280.5 Miles Last Week, 8.4# Weight Loss
 

I really put an effort into getting maximum mileage on the bike last week. I even ran most of my errands on the bike clocking over 50 miles on 3 separate days W/a best 1 day tally of 60.4 miles.

I'm down to 272.2# from 280.6# last week. Total loss of 49.6# over 15 weeks. (started @ 321.8# in January) I also got into my 42" waist pants. I was wearing 46" pants 15 weeks ago. I added 2 more holes to my belt.

I'm hoping to average 6# per week over the next 12 weeks to get down to 200# for the LX Nationals (drag racing) championships on July 17th & 18th. That should take off @ least .10 seconds ET.:thumb: Last year was bracket racing. (I won) http://www.lxforums.com/board/showthread.php?t=176298 (PowerWagon896 is my username on many sites)



This year there's also going to be a "heads up" N/A 5.7 class in which my car would be very competitive anyway @ my 300#ish bulk. Taking 100# from the equasion should make me very, very hard to beat. I also have a new 3400 RPM stall comvertor to be installed, that should be good for another .20 ET.:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Sbz2Etl_A

Way to go..Keep it up

We are all jealous..Sorta , Wish people would let me alone so I could do that kind of mileage.. I might well find myself in some far away location and not know the way home..

Being "semi-retired" helps.:D

XCSKIBUM: I'm in the same boat. have gotten down to 44 pants but would like to get back to 36s. won't mention the exact weight but let's just say I was relieved to hear my bike was rated for 300# of rider + gear.

I typically get in 100 miles per week but could probably push it to 200m if I commuted every day and did a long weekend ride. biggest problem for me is the hunger that accompanies long rides...maybe I need to eat more on the bike.

can I ask what your diet consists of? low carb / low fat / etc or are you riding so much you can pretty much eat whatever you want?

6 pounds per week is unbelievable, just unbelievable. I count myself lucky if I can lose 2 pounds per week...

thanks in advance for any words of inspiration!

That's a heckuva lot of riding. Good job.

Fantastic! That's a whole messa miles.

Way to go man. :thumb:

You do realize though, that with all this skiing and biking ****, you're going to have to trade that Charger in on a Subaru, right? It's the rules, you know. :D

I follow Weight Watchers, even going to the meetings religiously. I alternate bacon & eggs W/(regular Kraft slices) cheese & scrambled eggs every morning W/lite toast & real butter. I find that a high protien breakfast gets the furnace running to boost metabolism & burn calories.

I even eat (85% lean) hamburgers cooked on the grill W/Arnolds rye thins for a bun & the slice of regular Kraft cheese W/mustard & a thick slice of sweet onion. I often have Ore-Ida krinkle cut fries fixed in the oven. (avoid the extra crispy, they have a lot more fat).

We usually have a salad on Friday night W/about 6-8 oz of skinless chicken breast or 97% fat free ham & yes, I use 2 (heaping) tablespoons of rgeular chunky blue cheese dressing.

I find that as long as I don't exceed about 25 miles in a day I do OK W/O eating on the road. I do often stop every 12 miles or so for a couple of Labatt Blue Lights on the days I push the envelope. The light beer just seems to sweat out W/O a significant weight gain. I do count/track all that I eat/drink.

I also carry cereal bars (Great Value 90 calorie from Walley World) & drink some SoBe or other low sugar drinks on the road.

This week I am going to try to limit to 25 miles per day W/O the beer breaks.

We already have a VW Jetta so the Charger stays.

Besides, the Charger gets 26 MPG on the interstate anyway, probably better than a Subaru @ 75 MPH.

Since I got the bike in mid/late March I have logged just over 886 miles.

WTG keep it up!!

Very good job. I wish my hip would allow me to put those kind of miles on. Keep up the great work !!!

Methinks an AWD Magnum wagon would be more his style - - and keep the Charger :D.

Wow - - a 12-second (modern) Charger? Just wow.

If I can get .25 off the ET it will hold the N/A 5.7 LX record (the current record is 11.822)
. 100# less weight & 600 RPM more stall on the convertor should do that.

It ran 11.306 on a 125 shot of nitrous, that ran out as I hit the traps (probably cost me .2 ET) that IS the stock block 5.7 LX "poweradder" record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhG0KlXEOnU:thumb:

I'm hoping a full bottle on a 175 shot will get me into the 10s.

nice charger! And CONGRATS on the tremendous mileage and weight loss!


Oddest of all places on the web to get into this, but here is a vid of my toyota tacoma. The 1/4 was cut down to 1/8 due to rain earlier in the night, but you get the idea.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kypGhDvUDSg