Thursday, April 14, 2011

Chocolate Scales

I Love You. All of You!
I didn't need a scale to tell me I am making progress. I could feel the weight slowly disappearing over the past few weeks. If you remember, I had a mini-crisis over hitting my 'Holy-$hit' weight and declaring war on the scale. An ungodly amount of pizza combined with a plethora of snacks, even healthy ones, added up at the waistline.

Actually, if it wasn't for Mrs. LoTC I would still be a phatass. I give her all the credit because it was her early mornings that made my light breakfast, usually homemade fruit smoothies, and my big salad lunches that put a real dent into my calorie counting. I'm happy to say I'm back down to my all-time record low again. 171.8lbs which is technically 0.2lbs higher than my all time low but that last download was worth a solid deuce-and-a-half. Just sayin' ;) lol

Which brings me to my struggle. I don't do fundraisers. I have an easy time ignoring chocolate bars and treats but when approached with Chocolate Almonds, namely the 'Worlds Finest' brand I cannot resist. Unfortunately for me there is a mountain of them sitting in the lunch room calling my name. They have been whispering sweet-nothings in my ear, running their fingers through my hair and nibbling on my neck. They want me. I can feel them calling my name. Even from down the hall.

No. I have no willpower. Of course I slipped a hand in my pocket to buy a box. I only have a $20 though. That never used to be a problem. Seriously, I would have bought $20 worth and polished them off in a single afternoon at my desk. I walked away.

Later in the day I went to get a coffee and I could feel them staring at me again. Of course I gave in. I rationalized the treat by adding some extra miles to my run tonight, so I settled on buying just 4 boxes. UnFortunate for me there was still not enough change to break my 20 dollar bill. Sure I could just get 5 boxes and it would work but 5 is just a bit too much I thought.

Think of the scale this morning. Hitting that goal. Feeling so good! Do I really want to sabotage a few weeks of healthy eating?

HELL YA - GIMME MY FRACKIN' CHOOCLATE ALMONDS ALREADY%%!!!@!#!!!

I gotta get out of here.
Pre Race Festivities

On the training front I had another sooper speedy 50Km ride last night. Rougher roads this time, that was a lousy route to experiment with. I dont know if I was fast or if that is just he normal pace for a TT bike cuz there is at least an additional 4km/h MINIMUM to my average pace over last year. I can see my climbing needs improvement though. I can't seem to find the sweet spot on this bike. I need to work on my climbing posture to get comfortable, there was some lower back pain going on. I'll work on it. I even got out of bed early to get a strength training session in. It was weak but better than nothing since nothing is all I have been doing in the strength training department. I am hoping to make a routine of this.

Oh and I found a bunch of Around The Bay Pre-Race Photos. Yup, my pre-race meal consisted of McDonalds. Ohhhh it was sooooo goood! I ran a PR the next day too so I am pretty sure this worked for me! Of course it was my first ever running race so just finishing would have been a personal best hah!



I REALLY Like the Ketchup!

6 comments:

  1. Fran got what looks like a fruit and yogurt, and you have a 55gal tub of ketchup and a fat burger with fries? Nice job, that's how I roll too.

    So how many boxes did you end up getting? $3 for a box is a DEAL! Unless the box is the one package, I am assuming a Box is the cardboard containing the multiple packages.

    Nice job on the workouts.

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  2. way to give Mrs. LOTCR all the credit
    smart man

    you have the willpower! dig down!

    Ive been totally faltering over the past month - I keep drawing a line in the sand....like twice per week - its getting old

    D

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  3. Back pain on the bike, lack of a sweet spot - I hear you...there has got to be a way to feel comfortable on a bike ride over 45 minutes!

    Love the McDonalds - I'm trying to resist buttermilk biscuits, triple pounder, etc

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  4. oh my god those fries look good....and I love ketchup with them too...and salt...lots of salt...

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  5. bro-
    thanks for your comment
    why didnt I think of asking you directly
    I value your bike prowess more than any other

    what would you do if you were me

    I plan to buy new tires and put them on in June and use them for about a month leading to the race and then in IMLP. this sounds like a good game plan to you yes?

    also

    would I want to do this with the Conti 4000 or the Michelin's? what would you do?
    I just looked at the tread on the michelin i like it better....but dont know a freaking thing about bikes or tires

    this is what I would want right?
    http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/product/TI_MICH_PRO3.html?action=currency&id=USD

    or

    http://www.competitivecyclist.com/product-components/2010-Michelin-Pro-3-Race-Clincher-Tire-4988.39.1.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Google%2BBase&utm_campaign=Datafeed

    where do you buy from?

    sorry for all the questions your help is SO appreciated ... ... as you can imagine Im a little manic with IMLP <100!!!

    if you can email me whenever you get a chance that'd be so awesome

    drogmn (at) gmail (dot) com

    thanks bro

    D

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