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No Longer Too Fat for This Sport

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Old 07-14-09, 04:41 PM
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No Longer Too Fat for This Sport

Today I am no longer too fat (of course, PCad will disagree ). My size med bibshorts have been feeling a little baggy and starting to ride up. Tried on size small at a local shop today. Much better. I'll be getting some soon. Wow, from an XL to S in a little over a year!
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That sounds too good to be true.
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People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
That sounds too good to be true.
It's a shame I didn't take a before picture. Size 40 waist to 28 1/2 now. 210 pounds to 144.6 this morning.
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Is this you?

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Originally Posted by JoelS
It's a shame I didn't take a before picture. Size 40 waist to 28 1/2 now. 210 pounds to 144.6 this morning.
It is a shame. Nice Job.
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Today I am no longer too fat
Let's not get carried away you pudgy Fred.
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Originally Posted by mollusk
Is this you?
Um, no. I'm too short. 5'7".
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Originally Posted by mollusk
Is this you?

Because if it's not, put down that Skinny Cow.

I will indulge in mine regardless.

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Originally Posted by patentcad
Let's not get carried away you pudgy Fred.
Just what I thought.
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Because if it's not, put down that Skinny Cow.

I will indulge in mine regardless.

Drat. My wife ate the last one.

No matter. Just another excuse for a m/c ride later.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Because if it's not, put down that Skinny Cow.

I will indulge in mine regardless.

The Chicken would never eat that.

Not even on vacation wherever he said he was or happened to be.
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You freakin' ROCK for being able to pull that off in that amount of time. You must be livin' right. Keep it up man. Congrats Joel.
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Congrats on the loss!
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Originally Posted by mollusk
Is this you?

who is the fatty....?
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Congrats on the weight loss.
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Wow! Impressive....good for you.
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congrats!!...that's quite a feat!!


I hate you.
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Originally Posted by JoelS
It's a shame I didn't take a before picture. Size 40 waist to 28 1/2 now. 210 pounds to 144.6 this morning.
All you weight gain ( and loss) must be around your middle. Congratulations.
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Originally Posted by JoelS
It's a shame I didn't take a before picture. Size 40 waist to 28 1/2 now. 210 pounds to 144.6 this morning.
Great work - now be sure keep cycling and keep it off!
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You are all seriously F-ing up the OP's Self Loathing.

I hope you're all happy. Don't enable his gnosh addiction.

I never got that Skinny Cow by the way. F me.
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you're still too slow for this sport.
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Nicely done...
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Congrats on the weight loss!
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Originally Posted by VA_Esquire
who is the fatty....?
That would be Michael Rasmussen, a.k.a. "The Chicken."
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