PaulHalicki Member

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 31* 10/20 - 26* 10/21 - 13* 10/22 - 20* 10/24 - 27* 10/25 - 24* 10/26 - 30* Total: 295 miles *fixed gear rides The patriotic background is in a viaduct under a rail bridge on a road leading into downtown. The city sponsors painting programs, often…

Those are spoke cards. They're souvenirs from rides and stuff. They originated as entry number cards in alley cat races. Anywho.... 10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 31* 10/20 - 26* 10/21 - 13* 10/22 - 20* 10/24 - 27* 10/25 - 24* Total: 265 miles *fixed gear rides For the first…

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 31* 10/20 - 26* 10/21 - 13* 10/22 - 20* 10/24 - 27* Total: 241 miles *fixed gear rides I got in a rare afternoon ride. Along the way I decided I was just SICK and TIRED of my seat always tipping back, no matter how hard I tighten the bolt. I…

Now *that's* a bike.

Sounds so similar to my story.

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 31* 10/20 - 26* 10/21 - 13* 10/22 - 20* Total: 214 miles *fixed gear rides Another night ride, another picture of the moon, this time down by the river. Twenty miles tonight, cool, but not uncomfortable, and virtually no wind.

Which is fine, as long as it is within your calorie budget. You make informed choices; that's the point.

I don't restrict carbs per se, but it seems like foods with a lot of carbs (especially processed foods) also have a lot of calories. So when it comes time make choices, I often pick the less carby foods (like, you can eat several cups of strawberries for the same carbs as one cookie.)

I use Endomondo to log my exercise and it posts from Endomondo to MFP but not the other way around. So that might be an option. There's gotta be a setting in one or the other or both that will allow posting in one direction but not the other.

I did South Beach Diet in 2005, went from 236 to 168. That was actually *too* skinny, so I gained back into the 180s. I maintained there by eating whatever I wanted until I gained too much, then went back to SBD to lose the weight. Then I got lazy-ish and after keeping it off a few years, it started to creep back on. By…

I work snacks into my calorie budget. So when there's candy around, if I eat that, I do without a typical snack (hummus & crackers, an orange, etc.) I found that the Fun Size candy bars are pretty low in calories (relatively speaking) so try to stick to the smaller sizes (Kit Kats Fun Size are only 70 cal each; even if you…

Coffee isn't necessarily bad for your heart.

I find I'm drinking a lot less at home. Most of the time when I drink, it's as part of the pub crawl ride that I usually ride on Sunday nights. We meet at a bar, ride to two bar stops, then go back to the original bar. I don't drink at the gathering place, and I have either one or two beers (total) at the other stops. I'm…

2 (Muscles? Ew.)

I assume everything is +/- 20%. So I try to stay under my calorie budget by a few hundred calories. If I go over, I try to exercise to get back in. I suppose when I get to maintenance I might try to cut it closer, but right now I'm losing almost a pound every other day. I'm okay with that.

Yeah. You and Cheap Trick.

26.32 Below average - You have a lower BMI than 73% of males aged 45-59 in your country (US)

Beer. This time of year, it's time to start thinking about porters, and taking a break from the summer wheats.

Do what's good for you or you're not good for anybody James, by Billie Joel So you feel your life's become a catastrophe It has to be, for your to grow, boy. Take the Long Way Home, by Supertramp

Yes, but she might break me!

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 31* 10/20 - 26* 10/21 - 13* Total: 194 miles *fixed gear rides It was a short ride tonight, 13 miles, but at least I got out and rode. The season is changing. Our winds typically blow out of the south but tonight they are out of the north at about…

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 31* 10/20 - 26* Total: 181 miles *fixed gear rides It's definitely getting chillier. It's still not that bad, but when you have to slog home into the wind at the end of the ride... ugh. Maybe it was made worse because the group portion of the ride…

Awesome. I hope to be joining you soon.

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* 10/19 - 30* Total: 154 miles *fixed gear rides Got a decent ride in today. Fixed gear. The wind was still out of the north which made it rather pleasant: I worked my *kitten* off going out, had the wind at my back going home. I checked out some unexplored…

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* 10/18 - 14* Total: 124 miles *fixed gear rides I was hoping for a longer ride but decided to cut it short. When I left the house it was in the mid-60s with a slight wind out of the south. By the time I got home it was 52 with 28 mph gusts out of the north and some…

I got through another business trip this week and lost another pound. The difference MFP makes: 1. I do try to eat smaller portions & more salad, even if I'm in a restaurant; and, 2. I make it a point to go out and walk to get some exercise, especially on the days when I know I've eaten a bit too much.

I guess that's the good news as far as my business trip this week goes. It's raining at home anyway, so I wouldn't be riding even if I were home. At least now I have the possibility of going for a walk this week.

10/2 - 12* 10/3 - 12 10/10 - 17* 10/11 - 37* 10/13 - 32* Total: 110 miles *fixed gear rides Great ride last night. Rain predicted but it held off and I got 32 miles in. Today.... on business travel again. Ugh.

I did low carb twice. I lost 70 lb. in 6 months on South Beach Diet in 2005. I tried it again last year, lost 25 lb., then fell off the wagon and just couldn't get back on. After breaking my arm this spring and putting all the weight I lost back on, I started MFP this summer. I just do the calorie count and it's working…

Yes, but I'd feel terrible afterwards.