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^^This.

If there are any way to do hill repeats on a section of road, I think that will help. A good way to deal with climbing is to just do more of it.

Yep.

Mine was of Scooby Do on the back of my hand. I think I was about eight or so when I proudly got it. Sadly it faded away after a couple of days so you can't see it anymore. That's what you get for a cheap one out of those gumball machines.

You can do it Marylou! Glad you are motivated -- and getting off on the right track. Success will add to that motivation as you go because it can be tough sometimes keeping that drive going at the start. This site is a great tool.

There are a zillion threads on this. The bottom line is that MFP calculates your daily intake at a deficit that is designed for you to lose weight based on your energy needs without any extra exercise. So any exercise calories you add on top of that are supposed to be eaten to keep your daily calorie deficit at the proper…

OK, so two dark beers at a total of 350 calories, that is 1-3% of your weekly caloric allowance. Factor it in if you like to have the occasional brew! Seems like a nit at your rate of consumption :) Disclaimer: beer was one of the things I cut out of my own plan, but it wasn't just a couple a week. It was one a night with…

I always wanted one of these, but since I would only want to use it occasionally, I think the oil would go to waste. I suppose it makes sense if you are deep frying several times a week and you change it after using it a few times.

Damn, I never heard of costochondritis until reading this. That sucks, but it is good that your cardio is still in good condition -- and that the heart isn't the problem! Luck with the therapy and do some gentle stretching if you can manage it, that might help the connective tissue.

I promise you it will get better if you stick with it. It took my body about 2 months of feeling like you describe after meals, but after that I started feeling satisfied with the smaller level of food. Just think, you are used to getting a certain level of food and your stomach expects that. It takes time to adjust to…

That could work, if you can deal with the power needs, and if the phone is OK in bad weather. What is nice about that setup is that you can record so *if* something happens, you have some evidence which can help you with the legal stuff. In my case, the small mirror mounted to my glasses does a good job though, so I would…

If you want accuracy then count em. If you know you have a lot of buffers in your net calories (like not eating back regular exercise calorie burn) then some extra veggies aren't going to make a big difference. I personally count almost everything, but if I eat a few baby carrots or cucumber slices here and there and…

Maybe start with just some easy stretching and yoga-like stuff, or tai chi every morning? It might accelerate recovery time and healing.

ntnunk - i have to say that is one of the best Man Caves I have yet seen :)

Welcome handymano! Nice picture and mountain. Join us in the other threads.

I put a lot of miles over the past few months here and I'm getting pretty tired of this scene! But it has been a nice option to have this winter.

This close to what I was going to say too; but amused said it better :) I've had hypertension for several years and the main thing that really helped, at it took most of a year, was a lot of weight loss and exercise (cardio).

I say eat some pasta, just less. You could make some Pasta fagioli with a little cheese sprinkled on it, and a small piece of warm Italian bread will do you fine. Go for a walk if you are worried about a few too many calories on just Friday. This dish has plenty of protein. A small bowl and something else is a good…

Still too cold for me in my area in the northeast of the USA; it is in the low single digits (Fahrenheit). I really miss getting outside. Spring will come at some point...I think?

FWIW that is what did it for me too. For two years I would lose maybe 10-15 lbs from Spring->Fall and gain it back over the winter, just eating what I thought was right and biking every chance I had. Once I started with MFP last April and got a handle on the cals, and got control, and kept biking, I was able to drop 60lbs…

Good to hear you have had good luck with it. I like mine also, and it doesn't suffer from vibration issues like a lot of bike mounted mirrors.

BTW, I also liked Zoom2's bikes, but it was the cat eyes that really caught my attention...damn! Alien cat!

Great bike and I enjoyed your story, Blackcoffeeandcherrypie :smile:

This thread is interesting. Makes me kind of want one also, since I love the geek/data aspect of cycling, but I think I am going to wait a little longer for the tech to improve and the affordability to increase -- this is coming from a guy that has a very limited "bike + accessories budget". (I have a 2015 objective of:…

Man, take it easy and rest up! Sounds like this is one of those things that is going to take some time.

Hey I had an idea about just leaving laptop on at work, and then using a remote desktop application over the VPN to access it from home if I needed it that night, before biking in again the next day. Anyone use this method? Seems easier than lugging the thing in a backpack.

You eat meats, fruits, cereals, dairy...sounds like you can get pretty good nutrition from those groups without veggies/salads. Personally, I love veggies and salads but one of my kids is just like you and we manage to keep him healthy without trying to force him to eat that. So reducing your fast food intake is probably…

I can't wait to try this come spring time. Unfortunately, my workplace has no facilities for showers, but I figure a change of clothes is good enough -- especially as I keep my hair short or shaved off! Work is about 25 miles away over some hills and a big river in the way. A little daunting, but I think I'm ready.

I think it is great you are logging regularly..that is a good first step. So, now that you have that data, you can look for trends and something to change a bit. Myself, my big problem was eating almost a second meal at night around 10-11pm almost every night. Hey, I work late, and I'd get hungry then again! Leftovers,…

Nice - after you use it a while, give us a good review of it! (And if you can stand the boredom of indoor training.) Also - I hope that seatpost is an extra long one. I'm just remembering what happened to your DB MTB :s