I spent the weekend on a desert plateau. If you took the best parts of Slickrock, Porcupine Rim, and Amassa Back, and put them all together in one ride, that was kinda what it was like. I’ll write about it later. After I download some photos. All I will say is that I am embarrassed that I waited this long to ride there.
There’s another plateau I’ve been on for a couple of weeks, and that’s with my weight. I would like to know how it’s possible to spend ten hours on the bike each of the last two weekends and end up weighing two to three pounds more Monday morning than I did Friday morning.
It’s not like I pigged out either weekend. I ate a normal amount of food. And I spent a more-than-normal amount of time on the bike. This last Friday I was finally back down to what I was the previous Friday before I rode White Rim. And today I’m two pounds heavier.
I eat lean meats, veggies, fruits, and whole grains. I go to bed hungry almost every night. Over the weekend, I splurged and had a few brownies and some cheetos. But not two pounds of brownies and cheetos.
You’d think I’d be worried about hanging on to a fast-climbing Cat. 3 group, but that’s not it at all. The real fear is that my brother is presently eight pounds lighter than I am, Rick is in race-winning shape, and the Alpine Loop is almost clear. The only race series of the year that matters is about to begin, and I don’t want to embarrass myself.
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I'll tell you why you weigh more, have you seen your legs? If you're ever in plane crash in the Andes, your dinner.
ReplyDeletehave you pooped in the last week?
ReplyDeleteBloatation. Big efforts cause you to swell a bit. Kankles. Stick your feet up on the wall for 10 minutes before bed each night this week. Your weight will normalize after a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteI've leveled off a bit in my weight loss efforts as well. Time to change something up. What? Who knows...
Kris, you mean "other" peoples dinner. nobody eats their OWN legs.
ReplyDeleteKris: I'd be too gamey.
ReplyDeleteDug: Yes, but I won't go into all the detail. It involved taking off my shirt to make sure it was still clean. That's all I'm sayin' here.
Grizzly: Kankles (cankles?) are a fact of life in my family. We've been putting our legs up for decades and it doesn't make a difference.
ReplyDeleteAdam, after you put your feet up in the air, is there some sort of ooze on the ground that was once the waste of races past?
ReplyDeleteIf so, go see a doctor, that shit can't be good for ya.
Ah yes...the Alpine Loop race series. Maybe this year, I can hang with you nuts on the descent so I can try and sprint it out at the guard shack.
ReplyDeleteRick: I'm sure you'll be in the thick of it. Just be mindful of moisture on the road.
ReplyDeleteSo, can I get invited to the Apline Loop floggins? I love getting spit out the back on climbs. Helps build the egos of others.
ReplyDeleteI got nothin. Stuck in weight-loss slump myself!
ReplyDeleteI am on a new diet Stout and Haggis. It is not working for anyone except my wife. Somehow when I eat she loses her appetite.
ReplyDeleteBlackdog: I've never had haggis. Perhaps I should add it to my diet. Or perhaps I should add it to a family member's diet in order to enhance the effectiveness of my own efforts. Not sure which.
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