eccc whippet Posted October 26, 2017 Author Posted October 26, 2017 the plan is to do a bit of preparation...starting next weekend...build up to the 160 km...if all goes according to plan by mid December. one thing about riding with tom...he never makes you feel like you are riding too slow. I dont see a problem with anyone joining us...just remember...us fat okes are slow up the hills.
Vetseun Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 the plan is to do a bit of preparation...starting next weekend...build up to the 160 km...if all goes according to plan by mid December. one thing about riding with tom...he never makes you feel like you are riding too slow. I dont see a problem with anyone joining us...just remember...us fat okes are slow up the hills.You know what the best is about that 160km ride? The 200 km ride that you are going to want to do thereafter to get your next fix.
eccc whippet Posted October 30, 2017 Author Posted October 30, 2017 while out riding this weekend a few things were noted... goals...i need to shorten time frames in other words instead of setting a 1 year target/goal... i need to cut back to 1 month. speed...if you ride with a group you will only become as fast or slightly faster than the group...this year has been a good example...very little progress...where in the past i have spent most of my time chasing the groups trying to keep up...i got lazy and worked my way to the front of the group then instead of jumping forward to the faster group i stayed in the group and got comfortable...if you are comfortable it means there is no improvement. which brings me to the next point...what a person wants out of cycling...for me cycling is not about chasing a group or watching the back wheel of the bike in front...if is more about getting out and riding to enjoy the view...experience new places and the social side of it...however to improve you need to get out your comfort zone and push yourself...my best part of a ride is once the group ride is finished i head out on my own and enjoy the view...taking pics ( https://www.instagram.com/ianstanleyoriginal/ ) the anthem...what an awesome bicycle...it was all i could afford at the time (not really but i made a plan)...up until recently most of my time was spent in the hurt box just trying to keep up...so the bike i was riding really made no difference or did it? ...as my riding abilities have improved on the single track little things like a dropper seat might be a good upgrade...yesterday at Giba i was finding the saddle gets in the way a bit...so it looks like this will be the first upgrade. time to focus on the build up to the 160 km ride.
ChrisF Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 ..... which brings me to the next point...what a person wants out of cycling...for me cycling is not about chasing a group or watching the back wheel of the bike in front...if is more about getting out and riding to enjoy the view...experience new places and the social side of it...however to improve you need to get out your comfort zone and push yourself.... THIS is something I am contemplating ..... 2016 was about getting back on the bike 2017 was about staying on the bike consistantly ... and strengthening my knees ... I now run out of breath long before my knees feel the ride. That in itself is some serious progress !! BUT, I now need to wrap my head around the next level of fitness, and the miles required to get there ..... my motivation is the fact that this opens up a new world in that I will be doing the mid distance rides on fun rides .....
Fat Boab Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 goals...i need to shorten time frames in other words instead of setting a 1 year target/goal... i need to cut back to 1 month. It's v important to break a journey into a series of smaller steps. As a parallel, you can look at the macro, meso, micro training cycle approach, it's the same thing.Alternatively think of your 1 year goal as your objective, which would be very different from your strategy on how to achieve this objective.
eccc whippet Posted October 30, 2017 Author Posted October 30, 2017 if i had the money...i would put together a long term structured plan to achieve my goals...the plan would include...visits to a personal trainer to shape and strengthen the body...a sport nutritionist and regular visits to a cadence class...that would be the ideal plan...unfortunately its not going to happen any time soon. it is gets frustrating when you get to a point where you are improving..then suddenly you take a break for 2 months or you have an incident where you stress eat and it feels like the wheels have fallen off and you have to start all over again...what is important is that i keep getting back up and try again. i am just going to keep at it until it all falls into place.
henningvr Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 isetech, I too would like to have a personal trainer, a sports nutritionist etc. With two kids studying, that's not going to happen, LOL.Take it a day at a time. At some point, your good eating habits become your lifestyle. You then forget about the 'lekker' stuff. In other words, you don't even consider the 'lekker' (bad) stuff (sugar, soda etc. etc.) anymore. Us modern day humans tend to overthink things. Make your mantra "I cannot out-exercise a bad diet" - (replace diet with lifestyle, just because the word 'diet' has negative implications for many). Hang in there mate. It will be worth it.
Veebee Posted October 30, 2017 Posted October 30, 2017 if i had the money...i would put together a long term structured plan to achieve my goals...the plan would include...visits to a personal trainer to shape and strengthen the body...a sport nutritionist and regular visits to a cadence class...that would be the ideal plan...unfortunately its not going to happen any time soon. it is gets frustrating when you get to a point where you are improving..then suddenly you take a break for 2 months or you have an incident where you stress eat and it feels like the wheels have fallen off and you have to start all over again...what is important is that i keep getting back up and try again. i am just going to keep at it until it all falls into place. Having all the money in the world won't help when you have no control over what you put in your mouth. Nutrition, strength and training... There is enough info online to help you get started.
eccc whippet Posted October 31, 2017 Author Posted October 31, 2017 Having all the money in the world won't help when you have no control over what you put in your mouth. Nutrition, strength and training... There is enough info online to help you get started.I agree...it starts right now...not tomorrow morning...not next week...sitting at 101 kg this morning...cant let it climb again...it is going to be a lot easier to ride 160 km...under 100 kg. from today...no more coffee in the morning = no sugar...glass of water only. breakfast - a hand full of cereal with a yogurt mix. (need to fill this section with healthy easy on the go type food ) dinner - tonight veggie stir fry. cut out all the crap in between...this is going to be the hardest part. dropped my daughter at school this morning...hadnt seen my mate in a while...his first comment was...wow you have lost a lot of weight...enough motivation to finish this thing.
eccc whippet Posted October 31, 2017 Author Posted October 31, 2017 filled a 2 lt jug with water for the fridge and found a 500 ml glass bottle to keep with me during the day...no more fizzy drinks. my target is 95 kg as soon as possible.
dave303e Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 I agree...it starts right now...not tomorrow morning...not next week...sitting at 101 kg this morning...cant let it climb again...it is going to be a lot easier to ride 160 km...under 100 kg. from today...no more coffee in the morning = no sugar...glass of water only. breakfast - a hand full of cereal with a yogurt mix. (need to fill this section with healthy easy on the go type food ) dinner - tonight veggie stir fry. cut out all the crap in between...this is going to be the hardest part. dropped my daughter at school this morning...hadnt seen my mate in a while...his first comment was...wow you have lost a lot of weight...enough motivation to finish this thing. Take the time, have a proper(filter or cappachino or whatever) coffee in the morning without sugar. you may not be 100% sold the first week or 2, but in a few weeks time you will try have sugar in your coffee and hate the taste. Well that is what I found having gone from 3 sugars in coffee to 0.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 Take the time, have a proper(filter or cappachino or whatever) coffee in the morning without sugar. you may not be 100% sold the first week or 2, but in a few weeks time you will try have sugar in your coffee and hate the taste. Well that is what I found having gone from 3 sugars in coffee to 0.This. I've been having coffee without sugar for about 2 years now. Put some sugar in yesterday by mistake and it was completely foreign. Ruined the taste.
eccc whippet Posted October 31, 2017 Author Posted October 31, 2017 apple and 2 provitas for brunch gona have a chicken salad for lunch. water only for now...just topped up the bottle with ice cold water......i need to suck it up and make it happen...will have a cappaccino after my ride on Sat with no sugar (will be my treat) i need to detox from coffee...its another one of those addictions which have just become habit. i went from drinking 2 lt of coke a day to 500 ml of coke zero a day...then down to zero on the odd day...that took some adjustment...now i cant stand coke...from today no fizzy drinks...not even zero. i need to figue out a way to flavor the water (maybe add some lemon ) not sure how long i can handle plain water.
lechatnoir Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 i need to figue out a way to flavor the water (maybe add some lemon ) not sure how long i can handle plain water. Get a sodastream... best. thing. ever....
Cyclewizz Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 I agree...it starts right now...not tomorrow morning...not next week...sitting at 101 kg this morning...cant let it climb again...it is going to be a lot easier to ride 160 km...under 100 kg. from today...no more coffee in the morning = no sugar...glass of water only.have a glass of warm water with a table spoon of lemon juice breakfast - a hand full of cereal with a yogurt mix. cereals are full of sugar, rather have normal (not instant) oats with a some form of a protein (need to fill this section with healthy easy on the go type food ) dinner - tonight veggie stir fry. cut out all the crap in between...this is going to be the hardest part. dropped my daughter at school this morning...hadnt seen my mate in a while...his first comment was...wow you have lost a lot of weight...enough motivation to finish this thing. 1st Rule of loosing weight:cut out wheat completely 2nd Rule of loosing weight:Have 1 cheat day a week - this will help you keep saneThere's also a theory that by overeating on this 1 day will trick the body into burning more calories 3rd Rule of Loosing weightcut carbs from 5pm on wards (for better results make your last card meal at 3pm) Something I learnt from a personal training / nutritionist years ago is to have a carb, a protein and a fat in every meal.The body needs (good) fats (like olive oil). This is more or less what I follow.
NicoBoshoff Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 4th Rule of losing weight: Go see a qualified nutritionist for proper dietary advice instead of anecdotal storytelling and internet "truisms".
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