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Forgot to post my miles from weekend ride - 37 miles in 2 hr 17 min (barely above 16 avg). Totals for the month: Road bike 326 Spin class 282 Wow! great mileages from the group!

Hi and Welcome, Have you visited Dr Johnson's website? There's a calculator to help you determine your UD and DD calories and it asks for how much you exercise as part of the calculation. He also advises that you should try to do a 2 week induction where you keep the DDs at 500 calories - as nicole9008 said, this activates…

Steph_Smiles - I remember my first switch to clipless pedals. I practiced several times and I thought I would be able to handle the new pedals. But .... I had to ride up a hill to a traffic light (it was red) and ... I forgot about the pedals. I yanked and yanked at my right foot and the pedal wouldn't release! So ... over…

LOL ... I hadn't thought of it that way, but its a good description!

Spin class this morning. So here's my totals for the month: Spin miles: 252 Road bike miles: 188.75 Glad to see more joining the challenge! Really helps with the motivation to ride!

Oh, my, please don't cough up a lung! I myself carry about 25% body fat and my husband has about 9%. My theory is that gravity increases for those of us with a greater percentage of body fat; I know I just get slower and slower ... and slooooower as the hill keeps going up and up and up! I wish we could all share some of…

Road bike ride with my husband this morning. 44 miles in 170 minutes. I struggled getting up some of the hills - my husband tells me: "The hills are your friend. They make you strong." It makes me laugh. (Better than crying, I suppose.) Keep the rubber side down! Susan

Spin class this morning - 65 minutes, 24 miles. Totals for the month: Road Bike 144 Spin Bike 222 Great numbers out there everyone! Keep pedaling!

You look stunning! Fantastic journey - thanks for sharing and inspiring us!

I didn't post on Tuesday - Spin Class, 28 miles, 75 minutes. Today I rode with an early morning group road ride - 34.75 miles, 2 hr 22 minutes. July Totals: Spin Class 198 miles 537 minutes Road Bike 144.75 miles 481 minutes

Hi, A couple of possibilities come to mind: you might need to adjust the saddle height and/or handle bar height of the bike to fit your body's reach. These adjustments depend on the type of bike you are riding: racing style, hybrid style, cruiser style, mountain bike style, etc, so its difficult to make suggestions on this…

Hi, I've competed in 5 or 6 sprint distance triathlons - it is a great experience. I already had experience in 5K and 10K fun runs as well as bike events, so my only weak area was swimming (just the opposite of you!) All the triathlons I competed in used a swimming pool for the swim venue; you did not mention whether you…

Hi everyone, I had a spin class yesterday and road bike ride this morning. On our ride this morning, I saw a goat with its head stuck in the fence (a wire "mesh" of squares - large enough for the goat to poke its head through, but then couldn't pull back out). It was baaaing piteously, so we stopped and looked for a sign…

Spin class today: 60 min, 21.5 miles. Great mileage everyone! Susan

Another option is hummus. 2 tablespoons is 70 calories. I think its pretty good with celery.

Ummm, I've been using Excel ... manually enter values from bike to Excel .... (I know, it sounds so lame)

Welcome to new members! CricketKate, so sorry about your sunburn! Today was a spin class for me: 85 minutes, 31 miles. It was a really good class. Date Activity Miles Time (minutes) 1-Jul Road Bike 30 120 3-Jul Spin Class 30 80 5-Jul Spin Class 28 75 7-Jul Spin Class 26 72 8-Jul Road Bike 35.5 133 10-Jul Spin Class 31 85…

Sunday, July 8, 2012. Weather conditions were very nice - cloud cover kept the temperature down and just some occansional light breezes. Rode with my husband for 35.5 miles, in 2 hrs 13 minutes, average was 16 mph. I felt better than last Sunday (my last road ride) so I'm looking forward to next week! Great to see new…

Dark chocolate and Cabernet.

Spin class this morning. I was a little early, so able to ride a total of 72 minutes for 26 miles. Sunday I'll get out my road bike and try for at least 30 miles (hope the weather cooperates)

Hello my cycling friends, I see great inputs from you all. Today was a spin class day for me. I arrived about 20 minutes early and was able to work hard for 75 minutes. Mileage (according to spin bike) was 28 miles. Next class is Saturday. (Kate, I envy your rain! I would dearly love some rain here) Susan

Today was a spin class for me. I went early and was able to ride for a total of 80 minutes. My distance was 30 miles (yeah, I wish that could happen on my road bike - for me, 30 miles is usually 2 hours on the road, not 80 minutes!) I was thinking about my goal for the month ... if I do 3 spin classes a week and 1 road…

Good motivation - I've been getting back into cycling the last 3 or 4 weeks (well, mainly Spin classes). Today was my first longer road bike ride in several months. Sun, Jul 1 - road bike 30 miles, 2 hrs, avg 15. HRM Calories 1304. Keep the rubber side down! Susan

My average so far has been 1152 (I started 4 weeks ago). I'm 5'6".

-- My first post in this thread -- I walked one of our dogs this morning, about 1.5 miles, (Typically, I don't log dog walking as exercise in MFP since she likes to stop and explore, so its not much exertion). I rode my bike to the gym (about 3 minute ride), and did a 50 minute Pilates class (oh, my aching abds). I signed…

That is so great! I have done maybe 6 sprint triathlons - all of them were in a pool, not in open water. The swim venue will make some difference in how you prepare for the event - but basically, you need to work on all 3 distances, include some brick workouts, and work on the transitions. If the event is in a pool, then…

Welcome Evie! I also lurk at LCF - I joined there several years ago, but I don't post very often. Good luck with JUDDD. Susan

So glad to find this group! I had a very successful experience with JUDDD in 2009 - I lost 31 pounds in 15 weeks and kept it off until late 2011. My weight has crept up by about 20 pounds. I keep trying to get started on JUDDD again and I hope if I join this group, the accountability will help me stay on track. I'm also…

Hi, Cycling is great exercise no matter what your size. There was a terrific inspiring story in Bicycling Magazine a few years ago about a man who weighed 427 pounds and he lost 320 pounds by riding a bicycle and changing his diet. I found the story online here -…