From 39 stone, To Blackpool, My Ride Report

spasypaddy

congrats mate, i donated yesterday as promised!

gb155

Roougers wrote:

If I was a copper I would always be suspicious of anyone in a pre-millenium vectra/mondeo. They just seem to scream out public disorder, especially those ones with the big boots, just utterly pointless really (unless you have something to hide :shock: )

Anyway, a very enjoyable read, and a great inspiration. Well done mate

Glad you enjoyed the blog post and agreed re mondeos and vectras, Hang on I had a 99 Mondeo lol

gb155

spasypaddy wrote:

congrats mate, i donated yesterday as promised!

Thanks mte, Thanks for the donation and the poster, you up for a new one next year

spasypaddy

gb155 wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

congrats mate, i donated yesterday as promised!

Thanks mte, Thanks for the donation and the poster, you up for a new one next year

of course or any other ride you are doing if you want a poster thingy just let me know! i dont get enough opportunity at work to let my creative juices going

miggy_magic

Well done Gaz! An inspirational tale and encouraging to others who hope to lose a few stones.

If you fancy trying something similar in September and seeing a bit of Scotland at the same time, there's the annual Glasgow to Edinburgh charity ride (Pedal For Scotland). Did it last year and it inspired me to dump the car and the bus whenever possible. (Alas, I haven't lost much weight since, but I do have a fine collection of cycling clothing, which is now encroaching into the wife's wardrobe space.)

gb155

spasypaddy wrote:

gb155 wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

congrats mate, i donated yesterday as promised!

Thanks mte, Thanks for the donation and the poster, you up for a new one next year

of course or any other ride you are doing if you want a poster thingy just let me know! i dont get enough opportunity at work to let my creative juices going

Thanks mate, Looks like im being forced into the Manchester 100 next

gb155

miggy_magic wrote:

Well done Gaz! An inspirational tale and encouraging to others who hope to lose a few stones.

If you fancy trying something similar in September and seeing a bit of Scotland at the same time, there's the annual Glasgow to Edinburgh charity ride (Pedal For Scotland). Did it last year and it inspired me to dump the car and the bus whenever possible. (Alas, I haven't lost much weight since, but I do have a fine collection of cycling clothing, which is now encroaching into the wife's wardrobe space.)

Thanks

Looks like im gonna be busy with the Manchester 100 in Sept but thanks anyway

hisoka

Awesome report, great achievement

Kieran_Burns

miggy_magic wrote:

Well done Gaz! An inspirational tale and encouraging to others who hope to lose a few stones.

16 stone is hardly a few

More like a small cow lifted off his back :shock:

Could you imagine trying to cycle while carrying what amounts to a fairly heavy bloke on your back at the same time???

Christ - that's just it in to perspective for me - you've lost a person heavier than me in weight. Feck. :shock:

gb155

Kieran_Burns wrote:

miggy_magic wrote:

Well done Gaz! An inspirational tale and encouraging to others who hope to lose a few stones.

16 stone is hardly a few

More like a small cow lifted off his back :shock:

Could you imagine trying to cycle while carrying what amounts to a fairly heavy bloke on your back at the same time???

Christ - that's just it in to perspective for me - you've lost a person heavier than me in weight. Feck. :shock:

Very well put mate, How bloody CRAZY is that ?

Kieran_Burns

Moo.

gabriel959

You will be 15st by next year I bet!

gb155

gabriel959 wrote:

You will be 15st by next year I bet!

Its gonna slow down, Would be happy to be out of the 20's by new years eve and maybe 18st by Blackpool 2010, I gotta be realistic. It will slow down

gb155

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Moo.

Cow ?

Kieran_Burns

Actually cows don't go "Moo"

It's more of a mmmmmuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


Scares the bejesus out of you when you're trying to walk through a fecking herd of the buggers with your bike.

Yup. I do cows on my morning commute on occasion.


Moo?

gb155

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Actually cows don't go "Moo"

It's more of a mmmmmuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


Scares the bejesus out of you when you're trying to walk through a fecking herd of the buggers with your bike.

Yup. I do cows on my morning commute on occasion.


Moo?

Bet you keep your hood up for that dont ya ?



Should I change from gb155 to Moo then

gabriel959

well, you say that and I agree that it will slow down but if you increase your cycling (as you are doing), take care of your diet (as you are also doing) you will achieve it I reckon. At the end of the day you are 22st now and you did lose 16st in one year (I am 6’ 6” and 15st!!!) I think you can loose half of that in another year.

You can always have a bigger challenge next year like so you have something to look forward to and work for!

FyPunK

Never got chance to speak en-route mate, a massive well done to you. Keep it going.

gb155

gabriel959 wrote:

well, you say that and I agree that it will slow down but if you increase your cycling (as you are doing), take care of your diet (as you are also doing) you will achieve it I reckon. At the end of the day you are 22st now and you did lose 16st in one year (I am 6’ 6” and 15st!!!) I think you can loose half of that in another year.

You can always have a bigger challenge next year like so you have something to look forward to and work for!

Tis a fair point you make , Just dont want to set myself up to fail.

gb155

FyPunK wrote:

Never got chance to speak en-route mate, a massive well done to you. Keep it going.

Shame I didnt see you but it was a crazy day, really looking forward to next years event now

Bassjunkieuk

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Actually cows don't go "Moo"

It's more of a mmmmmuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


Scares the bejesus out of you when you're trying to walk through a fecking herd of the buggers with your bike.

Yup. I do cows on my morning commute on occasion.


Moo?

Same with sheep when I'm down in the coutryside proper at the father in laws walking through the fields! They all seem to bunch together and then you get an aggressive looking ram at the front........bbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh

Kieran_Burns

It may not be the best thing to admit, but I do end up chasing sheep up the bridlepath some mornings... they've found a hole in the fence about 3/4 of the way up. Of course when I come tanking up, they panic and go belting up the path. Well I say belting - they can't really get much above 14mph :?


Oh, and who reckons that GB155 should rename his account to MadCow in (ahem) light of his weightloss amounting to the aforementioned MadCow?

Moo.

Bassjunkieuk

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Oh, and who reckons that GB155 should rename his account to MadCow in (ahem) light of his weightloss amounting to the aforementioned MadCow?

Moo.

+Moo, especially as he's now moving more towards a semi-skimmed self :-)

woodford2barbican

gb155 wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

well, you say that and I agree that it will slow down but if you increase your cycling (as you are doing), take care of your diet (as you are also doing) you will achieve it I reckon. At the end of the day you are 22st now and you did lose 16st in one year (I am 6’ 6” and 15st!!!) I think you can loose half of that in another year.

You can always have a bigger challenge next year like so you have something to look forward to and work for!

Tis a fair point you make , Just dont want to set myself up to fail.

I think you will do it as well.

It may slow down but you have the right attitude, setting targets (mcr 100), rewards (new bikes), and have obviously seen the benefits of losing weight.

Keep it up is what I am trying to say.

But then even if you did not lose another ounce after today you have still lost someone the size of me.....and I ain't small!

gb155

Mooooo


Thanks wood, Im hoping beyond all hope this next 12 months can be just half as good as the last 12.