Once a clyde always a clyde?
04-30-15, 09:52 AM
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Once a clyde always a clyde?
I am closing in on that elusive weight loss goal of 199 lbs. Only 5 more to go! I know that once I drop below 200 I will no longer qualify as a clyde, but you are my favorite group! That said, since I was once a clyde, will I still be part of the brother / sisterhood?
04-30-15, 10:05 AM
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I am closing in on that elusive weight loss goal of 199 lbs. Only 5 more to go! I know that once I drop below 200 I will no longer qualify as a clyde, but you are my favorite group! That said, since I was once a clyde, will I still be part of the brother / sisterhood?
Contgratulations on your impending non-clydedom.
GH
04-30-15, 10:12 AM
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I am closing in on that elusive weight loss goal of 199 lbs. Only 5 more to go! I know that once I drop below 200 I will no longer qualify as a clyde, but you are my favorite group! That said, since I was once a clyde, will I still be part of the brother / sisterhood?
That @Willbird chap can bugger off also.
04-30-15, 10:58 AM
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Congratulations! Where can I send you some cake and ice cream!!! 
04-30-15, 11:02 AM
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If you're like me, even if I get below 200 it'll be a constant fight to stay there, so I'll always be a Clyde. I've been stuck at 6'2" and 215 for a while too. I guess I"m just not willing to make the lifestyle changes to shed that last 20 lbs.
04-30-15, 11:16 AM
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Funny post.
I was always a skinny guy (6' 2" & 170 LBS) but as I've gotten older the weight has crept up.
I guess I am now a clyde (205) but I still think of myself as a skinny guy...
I was always a skinny guy (6' 2" & 170 LBS) but as I've gotten older the weight has crept up.
I guess I am now a clyde (205) but I still think of myself as a skinny guy...
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First, congratulations! I'm now sub-clyde myself, but I'm short (just a tad over 5'7") so I'm probably fatter than some of the 6' + clydes out there. I still consider myself a clyde in spirit!
04-30-15, 11:55 AM
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I have not been a clyde in size for almost 2 years now...in fact, I was no longer a clyde when I joined this forum... but I still check this subforum and read and comment regularly.... I was a clyde for 40 years and I went thru the weight struggles...so I understand what other folks are going thru. I like to give encouragement and read success stories.
04-30-15, 12:14 PM
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I am closing in on that elusive weight loss goal of 199 lbs. Only 5 more to go! I know that once I drop below 200 I will no longer qualify as a clyde, but you are my favorite group! That said, since I was once a clyde, will I still be part of the brother / sisterhood?
04-30-15, 12:52 PM
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Just because a battle has been won doesn't mean you should stop trying. Stick around for the support and encouragement and with some luck you'll become a lean, mean cycling machine someday.
04-30-15, 01:46 PM
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Today is day 365 on Myfitnesspal :-)....365 days streak too :-).
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04-30-15, 01:54 PM
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199 day streak for me 
04-30-15, 02:35 PM
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Even if I do manage to reach my sub-200 weight goal, I don't think Father Time is going to succeed in driving my height below 6', so I think I'm a permanent resident here.
04-30-15, 02:42 PM
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Don't tempt Father Time, he is undefeated.
GH
04-30-15, 03:21 PM
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I'll never not be a clyde.
That's ok, I honestly come by it...
That's ok, I honestly come by it...
04-30-15, 04:23 PM
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Well, 49 now.
Trying to keep 500 lb pull, maybe get back up to 550 this winter... Was at 575 and working to 580, but BP disagreed.
Seems my BP likes lower weights, it sure doesn't respond to low sodium and the drugs they gave me were devastating...
Trying to keep 500 lb pull, maybe get back up to 550 this winter... Was at 575 and working to 580, but BP disagreed.
Seems my BP likes lower weights, it sure doesn't respond to low sodium and the drugs they gave me were devastating...
04-30-15, 07:45 PM
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In 9th grade football i was the only one on my team that wore adult mens clothes and weighed 200 pounds.
Im 51 now and a muscular 265 lbs ....see where this is going.
Last Sunday i did 50 miles with a Triathlete on my favorite stretch of road and blew his doors.
Top speed was 40 mph and i conquered a giant hill that has taken me 2 years to conquer.
Im 51 now and a muscular 265 lbs ....see where this is going.
Last Sunday i did 50 miles with a Triathlete on my favorite stretch of road and blew his doors.
Top speed was 40 mph and i conquered a giant hill that has taken me 2 years to conquer.
05-01-15, 11:31 AM
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Keep at it! I think the most important thing I gained from getting cycling fit and losing some weight was reduced blood pressure. I still need to drop some more lbs, but my BP is now in safe range for the first time in a number of years.
05-01-15, 11:53 AM
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In 9th grade football i was the only one on my team that wore adult mens clothes and weighed 200 pounds.
Im 51 now and a muscular 265 lbs ....see where this is going.
Last Sunday i did 50 miles with a Triathlete on my favorite stretch of road and blew his doors.
Top speed was 40 mph and i conquered a giant hill that has taken me 2 years to conquer.
Im 51 now and a muscular 265 lbs ....see where this is going.
Last Sunday i did 50 miles with a Triathlete on my favorite stretch of road and blew his doors.
Top speed was 40 mph and i conquered a giant hill that has taken me 2 years to conquer.
Thanks for letting us know you made it work!
I'm in the not bad short term, but well data is out about long term ranges. 120's / 90's and Woo Hoo, I've seen resting HR in the mid 60's!!! 20 lower then last year!
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I'm no longer a clyde, and have not been since August I think it was. But I still post here, on others' threads.
I thought I'd never get below 200 again, figured I just was a big guy (though only 5'8) and that was that. Well with Myfitnesspal (I used it ALL of the time for the first 8 months, now its just here and there when I remember - my diet is strict so no worries) and changing HOW I approach eating, I've gone from 230+ starting 2014, to 172 or less depends on the day.
What I do know is that short of a medical condition, I'll never physically be a clyde again, because I keep in mind where I came from. Every look in the mirror and comment from people I know solidifies that. Oh, and I feel AMAZING again. I don't feel 32 at all. I feel (honestly) more like 18. Because I was in shape back then Now the thinning hair...
Keep at it! Its so worth it
I thought I'd never get below 200 again, figured I just was a big guy (though only 5'8) and that was that. Well with Myfitnesspal (I used it ALL of the time for the first 8 months, now its just here and there when I remember - my diet is strict so no worries) and changing HOW I approach eating, I've gone from 230+ starting 2014, to 172 or less depends on the day.
What I do know is that short of a medical condition, I'll never physically be a clyde again, because I keep in mind where I came from. Every look in the mirror and comment from people I know solidifies that. Oh, and I feel AMAZING again. I don't feel 32 at all. I feel (honestly) more like 18. Because I was in shape back then
Now the thinning hair...Keep at it! Its so worth it