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  • I was digging through some old photos the other day and found a fat photo. I had completely forgotten just how big I was (as background I lost most of my weight back in 2004 and this photo is from then - although i've lost some weight this year to get back to my target weight, that's just fine tuning maintenance compared…
    in What's Your Most Recent NSV Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • I just did a test. I did a ride this morning - 130 minutes at 17mph. Calorie burn around 1200 calculated using a power meter. I just added the same exercise manually to see what it came up as - over 1800. That's quite a difference!
    in Accuracy of Fast Cycling Estimates Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • A bit of wine for me last night. Today is a bank holiday so one of my thursday zoom meetups was moved to thursday instead. I'm getting better at drinking a small amount and leaving the rest of the bottle for another day. 5/7 AF
    in Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • Work drinks navigated without alcohol. I'm currently waiting for a wine delivery though - I've found a local wine merchant from the Spanish island my dad lives on. I can't visit but I can get some imported drinks and pretend I'm over there. The delivery should last me a month or two at the rate I get through stuff but it…
    in Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • Welcome @marcgilr1 3/4 for me. Work drinks this afternoon but I have an evil workout planned for tomorrow morning so I think I'll skip the alcohol and just chat.
    in Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • SW (October) - 86kg 6/1/20 - 80.4kg 13/1/20 - 80.7kg 20/1/20 - 78.6kg 25/1/20 - 78.0kg (Saturday weigh in as I was on holiday on Monday) 3/2/30 - 78.6kg (got off a 4.5 hour flight back from the canaries at 8pm last night so vaguely hopeful there's some water retention in there) 10/2/20 - 77.1kg (I was right about the water…
    in UK accountability friends - Monday weigh in Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • AF again today, for 2/3 so far.
    in Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • Moderation is good :) Yesterday was a Friday so it was a drinking day at a work quiz then cycling club virtual pub. Both of those run every Friday and I'm getting into a bit of a drinking routine but I'm fine with that. Today will be AF though.
    in Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe May 2020
  • Time for one of my occasional check ins. I started this without any real idea of what my goal weight would be, but I think I might pretty much be there. 7 months in I'm sitting at 155 and although I could lose more, I'm starting to feel like eating at a deficit isn't enough to properly fuel my training and I need to switch…
    in Cyclist trying to balance weight loss and training Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • My realistic goal is to limit drinking to Fridays (virtual pub night), bank holidays and my birthday. That would be 7 drinking days. More than I was drinking earlier in the year, but virtual pub is a highlight of the week and although I could do it AF I am comfortable with "less alcohol" rather than "no alcohol". I also…
    in Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine 18 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine 18 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • I haven't updated for a few days, so... 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine 18 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine 18 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • I need to get back into doing this. SW (October) - 86kg 6/1/20 - 80.4kg 13/1/20 - 80.7kg 20/1/20 - 78.6kg 25/1/20 - 78.0kg (Saturday weigh in as I was on holiday on Monday) 3/2/30 - 78.6kg (got off a 4.5 hour flight back from the canaries at 8pm last night so vaguely hopeful there's some water retention in there) 10/2/20 -…
    in UK accountability friends - Monday weigh in Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine 18 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine 18 -…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 17 - 1/2 bottle of wine.…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 16 - AF 11/16 AF
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 15 - AF 10/15 AF. Planning not to drink…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF 13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival 14 - AF 9/14 AF
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • Immediately - a long bike ride with a cafe stop or two. Probably with a group of cycling friends. Visit family in the UK. Once international travel is possible - visit my dad in Spain.
    in What's the first thing you will do after Quarantine? Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • I'm in the UK and I find it easier to avoid people on longer bike rides than if I did half an hour close to home. I live in a city but on a longer ride I can get out into the countryside and plan a route which mainly avoids towns. The first weekend of lockdown I tried riding smaller loops close to home and realised that it…
    in The lockdown hasn't been good to me? Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF 10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub. 11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride. 12 - AF. I will probably finish the bottle of wine I started on Friday during tomorrow's lockdown street…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • I'd vote for a smart trainer and zwift too but I'm coming at it from a cycling background rather than a general fitness one.
    in Peloton: Yay or Nay Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 7/10 here. It's sunny and it's a bank holiday, and I needed a way to mark the difference from a normal day at home... Sitting in the garden with a drink has hit the spot nicely. I'm not being too strict at the moment, and I've never been about giving up completely, just about understanding why I drink and making sensible…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 8 - AF 9 - AF - almost had a beer (I'd put some in to chill for the weekend) but decided I didn't have the calories and I'd leave it for the next few days. We've got more virtual pubs over the weekend, and a…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • Hello everyone, I've been a bit absent recently. After a month or two of fairly little alcohol I've gone back to drinking most weekends, but I think I'm fine with that for now. April... 1 - AF 2 - AF 3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls 4 - AF 5 - 1 glass wine 6 - AF 7 - AF 4 day weekend will…
    in Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time Comment by helen_goldthorpe April 2020
  • SW (October) - 86kg 6/1/20 - 80.4kg 13/1/20 - 80.7kg 20/1/20 - 78.6kg 25/1/20 - 78.0kg (Saturday weigh in as I was on holiday on Monday) 3/2/30 - 78.6kg (got off a 4.5 hour flight back from the canaries at 8pm last night so vaguely hopeful there's some water retention in there) 10/2/20 - 77.1kg (I was right about the water…
    in UK accountability friends - Monday weigh in Comment by helen_goldthorpe March 2020
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