Hit 1000 miles today !
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Hit 1000 miles today !
Bought my CAAD9 on June 10th of this year. I hit 1000 miles today. I have lost 21 pounds ( 190 to 168 ), pant size has gone from 35 to 32-33 and my neck went from 16.5 to 15.
My ride today was a riot. Got a flat tire at 15 miles. Pulled the nail out, put in a replacement tube and kept riding. My goal was to do my first metric century. I have a 30 mile loop that starts in my neighborhood so I thought I would just do 2 laps and take a minor excursion for the difference. Well, at 30.28 miles my back tire went flat again. Don't know why but it did. Will replace the tire and tube tomorrow. I did not finish my metric century but 30.28 miles put me at 1000.28 miles since June 10th. That made me so happy that I did not even care about the flat. I walked 1.5 miles home with my flat tire and could have cared less.
The bike forum has been my principal source of information. I still know crap about riding a bike but I know I am hooked. It's not exercise. It's a lifestyle. At 37 I am close to my high school weight. I never thought I would achieve this kind of weight loss and I never thought I would ride 1000 miles since June.
Thank you BF !
My ride today was a riot. Got a flat tire at 15 miles. Pulled the nail out, put in a replacement tube and kept riding. My goal was to do my first metric century. I have a 30 mile loop that starts in my neighborhood so I thought I would just do 2 laps and take a minor excursion for the difference. Well, at 30.28 miles my back tire went flat again. Don't know why but it did. Will replace the tire and tube tomorrow. I did not finish my metric century but 30.28 miles put me at 1000.28 miles since June 10th. That made me so happy that I did not even care about the flat. I walked 1.5 miles home with my flat tire and could have cared less.
The bike forum has been my principal source of information. I still know crap about riding a bike but I know I am hooked. It's not exercise. It's a lifestyle. At 37 I am close to my high school weight. I never thought I would achieve this kind of weight loss and I never thought I would ride 1000 miles since June.
Thank you BF !
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Congrats on the 1000 miles. Need to be careful about that weight loss though, that's a lot of weight loss for the time, while already being a fairly low weight. Might want to start leveling off and eating a bit more to try to get some more performance and worry less about the weight. Good luck though in the future!
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ok, i dont get how some of us can loose 21 pounds in 3 months with only 1000 miles. it would take at least 3000 miles to loose real fat/gain muscle and loose the extra, with great nutrition (very dedicated)...you start looking healthier and simply better.
Keep them miles coming,
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Keep them miles coming,
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Thanks Create. Your advice is spot on. My eating habits were HORRIBLE. I started tracking calories on Mynetdiary at the same time I started riding. I recently joined the YMCA to get some weight lifting in as well. I ride 25 miles three to four times a week. I actually want to bike more now and perform better. I had hoped to lose some weight but it just keeps coming off so I have not fought it. I sure as hell don't think I would look good at 160 so weight lifting is in my future. I have no muscle mass at all as I have never lifted a weight in my life and I have a desk job. A balance will arrive sooner or later.
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Tomorrow morning, I ride mile 1. I bought a MTB back when I was in my last semester of Law School, a trek 4300. I needed the daily rides to work out the stresses of the last semester and bar review. It has sat in my garage for the last several years until a few months ago when i took it for a few rides, and decided to get an inexpensive road bike to take out. I bought my neighbor's Raleigh Grand Prix and brought it to the shop to get a tune-up. Its back home now, and tomorrow morning i'll be heading out the levee to ride.
I've watched a friend lose 60 lbs (270-210) over the period of a year, and he has inspired me to get out there again and get to it. I figure I want to go from 225-195 lbs.
Tomorrow, I ride mile 1. And as I ride the levee along the Mississippi River, I'll give the finger to Katrina and what it did to us 5 years ago.
I've watched a friend lose 60 lbs (270-210) over the period of a year, and he has inspired me to get out there again and get to it. I figure I want to go from 225-195 lbs.
Tomorrow, I ride mile 1. And as I ride the levee along the Mississippi River, I'll give the finger to Katrina and what it did to us 5 years ago.
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Congrats on the miles! That was my summer goal, but I've been sidetracked at bit. About to hit 800 tho, so just might make it.
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Nice job, i hit 1k miles about a month ago and it felt great. Thats a huge amount of weight to lose though in that little time, kind of a bit concerning but maybe you lose weight fast. I know a couple people that do.
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I set Mynet diary to lose 2 lbs/week. By counting calories and riding it came off pretty easy. I had such deplorable eating habits that I should have weighed more than 190 honestly. I have had only 2 beers since June albeit I was never much of a drinker anyways despite playing in cover bands every weekend. I never eat red meat now and .....gasp..... no more products from FRito Lay. Junkfood was a big issue for me. Im on the wagon there.
So i think my weight loss came from an absolute lifestyle change mostly. My diet was so bad ! 1,000 miles is peanuts to some of you but I have been physically inert my whole adult life. Hell, I smoked a pack a day only 6 years ago ( and Im a pharmacist so now I am an anti smoking evangelist).
My results should be atypical since my lifestyle and inertia were so pronounced. I doubt I can lose much more nor do I want to lose much more.
So i think my weight loss came from an absolute lifestyle change mostly. My diet was so bad ! 1,000 miles is peanuts to some of you but I have been physically inert my whole adult life. Hell, I smoked a pack a day only 6 years ago ( and Im a pharmacist so now I am an anti smoking evangelist).
My results should be atypical since my lifestyle and inertia were so pronounced. I doubt I can lose much more nor do I want to lose much more.
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Sweet, I bought my road bike about the same time you did. I'm at around 1500 miles. Have a goal of 3000 miles. According to my Excel spreadsheet and the linear trend line, I'll hit it sometime in November. We'll see if I can ride that much. For August I'm around 750-850.
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For the people who are saying it's not good to loose too much weight too fast.. why? It's all simply a numbers game. Calories in, calories out. This guy is eating right, riding his bike and losing weight. He is doing it right.
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Walking home is no fun. Have you thought about carrying a patch kit?
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I carry a patch kit and a spare tube/pump/cartridges. I had already used the tube when I hit a nail. I could have patched my second flat but I would have been home by the time I had patched it. I walked less than two miles ( carrying my shoes...that sucked) so it was not real far.
Put a new tire and tube on the back wheel today. I have had 3 flats in three months ( 2 from nails ) so I figured I better swap it out.
Put a new tire and tube on the back wheel today. I have had 3 flats in three months ( 2 from nails ) so I figured I better swap it out.
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