Sunday Night and I am getting Better
Recovery I spent the last several days deeply under the weather with a very unpleasant head cold (are any of them pleasant?). I missed two days of work and really have not been fully functional this...
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Lunch Today For lunch today I stepped out to the local A&P store and went to the salad bar. A couple of cups of spinach, cucumber, tomato, salad dressing, some pineapple and berries and I was good...
View ArticleThings I would like to say
Talking to the younger me I wish I could have a talk with me. The me I was when I was 40 or 45. The me that had stopped cycling and was gaining weight like I was paid by the … Continue reading →
View ArticleContemplations and a Weekend
My Roller Coaster When I started this Journey in December 2011 I really had no clue what I was getting in to. I didn’t know that I would soon start a blog and would expose every raw nerve to anyone …...
View ArticleNew Goals, a Growing Understanding
Reinvention Though it took me a long time to realize it, this Journey has always been about reinvention. It has been about creating an improved me. At first it was just about the body. Lose weight...
View ArticleReminder to Self
Self-Doubt I have a ride tomorrow. A large ride organized by the cycling club to which I belong. 45 miles through the roads of Bergen County NJ. The HILLS of Bergen county NJ. The club released the cue...
View ArticleI’m Still Standing
Ride For Autism This past Saturday was the long discussed Ride for Autism. After worrying about the weather and the dealing with drenching rains on Friday, Saturday dawned overcast but dry. The road...
View ArticleReflections on the last few days
Sorry About That My last two posts have been something less than cheery. Part visit from The Black Dog, part anger over the insulting post, I lost track of the positives for a little bit. Sorry about...
View ArticleA Monday Post
June 17, 2013 Next Sunday will be one year since I tore the meniscus and two ligaments in my right knee. Why not wait until the anniversary to write about it? Because yesterday I rode my bike over many...
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A look back at the week It was a busy week for me. Work was hectic as could be, my brother visited, we drove to Maryland and back on Saturday and fit a 90th birthday party in there for good … Continue...
View ArticleJuly 8, 2013
111.5 Miles My goal this past 4-day weekend was to pile on the miles on my bike. The July 4th long weekend promised to offer 4 days of opportunity to ride with no early rain in the forecast. The heat …...
View ArticleThoughts….
Going over it all I am closing in on one year since I went under my goal weight. I have been on this Journey for 563 days. I don’t look like me. I look at my face in the mirror … Continue reading →
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Chatting with a friend Yesterday a young woman (PD) came over to visit Missus and Me. She is the daughter of a dear friend and she had some questions about her bicycle. She brought it over and I did...
View ArticleThoughts and Meanings
Thinking about it I don’t know what I had in mind when I started my Journey. I wanted to lose weight. I wanted to be more fit. I set what I thought were modest goals. I wanted to lose 75 … Continue...
View ArticleSliding
Tough Week I gained a few pounds this past week. I stepped on the scale and saw 207 pounds. Not good. No excuses. Simply got careless and ate more than I burned. Not acceptable. In the past I...
View ArticleRiding and Thoughts
The Sunday Morning Ride I first started riding with the bike shop crew on Sunday morning back in March or April. I am not quite sure… It was cold, colder than I typically like, but I rode. It was the …...
View ArticleFriday Thoughts
Once-a-year Pizza If you are going to do it… Do it right. In Parsippany, right up close to Boonton, there is an Italian Restaurant: Bevacqua’s Reservoir Tavern. It has been around forever and is...
View ArticleExplanations and Opinions and a little something to boost the ego
Trying to Find Time There are simply too few hours in the day. Really there is just too much to do in a day. The day is long enough… I worked a good long day yesterday and then came home … Continue...
View ArticleThings I Do….
Things I don’t need to do but still do….. When I was FAT I developed compensations for my size and lack of mobility and flexibility. For instance I would grab my pants leg at the bottom cuff to pull my...
View ArticleEvidence
Affirmation Received a good phone call today from my Doctor. Yes, my doctor actually calls you personally when he is delivering test results, good or bad. The results of the blood test from my physical...
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