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Two Days Rest

Well, I was planning to ride two days on, one day off, but that hasn’t fully manifested yet. Yesterday I went to sleep late the night before so didn’t get up at 6 for the ride. This morning was rainy, and no, I’m not going to go for a training ride...

My Enemy is My Friend

I’m a bulky guy. I tend to catch the wind. Fortunately, that works both ways. Headwind going out wasn’t so bad. Tailwind coming home was lovely. Day 4: 21.15 km | 27.0 Avg | 48.8 Max | 46:52 mm:ss Just a simple ride along Decew to Beaverdams then up...

Finding my Gears

Funny how time flies. After two days, I thought I’d take a break to let my seat recover from my saddle. Due to circumstances, the one day break turned into two. At least my seat felt better this morning. I rode the same route, but went up a gear on the outbound...

Breaking in the Saddle

I remember thinking yesterday that an hour of cycling probably wouldn’t hurt much. It didn’t feel like much yesterday. As soon as I sat on the bike today, it felt like more. When all bike saddles were leather, they required a “break in” period....

Back in the Saddle – Again

How many times has it been since I thought to myself “I should be cycling more”? Lots. So, here we go again. I’ve had the idea to ride up to Heather & Lloyd’s place on Lake Scugog for years. I figure I better do it soon before the...

The Big Fat Surprise

What a great name for a book about the dietary fallacies that have been perpetuated on the world for the past 60 years. The takeaway: saturated fat is not the dietary evil it’s been portrayed as. In other words, eating meats and dairy products are part of a...

Food Journal

I was thinking that it would make sense to keep track of what I’ve been eating, with approximate quantities as well. So, here goes šŸ™‚ May 16 1 lb sirloin hamburger patties (Costco – 3 x 1/3 lb patties) Drinks: water May 15 2.67 lbs sirloin hamburger patties...

What’s to Eat?

The simplest distillation of ZC is the following mantra: Eat meat. Drink water. Simple, no? There’s plenty of nuance. Eat meat when you are hungry until you are not. Learn to listen to your body’s hunger and satiety signals. When you are hungry, eat. No...

10 Milligrams

A nice quote I found: “Vitamin C is required to form collagen in the body, and it does this ā€“ despite being described everywhere as an antioxidant ā€“ by oxidation. Vitamin Cā€™s role in collagen formation is to transfer a hydroxyl group to the amino acids lysine...

Where the Idea Came From

I’m not going to “blame” anyone for turning me onto zero carb. I’ll admit though, it was a surprise to me when I first heard about it. It’s not exactly what we’re taught, is it? I bought Tim Ferris’ book Tribe of Mentors for...