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I am in. BPM 288 230 Bring it. :heh:

My X-Mas goal is similar....230 lbs by then. My current pace of weight loss will get me there with a bit to spare.... I have only hit 1 plateau that really wasn't a plateau except in my head...so maybe I can keep the pace up but I suspect it will get harder and harder...at which time I will have to continue to increase the intensity and duration of exercise. If I hit it...it will be a Merry X-Mas. :heh:

What is a typical days food and a typical days exercise?

Not a problem. http://walking.about.com/od/fluids/gr/nuun.htm

Cool...which model Trek?

Telly...am I reading this right.....you "averaged" nearly 18mph over a 35 mile road course? That is amazing...better than some amateur racers...you must be good...what do you have for a bike?

I think you are fighting a losing battle without dropping the TV time. Get out of the house, exercise and you won't even miss the food. It works for me at least. Good luck either way.

Do you think annoying people realize they are annoying?

Our X-Mas goals are the same. Race ya there.

For the record...the poster that this thread is referring to...was not bashing god. Only an imbecile would have taken it that way. Now THAT...was a bash. Very different. I swear the first few months on here were so enjoyable and everyone seemed content....now all the drama queens just can't leave well enough alone. Go exercise, ride a bike, take a walk....but quit pissing and moaning already! :heh:

Anyone that continues to post in this ridiculously juvenile, drama filled thread will be required to tell us how much it hurts to be an idiot. How's that? :heh:

What the hell is wrong with you guys? Women wonder why men refer to them as drama queens. Grow up already. :heh:

This might have already been said but if you expect a buffet restaurant to charge you less because you eat less....then I would assume that you would also be for them charging fat people who eat a LOT more? Same principle right. How about airlines....should skinnier people pay less for a ticket than fat people? Don't get me wrong...I think it's considerate of a restaurant to do that if you ask but I don't think it's right to get all indignant and upset about it if they don't. JMO YMMV.

A few short weeks ago my goal was to finally weigh under 300 lbs......now it seems like I am really making progress. Another week or so and I will weigh 280 "something" probably for the first time in 6 or 7 years. What strikes me as odd....is so far it has been easy....at least the diet part of it. I rarely have cravings, I have only "cheated" once with a Dominoes pizza and I don't struggle with that part. I think it's all your mindset...at least it is for me. Once I finally (thank god) made the decision that I was fed up with being fat and making excuses.....it's been an easy road since then. I hope that it continues....and the NSV keep piling up. :nervous

Rode the same 12 mile course tonight....I am keeping the mileage the same and trying to up the intensity and cover the same distance in shorter time. Tonight was my fastest night so far with an average speed of right at 15 mph for the 12 miles. First night started out with an average speed of right about 9-10mph so the improvement is coming rapidly. I am going to get about a month worth of base miles in to build basic endurance and then add distance and interval training to build power and muscle.

If you don't want anybody stereotyping you because you are fat or making fun of you while you work out then why would you use a term like muscled meat heads? :heh:

I took the Mtn bike back.....I find myself riding pavement more than anything and the Mtn bike is not very efficient for that. This bike...absolutely ROCKS! I cannot believe the difference riding this vs. my Mtn bike....I can pick it up with one hand easily and hold it out at arms length. My mtn bike was a tank....I cannot wait to hit the road tomorrow night with it. I feel like a kid at X-Mas. :heh: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.006.asp?model=11262

This is my take....nobody can help someone else with their weight issues....you either make the choice to change or you don't. I am sure if you reflect on your own struggle....your strength to finally do something did not come from him...but rather from you. He needs to make the same decision for himself. JMO...YMMV.

Yep I agree...we have a good bike shop here in Augusta named Andy Jordan's bicycle but they didn't have what I wanted so I ended up in Columbia. I've had good luck with both Henry and Tim...I just wish they were slightly closer to me but that's life.

I already checked that one out. Tons of information....I am concentrating on weight loss for right now....then I will start a focused training plan once I hit 250 ish....which I hope to be by the end of this year.

Had to cut my ride to 15 miles today.....butt problems. I need to go back to my gel seat...this new bike's seat is killing me.

That sucks. My wife struggles with the same thing....she is missing a vertebrae in her lower back....born that way. Everything is fine normally but if she works her back hard it tightens up like steel.

I bought my bike in Columbia. Summit Cycles up on Two Notch....they were really nice and had the bike in stock that I wanted which is why I drove over there in the first place. I'll check out that site you recommended. Thanks.

Did you injure yourself or just normal soreness type bad back stuff?

4 miles mall walking. 13 miles on bike...avg speed of 15 mph. Going for my first 20mph ride tomorrow....try to keep the avg. speed up around 14-15mph. Will depend on the amount of hills. :Banane27: I haven't had a chance to ride much in the last week due to being out of town for work.