jstika Member

Yeah, I agree with much of the above. I get this when I haven't had enough sleep or carbs. Sometimes the weather affects my mood and energy. I ride bikes so if it's hot and humid out, I probably won't have as much energy as I would if it's nice. My mood makes a difference. If I'm really itching to ride, then I usually ride…

I think it's a fitness thing. If you're not used to riding that much, even if you feel good at the time, you'll feel it the next day. This happens to me on occasion. I went on a ride yesterday that ended up 10 miles longer than I expected with enough water for 20 miles instead of 37. The last 1/3 of the ride was misery.…

I remember once I was in traffic, on my fixed gear with SPD's, forgot I was clipped in and lost my track stand and fell over on the road at a stop light. Man, I felt stupid when that happened... I wasn't even learning to ride clipless either, had been riding clipless for a few years at that point. D'oh!

Sometimes I get weak and tired, sometimes my stomach just growls and hurts and feels like it's eating itself. I don't generally get super pissy and irritated when I'm hungry, fortunately. I'm not too overweight, like 15lbs maybe, so I doubt the weak and tired thing is anything more than just low blood sugar and needing…

I think you meant to say, "it's rubbing off ON my son"........

I don't think that's true. I go on long bike rides in the summer. Biking 30-40 miles will burn easily over 1000 calories at a 15mph average.

I ride my bike to work, about 5 miles each way. Burns about 250 calories each way. That's how I get my exercise, but I don't have kids. I have a friend who walks or drives his kid to school then goes back home and bikes to work. It's all about priorities. If you think you can't do it then you won't do it.

Holy *kitten*, seriously?

I'm in the same boat. Around 10 pounds from my goal and haven't seen the scale move. Granted I haven't been trying super hard... I go through short stretches of a few days where I just don't want to log food or think about MFP. I think that refreshes me to start getting back at it. I figure I'll get down there…

I certainly wouldn't say I eat clean. I drink a lot of beer and like to eat Chinese food, pizza, and Mexican food. I have a lot of cheat days and cheat meals. But I ride my bike like crazy, when it's not hotter than crap out. I've kind of plateaued the last month or two though. Still about 10 pounds to lose... But I try to…

Have a couple of beers, that's what I do, yo! Although, I have NO issues getting enough calories. That is certainly a strange phenomenon to me, even on days where I do a long bike ride instead of my normal commute. Although, I don't worry so much about eating back my calories.

2 cookies? No that's not a binge.

It's okay to hunt animals for population control but people think it's f*cked that China has a one child rule? Weird logic... Oh and yay factory farming! <eyes rolling>

I have about 10 to go, but I drink too much beer (I'm a homebrewer). It'll come off eventually. Just keep working at it! Mix up your exercising too, I'm finding that helpful for me as I've recently started running again. I already bike commute and go for long rides after work. Been running some unpaved trails we have here,…

Your original response wasn't exactly a shining example of maturity either. The holier than though approach, nice. And your profile picture, while nice, is unnecessary. Every "selfie" I see is with someone sucking in their gut, does it make you feel better?

How about not sucking in your gut in your "self mirror shot" to make you look skinnier. Avoid the gym altogether, it's a lame place. Get out and run trails, go ride a bike, go snow shoeing or hiking in the winter...

I seem to have 10 pound swings every year also. I ride a bike for transportation year round, but in the winter I don't go out for rides quite as much, so I tend to put on weight. I'm kind of tired of this as well, as I've been in the 15-20 pound overweight range for a while and I don't want that anymore. It's mostly from…