knary
looking for a coal mine
(Piggy backing on Dave's Weight Watchers thread)
My short story:
I was always the perpetually lean kid growing up. I graduated high school 5'11" and almost 165 lbs. As the years rolled on, I slowly added a pound or two. The numbers started to add up. A little over three years ago, my love of life (aka bacon and wine) culminated in an Arts residency. All I did was paint - and eat and drink. After 6 weeks of gourmet meals and a deep wine cellar, I broke 200 lbs. For someone with my frame, I was downright fat.
That summer, feeling the need to not die earlier than necessary, I rediscovered bicycles. For the following three years, I was involved with Team in Training, first as a participant and then as a mentor. Riding centuries was the game. Soon I was down to a healthy 175 lbs. My resting heart rate was in the 50's and to fuel all the riding I was eating more than 6k calories a day.
But then I started on the studio. The very physical work built an appetite but burned very few calories. On top of that, when a friend stays with you for a week to lend a hand, you end up at that greasy spoon down the street. Portion sizes are large, calories and fat loads even larger. Making it worse, I had no time to ride. Then with winter, no inclination. I got fatter. For me, I am fat. I know I don't look it, but, again, I'm not a big guy. The dead giveaway is when my beard starts to demarcate where my chin should be.
So it's time to get back in shape. Who's with me?
Step 1. Eat better - cut back portion sizes, eat more regularly, and avoid the restaurants.
Step 2. Get back on the bicycle.
Step 3. Start a modest weight training regime.
The annoying twist is that I've developed what is currently being diagnosed as tendonitis in my right shoulder. Mobility is limited. But the Vicodin makes me happy.
My first weigh in:
4/21/08, 195 lbs
Who's with me? Peer pressure can be a good thing.
My short story:
I was always the perpetually lean kid growing up. I graduated high school 5'11" and almost 165 lbs. As the years rolled on, I slowly added a pound or two. The numbers started to add up. A little over three years ago, my love of life (aka bacon and wine) culminated in an Arts residency. All I did was paint - and eat and drink. After 6 weeks of gourmet meals and a deep wine cellar, I broke 200 lbs. For someone with my frame, I was downright fat.
That summer, feeling the need to not die earlier than necessary, I rediscovered bicycles. For the following three years, I was involved with Team in Training, first as a participant and then as a mentor. Riding centuries was the game. Soon I was down to a healthy 175 lbs. My resting heart rate was in the 50's and to fuel all the riding I was eating more than 6k calories a day.
But then I started on the studio. The very physical work built an appetite but burned very few calories. On top of that, when a friend stays with you for a week to lend a hand, you end up at that greasy spoon down the street. Portion sizes are large, calories and fat loads even larger. Making it worse, I had no time to ride. Then with winter, no inclination. I got fatter. For me, I am fat. I know I don't look it, but, again, I'm not a big guy. The dead giveaway is when my beard starts to demarcate where my chin should be.
So it's time to get back in shape. Who's with me?
Step 1. Eat better - cut back portion sizes, eat more regularly, and avoid the restaurants.
Step 2. Get back on the bicycle.
Step 3. Start a modest weight training regime.
The annoying twist is that I've developed what is currently being diagnosed as tendonitis in my right shoulder. Mobility is limited. But the Vicodin makes me happy.
My first weigh in:
4/21/08, 195 lbs
Who's with me? Peer pressure can be a good thing.
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