Tuesday, January 23, 2007

I guess it's time...

to think about racing!

Did a little pre-season status check yesterday (ouch!) and the results were favorable. A 12% increase in MSS power conbined with a 12% loss in weight has everything headed in the right direction.


Guess all those weights and measures are paying off!
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15 comments:

  1. ~ lauren1/23/07, 11:22 AM

    12% loss in weight!?

    morgan's (my husband) trying to lose. he's got no body fat, but he's very muscley.

    how did you lose 12%

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  2. Merkeley Bike1/23/07, 11:26 AM

    Well, you've got to start with some excess body fat ;). As for the process, calorie counting is the only method that works for me. No fad diets...just simple math.

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  3. Anonymous1/23/07, 2:34 PM

    12%, that is huge!

    how long did it take you? was that your goal?

    that sounds awesome

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  4. X Bunny1/23/07, 3:09 PM

    i don't even know what mss means
    but 12% up and 12% down on any of that is a lot!

    good job!

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  5. PAB(a.k.a.CID)1/23/07, 3:24 PM

    yes, but are you faster??

    that's the only measure that counts in bike racing...

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  6. Merkeley Bike1/23/07, 6:10 PM

    I'm happy with both the up and the down.

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  7. Gianni1/23/07, 8:14 PM

    I think he's faster than last summer right now.

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  8. EB1/23/07, 8:34 PM

    12%...boys...sigh.

    (Included in that sigh are the following: good job; wow, that must have taken a ton of willpower; no Ici?!?; and I wish I could do that...)

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  9. Merkeley Bike1/23/07, 8:41 PM

    pab - Soooo true. I'm faster but the real question is am I fast enough...that's why it's 'Time to think about racing'.

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  10. Merkeley Bike1/23/07, 8:42 PM

    Panda...when you count calories you can save room for Ici ;>.

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  11. Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirl1/23/07, 9:26 PM

    Mike, I'm a counter, too! www.fitday.com I'm down 14% since August. I've got 4 pounds to go to my goal, but last night I changed my goal so I'l be counting a while longer. When you're big like us it's easier to lose bigger percentages. Deficit, deficit, deficit!

    Congratulations on the ups and the downs!!!

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  12. Merkeley Bike1/24/07, 7:22 AM

    14%! That's great! I use Crosstrainer, I'll check out FitDay.

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  13. Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirl1/24/07, 8:47 AM

    cool site!

    you know, I didn't bother to calculate my percentage until I saw your post. I knew I lost a lot of pounds, but I figured what the heck! Fluffy girls have lots of weight to lose.

    Doesn't it feel amazing, Mike? Like a whole new you!

    Congratulations again.

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  14. EB1/25/07, 10:29 AM

    I like fitday, too, but anything over 2% seems a little much for this particular fluffy girl. I might just have to be happy with "stout"...

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  15. X Bunny1/25/07, 4:35 PM

    i thought alicat posted this originally and was kinda scared to race with her if she had lost 12%.....

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