The Garfield Principle

[cavebear2]

Stopped recording on BJ as I found I was putting volume kilometers in rather than quality as I just didnt have the time to get a higher ranking and get a varied intensity of riding in.
Cheers..Pete

A very concise description of the pitfalls of the BJ 'competition'
I had already decided that after this year - never again!
I'll still keep the journal but it'll probably be private.

Well done on shedding all that weight Pete!

[Kalgrm]

Original weight: 83kg
Today's Weight (kg): 83
Movement since 09/09/08 (+ or - kg): -1
Target Weight (kg): 76

Yeah, well done Pete. You've done a great job - your wife must be ecstatic!

Cheers,
Graeme

[martinjs]

Week 38(Since I started recording in this post) Now doing post every 4 weeks

Starting weight this year 105 kilo.

Last post 91 kilos
This post 92 kilos +1 kilo

Total Weight loss this year -13 kilos
Total Weight loss since start of cycling -28 kilos

Target at least 90 kilos

Total distance ridden this week 347 kilometres.

Bike Journal Ranking 216 down 16 positions
Country Ranking 11th down 3 positions.
Club Ranking 5th down 2 positions, Surprised me a bit that did.

Passed every original target I set my self at the start of the year, except 1.
I still have to do a 100k ride, planned for early November.

Otherwise all good.

[azzurribike]

was 84Kgs at Xmas decided to get fit.

now 75Kgs

Target 73kgs for a BMI of 22.5

About to start training via Ric Stern at cyclecoach dot com cause Alex is flat out.

...... anyone say whippet? where are those hills gotta love em.

[brauluver]

At 6ft 1 and lean of build I've always been told I'm a lanky bugger.
My weight topped out at 76 Kg a few years ago, but has averaged 74 for the last 4 odd years.This stood out as a little pot on the front of my lean frame.
over the last 10 years my alcohol intake had crept up to level and frequency that was starting to concern me.
On july 1 I stopped drinking for a period of 6 months to be able to assess any benefits that may arise.
nothing else has changed in my diet.
1 month in and I'd lost 2 kg.
2 months and I'd dropped another.
3 months and I hit 70 kg.
it did dip down to 69 but I've got it back to 70 and it's stable.
basically the alcohol in my lifestyle was worth 4 kg to me.

Alcohol has a high calorific content and is a close second to fats.
Any of you guys who are eating well but have plataued may want to look at dropping the booze for a while and see if it gets things moving again.

I will be back on the beers in the new year, but not with the gusto of the past.

[RobS]

It's interesting how your weight eventually stabilizes if you stick to the same lifestyle. I pretty much don't drink at all.

Started cycling: May 2005 (Weight unknown possibly high 70's)
Oct 2006: 73.2kg
April 2007: 74kg
June 2007: 74kg
Sept 2007: 72kg
Sept 2007: Change of diet experiment. Ate less crap (not that I eat much) and more vegetarian diet.
Oct 2007: 70.5kg
Nov 2007: 69.5kg
Dec 2008: Back to not so vegetarian diet.
March 2008: 71.8kg
Oct 2008: 71.5kg

Target 69kg

[RideLikeTheWind]

Previous Weight: 96kg
Current weight: 95kg
Previous waist: 96cm
Current waist: 94cm

Working on my muscles too - am up to 50 situps and 45 pushups.

Still cycling about 200 a week or so.

Cheers

Joe

[thepj]

just starting.

current weight: 90kgs
chest mesure:109cm
waist mesure: 91.5cm
target weight: 80kgs by end of november.

[Aushiker]

G'day

Updated Garfieldfor the week.

Andrew

[toolonglegs]

G'day

Updated Garfieldfor the week.

Andrew

Nice Andrew...I am nearly back where I started!

[Aushiker]

G'day

Updated Garfieldfor the week.

Andrew

Nice Andrew...I am nearly back where I started!

Thanks and bummer for you. It has been rocky for me but too. July and August saw me nearly add 4 kg. So have had to burn that off and get back focused. Doing 350 km + a week, eating after riding and using CalorieKing are all helping.

Andrew

[toolonglegs]

G'day

Updated Garfieldfor the week.

Andrew

Nice Andrew...I am nearly back where I started!

Thanks and bummer for you. It has been rocky for me but too. July and August saw me nearly add 4 kg. So have had to burn that off and get back focused. Doing 350 km + a week, eating after riding and using CalorieKing are all helping.

Andrew

Yep...CK was helping me and then I slipped when I got sick for a month.Maybee I should try again!.So bloody easy to put on 2 kilos in a week!

[Kalgrm]

Just got some new scales after my 20-year old ones finally rusted out.

New scales = +3kg immediately.

Worse still, I don't know how much of the extra weight is real, since the food in the camp I've been working at is fatty too. Scales said 88.7kg when I got back last week, but now they tell me I'm 84.7kg. I reckon there's some hydration issues going on there .....

Anyway, on Monday this week I was 85.7kg according to the new scales (=+2.7kg since last weighing on 30/09/08)

Cheers,
Graeme

[thepj]

although its probly not good for you Venom by alr is rated pretty high for helping remove the fat.

[Aushiker]

G'day


http://www.measureup.gov.au/

Andrew

[Kalgrm]

Original weight (kg): 85 *
Today's Weight (kg): 85
Movement since last week (+ or - kg): -0.7
Target Weight (kg): 78*




* original and target weights adjusted for my new scales. The calibration of these new scales is different from my original scales.

[RobS]

I got some sort of stomach virus 4 or 5 days ago:

Was 71.5kg, or there abouts.
Now 69.7kg!

I've been drinking heaps of fluids but not eating much (and not riding ).

[RideLikeTheWind]

Previous Weight: 96kg
Current weight: 93kg

Previous waist: 96cm
Current waist: 93cm


Weight= -3kg
Waist= -3cm

On the slide again. That is over 3 weeks or so but getting there.
Joe

[Kalgrm]

Original weight (kg): 85 *
Today's Weight (kg): 84.0
Movement since last week (+ or - kg): -1.0
Target Weight (kg): 78*



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* original and target weights adjusted for my new scales. The calibration of these new scales is different from my original scales.

[Aushiker]

G'day

Garfield updated ... stressfulness week = way to much food =

Andrew

[Aushiker]

G'day

Garfield updated - heading south again ... phew ....

Andrew

[martinjs]

Week 44(Since I started recording in this post) Now doing post every 4 weeks but I missed the last 2

Starting weight this year 105 kilo.

Last post 92 kilos
This post 92 kilos stable

Total Weight loss this year -13 kilos
Total Weight loss since start of cycling -28 kilos

Target at least 90 kilos

Total distance ridden this week 333 kilometres.

Bike Journal Ranking 190 down 26 positions
Country Ranking 12th up 1 position.
Club Ranking 5th steady.

Still can't get those last 2 kilos, I think I'll aim to hold over Christmas/New years and aim to lose the last 2 early next year.

Otherwise all good.

[Aushiker]

G'day

Back on the scales after a just over two weeks off the bike due to travel and illness. Hope to be back riding Sunday. Garfield updated here.

Andrew

[Aushiker]

G'day

Just updated Garfield for the week.

Not my best week. Riding was off, really suffered on Tuesday’s ride from Joondalup to Fremantle along the coast into 40 km/h winds. I ended up taking Thursday off the bike. This plus just not eating well has cost me dearly. Really need to refocus.

Andrew

[Kalgrm]

Go to this thread for the current iteration of The Garfield Principal.