Originally Posted by Leisesturm

Sorry, but IMO you have completely the wrong attitude about this. It is evident that you do care what people yell by what you have written, and that's ok. Own it. We are a social animal. I admit, positive reinforcement would feel better, but you can use negative energy to push yourself to your goals as well. Obviously at some time in the past you weren't quite as disciplined as you are at present? So why hate on the whopper eaters? That's hypocrisy. I also have to say... as a weight loss strategy street biking sucks. Rocks. it's too efficient and too environment limited both at the same time. If you are losing weight, its because of other positive changes you have made in your lifestyle. Cardio that will actually melt the fat off? Well running is probably number one, even urban running, but its high impact. Ouch! Elliptical? Rower? Exercise bike? All better because you can dial in a certain amount of resistance AND you can slog away at your workout without worrying about traffic lights, cross traffic, pedestrians, low flying aircraft... FWIW

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