crymfytr

Hi all,

First off let me just say thanks!! I have been reading this forum for about two weeks without registering as member, especially the Clydesdale/Athena postings. You guys have been an unbelieveable source of inspiration and motivation and I thank you for that.

I am a 39yr old police officer from NC. I am 6ft 4in 310lbs, so I obviously qualify as a clydesdale. I played basketball and baseball in High School and baseball in college. I have been a police officer since 1988 and spent some time on active duty from the reserves as a black hawk crew chief. As an athlete I always (6ft1in 190 in seventh grade 6ft 4in 215lbs at HS graduation) maintained my weight in the 215-235lb range and maintained 250lbs for the majority of my adulthood (20-39yoa). After coming off active duty and returning to my regular job, I quit exercising regularly and continued with the same intake of food as usual (beer is a big culprit) and soon balloned up over 300lbs. With some hard work I got back to about 260lbs, but have backslid and am back up to 310lbs over the last two years.



I bought a Lemond Etape in early 2006 and loved riding it, but quickly allowed other things (work and I'm currently working towards my Master's degree) to interupt my exercise schedule. I just turned 39yoa on 3Jul2007 and my gift to myself is to totally commit to a healthier lifestyle, lose 70lbs (240lbs goal) or more and make bicycling a big part of reaching these goals.



The postings on this forum have been a great source for setting my sights on these goals and I hope to use this forum for training tips, encouragement, motivation etc...



I hope this was the right area for this post.



Thanks,

Rick

ledbetter10

Good luck Rick - I am just starting my cycling as well and will be purchasing a new bike in the next week or so - looking forward to making the same types of gains you are. This place has been a HUGE motivator for me, I love it.

Brett

jaxgtr

Welcome to the group, we are quite the friendly bunch.

crymfytr

Thanks to both of you.

The best thing so far for me has been the friendliness and the chance to see that I'm not the "lone ranger" in this thing.

Tom Stormcrowe

Hello, crymfyter!

Welcome to Clyde's! Yep, we are a fairly friendly bunch here....we don't even seem to have a resident grouch in this subforum! Any questions you have, we'll be glad to answer to the best of our abilities!

chunkyd

Welcome! Looking forward to hearing your exeriences with the battle of the bulge.

Dr_Robert

Welcome!