mroadie ride. Looking to be sub 190 for TSE.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
04/27/25 previous weight = 197.6
05/03/25 current weight = 193.0
Diff: down 4.6 for the week, total lost = 42.4
See ya there. Assuming the course drains relatively well.
JDurk
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French Creek does drain well. There will be 2 spots that always seem to stay wet though.
Finally head first into my cut for the season. I'm still not going for as aggressive of weight loss as I have in year's past as my goal isn't 30+ lbs of weight loss. Aiming for 2500-2700 calories instead of my normal 2100-2300, hoping that balance will keep my performance on the bike far higher. I think with the right balance I can hit 4 w/kG by Big/Little Sugar in October. Currently at 3.65 w/Kg...172 lbs is going to get me in the ballpark.
Anyway, away I go to carb load for French Creek endurance tomorrow.
Anyway, away I go to carb load for French Creek endurance tomorrow.
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
2/24/25 - 211
3/3/25 - 211
3/10/25 - 213
3/17/25 - 210
3/24/25 - 211
3/31/25 - 209
4/7/25 - 208
4/14/25 - 213
4/21/25 - 210
4/28/25 - 208
5/5/25 - 207
5/12/25 - 205
I was feeling pretty crappy 3 weeks ago then got tested and treated for Lyme. Going on 10 days of doxycycline, which also means 10 days of no alcohol. I seemed to have turned a corner and am starting to feel good again.
3/3/25 - 211
3/10/25 - 213
3/17/25 - 210
3/24/25 - 211
3/31/25 - 209
4/7/25 - 208
4/14/25 - 213
4/21/25 - 210
4/28/25 - 208
5/5/25 - 207
5/12/25 - 205
I was feeling pretty crappy 3 weeks ago then got tested and treated for Lyme. Going on 10 days of doxycycline, which also means 10 days of no alcohol. I seemed to have turned a corner and am starting to feel good again.
Over the Bars
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Been a crazy month my whole schedule has been out of whack with races every weekend. Ran the the competive heat 10k spartan at creek then did the xterra paddle triathalon the following weekend. Then the jerseyman practice swim the week after that and just did the jerseyman olympic triathalon yesterday. I'm ready to get back to normal eating and training again. It won't actually be normal since we have multiple vacations and weddings and everything else to work around but better than this. Still have lots of races on the calender but my biggest one is the peasantman 72.3 mile triathalon in 90 days. Weights been trending slightly up a bit but nothing concerning just hard to get everything right with so much going on.
Nice "run" of events!
At one point Ray and Dave were talking about making the Jerseyman and Xterra the same weekend, and give a discount to athletes doing a double.
right in your house of torture!
Well done.
Over the Bars
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Thanks! That would definitely be torture but I would probably do it 😄 I pushed really hard at Spartan and still wasn't fully recovered by xterra and pushed really hard again and I was out of commission for 2 days following xterra.
JDurk
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E2M R21W1D1 (again)
Been a few weeks since my last check-in and now that it's June, figured it was time. Been eating ok, but a few family gatherings and stress eating in the weeks before heading off to TSE, it went off the rails. At TSE, breakfast and dinner are included with registration. Let's just say it's very carb heavy and protein light. Drank my calories during the race stages with stops at the aid stations for some solid food. Last week after being home, I was constantly craving snacks and eating between meals. Didn't drink much beer at the race, but made up for it during the week after.
I started R21 back on 5/5 and did a complete week of circuits and other activities. I had planned to take it easy the week after, which was the week before TSE, and I did. TSE went well, except for the damn rain during Stages 2-5. SS class for me this year after doing '16, '17, '19 and '21 as a Clyde. In '22, '23, and '24 age group 50-59. 8 times now doing this race and surprisingly it wasn't terrible having only 1 gear. Jumping back into the discipline routine this week with exercise and food. Training as if I will be doing a long event, that occurs every July in the same area where TSE is held. Will be a game time decision.
Didn't get to sub 190 for TSE, but feel I will need to be there for the July event. Weighed in this morning after finishing the last of the Tonewoods in my refrigerator.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
05/03/25 previous weight = 193.0
06/02/25 current weight = 199.0
Diff: up 6 for the month, total lost = 36.4
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JDurk
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E2M R21W2D2
Still having a hard time staying consistent. I'm good for a few days and a few meals, then lose my discipline. Thinking about switching up my I.F. routine. Family event on Sunday was a bit gluttonous, but no regrets.
Activity was good last week with circuits, walks and a few rides. Thursday at Belmont was a blast. 2 lap long course with mostly ST and seemed like every damn climb except the biggest on each lap. When we were all done, many of us stood around saying WTF was that. Ended up 2nd SS, top 10 overall, of 10 SS in attendance. Only 4 SSers finished with others having mechanicals, flats, missed turns or just not wanting to do 2 laps. This week I resumed running for 30min cardio before circuits. May do Endurance SS on Saturday at M.A.S.S. series race, The (not) Challenger.
Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
06/02/25 previous weight = 199.0
06/09/25 current weight = 197.2
Diff: down 1.8 for the week, total lost = 38.2
Trend line looks pretty good.
Hoping at some point the every weekend family events will end. They're absolutely brutal for the diet while the midweek tends to be flawless.
Hoping at some point the every weekend family events will end. They're absolutely brutal for the diet while the midweek tends to be flawless.
Jeezus H Crispy it took forever to get out of the 220's but here I am 216 for past couple days. I had to jumpstart something as I haven't changed anything. So pulled a 36 hour fast Friday-Saturday. Went from the dead end of forever 222 to 214 by the end of the fast. Now that I'm on a pretty simple meal plan for past 5 months, basically intermittent fasting carnivore blah blah blah.
Again no number reaching just keep on keeping on. Bike riding is barely once a week and working like a an asshole. Just like this weight loss, no goal in ever retiring. Pretty much work until I'm dead 🤣
Again no number reaching just keep on keeping on. Bike riding is barely once a week and working like a an asshole. Just like this weight loss, no goal in ever retiring. Pretty much work until I'm dead 🤣
Mahnken
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For the last year, probably more, I'd been struggling to get back under 200. Just been stuck in this 200-205 range for months. Then, a little more than a month ago I got a call from an old coworker asking if I wanted to join their relay team for the loopy looper, a 12hr run relay. At that point, I hadn't run over 5 miles since the Philly Marathon in 2019, and hadn't run at all for about half a year. But I agreed, hoping it would force me out of this slump. I weighed in that day at 203 and hoped to get to the mid 180s for the race. I knew diet would be a huge party of this so I drastically cut calories and planned on eating a lot of huge salads to fill me up without taking in too many calories. Figured I would just start running most days and hope for the best. Try to get in mostly zone 2 and throw in harder efforts when I felt good.
Dieting was fairly easy. I started off with a 48hr fast due to what I think must've been food poisoning. That ended up being instrumental in resetting my appetite and cravings. Big salads were key for the work week, they filled me up really well and kept me from going into the snack lady's office for nutter butters and swedish fish all day like I usually end up doing. Weekends were tougher, but just tried to limit junk intake and focus on veggies and fruits, and vegan proteins.
The running started off terrible. Zone 2 was basically walking and running for more than a mile would leave me annoyed and wanting to walk, lol. But after a week or two it got way better and dare I say, enjoyable. Which is nice, I've enjoyed running in the past and have been wanting to get back to that point, but getting past it being miserable isn't easy, and this forced me to get there.
Race day was yesterday and I weighed in at 186. Right around where I wanted to be. Running fitness was nowhere near where it was in 2019, but was definitely good enough for the race. And it being a relay was nice, I got plenty of breaks and downtime to eat and hydrate. Felt pretty good the entire day aside from some butt chaffing, but some Vaseline took care of that. Our team ended up with 18 laps total, I put in 6 (22 miles) of them. And we didn't come in last, which is always nice.
Had so much fun that I signed up for their next race, the frosty looper, in December. That'll be an 8hr solo effort. Hoping to at least run a 50k. It's now my motivation to to keep dropping weight and getting faster. Aiming for the mid 170s with more muscle and less fat. So the plan is more running, more weight lifting, more biking (though unfortunately bike won't be the priority for a while, which is kinda sad, especially on a bike forum 😂).
Dieting was fairly easy. I started off with a 48hr fast due to what I think must've been food poisoning. That ended up being instrumental in resetting my appetite and cravings. Big salads were key for the work week, they filled me up really well and kept me from going into the snack lady's office for nutter butters and swedish fish all day like I usually end up doing. Weekends were tougher, but just tried to limit junk intake and focus on veggies and fruits, and vegan proteins.
The running started off terrible. Zone 2 was basically walking and running for more than a mile would leave me annoyed and wanting to walk, lol. But after a week or two it got way better and dare I say, enjoyable. Which is nice, I've enjoyed running in the past and have been wanting to get back to that point, but getting past it being miserable isn't easy, and this forced me to get there.
Race day was yesterday and I weighed in at 186. Right around where I wanted to be. Running fitness was nowhere near where it was in 2019, but was definitely good enough for the race. And it being a relay was nice, I got plenty of breaks and downtime to eat and hydrate. Felt pretty good the entire day aside from some butt chaffing, but some Vaseline took care of that. Our team ended up with 18 laps total, I put in 6 (22 miles) of them. And we didn't come in last, which is always nice.
Had so much fun that I signed up for their next race, the frosty looper, in December. That'll be an 8hr solo effort. Hoping to at least run a 50k. It's now my motivation to to keep dropping weight and getting faster. Aiming for the mid 170s with more muscle and less fat. So the plan is more running, more weight lifting, more biking (though unfortunately bike won't be the priority for a while, which is kinda sad, especially on a bike forum 😂).
Over the Bars
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Congrats man that's awesome! Zone 2 is the worst thing to get started doing but damn does it pay off once you force yourself to do it consistently 👏👏