I had to use bottom gear again on my hill too this morningAfternoon folksmy poem 'The Hill' came back to bite me on the r's
a 15mph sidewind turned into a full on headwind....if there had been a sofa on the side of the road i couldnt have resisted and would've flopped down on it
Anyhow it was nice to be out and waved at variety of other cyclist- electric/racer/mtb
I agree. Here is a salad that I made for myself to eat in one sitting...
As long as I don't start something more-ish, I am fine.
That long!I am absolutely hopeless at 'portion control'. If I like to eat or drink something then I either have lots of it, or none of it, not somewhere in between. I am constantly amazed at how some people can make a 125g bar of Fruit & Nut chocolate last a week... That's 6 minutes worth isn't it?
It is why I had to give up alcohol. I'd have a swift half, but then rapidly progress to another 5 or 6 pints. Yes, that WAS a reduction from the 10-12 pints that I would have had in an evening as a young man, but only because my body couldn't handle that much beer any more.
It's over 9 years since I gave up the booze and normally I don't miss it, but tonight I got a text from someone thanking me for the 3 bottles of bitter that I had bought him for Christmas. He included a photo of the 3 different ales. I hadn't bought the beer in person, rather I had provided the money for the beer to be bought on my behalf. I actually started salivating looking at the bottles! Wow, I fancied settling down to watch a film with those by my side. I can't trust myself though - I'll settle for a nice mug of tea instead!
I've been contemplating stuff!
I was contemplating an early morning ride. The forecast said only10% chance of precipitation. Now it says it is dry in Rye, chilling'em in Gillingham, a shower on the Gower, and you there in Lee rain shall thwart thee. I was going to cycle to Hissing Down but cycling and umbrellas aren't the greatest mix.
In diet terms this is my experience. 7/8 years ago I was 88kgs which I slowly whittled down to 76/77 but couldn't reduce further. With some help from a friend with a deep interest in these things I learned the importance of using the correct fuels. As she put it "you think you're eating well and compared to many you are." She taught me how to eat what I needed to have the energy for my lifestyle and no more.About 25 years ago, I suffered a heart-attack. After leaving hospital, one of the things I was advised to do was to improve my diet, and, to lose weight. I was given dietary advice by a dietician. My initial reaction was one of surprise, since it appeared I was being advised to eat more (but different) food that I had formerly. Much to my surprise, I did lose weight, although I did appear to be eating more "volume".
After the success with the diet, I took up cycling, and, lost even more weight.
Good morning folks, carer here at half six this morning, it was half nine yesterday, its dark, cold and wet under foot , I'm not sure what we're doing today, no club tonight.
