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Likes Bikes and Dirt
It has to happen! So I thought I'd create a thread about it for a place to post useless crap about my petty pastimes - and I'm sure there's many others out there feeling the lethargy winter brings on so it could be a group/challenge sort of thing if you want.
My story is, I'm overweight. 10kg over what I'd consider "ideal", and 5kg over my upper limit that I'd sat at for a while. Blergh. Have been lardy for a while, since riding dropped down the list of fun things to do, then having an injury plague me for 6 months didn't help either.
Next thing I know I'm unemployed and terribly inactive, living a nocturnal life with a very poor diet... think noodles and frozen food as regular meals, combined with the usual party silliness which brought on heavy drinking every weekend. Sounds pretty bad, but thankfully it's not out of control and I am aware of the damage such habits do (but it's oh so fun!).
So now I know what my injury is and how to deal with it, I can start riding again. Not only that, I've started study and will be working again pretty soon so it's all good. Except I'm feeling pretty shithouse due to lack of fitness - which then makes my asthma worse. The plan is to get back in the commuting routine - half hour each way at least 3 days a week, get the diet back to sensible eating then start tackling longer rides over the weekend.
Nothing drastic, hence an achievable target, just wanting to ease back in to the place I should be.
This story must sound familiar to many of you, and I'd like to have a few join in to get active again in time for summer. This isn't for you bastards that ride 300km a week yet sleep in through one training ride and whinge "oh I'm oh so unfit now", it's for the tubby bastards who are truly unfit and lethargic. My approach is to gradually change and make that change permanent, not to just drop 5kg in a month through dieting then revert back to old ways once that's done.
First up: start commuting from next week (it's been 9 months since I've had to travel on peak hour trains and this morning's hell was enough inspiration to start riding again).
It will take a few weeks to get used to the "normal" eating and sleeping thing but I also plan on cutting out unnecessary fried foods straight away. No more chips to snack on, no more more crappy takeaway. Easy enough to do I guess, a big sacrifice to make but a worthy one.
So from the first of August this plan kicks in, and if I can lose a couple of kg's every month I'll be a happy man - 'cause I know the way I plan to lose them means they'll stay off.
Who else is in?
My story is, I'm overweight. 10kg over what I'd consider "ideal", and 5kg over my upper limit that I'd sat at for a while. Blergh. Have been lardy for a while, since riding dropped down the list of fun things to do, then having an injury plague me for 6 months didn't help either.
Next thing I know I'm unemployed and terribly inactive, living a nocturnal life with a very poor diet... think noodles and frozen food as regular meals, combined with the usual party silliness which brought on heavy drinking every weekend. Sounds pretty bad, but thankfully it's not out of control and I am aware of the damage such habits do (but it's oh so fun!).
So now I know what my injury is and how to deal with it, I can start riding again. Not only that, I've started study and will be working again pretty soon so it's all good. Except I'm feeling pretty shithouse due to lack of fitness - which then makes my asthma worse. The plan is to get back in the commuting routine - half hour each way at least 3 days a week, get the diet back to sensible eating then start tackling longer rides over the weekend.
Nothing drastic, hence an achievable target, just wanting to ease back in to the place I should be.
This story must sound familiar to many of you, and I'd like to have a few join in to get active again in time for summer. This isn't for you bastards that ride 300km a week yet sleep in through one training ride and whinge "oh I'm oh so unfit now", it's for the tubby bastards who are truly unfit and lethargic. My approach is to gradually change and make that change permanent, not to just drop 5kg in a month through dieting then revert back to old ways once that's done.
First up: start commuting from next week (it's been 9 months since I've had to travel on peak hour trains and this morning's hell was enough inspiration to start riding again).
It will take a few weeks to get used to the "normal" eating and sleeping thing but I also plan on cutting out unnecessary fried foods straight away. No more chips to snack on, no more more crappy takeaway. Easy enough to do I guess, a big sacrifice to make but a worthy one.
So from the first of August this plan kicks in, and if I can lose a couple of kg's every month I'll be a happy man - 'cause I know the way I plan to lose them means they'll stay off.
Who else is in?
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