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Old 05-14-13 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Bikey Mikey
OMG! 140lbs at 5'9"!!! I waffle between 138~142 at 5'7" and I'm thin--the wife already says hugging me is like hugging an oven rack. I would think you would be really thin. Maybe you should eat an occasional piece of pie. There is such a thing as too thin. When I got down to 136 one time, I felt I was too thin for my height.
Nah, I'm not too thin...
1. I have a lot of legs for my height (i.e. short torso) My cycling inseam is 33.5" and I ride a 56cm frame and the seat is all the way up (granted it's only a 200mm seat post)
2. Swimming and curling (the sweeping can be very strenuous) keep my upper body toned
3. I haven't totally lost the "mid-section" cushioning yet
4. When I was in my 30's, I would get down to 135lbs during the racing season (triathlons/duathlons and some bike races)
5. And as I said, I do *not* skip the pie, or the cake, or the brownies, or the cookies
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