Weight loss – 5.2kg in one week!

Umm, I argued like hell with him at first, then I took the time to research and I’ve taken SOME of his advice.

Just back from a 3 hour sprint, long distance anaerobic is a bit tiring. How much cheesecake for recovery and when can I start breathing again???
Molly, I sincerely suggest you get back to and focus on track cycling, I have a feeling that you’re well suited to going round in circles. 😆
The quote I’ve taken is probably quite telling. I don’t think you have enough knowledge to put yourself in the position of only taking SOME advice, especially when I fear that you are picking up on the wrong bits.

When you’re really hungry you can only think about food like some kind of ravenous Mr Hyde…?

less so when i’ve cut down on sugars, more so now i’m snacking on sugars again at work.

my willpower with food is terrible, always admitted that. my desire to maintain a reasonable level of base, not race, fitness means i exercise more than you though, so i dont beat myself up, or try to reason that i’d be faster if i fuelled my rides by twixes, cheesecake and coke.

some dreams are just that… dreams. unless you do something seriously enough to make them achievable then they’ll stay just dreams. its nice to have dreams 🙂 one day i dream of being a dinosaur and stomping around with tiny little t-rex arms, maybe be a great white shark for a day… but i’m not kidding myself that they’re ever going to happen if i pretend to be a shark 4 hours a week.

be a good dad, exercise for your health, diet for your health… health thats important if you want more time on this planet with your little girl.

ride for fun, you’ve made it clear you’re not going to put the effort in to train for wining races.

and stop trolling.

i am sub 70 kg it does not mean i am super fit

No, it means you’re probably quite short.

We can’t all be built like telegraph poles, Don.

…some of us are more bollard shaped.

haha jamies well short. he also runs pretty damn fast so i’m assuming he’s either a chubster who only runs downhill, or he’s a skinny guy pretending to be fat.

bit like darcy, who used to pretend to be fat when he was thin, but now he is fat cos he’s having a baby. darcy is short too. and so is yeti. iDave however… is TALL and intimidatingly good at both endurance AND sprint rides. they all ate my potatoes, make of that what you will 😯

@Jamie. Welcome back dudester.
😀

There’s no way on earth I could ever do well at 5km or above. And where on earth do they do 100/200m competitions for 36 year old men?

Most athletics clubs hold open meetings, they wont have all events you could definitely find senior men 100m events though.

Out of interest what is your 100/200/400 PB?

haha jamies well short. he also runs pretty damn fast..

Compared to the runners on here I’m bloody not.

*glares at seanoc, ahwiles, ianmunro, djglover, pieface, finbar, emsz etc etc*

one day i dream of being a dinosaur and stomping around with tiny little t-rex arms

In my daydreams I’m a blurry bear… I’m well scary, but only when the people I charge at squint their eyes.

No, it means you’re probably quite short.

😆

When I went to Wales and was playing footy I used to stay up front. i heard a shout of get back big man and naturally ignored it. I heard it again and realised they meant me

i went back and one person was taller than me and he was English I am 5 ft 9

they all ate my potatoes, make of that what you will

euphemism and yuck

they all ate my potatoes, make of that what you will

I’m confused. So did they eat dreaded carbz, or meat?

be a good dad, exercise for your health, diet for your health… health thats important if you want more time on this planet with your little girl.

ride for fun, you’ve made it clear you’re not going to put the effort in to train for wining races.

Molly – see that? ^^^^

Do it and realise it’s the best route to take, you’ll be happier all round

i cooked us all a roast as our post ride meal, it included some roasted sweet potatoes and they all nommed it down.

what make me very excited was the size of darcy’s bulging biceps, bigger that yetis! that BMF thing works well for him 😯

I’m not short Phil… I’m just stood really far away.

what make me very excited was the size of darcy’s bulging biceps, bigger that yetis! that BMF thing works well for him

I would imagine that is mostly from manhandling wood all day.

Do it and realise it’s the best route to take, you’ll be happier all round

For Chrissake don’t call him round!!!##!?? You’ll get a whole new thread started…

For Chrissake don’t call him round!!!##!?? You’ll get a whole new thread started…

sorry 😳

I don’t think you have enough knowledge to put yourself in the position of only taking SOME advice, especially when I fear that you are picking up on the wrong bits

I didn’t cherry pick which bits I fancied. I followed the plan, it didn’t give me enough energy, I modified it and had better results.

Since then I’ve struggled with consistency for reasons of lifestyle. And I’ve tried a few different modifications to see if that helps me.

ride for fun

I’d hardly get anything done if that was my aim. The fun rides are the ones I am struggling to find time for. The rides I actually do are the ones I can fit in when I’m either away or the kids are in bed.

my desire to maintain a reasonable level of base, not race, fitness lack of kids means i exercise more than you though

FTFY. And this isn’t a moan, it’s a light hearted quip. Yes I know kids are time consuming etc etc etc before you find something else to mock me for.

I’d hardly get anything done if that was my aim. The fun rides are the ones I am struggling to find time for.

You’ve lost it completely if there’s no fun there, make them all fun rides and relax a bit more, get out with the missus and nipper on bikes instead, stop at pubs and have fun. Forget about being competitive, you can still race but you’ll need to do what most of us do and accept mediocrity.

make them all fun rides

Got any tips for how to make a 45 minute session in the dark and rain fun? It’s pointless if you aren’t training, but training gives it a goal and purpose.

Re riding with the family, well of course I’ve thought of that.. we get out when we can but Mrs Grips is no great rider, and she won’t ride in bad weather which scuppers things a bit lately.

Got any tips for how to make a 45 minute session in the dark and rain fun?

Wear a hat.

Mrs Grips is no great rider, and she won’t ride in bad weather which scuppers things a bit lately.

Likewise Mrs 16. It’s great when we can all ride together, but it’s still fun (if dark and rainy) when it’s just me.

Trolgrips please stop… you’re killing me!

Got any tips for how to make a 45 minute session in the dark and rain fun?

Best you don’t do it then, it’s a good job you’re not looking for excuses.
Molly, you’re beyond helping.

I’m apparently beyond understanding by you lot..!

So you’re saying the best thing for me to do is give up biking save for once a month or so, yes?

I think the best thing for you to do is to try and eat your own head.

Got any tips for how to make a 45 minute session in the dark and rain fun?

I’m sure you can find daylight at this time of year
The rain isn’t that bad, I’ve just done 23 road miles in it, the last half was torrential, I’m feeling all warm and fuzzy after a hot shower and lunch

Learn to enjoy it or stop training.

So you’re saying the best thing for me to do is give up biking save for once a month or so, yes?

No, go out every day for fun if you want

Learn to enjoy it or stop training.

FFS.

Got any more brilliant insights?

No, go out every day for fun if you want

Family be damned? I’m not the only person to have conflicting interests, am I?

This is getting totally pointless. 5 pages of spurious advice I never asked for. I understand the issues far better than any of you lot and yet you are all queueing up to tell me what to do, ranging from ‘give up fattie’ to ‘get on with it’.

Most of you have totally misunderstood my entire point, but keep on going anyway.

Trolgrips – what is your point caller?

Family be damned? I’m not the only person to have conflicting interests, am I?

We’ve done this already, go early, go at lunchtime etc. etc. etc.
Aren’t you away from the family now anyway?

There’s a 1001 reasons not to do stuff but often only 1 reason to do it, let us know when you’ve exhausted the 1001

I’m giving up now, you’re worn me down

Learn to enjoy it or stop training.
FFS.

Got any more brilliant insights?

Actually that was the best bit of advise on the thread

some dreams are just that… dreams. unless you do something seriously enough to make them achievable then they’ll stay just dreams. its nice to have dreams one day i dream of being a dinosaur and stomping around with tiny little t-rex arms, maybe be a great white shark for a day… but i’m not kidding myself that they’re ever going to happen if i pretend to be a shark 4 hours a week.

be a good dad, exercise for your health, diet for your health… health thats important if you want more time on this planet with your little girl.

ride for fun, you’ve made it clear you’re not going to put the effort in to train for wining races.

and stop trolling.

all that ^ and:

my desire to maintain a reasonable level of base, not race, fitness lack of kids means i exercise more than you though[/i]

FTFY. And this isn’t a moan, it’s a light hearted quip. Yes I know kids are time consuming etc etc etc before you find something else to mock me for.

is the only bit you respond to, not the:

some dreams are just that… dreams. unless you do something seriously enough to make them achievable then they’ll stay just dreams. its nice to have dreams one day i dream of being a dinosaur and stomping around with tiny little t-rex arms, maybe be a great white shark for a day… but i’m not kidding myself that they’re ever going to happen if i pretend to be a shark 4 hours a week.

be a good dad, exercise for your health, diet for your health… health thats important if you want more time on this planet with your little girl.

important, sensible advice that is right there.

so agian, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN RACES? ARE YOU WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THEM?

i dont even want you to answer those two questions, i just want you to think hard about the answers and either take some action or go be a good dad and stop chasing a dream that you’re unwilling to give up your lifestyle to attain.

i’m not telling you to spend less time with your kids or telling you to train more, i’m telling you to use your big brain to try and gain some self-awareness, work out what you REALLY want then do something about it instead of trolling STW.

Trolgrips – what is your point caller?

I’m trying to get my point across.

There’s a 1001 reasons not to do stuff but often only 1 reason to do it, let us know when you’ve exhausted the 1001

I’m not coming up with reasons not to do stuff.

I’ve said what my constraints are, what things are making things difficult, and how I try to get round them. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t.

I don’t know why you lot are continually reeling off obvious statements like I somehow need it. It’s ridiculous, and it makes me look like something other than I really am. Which is why I’m trying to explain over and over again, cos like I say I can’t stand to be misrepresented.

I’ve not moaned once, just explained how it is. Not blaming anyone else, not deciding I can’t do it. I do think I can do it, and this is me trying. I can’t understand these allegations of excuse making.

Where did I say ‘I can’t train because of X or Y’?

I do think I can do it, and this is me trying.

no, tis you spending time on an internet forum arguing about what you can’t do and how different you are instead of sitting on a bike building up whatever fibres you need to win whatever you want.

I’m on the internet forum because I’m at bloody work and sneaking a look at STW is a lot easier than sneaking off for a bike ride!

Did you not notice the hour or so I was offline last night WHEN I WAS OUT TRAINING?!!!

FFS

arguing about what you can’t do

I’ve told you I can’t train 20 hours a week, if that’s what you mean.. but I’m the one saying I can still train and be quick. It’s you lot that are telling me to give up!

but I’m the one saying I can still train and be quick.

You won’t do it though. Certainly not until you start enjoying it!

Wow.

Internet psychology is mildly diverting; I think you’re scared.

Excuse after excuse, its the time, its the kids, its family life, its the mornings, its the carbs, its the lack of carbs, I’m actually a sprinter….

I do feel sorry for you, because there is something holding you back that I don’t think you’ll overcome; you.

I’ll suggest again something that’s already been said; you’re not special, there are millions of people just like you.
Stop making excuses, stop being frightened of failure and success.

Excuse after excuse, its the time, its the kids, its family life, its the mornings, its the carbs, its the lack of carbs, I’m actually a sprinter….

THOSE ARE NOT EXCUSES

Can someone define excuse for me please?

I’ve said many times I’m not good at training or dieting. So where’s the excuse? Where am I diverting responsibility?

Stop making excuses, stop being frightened of failure and success.

Stop inventing personalities

I’m not good at training or dieting

Sound like more excuses to me 😛

Did you not notice the hour or so I was offline last night WHEN I WAS OUT TRAINING?!!!

why would i? i wasn’t online either 🙂

excuse – a reason not to do/achieve something.

they’re all excuses.

if you weren’t frightened, you’d have entered some races, if you can spend time on STW at work then you can spend time googling races to enter.

i wont enter races as i have no desire to enter races, if you want to win races then entering them is kinda essential.