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As per the previous thread, after 4+ years of minimal exercise, I was 110kg around August 2024. Changed nothing apart from buying another road bike and endeavoured to get out on that as much as possible. Pictured is me at about 105/106kg in mid-November after my second Box Hill ride in as many weeks. Starting 2025 at 103kg (6'2"), current goal is 95kg but in reality I'd settle on being able to buy cycling kit that only has one X on the label. Lightest adult weight was 84kg when I got married, but folks just thought I was ill.
Plan is to just ride as much as I can, helped out in these months by picking up a used turbo trainer off ebay and being able to go for an hour in the shed either during gaps in the working day or when mini_com has gone to bed. I haven't really curtailed the booze much but another thing is that I got Invisalign fitted in November, which makes eating a bit of a production (brush teeth and clean aligners every time you eat). So snacking has pretty much disappeared or is at least mindful by necessity and I can't be arsed at lunch time so have been making protein shakes (2 bananas, low-carb protein power, pint of milk and either oats or muesli in the blender). I don't eat breakfast 90% of days either.
2025 start - 103kg
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