tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51605472954022946122012-01-27T06:14:01.396-08:00Eating, Riding, and Fighting the Weight! 50 lbs last year, and still keeping it off!Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-90255081527621410212008-10-23T07:02:00.000-07:002008-10-23T07:21:31.224-07:00

This little corner of the web has been fun for me, and some good blogmemories have been made, but I'm (mostly) packing things up and heading to a new location.Although I may ocassionally find myself posting a muse from time to time, any real bike-related posts will now be at the bike-specific PacificPedalling.com site. This site was a great journal during my weightloss progress, and I may still

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Today was chilly. 34 degrees when I got up, and not quite to 40 by the time I was heading out with the kids. I love it. Anyone who's known me for any amount of time knows that this is my favorite time of year. When the air turns crisp in the morning, but we still get some nice afternoons, I'm right in my comfort zone. I'm thankful the Big Cyclist in the sky gave Oregon 4 true seasons to enjoy,

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Here, take this awareness test below. It's simple...count the number of passes the team in white makes. So you don't give the answer away (unless you want to cheat) don't read any further until you've played the video and taken the test.How'd you do?Earlier this summer, when we had crummy weather in June, I had commuted to work in the morning and it was a decent day. By end of the day, the rain

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Not me, but that lady that lives with me, and puts up with my nonsense. After a great day at the Saturday Market last weekend, I snapped this picture:Recently, BikeHugger.com posted a link to Riding Pretty, and I couldn't help but send in this picture, since it fit the focus of their whole site - looking pretty on a bike. Again I ask....how'd I get so lucky? (PS - the link above takes you to the

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I've lived by two fashion mottos in my life: 1) according to GQ, you CAN wear blue and black together, as long as you mean to, and 2) no white after Labor Day. Ok, I really haven't followed the white thing....and the blue and black thing I just found to help cover some fashion faux pas I apparently made.However, this year, I'm breaking the white after Labor Day rule. My summer project has been to

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I should have known the day would be wacky when we walked out to the car to head to school and found 4 of Keizer's Finest patrol cars screeching to a halt to snag a bad-guy-on-foot down at the end of our street. Course, nothing says "I'm Local" like standing there in my jammies, coffee cup in hand, baseball cap covering my Bob Wiley hair, watching the action.After getting back from playing Mr.

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I've now had the pleasure of taking each Torelli I've ridden out to The Tallest Black Cotton Wood in North America. (Sounds like a date after I read it back to myself.) Anyway, it's just out about 12 miles from our house and makes for a nice 22 mile loop to Willamette Mission Park and back. Here I am on my lunch ride yesterday with the 20th Anniversary Torelli, still in all it's funky

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I know what you're saying...you're wondering if it's even still legal for me to be blogging, but yes, they let me out once in a while to spread good cheer to the boys and girls. Don't get all comfy though, it could be another solid month before I make a post...I don't want you getting all spoiled or anything.So they're still sweeping up the confetti from the closing ceremonies of the Olympics,

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Ok, not really like Tiger, but I had one shining moment in today's round at the OGA course. Here it is, in way more information than you're going to care about.After crossing the crap and landing just over the green of the par 5 nemesis that is the 14th hole in 3 shots, I was poised for a pitch and putt for a par. I had strung 5 pars together at the end of the first nine and was looking to make

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Yesterday, Nate and I got out and did the annual Monster Cookie Ride, sponsored by the Salem Bicycle Club -- a 62 mile metric century. The route travels from the state capitol in Salem, out to Champoeg State Park, and back.We got there at just a little before 8am for Day Of Ride registration, and the line was already pretty long. But it was beautiful out and no one seemed to mind waiting just a

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I rarely post pictures or names of my family members on my blog, for security and privacy reasons -- to many sickos and stalkers out there...(don't even get me started on what kids are putting on MySpace and Facebook these days)....BUT, how can you not put up a picture from Take Your Kids To Work Day when you happen upon such a proud moment as this???Some fathers long for the day their kids throw

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I commuted 3 of 5 days last week to work on the 925 (mentioned in the post below) and aside from getting caught in the rain/hail for part of the ride home, and a near miss with the Day and Night Heating guy that wasn't looking as I drove past the parking lot he was pulling out of, I was really glad to be riding to work.As I was leaving on Friday, the lovely lady I live with said "oh, you're

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In a classic guilty pleasure movie of mine, Days Of Thunder, Cole Trickle (a.k.a Tom Cruise) has to pull of a minor miracle and use just the one gear he has left to finish and win a NASCAR event. He screams to his pit to get him out in front of the pace car since he's going to have to ramp up that high gear to any decent kind of speed, or he's out. Let me just say Tommy, I feel your pain, I feel

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Ok, so when Weather.com says Sunset is at 7:40 pm - it means it, and not a minute later. And this time of year, it gets dark pretty quick after sunset.The picture here at the top is from my ride tonight. It was an amazing sunset. In fact, it was so cool watching the sun bounce off the clouds that I kept riding figuring I'd squeeze in a few more miles before racing home in time to beat the dark.

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Just a few days ago I was in the sunny warm embrace of a San Diego springtime. I mentioned to Nate that if we had more time I'd be hitting a local bike shop, renting a bike, and getting out along the 101 beachfront for a ride. Oh how the times have changed.Today I decided to work off some of the In-N-Out flab I picked up on the aforementioned road trip, and set out for a 20 mile boogie to the

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Let me just say that after 1500 miles of a 2100 mile, 42 hour round trip drive. After enough Rockstars and Starbucks canned Double Shots to own stock in both companies, and after a 5 pm dinner stop at In-N-Out in San Diego already....a group of fellas from Oregon with an all night drive ahead of them should probably *not* take this on at 1 am.But, it *was* the last In-N-Out that was going to be

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When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads....Or, the wait for a cloud break, throw on the gear and hit the road.After a week off of riding, I was anxious to get back on the bike. With still very little free time, and coming off the flu/cold combo, it's been tough to get out and ride this week, but Saturday provided a quick opportunity.The previous week was beautiful and I was able to do

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Well, it's actually been more than a year, but figured I should commemorate the day somehow and dust this old blog off for a bit. So lets chat, over a hot cup of coffee from the Fogon, shall we?On February 3 of 007, I set out to lose some weight. I won't bore you with all details in this post...you can go back through history and see the hows, whys, and whats that inspired me to get going. I

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 208.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to under 200 goal.No pictures. No real time to post, but for those who are interested. Didn't happen. Same weight as two weeks ago. Too much going on. No real time to workout as much as I'd like. Not even a ton of motivation to post on a regular basis. Hopefully like gets back to normal before long.Happy Day After

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 208.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to under 200 goal.No, I'm not on a blogging strike with the rest of the writing world. Life has just been crazy.I'm on a new mission. Good news - I've continued to maintain the 50 lbs I've lost for over 150 days. Bad news - I haven't been working very hard at getting down any further, and I still have some work to do, so I'm

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal."When the rain comes...they run and hide their heads...." Anyone?Well, the forecast for the next week or longer is rain. Big surprise, it's October in Oregon...what else should I expect? And even though I have some great experience cranking out the miles in the rain, I'm going to limit the amount of time I

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.Work with me baby, work with me!Ok, I almost hesitate to post these, because some are not the most flattering, and well frankly, I feel like I've about talked my Challenge to death, but since these just came in from the official photog, here are the Kreutz Photography shots from Livestrong.Here we are before

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.The wetter and colder weather is quickly moving in, and we are officially entering my favorite time of the year, from now through Christmas.One of the things I love the most about this time of year is enjoying the foods and drinks of the season. One cool and cold mornings and evenings, I love me some coffee,

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.This will easily be my longest post, so I'll try to get all the vitals out of the way early in case you want to bail before the novella begins.I'm sitting in my jammies, sipping hot coffee, waiting to take the kids to school and it's kind of hard to imagine that yesterday actually happened at all...well, right

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal....and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Just heard that the news is predicting record-breaking rainfall for tomorrow.Well, here we are, the night before the race. I won't update the blog until probably the day after the ride, unless I'm feeling particularly motivated tomorrow evening. I think I'm good to go

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Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.Still trying to reach my fundraising goal, so next paragraph is cut from yesterdays post:I'm getting closer to my goal for the Livestrong Challenge. I've sent out some follow-up support letters, but if you would like to help contribute to the LAF, and help me reach my goal of $2500 for this event, you can click

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Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.Looks like there's no turning back now...a few notes heading into the last days.I'm getting closer to my goal for the Livestrong Challenge. I've sent out some follow-up support letters, but if you would like to help contribute to the LAF, and help me reach my goal of $2500 for this event, you can click here, or click on the logo

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Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.Less than a week now until my ride...final preparations underway for the big day!On Saturday I drove back up to Hagg Lake in order to give it a pre-Livestrong Challenge test ride. I was nervous to see what would happen. On one hand, if I got into it and hated it, or couldn't finish, then it would make this whole next week stink,

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Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.I know I've been losing fat and gaining some muscle mass, but I guess I didn't realize just how much.Pictured below are my clubs. A few TaylorMade woods, three different wedges - a sand wedge from my old Tommy Armour 845s, a new Titleist gap wedge, and my trusty old rusty Cobra Phil Rodgers 60 degree that I've had since I was 12

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Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.I've hesitated posting this blog for the obvious jokes that can come from it...so I'll be careful in my word choices.This past weekend was supposed to be our annual business partner golf trip, but for a couple of reasons, it didn't happen last minute. Since I had already requested a Sunday away from iglesia, I figured it would be

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Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.Sometimes my cycling thoughts are plain silly, and others are more introspective. Today's post is a combo of the two of them....With just two weeks left until my 70 mile Livestrong Challenge ride in Portland, I figured it was time to work just a little harder at training for the big day. I had a week of not feeling great, and

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.I just realized that in 2 days I'll have maintained my 50 lb loss for 100 days. That's not too shabby. Course, its also time to hit that last 20 lbs.I started feeling not-so-hot on Thursday and had zero motivation for getting out and riding over the weekend, but the Livestrong ride date is starting glow on the calendar now. 19

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.Well, actually a word TO my sponsors, and not for this site, but for my upcoming ride....much love, and many thanks.I haven't made a huge campaign to get sponsors for my upcoming Livestrong Challenge ride, aside from an initial blog post, a few direct emails to some friends, and the link off to the right. But with about 25 days

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.I'm posting a night blog, which I never do. Tomorrow (today for some of you) is the first day of school for our oldest -- first full year of high school for us.Last week we drove up to Henry Hagg Lake, the place of the most elevation gain in our 70 mile Livestrong Challenge ride. I'd been nervous because I'd been getting mixed

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.It's funny how the internet can connect people. My self proclaimed 'biggest fan,' on my less-oft travelled music site is from Hong Kong, or Korea, or somewhere I've never been to out in the big, big, world. Makes me laugh...I get an email about once a year from him...or her, I can't tell by the name.Anyway, I'm out at the LBS (

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.No, this isn't a post about me going hogwild at an expensive ice cream shop in the great outdoors. It's the sad tale of a beautiful golf course that got the better of me.Stone Creek Golf Course is a crazy pretty course somewheres out in the vicinity of Oregon City, and was a course I hadn't even heard of before last week. Not

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.Not on my bike, just my iPhone. But let me tell you, it was a bummer having to reset that factory settings and losing some sweet pics I hadn't sync'd yet, including C-dub in a suit playing GH at Uptown. But I digress...Yesterday was a crazy day that started nice and early. I had planned to get up and put down another day of

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Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal....as an elephants eye, and it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky! Although I couldn't quite say it was a beautiful morning, it was nice to be out on the ol' bike again after almost a 2 week hiatus. But my how things change.I felt a bit like Gordon Macrae this morning as I took my loop around the backwoods of K-town.

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Update: 205.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 7 lbs to 60 lb goal.Blachly, Oregon is a little tiny town about 2 hours from here, that we have simply grown to love. Founded in 1892, and named after William Blachly, the city leads into one of our favorite little getaways -- Triangle Lake.I never like to be the last one to the party, but figured there could possibly be Triangle Lake posts from

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Update: 205.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 7 lbs to 60 lb goal.20 years ago I had just graduated high school, and wasn't quite sure what I'd be doing in life 20 years later. I had no idea life would be as great as it is in these current days -- a wonderful wife and 4 amazing kids later, I just had no idea.But last night was a night for reflecting back a bit as we had the first of our 2-night

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Update: 205.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 7 lbs to 60 lb goal.Something is wrong with my bike. I can't believe it, I've only had it for a few months, but I'm going to have to load it up in the rig, haul it down to the shop, and have a little chat with the fella who built it to see how we can resolve the issue.The problem is, it doesn't seem to like to go up hills. If you've been following

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Update: 205.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 7 lbs to 60 lb goal.Following up on my last post, I got out the next day and did my 30 mile route on Saturday. The ride was pretty uneventful, and I felt great from start to completion. Was really beat the next morning, but that was probably a combination of the ride, and being up most of the night with a sick kid.I finally tracked down the key

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-631459608653003612007-08-03T11:46:00.000-07:002007-08-03T12:02:43.095-07:00

Update: 205.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 7 lbs to 60 lb goal."The hills are alive...." with the sound of one big sweaty mexican trying to climb some hills. Or at least will be in about 59 days. That is roughly the time left until the LAF Challenge, which I just found out is gonna be tougher than I thought.I was trying to find a route map for the Livestrong Challenge this morning and

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-44273045599645332382007-08-01T10:49:00.001-07:002007-08-01T11:00:21.264-07:00

Update: 205.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 7 lbs to 60 lb goal.I'm sitting in Starbucks here in North Salem seeing how long I can just suck down the bandwidth before they kick me out. I had a meeting this morning, another one coming in a few, and possibly a third this afternoon. I don't think my brown butt can take these hard chairs for that long though, so I'm sure I'll bail before they have

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-44980321989883212932007-07-30T11:56:00.000-07:002007-07-30T12:17:54.811-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10 lbs to 60 lb goal.Yeah, you read that right, I marched right back up to my 50 lb goal, and I'm not afraid to post it.I'm not going to go on and on about this, because I know I end up leaving these guilt ridden posts behind, but let me just say that from last Monday forward, I have not been very diligent. I've not been logging all my calories, and

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-54640264653968864712007-07-25T06:26:00.001-07:002007-07-25T07:01:25.760-07:00

Update: 206.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 8 lbs to 60 lb goal.Note: I fully expect a few 'I don't feel sorry for you,' responses, but mine is a story that needs to be told.I've been playing golf for 26 years, but pretty much at a casual level. A couple years ago, we only got out twice the entire season, but on other years we've played a couple times a month. My business partners and I like

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-52771049822282776072007-07-18T11:17:00.000-07:002007-07-18T12:58:50.953-07:00

Update: 206.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 8 lbs to 60 lb goal.Once again, I find myself apologizing for the lack of updates for the ol' bloggie -- I may just need to realize that I will not be able to give 100% every day, especially when I keep getting so many dates for golf before the sun rises. But I'll try as best as I can.I got to spend the day yesterday with about 40 of my closest

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-14428438237246932112007-07-13T05:25:00.000-07:002007-07-13T05:43:06.961-07:00

Update: 206.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 8 lbs to 60 lb goal.I may lose half my readership by posting this - so goodbye to 6 of you - but I gotta be me...I went to the casino, with my sis and friend to see Rick Springfield last night. There I said it, and I say it loud and proud.I gotta say, the dude is definitely showing his 58 years, but still looks pretty dang good - and I mean that in

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-79163096678228030672007-07-12T10:09:00.000-07:002007-07-12T10:43:04.513-07:00

Update: 206.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 8 lbs to 60 lb goal."All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...taxi's waiting he's blowing his horn....cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again..." (actual plane taken with iPhone.)Well, I'm not sure how it happened, but yesterday, we put our eldest offspring onto a little twin propper, and let her shuttle up to Seattle

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-79420096949555681082007-07-10T07:43:00.000-07:002007-07-10T08:05:11.764-07:00

Update: 206.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 8 lbs to 60 lb goal.Got back from a quick Loop ride, and it was already 70 degrees outside before 7:30 this morning. My good friend, Andy Carson just got done with the weather forecast, and well, lets just say, he ain't my friend no more.I really function best in the 65-75 degree range. I don't care if it's a dry heat, a wet heat, or any kind of

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-69565157638553850172007-07-09T07:56:00.001-07:002007-07-09T08:11:53.927-07:00

Update: 206.6 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 8.5 lbs to 60 lb goal.Gotta get out the door for a couple of early morning appointments, but just wanted to give a brief recap on the weekend with small highlight snippets that may or may not even make sense. So in nor particular order, some of my favorite moments since my previous post: (ps - all photos taken with the iPhone.)Buddies getting tips

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-64659212432502865842007-07-06T07:25:00.000-07:002007-07-06T07:38:34.689-07:00

Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.In an effort to appease those who have been disapointed in my lack of bloggidicia, I bring you a blog post from the far edge of the Triangle Lake dock as the sun rises over my back. Don't say I never did nothing for you. (yes, actual photo of the lake at sunrise from the built in camera of the macbook...oh how I love thee macbook

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-36466241771795781772007-07-02T11:20:00.000-07:002007-07-05T10:37:04.948-07:00

Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.I know, I know...I've been a blogging slacker. Summer has been great for getting a little more activity, but that usually happens first thing in the morning, when I was previously sitting inside with a hot cup of joe. But since it's been a few days, let me update with a couple of random thoughts.First off, the iPhone rules. It

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-32632889587244371072007-06-29T07:20:00.000-07:002007-06-29T07:31:41.743-07:00

Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.But it's not quite what you think. I DID have the trailer on this trip, but I'm NOT at any kind of campground per se'. This camp setting involved no registration, it was first come first serve, and there was no hook up for the trailer, so it was a little boondocking for the fellas last night.If you take a look at the photo above

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-28863333130716889292007-06-26T11:35:00.000-07:002007-06-26T11:55:43.115-07:00

Update: 207.2 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9 lbs to 60 lb goal.You may think from the title that I'm referring to my wife, the beauty, and myself, the beast...but I'm actually borrowing from Sir Walt today because my morning activities made me think of the classic Disney tale.First off, my allergies are kicking in, and I'm beginning to feel it on the rides. Tooling around through the back

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-71040349661625676362007-06-22T08:41:00.000-07:002007-06-22T09:01:22.666-07:00

Update: 207.6 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 9.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.Greetings from the luxurious inside of our trailer at Fort Stevens, Oregon. The rain has been falling all night, and still is doing so this morning. I'm about to fire up some breakfast, but figured I'd drop down a quick update before we get moving since I didn't yesterday.This is our first split camping trip - half the family

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-82431592532439584392007-06-20T06:38:00.000-07:002007-06-20T07:11:24.280-07:00

Update: 208.8 lbs, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 10.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.Some of my least favorite radio spots, in all of time, have been for Applebees. Songs made popular by country music artists like Tim McGraw and Joe Diffie have been turned into little ditties pimping babyback ribs and curbside service. However, I gotta hand it to them for some decent low cal menu options.Since we literally

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-12467927017241911002007-06-18T09:07:00.000-07:002007-06-18T10:22:55.649-07:00

Update: 210.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. 12 lbs to 60 lb goal.Yes, you read that right...I hit my 50 lb goal, and am back up 2 lbs. There I said it, just wanted to be honest with you. If we get it out of the way early on, we can have a better relationship because of it.After hitting my goal a week ago last Thursay, I pondered where to go next. Work hard towards another goal,

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-21777731608843410992007-06-15T07:49:00.000-07:002007-06-15T08:04:08.360-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124.So it's a rainy Friday, and I really don't have much in the way of big news, inspiring words, dog chasing stories, or really anything worth reading. If I were you, I'd just stop now, and go Google the new iPhone or something, you'll probably gain more useful knowledge that way. I've still got Duran Duran on the brain from this morning's

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-50925025209306292762007-06-13T09:35:00.000-07:002007-06-13T09:53:44.221-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124.In my current contemplation of where to go from here, I had a new wild hair come into the radar. I wonder if I could actually pull of a duathlon? This may be the craziest idea I've let enter my big mushroom-haired head in a long time.I've never had any desire to compete in any kind of endurance athletics before in my life. I'll be

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-68034618193016931262007-06-12T06:58:00.000-07:002007-06-12T07:17:39.492-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124.I've been looking to the inner-Miyagi for guidance in today's posting. Looking to offer you, the loyal readers, a little 'balance Daniel-san, balance!' So you don't end up all wet behind ear!Yesterday was a crazy day. Up at 5 for a quick ride before I was even really awake. Then home to get kids moving and off to school. Then down to

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-42627832454461242412007-06-11T06:49:00.001-07:002007-06-11T07:20:36.765-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124.So, I hit this goal last week, and I still can hardly believe I did it, but sure feels good to set a goal and get there...especially one that basically removes a panda-sized amount of fat from my body. So after taking two days away from the blogosphere, the question is...where to next?I spent most of my rainy morning ride contemplating

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-12210026840018758692007-06-08T05:48:00.000-07:002007-06-08T06:09:57.768-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124.I'm not sure why, but every time I Google weight amounts, I always get pictures of fish. And for some reason, I just think picturing me strapping one of these babies on makes a lot of sense. That one to the left is some grandmother who apparently has a habit of catching fish larger than 50 lbs, and that's a 50 lb king salmon. Yep, I was

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-90117257140934768082007-06-07T09:46:00.000-07:002007-06-07T10:15:21.319-07:00

Update: 208.2 lbs, 50 lbs so far, 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124.Well, butter my (50 pounds lighter) buns and call me a biscuit...again! The elusive last pound finally gave up the ghost, and I hit it right on the nose today. Which of course means tomorrow I'll waffle up again - maybe in more ways than one..hmmmm, waffles....but for today, my official scale weight is 208.2 baby!124 days ago I set out

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-21685648117117624832007-06-06T06:23:00.000-07:002007-06-06T06:55:28.753-07:00

Update: 209.0 lbs, 49.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 0.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.If you ever have one of those dreams where you feel like you're trying as hard as you can, but you're running in slow motion, and whatever is chasing you is most definitely going to get you -- that's how I feel running down this last pound. Just.can't.quite.get.there. If I can squeeze in a ride somewhere

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-24995582486446974702007-06-04T06:24:00.000-07:002007-06-04T06:38:34.839-07:00

Update: 210.2 lbs, 48.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 2.0 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Sorry for the lack of weekend updates, a fairly busy weekend, and the normal Crazy Sunday posting time was taken up with me picking up 25 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts. In the old days of course, that would not sound so out of place. However, I did let all 25 dozen make it home unharmed, and let the one free

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-75199730248506599502007-06-01T15:25:00.000-07:002007-06-01T15:41:40.321-07:00

Update: 209.2 lbs, 49.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 1.0 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Many of you will probably not read this post, as it's Friday afternoon, and amazingly nice outside, and you should be anywhere but stuck in front of your computer right now. However, I missed posting this morning, and just wanted to keep some tidbits of info flowing.First off, I'm down to 1 lb left to reach

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-79113043329324229612007-05-31T07:06:00.000-07:002007-05-31T08:04:44.516-07:00

Update: 209.4 lbs, 48.8 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 1.2 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.The Windsor Island Road Driving Range is about a mile and a half from our house, right along The Loop I normally ride. Their sprinkler system comes on at 6 a.m. sharp -- I know this because I had already been in the entrance to their parking lot for about a half hour when they came on, fixing a flat.If

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-48018648464622489152007-05-30T07:07:00.000-07:002007-05-30T07:23:36.066-07:00

Update: 210.8 lbs, 47.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 2.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Nothing really exciting to post today. After the side of the road excitement, and being hauled into the pokey over the past few days, yesterday was pretty much normal, aside from the fact that our office is under construction and we're all being displaced for a couple days. That being said, short post

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-87920769723160916752007-05-29T11:46:00.000-07:002007-05-29T12:06:41.272-07:00

Update: 211.0 lbs, 47.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 2.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Sorry to all 25 of you regular readers who read in the morning hours shortly after I post -- my posting schedule has been wacky the past few days. Today's post also comes from another wacky start to the day...as well as from my heart to all of you. (Extra sap, free of charge.) Today will also be a little

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-47199501658942830702007-05-28T09:02:00.000-07:002007-05-28T09:23:09.821-07:00

Update: 211.0 lbs, 47.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 2.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Last night was the inaugural ride of Team Lo-Lo for the Livestrong Challenge Portland training. It was a windy, chilly evening that was destined to have it's fair share of interesting moments. Getting the 'nice outfit' comment from guests just before my ride should have been the first clue, but nonetheless,

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-43801280688055057352007-05-27T06:31:00.000-07:002007-05-27T14:13:00.783-07:00

Update: 211.0 lbs, 47.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 2.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Cheesy graphic, cheey title, but it's Sunday, and I'm in a hurry. So there really is no www.30miles.com - well, there is, but it's just a holding page to snag traffic, but I couldn't pass on the three W's that I travelled being part of today's blog.Yesterday was my longest ride so far - a 30 miler. Actually

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-46144673110405672732007-05-25T06:48:00.000-07:002007-05-25T11:20:13.488-07:00

Update: 211.8 lbs, 46.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 3.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Sorry I missed posting yesterday, I actually even was down from today's weight, but won't post it since I missed my official post. Needless to say, I'm back up to where I was day before yesterday, but it's all still good.Wanted to get in some more training-type of rides, so I set out last night for a 20+

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-85147740538702175932007-05-23T09:23:00.000-07:002007-05-23T09:48:37.848-07:00

Update: 211.8 lbs, 46.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 3.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.She's not really baby blue, more of something closer to navy, but not as dark...more like like a Royal Hayes blue. And even though she's blue, I think it's a she, not a he, if a bike is gender crazinated like that anyway.Well no long post today. Had a good weigh in and got out and rode my Loop this morning

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-55941618723187302952007-05-22T07:00:00.000-07:002007-05-22T08:06:12.321-07:00

Update: 212.8 lbs, 45.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 4.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Well, after a couple go arounds of false labor and being sent home without a new bundle of joy, we finally had a successful delivery. A 24 lb, 6 ounce healthy, happy, blue Torelli Gran Sasso, last night at 7:30 pm. I promptly snugged Baby T into the SUV and drove carefully home to share with the rest of the

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-13980372370388445962007-05-19T07:42:00.000-07:002007-05-19T08:01:08.952-07:00

Update: 212.8 lbs, 45.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 4.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.First of all, the plateau has started to give way a bit. Wednesday I had 7.6 lbs to go, now I'm down to 4.6 left this morning. I know how it works, the weightloss, she's an evil mistress, and will toss on a couple pounds in the morning, but for today, it's GREAT to be at 212.anything - I can see the goal

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-74415118293319301252007-05-18T06:56:00.000-07:002007-05-18T07:26:48.669-07:00

Update: 214.0 lbs, 44.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 5.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.So, 104 days ago, I switched over from coffee with cream to just black coffee as another way to cut back a few calories here and there. Yes, I know, it's really splitting hairs, but at that time, 100 calories in a day was a big deal...still kind of is, but with the exercise I'm not as concerned as I was

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-28474065668620485612007-05-17T06:46:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:19:17.213-07:00

Update: 214.6 lbs, 43.6 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 6.4 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Well, yesterday I went and did something that may prove to be a really dumb decision. I signed up for the 70 mile portion of the Portland Livestrong Challenge, with Nick and another friend. This morning the reality of a 70 mile ride in the not too distant future is starting to sink in.70 miles. That's like

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-9787657224749665982007-05-16T06:55:00.000-07:002007-05-16T07:08:25.134-07:00

Update: 215.6 lbs, 42.6 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.4 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Ok, enough whining...well, at least for a day or two. Points well taken...gotta think long term, and not get thrown off track by a shaky couple days, which is what I want to do...have success in the long term. Anyway, enough of that, onto a cool new tool that might make you drool - (or at least be kind of

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-53593111352185112832007-05-15T07:01:00.000-07:002007-05-15T07:25:06.072-07:00

Update: 216.0 lbs, 43.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Really, that's what you should just start calling me - Sloppy Joe. The past few days I feel like I've gotten a little sloppy on the old calorie cutback. Between nice weather, special events, and even being a little over-tired, it wasn't the best past 3 days. A few things I've realized, in nor particular

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-63646718544463448362007-05-14T06:49:00.000-07:002007-05-14T07:14:39.372-07:00

Update: 215.6 lbs, 43.6 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.4 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.I know I've taken up a lot of time the past week going on about the love affair with the road bike - so let me return to a topic I am definitely an expert on, food. I expected Easter to be a big food day, and it didn't turn out too bad. There have also been retreats along the way, but they didn't crush me

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-89029625134396298012007-05-13T08:00:00.000-07:002007-05-13T08:03:51.730-07:00

Update: 215.2 lbs, 43.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.0 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.It's Mother's Day. Hope all you moms get a chance to have someone do something nice for you, and take care of you a little bit. It's also Survivor Finale tonight, so maybe some of you will enjoy a little Mother's Day Tribal Council.I had the fortune of having a wonderful mother in my home, and then had even

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-62030855450834571642007-05-12T10:52:00.000-07:002007-05-12T11:49:16.783-07:00

Update: 215.2 lbs, 43.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.0 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Just following up on this morning's post after riding out to Willamette Mission State Park. If you're actually reading my second post on this blog on a Saturday, then you are either some sort of bike geek, a really good friend, or the stalker I've feared has been following me around all these years.The ride

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-18920860579188929192007-05-12T07:42:00.000-07:002007-05-12T07:44:49.246-07:00

Update: 215.2 lbs, 43.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.0 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Hello faithful, but few weekend readers. Very short post this morning. Gotta go pick up donuts for the birthday sleepover that took over the house last night, then I'm off to ride out to Willamette Mission and back. It's a 20 mile loop, so this will be my longest ride so far. If anything exciting happens,

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-42850038019618244602007-05-11T06:29:00.000-07:002007-05-11T07:00:31.305-07:00

Update: 215.8 lbs, 42.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.I got an hour freed up last night and decided to head out to do The Loop on my loaner bike from Nick. Just as I was about to cross Chemawa and head out Windsor Island, I remembered that the Salem Bike Club had a Thursday night ride that did that same loop, but couldn't remember what time they started, so I

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-45547897069959649932007-05-10T13:23:00.000-07:002007-05-10T13:31:55.384-07:00

Update: 215.8 lbs, 42.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Sorry for the late post to all the faithful readers out there. I had an early morning appointment out of town today, and am just stopping at the Starbucks to get directions to University of Portland to go watch my eldest sing her solo at the Best of The Northwest choir festival.Despite working hard this

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-49490920894666778652007-05-09T08:51:00.000-07:002007-05-09T08:56:55.497-07:00

Update: 215.8 lbs, 42.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Short post, I'm waiting to meet with someone here at Starbucks on the Expressway. Meeting at 8:45, and I looked down at my watch before taking off from mid-Keizer and it was 8:37. I thought 'there's no way.' But I gave it my best "team Cinzano is coming to town" effort and made it right at 8:45.I'm pretty

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-90460888340600302832007-05-08T06:18:00.000-07:002007-05-08T07:00:04.285-07:00

Update: 215.8 lbs, 42.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.The sun was rising in Keizer this morning right around 5:30 a.m. I normally think it's rising right about now, at 6:20, when I can see it coming over the top the travel trailer parked in our driveway, but when you get out in the open tule fog fields of Windsor Island Road, you can see it's actually rising a

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-47643884639849722472007-05-07T09:18:00.000-07:002007-05-07T09:29:09.253-07:00

Update: 216.0 lbs, 42.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Ok, I'm down to the last 8 lbs or so before hitting the 50 lb mark, and as promised, I have a new Starbucks Challenge on the line. Guess the date I will hit the 50 lb mark and I send you (or buy you if you are in the area) a Starbucks drink of your choice. SeagravesJ has already received her card for being

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-73123316402195644882007-05-06T08:08:00.000-07:002007-05-06T08:17:29.918-07:00

Update: 215.8 lbs, 42.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.How in the world did I miss Cinco De Mayo yesterday? Between an early morning ride, a birthday party at the carousel, a graduation party way out South, girls heading off in two different places, Tiger sneaking to within one going into the last round, picking up an Italian speed demon bike, picking up some

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-26913508719602310302007-05-05T16:43:00.000-07:002007-05-05T16:48:29.388-07:00

Update: 216.0 lbs, 42.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 7.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Crazy day today...got an early morning bike loop in, then birthday party at the carousel, then graduation party for friends both with a lot of great food at them, so I've been trying to be really good...and for the most part have been doing ok. Anyway, didn't have a ton to say, but had a really positive

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-5078612713712625502007-05-04T06:43:00.000-07:002007-05-04T07:07:01.369-07:00

Update: 216.6 lbs, 41.6 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 8.4 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.This week I told our mid high buddies the story of Danny Wallace, a comedian and writer for the BBC, who out of boredom posted a classified ad that simply said 'Join Me.' He asked people to join his cause by sending in a passport photo of themselves -- not really expecting much to happen.However, the

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-66943611717588536512007-05-03T06:57:00.000-07:002007-05-03T21:59:00.503-07:00

Update: 216.8 lbs, 41.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 8.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.This week has just been eating up my time like crazy! I'm behind on stuff, and really need to get my booty shaking to get it all done! That being said, short post today.I love salsa, particularly my mother's secret recipe (email me, and I'll give it to you.) But usually most kinds are pretty decent. How

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-74912175117579637112007-05-02T06:55:00.000-07:002007-05-02T07:23:53.172-07:00

Update: 217.2 lbs, 41.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 10 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.First off, Blake had the best rendition of a Bon Jovi tune last night, and it was the least Bon Jovi-esque of all the efforts. I was thinking that Melinda had it wrapped up, but my favorite beat boxer from up north may be getting a foothold in. Shake-n-Blake!Last night I tried to get out on a ride before the

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-48179368556607706612007-05-01T10:26:00.000-07:002007-05-01T10:48:21.558-07:00

Update: 217.2 lbs, 41.0 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 10 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Interviews all day. Not for me, but for an open position at our company. 4 or 5 have come and gone so far this week, and we've got probably about the same left to do...not the best way to spend the week if you ask me. So only random thoughts to follow for today's post.When you're up at 1, and then 2, and

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-12018373839449403142007-04-30T06:30:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:57:58.151-07:00

Update: 217.0 lbs, 41.2 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 8.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Huh. All this time I thought I had really been putting down the calories, and was embarrassed to say how many I'd consume in a day -- turns out, I was just being average. My numbers were high enough in the calorie take down, that I figured it was easy to see why I was putting on the pounds over the past 16

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-53911358333622926572007-04-27T08:22:00.000-07:002007-04-27T08:30:53.242-07:00

Update: 217.8 lbs, 40.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 9.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Real quick this morning, I gotta get on the road and get out of town. I wanted to go for a ride this morning, but after three 12 mile loops in a row, sad to say, too much sore booty to get back on today. Not terrible, just didn't want to cross over into can't-sit land...so I decided to go walking

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-81300080417504646722007-04-26T08:58:00.000-07:002007-04-26T09:05:39.446-07:00

Update: 217.8 lbs, 40.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 9.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.Well whaddayaknow, woke up today to a new milestone reached. If you remember back on Day 53, I crossed the 30 lb mile marker, and today I hit the 40 lb mile marker. Sweet Mother of Science. I know I just made a big hubbub about hitting my 38 lb goal, which got me to an even 220, but that 40 lb marker is

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-14850923521080277812007-04-25T07:51:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:17:24.054-07:00

Update: 218.8 lbs, 39.4 lbs so far, 38 lb Goal Reached Day 74. - 10.6 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.As I mentioned yesterday, I picked up a geeky new toy this weekend as part of the ongoing process to add exercise into my life to help along the weightloss effort. Well, I actually picked up two new things, but I'm not going to put up pictures of me in cycling shorts for y'all -- way too much ice cream

Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182754896548437002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-10584408824599750592007-04-24T09:21:00.000-07:002007-04-24T09:35:22.985-07:00

Update: 219.0 lbs, 39.2 lbs so far, Goal Reached Day 74. - 10.8 lbs to NEW 50 lb goal.This weekend me and a couple of the chitlins headed up to Wilsonville to meet a guy who I was buying a new/used today from, which I'll get into tomorrow. The dude was 10 minutes late when I finally called, and then made us wait another 30 minutes while he drove down from N. Portland, to make the handoff.While we

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