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01-10-12, 12:54 PM
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It really is the sugar. When I lost 75 pounds I still ate pizza, hamburgers, etc. All I really had to do was stop eating sweets and dessert after dinner and the pounds literally melted away. Sugar is completely unnecessary for the human diet and offers no nutrition. It's basically like a poison or a drug. It has no benefits other than giving you pleasure while you are eating it and it's almost toxic in what it does to the body. I even find that eating nothing but sugary snacks on the bike leads to me feeling like crap. When I eat healthy snacks that have protein and other components I feel much better and can ride much longer before bonking.
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01-10-12, 01:00 PM
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01-10-12, 01:49 PM
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Love the story Pcad. I just about melted at the "So Cutshall began contacting frame builders to see if they could make him a bike strong enough to support his weight. The responses trickled in. A few called Cutshall a disgrace."
Definitely a reason to wisely place more emphasis on positivity and being helpful than on the usual snark in our community. Where appropriate of course...
Definitely a reason to wisely place more emphasis on positivity and being helpful than on the usual snark in our community. Where appropriate of course...
01-10-12, 03:23 PM
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Favourite quote:
Sure, it's a self-limiting kind of deal that says to its rider: "So, your legs feel pretty great today huh?" as you approach hills with nimble legs & thoughts of speed while climbing... but the Pug's answer is always the same when you climb, "**** You: not today, not ever"...
01-10-12, 05:38 PM
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Thanks for sharing this. I am gong to pass this on to a buddy I am trying to get into cycling to lose weight. He just started a diet program and begin indoor stationary cycling, and have already dropped 40 lbs or so, but he is still afraid to get on the road. This will help.
01-10-12, 07:57 PM
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01-10-12, 08:05 PM
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y u dont like me?
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i dont understand how somone can get fat and not know why they got fat and not know how to get to a proper weight, lots of people in this world are very stupid and weak
01-10-12, 08:06 PM
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great story. I think our bikes are really a part of all of us though. that's why we'er here.
01-10-12, 08:27 PM
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01-10-12, 08:32 PM
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If you have access to the WSJ, check out todays article on obesity on the Personal Journal.
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01-10-12, 08:55 PM
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01-10-12, 08:58 PM
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01-10-12, 09:05 PM
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01-10-12, 09:08 PM
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01-10-12, 09:11 PM
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01-10-12, 09:14 PM
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01-10-12, 09:15 PM
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is this the article you are talking about? https://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...sonaljournal_0
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01-10-12, 09:17 PM
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Don't worry, they won't reproduce and their genes will be culled out of the collective pool.
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01-10-12, 09:47 PM
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Good read. The link, not the thread.
01-10-12, 09:47 PM
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If you are being serious, and I hope you're not, then the stupid and weak part has an obvious origin.