Numbers for the week:
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| Half mile of dirt riding on a road bike? Bring it on |
Miles - 53.2
Time on bike - 3hr 19min
Elevation - 1,191ft
Overall not bad for the amount of riding I did but I also missed a couple small rides being logged in trying to sort out tracking services again. As I mentioned before I have been shopping services since Strava does not and has no intention of supporting ANT+ in their app for Android. So I got a little pissy about it and decided I was going to move myself to a new service and found Sportstracker which had everything I wanted...until they let us know they are closing on November 1st of this year.
So back to searching and in the process I decided to actually try out IPBike more in depth and play with the settings to see what services it uploads directly to...well would you look at that, it loads to Strava. So this becomes a work around to get the ANT+ support I desire and still retain the metrics platform I (and so many others) enjoy.
Aside from that not a lot else has been going on. I went on a good ride yesterday after about a week of not really riding much and had a good time with it, even did about a mile on the dirt which was kind of fun on a road bike. I should have probably ended my ride earlier or eaten a bit better before heading out, still trying to figure out which one. Basically I ended up with muscle cramps in my quads, I was pushing decently but nothing I would consider out of the norm for me, so my best guess is poor fueling.
Speaking of fueling I have dropped a few pounds once again and am now at 200lbs as of this morning. (insert image of me with big goofy smile), this brings my total weight loss since I started riding again to 20lbs in about 2 months now. I need to go back and double check the start date for my records, but that is pretty good and just goes to show that it takes a little work to have a lot of fun and make big changes.
As for actual diet it has been a lot of fruit and vegetables through the day, mainly bananas to be honest. I can stop at the store on the way to work and pick up a dozen bananas for right around $2 (USD) and munch on those through the work day. I don't feel hungry in the least and my energy levels are easily maintained this way. I mix it up a bit with some melon, apricots, pluots, an apple here and there but mostly stick with bananas.
I do a breakfast smoothie pretty regularly as well which is really simple:
1 banana (I sometimes use 2)
6-7 whole strawberries
1-2 spoonfuls of plain yogurt
Blend until smooth and enjoy
Takes a total of about 5 minutes in the morning and if you wanted you could even blend it up the night before and store it in the refrigerator. I toss mine in one of my cycling water bottles and enjoy it at work while setting up for my day. If you need a bit more substance to it then I would suggest a scoop of instant oatmeal, the plain kind, which makes it nicely filling and adds a texture to it as well.
Well I think that about covers another week on the bike so until next time keep it rubber side down and thanks for reading.
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