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 Greeting Netizens -

Ultimately this blog is more for myself at this point, really to track the ups and downs of my cycling and food consumption lifestyle of a rockstar in training.  

My weight-in tomorrow will hopefully be positive, though I admit I totally broke last night and went with the SLF and Kid-1 to grab some tasty IceCream.  The salted peanut butter with chocolate flakes was amazing.  210  for a 2nd week last week was a bummer, but still better than 216,000,000 a few weeks before.

 Cold AF on my 2 bike commutes, almost needed to pull out the bigger Woolie's for Wednesday morning, it was somewhere between 27-29 as I bottomed out in the leadup to Georgetown water front.  Brrr.  I was layered up in a mid-weight smartwool technical with a club ride short sleeve then my pearl wind/water shell.  On the way home the sun was out and it felt WAY warmer than the 52!  

Thru Mar I was a bit ahead of where I was in 2024 in total logged activities and in mileage.  It's kinda interesting as until the start of April when I started with GDub, I was not working other than applying for jobs and while working I'm ahead of that period?  Guess the general 2x weekly commutes for 4 rides is pumping things up.  And January wasn't the strongest month of riding either.   

Spring is here and now I'm looking at Trailwork, I've got some angry beaver work to do at WF for sure in the next week or so, was originally planning today but with potential rain, my beaver doesn't love being all wet (Silly Beaver!) so it stayed home.  I did sharpen it's buck teeth on Tuesday.  And a new airfilter.    I might even put a new sparker in it tomorrow.   Also finally got some new wedges after the crazy tree ate 2 of my 3 wedges last fall/winter on upper Phase 1.

Oh well, time to make the donuts, as they say.   

Happy Trails and Great Rides, to all!

Winter Slump is for REALZ

 What its almost April?  in 2025?  WTF?

I knew from previous years my steps take a hit in January and February.  I had one weight in, in early January that was 208.9 that I didn't love.  And then I forgot my scale.

Till a week or so ago.  After a quick battery change I hopped on and WTH??? 215.8!  Damn it!   Thats my heaviest hit in at least 6 years!  Last year I flirted with 213 around the summer and in 2023 I was at the high 214 area for a brief bit.   Well we'll see how things are tomorrow or Friday AM when I do my next weight in.  Start of this week I was at 212.  I'd really like to see 210.   

Riding wise I did slow a LOT over Jan and Feb due to MTB in the shop for most of January and then sometimes too much snow a few times and some work schedule changes.   I'm at my 42'nd logged activity of the year and I'm at 360'ish miles of cycling this year with commuting, versus about 300 at same point last year before I started my new job.  

Step/walk wise I just need to commit I guess to pushing to get my 8-10K a day a bit more regularly.  

The real culprit?  We've had a ton of AWESOME shows we've seen in the last 3-4 weeks and we've been eating out at some fun places.  Too fun.   Shows and food include:

• George Thoroughgood and The Destroyers - Immigrant Food in DC - Amazing cocktails and some really good food.
• Brass Against - ST James - Really good cocktails and amazing Carribean Food
• Alton Brown - Ala in Bethesda - Amazing tapas and good cocktails also.  
• Dream Theatre - Up next this coming Friday.

Time to ride more and eat a few less fun things.

Also I in the MOST unexpected thing gave up Soda now almost 4 weeks ago.  I emotionally miss it at times, but I also know it is better for me.  In another week or so I'll let myself have maybe 1 every 2 weeks.    Honestly, I probably haven't gone this long without a soda since MAYBE before moving to Arizona in the 80's when I had to ride to the convenience store 1.5 miles away to get a Nehi or a RC Cola.